Erica found herself bound to a chair in one of the other guest bungalows. Mr Campbell, if that was really his name, was talking at her and she was keeping her lips tightly shut. She wasn't going to endanger her daughter in anyway.
Erica was determined to do for Bianca what she had failed to do so many times before. She couldn't save Bianca from Michael Cambias, the man who tore her daughter's life to shreds in just one foul night; she couldn't save Bianca from everything that happened with Ricky while she was kidnapped; she couldn't save Bianca from the mad woman with the gun who left her a cripple; Erica couldn't even save her from her own misguided meddling. From now on Erica wasn't going to let Bianca get hurt any more.
Deep down she knew this was just a waiting game. It wasn't going to take them too long to work out where Bianca was hiding away. But the longer it took the more chance there was that help would arrive.
Erica jumped suddenly when Mr Campbell knocked over a desk lamp with a crash.
"You are not listening to me are you." he said pushing his face under hers. "I have your whole family under my control. There is only one I want. One for the lives of… how many if we count your grandchildren… seven… ten. How many of your wedding guests do you consider family?"
Erica just glared back.
"My patience will only last for so long." Mr Campbell snapped.
Suddenly a radio crackled to life. Mr Campbell stepped back to answer it.
There was a lot of interference but Erica clearly heard the voice say,
"…found her."
Mr Campbell straightened up, a smile on his face.
"At last." He said and stroked a hand across Erica's face. "It looks like I don't need you after all."
He answered the radio.
"I am on my way."
Erica watched him leave in horror, had they really found Bianca?
Then she noticed the second man in a suit as he stepped out of the shadows. He had been silent through this whole thing but now he pulled a chair out from the wall and sat down watching Erica intently.
"Erica Kane? I understand you were successfully treated with the Orpheus serum?" he said, his accent was vaguely European. Erica blinked in surprise. "That makes you a very interesting person in my book."
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