She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
Her eyes lit up when she touched her earlobe, but then her heart sank when she realised her earring was gone.
Kira saw the rapid change in her expression. ‘Miss Reyes, what’s wrong?”
‘My earrings are missing.‘ Gwen inspected the floor of the cage but didn’t see her pearl earrings.
Kira didn’t know what to say.
This was probably not the time to worry about their valuables.
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Get The Tracker
Gwen seemed to know what she was thinking. ‘Do you think I’m worried about my jewellery
Kira shrugged sheepishly. ‘I just don’t think it’s the tim-‘
‘There’s a tracker in the earring, activated once the pearl is broken.‘ Gwen sighed. ‘My…frien
will be able to find us then.‘
Gwen wondered if Gideon had noticed she was missing.
Probably not.
She smiled bitterly.
Gideon had eyes only for Kira Hewitt.
How ironic that he abandoned her to chase after Hewitt, only for the substitute lover to end up
with the real deal.
Gwen was curious to find out the look on Gideon’s face once he saw the two of them together.
Kira was amazed and delighted.
A GPS tracker!
They could be saved!
She tried to stand up in the cage but was forced to bend at the waist as the cage was too small. Could they be on that table over there?‘
Gwen looked up and followed Kira’s line of sight
A small Formica table stood about five metres away from the cage.
Its dusty surface was covered with a wallet, a phone and two oval–shaped beads.
“That’s all my stuff.‘ Gwen saw her earrings.
‘We should get the earrings,‘ Kira suggested.
‘Don’t you think I know that?‘ Gwen snapped back
Kira grimaced.
Miss Reyes was probably upset over getting kidnapped when all she wanted to do was help.
Kira turned her attention back to the table.
It was too far away.
She couldn’t even stick a hand out through the holes in the wire mesh.
There were no tools she could find.
Gwen pondered the same challenge.
Neither could come up with a solution.
Kira missed Austyn more than ever.
She had no idea how much time had passed since she was taken.
Did Austyn know she had disappeared?
The man seemed to know everything.
If he were in her situation, he would have probably figured out a dozen ways to escape.
Kira tried to imagine what she would do if she were Austyn, but gave up when she couldn’t
come up with a workable plan.
Both women looked up when they heard the sound of keys rattling and footsteps approaching
The
rusty double door creaked
Two men came in.
open.
One was tall and skinny like a telephone pole.
The other was short and paunchy like an oversized ball moving on two sticks.
They each held a plastic lunch box.
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‘Ladies. The tall one curled his lips into a lascivious smile, revealing a row of yellowed teeth,
He was standing right outside the cage and ogling Gwen’s cleavage.
Gwen covered her chest with both arms. ‘Pervert!‘
The guy heard her.
His smile vanished. “This pervert has your life in his hands. You might want to choose your words carefully, lady.‘
Kira had spent less than fifteen minutes with Miss Reyes, but she was starting to get a sense of the woman’s temperament.
Miss Reyes‘ courteous demeanour hid a haughtiness that became apparent once she was no
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