Summary: Lies, deception, everything has a price ... what is the price of shame?
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Chapter 20
Alex woke for only a second or two, and realized the room was dark. Her stomach, though stitched up was still incredibly sore. She was thirsty and wanted to go to the bathroom. It was not until hours later when she opened her eyes that she could see around the small room. It had nothing but a bed and a small toilet and sink. It looked like a jail cell, except there was a door instead of bars. Alex tried to stand up, but her legs would not support her weight, and she went crashing back onto the bed.
The next time Alex woke up she could see a small bit of light in the room, and the door opened. "Mrs. Walker, I see you have finally woken up. It is so nice of you to join me."
"Where am I?" Alex rasped out.
"You are in my mother's home Mrs. Walker. You see my mother was not Asian as everyone would assume, no, I was adopted into my family. For your treachery against me you will now spend the rest of your days here, until a day in the future when I have other plans for you. Now as you see Mr. Suling has been anxious to check on your condition, and he will do so while I call your husband."
Alex stared at the open doorway and wondered if she could make a getaway. She got to her feet and started running towards the door, but the short burst of energy died as fast as it had begun, and she found herself on the floor moaning in pain.
Sakara picked up the phone and dialed Ranger Headquarters. He waited while it rang and then asked for Ranger Walker.
Walker had been staring at a map on the wall, the thumbtacks in it representing the areas they had already searched for Alex when one of the other rangers informed him he had a call. Walker was in no mood to answer questions from another reporter, and waved the ranger away, but the ranger returned several minutes later saying that it was not a reporter.
Walker grabbed the phone handed to him. "Look, whoever you are I am very busy."
"Ranger Walker," Sakara crooned. "Are you too busy for a chat about your wife, who I have?"
"Where is Alex? What have you done to her?"
"Do not worry Ranger Walker I would not have killed your wife and not told you."
Walker visibly relaxed knowing Alex at least right now was still alive. "I ask you again Sakara where is my wife!" All of Walker's shouting alerted Trivette and CD to who he was talking to and they both picked up on other phones.
"As I said Ranger Walker you wife is fine for now. I wanted to call you however as Mr. Suling wishes to check her out, and see just how well those doctors stitched her up."
"Don't you dare lay a hand on her. Let me speak to her, so I know you are not lying."
"Certainly." Sakara held the phone up to Alex as Mr. Suling held a knife to her throat. "Walker! Help me! I am so scared."
Walker's heart broke into a thousand pieces at the sound of Alex's voice. "I love you Walker," Alex told him before the phone was yanked away from her.
Walker's hand clenched on the phone, his knuckles growing white with anger. "Ranger Walker, I am not a sadistic man but just knowing the love she has for you makes this all the more enjoyable."
"What are you talking about Sakara? You had better not lay a hand on her or so help me I will hunt you down and kill you!"
"Ranger Walker I would never lay a hand on your wife, I have others to do such tasks for me."
Walker's face paled as the first scream fell from Alex's lips. Over and over Alex screamed for help, his help. "Stop it! Leave her alone!" Walker screamed.
"You are now feeling just a bit of the pain you caused me Ranger Walker. How does it feel to know the thing you loved most in the world is being taken from you? Would you beg for her life? Would you beg me to end her suffering?" Walker heard Alex sobbing now, her pleas of help sending his heat into his stomach. "I beg you to stop Sakara. I don't want Alex to hurt anymore because of this."
"As you wish Ranger Walker." Walker heard Alex let out one last blood curdling scream and then all was silent. "I have granted your wife what you wished most, an end to her misery."
"No!" Walker shouted, as he fell to his knees, the phone still in his hands. "I bid you farewell Ranger Walker. Know that your wife died speaking of her love to you, which is more than I got from my son." The phone went dead, and Walker fell into a heap on the floor, sobbing now uncontrollably. CD and Trivette both dropped the phones they were holding, and walked over to try and help him.
"Cordell, come on, let's get you home." CD said, trying to pry Walker up.
Walker didn't care anymore. Everything he had ever loved was gone now. Everything that he was, he treasured, taken, first the thoughts of the baby and now Alex. CD and Trivette helped him out the door, and there inside the Ranger Headquarters stood many very stunned rangers. Cordell Walker was known to be ruthless in his hunts, a man who showed no emotion, and he had lived up to that reputation well, but now they had seen him fall apart. Nothing would ever be the same again, and they knew it, for the best Ranger in all of Texas had given up.
Meanwhile ...
Mr. Sakara what do you want me to do with her?" Mr. Suling said pointing to the limp form of Alex on the bed.
"Tend to her injuries and make sure she makes a full recovery. She will be my prisoner, a constant reminder that I took down the best Ranger in all of Texas." Feeling very satisfied with himself Mr. Sakara left the room, knowing Suling would follow his instructions, but also knowing he wouldn't be gentle at all.
A/N: see you next Thursday!