Note from the Author.
I wrote this a few months ago. I noticed this series was not getting the attention it was previously, and the few comments I received made me question the direction the story was taking. I put everything on pause for a few months to go back and edit the previous parts. I purchased a writing aid that has helped me immensely with grammar and improved the readability.
That brings me to the direction of the story. I always planned on pivoting the series in this direction, making it more of a thriller with erotic elements thrown in. I never viewed myself as a professional writer, but I enjoy story telling. That leaves writing this for publication on sites that sell fiction at the door. That would be nice, but the topics I write about probably wouldn't sell many copies. I'm posting this next part as it was written to measure how people like it. If I get a positive response, I'll continue. If I don't, then I'll consider letting sleep dogs lie and look for other stories to tell.
Thanks for reading my work, and I hope you enjoy this next part. It ramps up the action and builds on the events from the previous chapters. I had fun writing it, and I hope you have fun reading it.
Assassin Wolf
This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise showed, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this story are the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Part 5: Falling Apart and Repairing the Damage
I didn't see my partnership with the FBI going sideways quite like this. Beth and Amanda were abducted, Omega was back with Wayne, and my family was scattered across the country. I left Brian and his family back on the East Coast, and I was in California driving toward Wayne's estate. My plan involved many moving parts, and each would have to come off perfectly for me to salvage something out of this mess.
It all began two weeks ago when I was out of the country on another mission. We just wrapped up, saving another fifty women, when I received an urgent phone call from William. The FBI arrested Beth at Santana, then arrested Amanda at Pillar not long after. That didn't make any damn sense. We worked with the FBI. Brian knew nothing about the arrest. Beth and Amanda didn't work in any positions that would warrant arrest.
I flew back, and on the way, called my personal lawyer, Peter, to get into the FBI and get the women out. I knew something was wrong when he called back and said the FBI didn't know what he was talking about. Beth and Amanda were not with the FBI, and they had no record of any warrants out for the two women. Their trackers went offline when Beth and Amanda left their buildings and never registered again. Whoever had them must use jammers.
That put us nowhere. For five days I had everyone scramble, calling every contact we knew, to no avail. I was losing hope when I received an email with a video attached to it. When my techs tried to trace it, it led them in a loop, ending back with my computer. I played the video, and I felt like the blood drained from my body. Shortly after that, Brian called and confirmed he received the same email.
The video began with an older man facing the camera. He was in his sixties, sported a goatee and thinning hair, both gray. He sat behind a large wooden desk with a window in the background. I could see pine trees and a few others with yellow and brown leaves. He had a few items on his desk, basic nick-knacks, nothing that stood out. He began, "Hello gentlemen, my name is Ronald McNamara. Brian knows who I am, but let me tell you, Rich. I'm the assistant director of the FBI. I have your women."
I paused the video and took a deep breath. I could gather by his statement that they were most likely alive. Ronald continued when I pushed play, "Brian, I have Amanda as leverage. You will do nothing to interfere. If I hear of you reporting this or causing any trouble, Amanda is dead. You will get her returned to you after ten more days, when I'm done. Don't worry, I won't harm her, at least not permanently. You don't expect me to have such a beautiful woman here and not have fun, do you?"
They must have Amanda confined. She's trained as a Black Widow, and I'm sure she would have killed everyone there if given the chance. I let the video play on. "Rich, I have plans for Beth. Consider her mine. She wasn't happy with you, she told me as much."
The video zoomed out, and now the shot showed a naked Beth standing by the corner of the desk with her hands behind her back. I could only see her upper body. Her breasts and stomach showed signs of whip marks, her hair disheveled, and her face looked swollen. If I could jump through the screen, I would have killed Ronald with my bare hands. Beth just looked down, not making eye contact with Ronald or the camera.
"As you can see, I've had to punish her considerably," Ronald continued. "She is very hard-headed. Don't worry, I don't think it will take many more days until she breaks and starts acting like the slave she's destined to become. I'm sending you this to tell you to call off your dogs. You will stop looking for her or I will kill them both. If I hear of you asking one more person about either woman, I will ship their bodies back home in twenty different boxes."
"As a sign of your goodwill, Rich, you will deposit 100 million in the bank account I included with this email." Ronald continued talking, pausing for a moment before continuing. "If I don't get it within twenty-four hours, you will get Amanda back in pieces. I'm sorry for being so brutal, but you need to know that I'm serious. You will also keep your female dogs away from me. I know about Susan, Julie and Penny. It pays to have all of your information, and I know everyone that works for you. If I see anyone from your family, I will kill them and both Beth and Amanda. It's time for me to go now. I have plans with Beth that don't include you."