CHAPTER 2

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A couple of hours passed and at the Centre, Sydney was just about to leave his office when the phone rang. With a sigh, he hurried back and picked the phone up.

"This is Sydney."

"Sydney, four days have passed, something must have happened to her. I heard there was a stir at the Centre a couple of days ago, what was it about?"

"I don't know, no one is willing to talk about it, Miss Parker never came back after that day, Jarod I'm worried…" Sydney said in his normal calm voice. But he didn't feel calm at all, he had a bad feeling something awful was going to happen… he just wished he knew what…

"What about Broots? Hasn't he found anything?"

"No..."

There was a silence.

"I have to go. Call me if you hear something. Okay?" Jarod suddenly said. Before Sydney had time to say anything, Jarod hung up. Sydney frowned as he slowly put the phone down. Something wasn't right. Everybody at the Centre seemed to act strange. He really needed to find out what was happening, Miss Parker could be in danger…

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SOMEWHERE IN THE USA - ON A BOAT.

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The sun started to rise over the water. It was a little chilly and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the waves against the boat. Jarod looked out over the sea, enjoying the endless blue landscape. He smiled to himself. This was perfect. Everything he wanted. He slowly turned his head to look at Miss Parker's sleeping form. She was lying on the floor in front of him. Her hands were resting on her stomach, tied together. Jarod smiled as he watched her. He walked up to her and sat down, reached out to touch her face. Miss Parker slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Jarod's brown eyes looking down at her. She tried to sit up but realized she couldn't use her hands. With a sigh she fell back to the floor.

"What the hell are you think you're doing! How dare you tie my hands!" she growled.

Jarod just smiled. So this was the little huntress, the ice queen. He had done his homework; he knew everything he needed to know about her…

"Dammit Jarod. Why are you doing this?"

"What do you think? You are a beautiful woman Miss Parker. Would it be so strange if I want to have you all to myself?" Jarod said with a smirk.

Miss Parker sighed. "At least, you can take these ropes off."

"And ruin the fun? No way!"

Miss Parker tried to sit up a second time and managed to get into a sitting position.

"Where the hell are we?" she asked as she surveyed the ocean.

"On a boat," Jarod answered her.

"I can see that," Miss Parker snapped. "What the hell are we doing on a boat? And I want the truth. What are you up to Jarod?" she continued.

"I already told you the truth."

"Oh yeah? You kidnapped me. So what exactly are you planning to do with me now?"

"I haven't decided that yet. But don't worry. I will make sure you won't get bored."

Miss Parker didn't say anything. Instead she got up on her feet and walked up to the railing. Jarod walked to stand behind her. He put his arms around her waist.

"Stop that!" Miss Parker snapped.

"Okay, suit yourself," Jarod said. He looked out over the water. "What do you say about a bath?"

"What!"

"You heard me..."

"Are you nuts!" Miss Parker said while she was looking down at the water. Jarod smiled evilly.

"Don't worry. This is going to be fun!" With a quick movement Jarod lifted Miss Parker up.

"Jarod, don't..." Miss Parker pleaded, struggling to get down.

Jarod just laughed.

"If you throw me into the water, I swear, I'll kill you," Miss Parker snarled.

"Oh yeah?" Jarod said. "I don't think so," he let go of Miss Parker. With a scream she fell into the cold water. Jarod smiled as he watched her struggling to get the ropes off her wrists, the same time as she tried to avoid getting under the surface of the water.

"Having problems?" Jarod asked with a grin.

"What the hell do you think!" Miss Parker yelled. Jarod could hear the panic in her voice.

"Why are you doing this? Is this one of your twisted games? You bastard! I thought you cared about me," Miss Parker screamed. She was confused and scared. Why was Jarod doing this? It wasn't like him. She never thought he would try to kill her. But she had to admit, it was a smart move. No one would ever find her out here, at the ocean, in the middle of nowhere. She heard Jarod laugh. Why was he laughing? Did he think this was funny? How could he?

After a while Miss Parker started to get tired. She didn't know how much longer she could keep doing this. The water was freezing. She could hardly feel anything anymore. And her head hurt. Maybe it was better if she stopped fighting and just disappeared. No one would miss her anyway. Not even Jarod. The only one she thought cared about her…

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TBC.