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Chapter 16

Two hours later John jumped out of his car and hurried to Bo. "Where is she? Have you found her yet?"

Bo could see how frantic John was and wished he had better news. "I'm sorry. She's still missing." Bo was just as worried about Natalie. Vicki had been is such a state that her doctor had given her a sedative that had knocked her out. Kevin had used all his influence and gotten the story on the news and TV already and was offering a reward for information leading to Natalie's safe return. Clint saw sitting wordlessly next to Jessica and Antonio, who were clinging to each other as they waited for news. Even Asa was silent with worry.

Gone was the blustery shark ready to take over a company at a moments notice. Now he was simply an old man racked with worry about his granddaughter.

John was scared and angry, "How could this have happened! I warned you all about that man!"

Bo looked down, "I know you did. It just didn't seem possible. We have known Chris since he was a baby." He felt really guilty. If only he had taken John more seriously!

John shook his head trying to push back his anger. He knew it wouldn't help anything and right now he needed to concentrate on finding Natalie. This was his job and he knew what needed to be done. He WOULD find Natalie. And after that he was going to kill Chris with his bare hands!

Natalie woke up slowly. She looked around in confusion. 'Where was she...?' she thought groggily. 'How did she get here...?' She tried to move but her arms were tied. She shook her head again, clearing some of the mental fog. She was tied spread eagle to the bed.

Now that she was able to look around with out the room spinning she saw that she was in the master bedroom of Asa's cabin, tied up. She pulled hard on the ropes hoping they would give. They held firm. She glanced down and was relieved to see that she was still dressed. At least who ever that had kidnapped her hadn't molested her unconscious body. She had a really good idea who had grabbed her...Chris. He was the only one that had the motive.

"Hey! Get me out of here!" she yelled hoping that he was here and would hear her. She hoped to be able to talk to Chris, to get him to let her go.

A figure wearing all black with a hood over their face came into the room. Natalie held her breath as the figure pushed back the hood revealing the face. It was Christian Vega.

"Chris!" Natalie spat out, uttering the name as if it were a curse.

Chris smiled at her. "Yup. I told you that you would be sorry you dumped me for that cop!" He stalked into the room and stopped beside the bed. Glaring down at her he seemed to be debating with himself on what to do next. He finally sat down next to her and reached a hand to her face.

Natalie jerked away from his touch, avoiding his hand. She moved away from his body as far as she could, not wanting him anywhere near her. "Don't touch me!" she hissed at him.

Chris got mad and slapped her. "You let that cop touch you! I bet he had his hands all over you. Did he fuck you in this bed that week you were here with him? Well...? Did he?" He shouted at her. He jumped up from the bed and stood glaring at her once again.

Her head spinning from the blow it took Natalie a minute to regain her focus. When she could focus properly again Chris was at the window staring outside. "We were so happy up here. The first time we made love...it was amazing." Chris said, sounding like the man she had once knew. "I just wanted you to be mine." He said sadly.

Natalie heard him and then said, "I was never yours Chris. You can't own me. I belong to myself and no one else."

Chris spun around angry. "No!" he yelled. "No, Now you're McBain's! If I can't have you NO ONE CAN!" He was shouting and banging fist on the wall. He calmed down after a minute and then looked at her with a sly grin. "I am the one who told those guys where you were. I told them what car you drive, what route you take from the mountain."

Natalie stared at him in shock. He actually seemed proud of it. "Why...?" she breathed. "They were going to kill me. Not just John but me too!"

He shrugged as if it was of no consequence and said, "I told you. If I can't have you nobody can. Besides they weren't going to kill you." He laughed. "They were going to give you to me. If you hadn't gotten away we would have been together a long time ago."

"You're blaming me for getting away?" Natalie asked incredulously. "You're crazy!"

"No... Well maybe a little. But it's your fault!" Chris came back to the side of the bed and put his hands on his hips. "You were supposed to be with ME, to love ME! What am I supposed to do if you're with HIM! I was the one who loved you. I was the one who saved you from Mitch! How could you be with HIM?"

Natalie was frightened, more scared then she had ever been before. This was not the Chris she knew; this was not the man she had loved so deeply. "I should have listened to John!" she muttered to herself.

"What?" Chris shouted. "Did you just say that pigs name?" He didn't wait for an answer, leaning down he grabbed her face in his hand. Squeezing her cheeks together he forced her to look at him. "Don't you EVER say his name again!" he snarled at her.

Natalie just glared at him mutely, her face aching from his grip. She yanked her head sharply and his grip lessened. Finally after a moment he let her go, shoving her head away. "What are you going to do to me?" she wanted to know.

Chris just looked at her then said, "I haven't decided yet."

"Commissioner?" Officer Jacobs said. "There is movement at Asa Buchanan's hunting lodge."

Bo whipped his head around and stared at the officer. "Who?"

"It looks like Christian Vega sir."

Bo didn't wait for anything else. He grabbed the phone and made a call that would get every available police unit up to Asa's lodge. If Christian was there then so was Natalie. No way was he getting off that mountain.

John was talking on his phone when Bo came over to give him the news. Bo stopped next to him and John nodded at him and held up one finger indicating he would be just a minute. "Yes I heard you. Yes I know. Look I don't think you understand." John said into the phone. He was getting increasingly annoyed. "Wait just a minute!" he said sharply.

He waited another minute for the person on the other end of the line to finish speaking then said, "Look! The woman I love is missing! There is no way I am coming back to Atlantic City to fill out paperwork right now!" He was shouting into the phone by now. "Fine! Do what you want! I QUIT!" He snapped his phone shut then stood there a minute glaring at it. Then suddenly he wrenched back his arm and threw the phone against the wall. It smashed into the wall and broke apart into a million pieces.

"John?" Bo questioned. "You ok? I think we have something."

John nodded and ran a hand over his eyes, "What do you have? Did you find her?"

"We found Chris." Bo told him. He glanced over at Antonio who was sitting with Jessica and said, "There at Asa's cabin."

"Lets go," both John and Antonio said at once.

The three climbed into Bo's car and raced up the mountain to Asa's cabin. When they got there the cabin was surrounded by police vehicles. Bo jumped out of the car and grabbed the megaphone. He held it against his lips and said, "Christian Vega. Come out with your hands up."

Chris stared out the window at all the people out there. He was agitated and pacing the floor. "How did they find me? How did they know I was here?" He continued pacing then stopped when he heard the phone ring. It rang and rang. Finally after the tenth ring he snatched it up. "WHAT?" he shouted into the phone.

"Why are you doing this?" Bo asked Chris.

Chris said the only thing he could, "Because I keep what's mine."

To be continued...