A.N
To the guest reviewer who said rape is a hard limit for them it is for me too and that is something I would never write about. I have a great amount of respect for women who have gone through that and have to live with what happened.
Just to let you know this is how I planned to have this chapter I had the first half written before I posted chapter 26.
APOV
I jolt awake to see I'm laying on the floor of a dark room breathing hard I pull up my top thinking I'm going to find two burn marks but there's nothing there. I can feel my phone in my sock pulling it out I look through my texts and send my dad, mom and Christian a text that I'm not in the van anymore but in a cabin in the woods but I couldn't see anything just trees.
Breathing a sigh of relief I realise I must have just had a nightmare. Over the years I stopped having nightmares about my life before the Steele's only having the odd one here and there. I think it was seeing Stephen for the first time after all these years and I just panicked, my mind must have just been on over drive.
I hear flood boards creaking and put my phone away quickly and move back against the wall. The door opens and Stephen walks in by himself.
"Look who's finally awake I think Eric dropped you a little hard on the floor you hit your head knocking you out" he says as he sits on a chair in the room next to a table.
"What do you want with me?" I ask, I need to know what he is planning.
"Well your dad helped send me to jail for ten years because of you so I think I'm owed something for those ten years being wasted" he says as he pulls out a phone and places it on the table.
"You see I think ten grand for each year I wasted is only fair I mean I was only teaching you a lesson and I get punished for it? How is that fair?" He says, then the door opens again and Eric walks in.
"Vans in the garage" he says side sitting on the table. Looking from Stephen to me.
"You see Ana I had Eric here keep an eyes on you over the years I knew that I'd get out of prison and when that happened I had to know where you and your family were" Stephen says looking rather proud.
"So you are going to sit right in this room until I get my money then I'll let you go. The only down side is you'll have to find your own way home and believe me it's a long way home. There are some nasty people about this area" he says with an evil smirk on his face.
CPOV
We just received a text from Ana saying that she was in a cabin in the woods. Ray's friend Rodriguez is looking at all of the woods that are in the area with the time limit from the first text she sent till now and also trying to find her location. Its taking ages and I just wish we knew where she was.
The police are at our house and they have hooked Ray's phone to a computer so if he gets a phone call then hopefully they can trace the call. We don't even know if they are going to call or why they took Ana in the first place.
We are all in the family room waiting to see if they call, well except Kate, Mia and Elliot. They wanted me to leave the room as well but I told them that there was nothing that would keep me from being in the room as Ana was the love of my life and I needed to know everything straight away. Ray's phone rings and he nods to the police before answering his phone.
"Steele" he says once he has answered his phone and placing it on speaker. The police said that they might be able to pick up some back ground noises is the phone is on speaker.
"We have your daughter" a voice says followed by an evil chuckle "we want $100,000 you have two hours to get the money in cash then we will call to tell you where to place the cash" the voice says. Who ever is taking is using something to try and hide their voice so they can't be recognised.
"let me speak to my daughter so I know she is ok" Ray states his voice not even but looking at him you can tell he is trying to hide his emotions.
"Daddy" the most angelic voice in the world fills the air and we all shed a tear hearing the fear in her voice. She is trying her best to hide it but we can all hear it.
"Its ok sweetheart we're going to get you back don't worry my babygirl we love you" he says more tear falling from his eyes and Carla's.
"I know I trust you daddy I love you all too" she says and you can hear the tears in her voice.
"Two hours Steele" the voice says then the call ends just like that.
We all look at the officer who was working on the computer and he nods his head.
"We have a location" he says and all of the officers stand up and begin to pack everything away as quickly as they can.
"Well where is she?" All of us ask at the same time.
The lead detective turns to us "we will go and bring her home wait her and I promise she will be home with you" he says then they all leave.
We all look shocked but Ray's phone rings again and he is quick to answer it.
"Rodriguez what do you have?" He asked as fast as he can.
We don't hear what he is told but he just hangs up after a moment.
"Ray what is it?" Carla asks sounds desperate.
"Rodriguez found her, he tried calling but it was when they called I'm going to get my daughter back" he says
"Carla sweetie you head to the hospital and get a team ready to check her over I'm taking her straight there" he says and walks out of the room.
My dad and I follow him, there is no way I'm going to sit around and wait for her to come home.
APOV
Its been a few minutes since I spoke to my dad and I've managed to stop crying. It was so hard hearing the tears and slightly relief and small fear in his voice. It just broke me.
I hope that they will find me and that I can go home and be with my family soon. I wrap my arms around my knees and rest my head on top of them. Stephen is in an other room and Eric is sat in the chair looking on a laptop at something. I'm not sure how much time has past until I hear a loud bang followed by a lot of foot steps. Eric has moved and is stood close to me looking for a way out. The door fly's open and a lot of police flood into the room with guns pointed over towards Eric.
"Police hands about your head and move slowly away from the girl" one of them shout at Eric.
He slowly raises his hands and takes a few steps away from me, four police officers move closer to us, two of them going over to Eric and the other two coming over to me. They help me up and over to the other side of the room, I look back and see that Eric is being put in hand cuffs, I turn to one of the officers.
"Have you found Stephen Morton as well?" I ask hoping that they have him as well and that they both will be out of my life for a long time.
"Yes miss we caught him don't worry" the officer says as he takes me out of the room and towards the front door.
As I step outside I see my dads car pull up and I run off to his car. My dad, Carrick and Christian quickly get out of the car and I run straight to them. I pull my dad and Christian into a hug unable to pick between the two who I hug first. I hold onto them as tightly as I can not wanting to let them go at all.
I feel Carrick place his hand on my shoulder and he is hugging me and Christian.
I know that this is something that has not only affected me but has affected my whole family and that is something we didn't deserve to be put through. My dad pulls back slightly and puts his hands on either side of my head and kisses my forehead.
"Let's get you to the hospital sweetie to make sure everything is ok plus your mother is there waiting with a team to take great care of you" he says and in his voice I can hear the relief I nod my head crying hard knowing that I'm safe now.
We go to get back into the car but an officer stops my dad.
"Mr Steele an officer will meet you at the hospital in an hour to get Miss Steele's statement" he says to my dad.
"Can't it wait un till tomorrow? She's been through enough for today" my dad says and I can tell that he is getting pissed off slightly.
"Dad its ok I'd rather get it over with today please" I say pleading my dad to do it today.
He nods his head and we all get into his car. Dad is driving and Carrick is in the passenger seat. In the back I'm clinging to Christian as if my life depended on him in my arms. I feel him kissing the top of my head as if to reassure him that I'm in his arms and that this isn't just a dream. I close my eyes feeling safe and loved and with those feelings I fall asleep holding on to the other half of me.