Tory Brennan:

When the slot locked shut, the door unlocked and slowly slid open. Ryan Tellican, my old boss who I ratted out to the FBI. He was tall and with black hair that was graying on the sides. His dull brown eyes were full of anger and hate. I could smell the hate oozing from him.

I stood up and pushed Annabeth behind me, "What do you want?" I said.

"I already told you want I want, Miss Brennan. I want Revenge. You ruined everything, Miss Brennan, everything," he spat. "I was going to be rich,"

"Well, I would've had to ruin anything if you were committing a felony," I said staring at him.

"Do not give me lip if you want to live," he snarled.

"What are you going to do to us?" I felt tears well up in my eyes, but I forced them down for Annabeth's sake. "And why are you kidnapping a little girl?"

"You see, little Annabeth here is the daughter of the officer that arrested me and testified against me," he said as he paced back and forth in front of me.

"So you are taking your anger out on a little girl? See that doesn't seem logical to me," I said. I shouldn't have said anything only because the next thing I know, I heard annabeth screaming and there was a searing pain in my right cheek. The best reason for the pain that I could come up with was that he had slapped me. I raised my hand to my cheek and felt warm blood dripping out of my cheek. When I looked at Tellican's hands I saw a class ring on his finger, stone turned to the inside of his hand, just so it would really hurt when he did cut me.

"I told you not to talk back," he growled.

"Leave her alone!" Annabeth's voice was little but it sounded angry.

When Tellican took a closer step towards us she scurried back behind me. "you see, I thought I would ransom you two, but there wasn't much time. Your teams work quite fast." He smile was evil and hard.

"Who's blood did you use?" I said through my teeth, gritting them in pain.

"Well mine, of course!" he laughed. "I couldn't kill anyone without causing a scene so I just used mine," he said rolling up his sleeve showing me a gash that ran along his arm.

"well that was stupid," I scoffed. "Now the police have evidence that you did kidnap us!" But it I earned another slap on the same side.

I gritted my teeth and asked, "how'd you do it?"

"Kidnap you? I'm glad you asked!" he rubbed his hands together, with a look of pride on his face "you see, I had a little bit of difficulty when your boyfriend locked the window with your dog in there with you but once I got the window open it was actually quite easy. All I had to so was stick a hose connected to a container of knockout gas, through the window, wait five minutes and then I was free to move about the room as I like," he smiled, looking please with himself.

"You're one fucked up son of a bitch," I said through my teeth.

And I was paid with one more slap.

"Now that we have had a chance to talk, I must say good-bye, the police and FBI are here and I must get out, so Tory I will see you soon," he smiled evilly.

And the door slammed shut and locked.

Annabeth reached up to me and I picked her up and she touched my cheek and I cringed. "I'm sorry," she said looking ashamed.

"I'd rather it be me then you getting hurt," I said smiling at her, "But now I have a question for you?"

"What is your question?" she looked curious.

"How loud can you scream?" I asked.

She just smiled at me.