Chapter 27

The next morning, Helena was sitting alone at a long table.  She had just finished eating a lavish breakfast, when the phone rang.  No one answered it.

"Andreas!" she yelled getting angry.  "Where is he?"  She got up and walked the short distance to the phone.  "Hello?"

"Mrs. Cassadine?  This is Mary," said a nervous voice at the other end.

"What are you doing out of the hospital?" Helena hissed.

"I was.  Luke Spencer and his friends forced me to go with them."

"When did this happen?"

"Yesterday."

"How did you manage to get away from them?"

"They left me behind the hospital yesterday afternoon, after one of your men showed up," Mary said.

"Then why are you just now calling me?" Helena yelled.

"He left us handcuffed to the back door of the hospital.  We had to wait for someone to free us.

"So, Luke Spencer knows that you aren't his beloved Laura.  I didn't expect him to find out so fast, but I think we're ready for him.  The trap is in place.  You did your job, I'll be in touch," Helena said as she hung up the phone.  She smiled.  "Soon Luke.  Soon, I'll have you right where I want you."

She picked the phone back up and dialed a number.

***

In London, the phone in Jack's room rang.  "That's probably Helena," Jack said.  "What do I tell her?"

"Tell her what you think she wants to hear," Luke said.  "Now answer it."

Jack nodded.  "Hello?" he said.  His voice was shaking.

"Jack, you sound nervous," Helena's voice said.

"You have my sister.  Why shouldn't I be nervous?"

"If you do what you're told, you have nothing to worry about," Helena said.  "I hope you have some good news for me.  Miss Campbell has been taken care of, hasn't she?"

"Yes.  Gia has been taken care of," Jack said. 

"Excellent!  I'll be in touch with the next part of your assignment," Helena said.  She hung up.

"Well?" Nikolas said as Jack hung the phone up.

"She wanted to know if Gia had been taken care of.  I told her yes.  I hope she couldn't tell that it was a lie."

"It wasn't a lie," Luke said.  "Gia's in the hospital.  They're taking very good care of her."

"But Helena meant…" Jack started to say.

"I know what she meant, but that wasn't what she asked.  You answered her question truthfully."

"What now?" Nikolas asked.

"Now, we go check on Gia," Luke said as he walked out the door.

Jack and Nikolas followed him out.