Chapter Fifty

Bella

I didn't see anyone for hours and the water started to run low, I was hungry too and although I was scared I started banging on the door with the tin mug. Eventually I heard footsteps and stood back from the door as the key turned in the lock. As it opened a light came on in the room and I blinked as my eyes started to water.

"Turn around"

I heard a gruff voice and turned away from the door, bracing myself for what might come, but it was only the blindfold being tied back over my eyes.

"What was the noise for? You were warned what would happen if you caused any trouble."

"I don't have any food or water and it's too hot in here."

I heard a grunt and a hand grabbed my arm,

"Come with me"

I followed the man, stumbling as he led me back to what I assumed was the front of the building.

"Sit"

He pushed me down onto a wooden chair, possibly the same one as last time I thought.

It was very quiet in the room and I thought I was alone, so I lifted my hand to remove the blindfold,

"Do that and I'll cut the hand off."

I jumped in fear as the voice continued,

"I didn't want you and i don't like having you here so don't give me an excuse to kill you."

"Why are you keeping me here? What have I done?"

"You don't need to know the answer to the first, and I don't give a shit about the second. So we are stuck with each other for a while, lets try to get along. Do as you're told and you might just stay alive."

"How long are you going to keep me here?"

"Last question, last answer, as long as I'm obligated to. Now no more noise, no more demands. Keep that pretty little mouth shut and we'll get along famously."

I felt a hand on my arm again as I was lifted from my seat,

"You'll be sorry for this when my boyfriend finds out"

He laughed loudly,

"Really? Well I look forward to meeting him, if he ever finds me. In the meantime I wouldn't threaten me. Its not a safe thing to do."

I was dragged back along the hall to the room at the back, but this time the blindfold was left on.

"You leave it on till you hear the door lock."

I waited a few minutes until I heard footsteps move away and then took the blindfold off. They had left a light on in here this time and I got a good look at my cell. It was log built as I thought and the floor was hard packed earth but it had been swept and there was fresh water and food by the mattress. The vents must lead to the outside but they were too small and too high up to see anything. The blindfold was made of an old scarf which didn't give any clue about who had taken me.

Jake

I knew the Leeches suspected me of being involved in Bella's disappearance and I wanted to find her, to see for myself what had happened to her. The trouble was I'd been given a direct order from the Alpha of the pack and on top of that Becca was watching me like a hawk. I wondered if she too suspected me, although I'd been with her and Jake Jnr since they got out of the hospital. Sam had ordered me not to leave but I could still make contact with the Leeches and I rang Jasper's cell phone,

"Yes?"

"Where is she Leech? I know this is all a smokescreen, what did you do with her? I will find her in the end and save her from you"

"You have no idea what you are talking about Pup. At least your call proves you didn't organize it."

"Are you telling me she's really missing?"

"Has the penny finally dropped Pup?"

"So who has taken her?"

"If I knew that I wouldn't be talking to you."

"So you're not all knowing then. What About your all-seeing sister? She keeping quiet for Edward's sake is she?"

"I visited Edward. He doesn't know where she is"

"You sure about that Leech?"

"Yes Pup. If you don't have anything for me this is a waste of my time"

"Wait, if your sister can't see her and you can't track her then you can't find her right?"

"I'm waiting for the point."

"You need to know why she's been taken. If it was for something you'd have heard by now, got a demand or something right?"

"Still waiting for your point"

"It seems to me she's being kept away from you. Ring any bells? Maybe she's being kept away from you to keep her out of danger. You might never get her back."

"And you know this because?"

"Its obvious. No communication means she's been isolated from someone and who's the one after her? You Leech."

"If you come up with anything ring me, if not keep your thoughts to yourself Pup."

Peter

I'd listened with interest to Jake's words, it was glaringly obvious that he didn't know where Bella was unless he was a very cool customer baiting The Major and as a wolf I didn't think he was that cool headed. But he did have a valid point, we hadn't received any demands for her safe return so why had she been taken? After so long I think he was right, she was being kept away from someone but the question still remained who? Was it The Major or was it someone else? A human was involved and that muddied the waters. I looked at The Major,

"What do you think of his theory?"

"It fits the facts but it doesn't get us any further forward Peter. We still have no idea where she is or who took her."

"Maybe we need to go back over her life since she got her new identity. Maybe there's a clue in her past. Maybe she and you are just a coincidence, maybe its nothing to do with you at all."

He looked over as if about to say something but hesitated then nodded,

"Just a coincidence? OK, I'll buy it as a theory. Lets retrace her footsteps and see if we come up with anything. Nothing else has worked so its worth a try."