Chapter 13
The next morning Felicity awoke in a new place. As her vision cleared, she remembered the night before. White's letter on her pillow came to mind; the fear and feelings of nausea filled her stomach. A knock on the door broke through her thoughts. "Felicity?" Oliver called from outside her room.
She sat up and ran her hand through her hair, "Yes, Oliver, I'm awake. You can come in." She laughed quietly as he opened the door. She looked into his eyes as she spoke again, "You know this is your house, so technically I can't prevent you from coming in at all."
He smiled as he walked to her bedside. He sat down next to her. She placed her head on his shoulder. "How did you sleep?"
"I slept okay. I knew I wasn't home. But I guess knowing you were close and White didn't know I'd be here helped. I just hate that my home has been violated by him. It irritates me that he thinks he can just walk in and control me." She said with a sigh.
Later that day, Felicity was working at her desk at Queen Consolidated. Oliver was out at a meeting that was securing Queen Consolidated's Research and Development contracts for new electronic creation for the military. Felicity was reading a new report and noticed something that caught her attention. A report from a division seemed off; she quickly picked up her phone and called to get files delivered to her. She quickly started an e-mail search about the department and found the similar things seeming off. Once the files arrived her focus was in comparing them and finding what was off. Numbers of expenses being spent more than tripled in a month. This was very unusual. It was while she was focused on these numbers that her phone rang.
She reached for the phone and answered, "Oliver Queen's office. How can I help you?"
His voice began to filter into her mind. "Hello, My Felicity. Does the sun in your high tower make your hair look like rays of sunshine again? I have missed you. Did you get my note? I loved your room, Felicity. Your perfume was so clear there. I never wanted to leave. I will be with you again. Did you miss me, love? I know you want me. I know you need someone of strength to respect you."
She gasped and dropped the phone.
His voice came through louder, yelling this time. "Felicity, pick up the phone, damn it. Where are you, you witch? I will find you. You are mine. Do you hear me? You are mine, my possession, mine to control. No one else will have you. NO ONE! I will be with you, Felicity. I will take what is mine. Queen and his bodyguard can't keep me away, Felicity. You are MINE!" She finally picked up the phone again and hung it up.
White's words and voice rung in her ears in the quiet of the office, her fear rose in her throat as she sat trying to pull herself together. She jumped as the doors opened and Oliver came in. She ran as he entered and went to his open arms and confused look. Her fear finally began to calm as she laid her head on his chest her ear filled with the steady beat of his heart.