Fragrance of Revenge (19 page)

Chapter 52

“Hello.”

“Hello, this is Scott Tucker. Is
Mike available?”

“Hi Scott. How have you been?”

“I was doing pretty well until
just recently, which is why I need to talk with Mike.”

“I’m sorry to hear that. Let me
get him.”

“Hi Scott. I understand things
aren’t going well. What’s up?”

“Mike, I guess you are the only
one I could call. Mercedes has been kidnapped in Venezuela.”

“I’m glad you called me. Do you
want to get together to talk about this?”

“I guess that makes sense. Mike,
I’m really worried about her. She was kidnapped twice. They rescued her the
first time, but both she and another agent with her were kidnapped this time.”

“Look Scott, I have one thing to
take care of and then I can leave to meet with you. Let’s plan on meeting at
the office in say…an hour.”

“Thanks Mike. I’m sorry I’m taking
you away from your family.”

“Scott, come on, you are family.
I’ll see you in an hour.”

*.*.*

I pulled into the office parking
lot behind the Brattle office. There wasn’t much going on for a Sunday
afternoon. I knew Mike wouldn’t be there as it was only a half hour since I
talked with him.

I unlocked the office and turned
on the lights and headed to my office. I felt like hitting something.
How
could this be happening? I can’t lose her too. Losing Lisa was bad enough. I
lost my cousin to the strangler, Lisa to a bad car accident and now I could
lose Mercedes to people connected to the slave trade in a foreign country.

I had to do something other than
look at my office walls. Coffee sounds like a plan.

They say a pot never boils if
you’re watching it. I was staring at the coffee pot and could feel my heart
keeping beat with the tempo of the pot. I heard a car door and shortly Mike
entered.

“I’m making coffee, would you like
a cup Mike?”

“Do you have anything stronger?”

“No, coffee will have to do.”

“Okay then. Let’s meet in the
conference room.”

I carried two cups to the
conference room next to my office and put them down on the mahogany table.

“Judging from your hands shaking I
would say you also need something stronger.”

“Mike this is like a bad dream.
Mercedes’ boss called Stephen and told him the news about her kidnapping.
Ralph, the other agent, was with her guarding her.”
When I said those words
I hadn’t thought about their being close together. However, there were bigger
problems.

“What can you tell me about her
kidnapping?”

“She was rescued from her first
kidnapping by the police. She was taken at gunpoint from the car while waiting
for her partner and an undercover policeman to check out what could be
described as a club. Mercedes told me she was taken to a van and eventually
stripped and tied to a pole. She doesn’t remember much of the details.”

I could tell I was losing my voice
and drank some coffee. “When she was rescued, there was a gun fight and I guess
one or two kidnappers were killed, one escaped and the other two captured. The
police captain rescued her as they had the building under surveillance and saw
her being taken into a warehouse on the coast. The latest kidnapping was from
the other agent’s hotel room. She was being sent home tomorrow because they
were concerned more effort would be spent protecting her.”

“She will be okay.”

“Thanks Mike, but how can you be
sure of that?”

“I guess I can’t. On another
subject, are you still involved with that other investigation?”

“Yes, but right now I’m more
concerned with her kidnapping. In fact—“

“In fact what?”

“In fact I am supposed to drop off
the money for Stephen tonight. He’s at home waiting in case there’s a call from
the kidnappers.”

“Scott, you have to distance
yourself from that activity. You’re going to get yourself killed.”

“I’m not sure I care anymore.”

“Well, others around you do.”

“Mike, those people there are
going to do some awful things to her. She’s so beautiful, which is going to
work against finding her.”

“Scott regarding the missing
people from Bermuda.”

“Yes, what about them, that’s why
the FBI is in Venezuela?”

“Right. Do you remember the
fellow’s name that was missing?”

“Do you mean Ralph Reynolds?”

“No, I’m talking about Richard
Damelio.”

“I remember his name. What about
him?”

“Well his older brother Robert is
a private investigator. We have been working closely with him on his
investigation of his brother’s disappearance. He’s in Venezuela and has been for a few weeks. He thinks he knows where his brother and the two
other women are.”

“That might help in locating
Mercedes and her partner. I’ll call Paddy to let him know what happened to
Mercedes and have him put a call into where Robert is staying.”

“That sounds like very good news.
How can I help?”

“You have enough problems. Once
again this is our forte and not yours. I’m going with you to the money drop.”

I started to object, but Mike held
up both hands and I knew he was right.

“What time are you dropping the
money off?”

“Around ten o’clock.”

“Well, then we have some time to
get something stronger to drink. Let’s go to the pub.”

“Yeah, why not add Maggie to my
problem list.”

“That my friend is your issue, not
mine.”

We started to turn things off in
the office.
I thought of Maggie’s dance routine and the pole, and then thought
of Mercedes being held against her will and what might be happening right this
minute to her.

Chapter 53

Fortunately for Scott, Maggie was
not working at the Harvard Pub today. He has enough problems without going down
that path. He was going to meet Scott later to make the money drop. After two
beers, Scott was going back to his apartment, and he went back to the office to
call Paddy at home.

“Hello.”

“Paddy, its Mike. I need to let
you know what has happened and get your thoughts of what our next action should
be.”

“I’m going to put you on hold and
take this in my office. Hi Mike, I’m back. What’s up?”

“I just met with Scott for a
couple of beers. He’s all upset. Mercedes, as you know, is in Venezuela. She and another agent were kidnapped today. In fact, she was kidnapped and
rescued earlier.”

“Oh my God. It looks like she
might have been a target.”

“Somehow she got separated from
her partner and was kidnapped the first time from that team’s unmarked vehicle.
The police fortunately had a building staked out and saw the kidnappers bring
her into the building.”

“I know where this discussion is
going,” Paddy said.

“You most likely do. She was going
to be sent home as she experienced quite the trauma, but while she and the
other agent were together in his hotel room, they were kidnapped. All this
happened just a little while ago.”

“Do you want me to call Robert
Damelio to see if he knows anything?”

“Yes, and something else.”

“What is it?”

“Scott is still doing that
investigation and is actually doing the money drop tonight.”

“He shared that with you?”

“Yes, I think he’s really shook
about Mercedes’ kidnapping.”

“Mike you have to do something.
Scott is getting in way over his head.”

“I already took care of that. I’m
going with him tonight for the drop, and to see if we can catch this guy before
he leaves the area.”

“I better call Robert right now.
Where can I reach you?”

“I’m in our Harvard Square office,
and I will stay here.”

“Call you as soon as I have
something to report.”

*.*.*

“Hello.”

“Mike its Paddy. I spoke with
Robert and brought him up to speed. Here’s the status of things there. He has a
resource that used to be on the police force there. Between the two of them
they believe they have located where his brother was taken, and he is still
alive. He also believes he knows where the sister of the murdered woman is
being kept. However, he is still trying to find out where the other woman is.”

“What is his plan?”

“Well, he thinks his brother is
not in any immediate danger. His plan was to continue to investigate to see if
they could locate the other missing woman. However, our timing was excellent.”

“Why’s that?”

“He saw some activity during their
stakeout and wondered if that had something to do with the other woman. Now he
thinks that activity had to do with the two FBI agents being taken to that
building.”

“Is he going to get the police
involved?”

“Well, here’s where it gets dicey.
They have enough evidence to show that the police captain, Chavez, is involved
with the slave-trade operation. He might even be the ring leader. Regardless,
the former policeman with him doesn’t trust the captain.”

“So, where does that leave us?”

“He wants to contact a
high-ranking friend in the military for his advice.”

“Paddy, time is of the essence.”

“I know, but think of how far we
are compared to where we would have been. I’m going to tell Robert to have his
associate contact that person and tell him we can get our government agencies
involved if need be.”

“Paddy, would you please ask
Robert if he feels comfortable trying to rescue Mercedes and the other agent?”

“I already have. He says there’s
too much at stake to risk it.”

“Paddy, you know what that means
for Mercedes don’t you?”

“She’s a smart lady. I think she
will be okay until she can be rescued.”

“She’s also too beautiful a
lady…if you know what I mean.”

Chapter 54

“Would you like to see the
doctor?” Alexis asked.

“No, not really. Why?”

“I thought you might be getting
tired of being tied up, and would enjoy someone else’s situation.”

“Sounds to me like, you would enjoy
my watching.”

“It had crossed my mind. You could
even watch him pee in a bottle.”

“You’ve got to be kidding.”

“No. He needed to go, and that was
the best method I could think of. In fact, I just remembered he wanted to go
hours ago. Are you sure you don’t want to watch?”

“I’m sure.”

“Maybe I should keep you tied up
until you’re in the same predicament. I even took pictures of him while he was
going. However, they’re in my room. It would be nice to have some of you and
some when you are going to the bathroom. Do you need to go?” She tickled his
stomach.

“Alexis, let me go. We need to
talk about where we’re going from here.”

“Good. Then I’ll wait for when you
need to go.”

“That’s not what I meant and you
know it.”

“I’m going to go get the camera.”

“Alexis please untie me.”

“I will give you a choice…I can
untie you and you can do what I tell you to do to the doctor. Or, I can untie
him and bring him up here and let him see who is in his bed, and let him do
what I tell him to do to you. I think he will be pissed, no pun intended, and
it won’t take much effort on my part to have him punish you.”

“You wouldn’t.”

“Do I detect a dare? Chris, think
about the situation carefully. I would much rather be with you than the doctor.
Besides, if I were to untie him…I don’t think he would let me restrain him
again. You on the other hand, I think enjoyed things. As a matter of fact, I
think I detect junior raising his head.”

“Alexis please stop. We need to
make some plans as to what we are going to do.”

“In another minute or so, you will
change your mind.”

“I promise after I pick up the
money you can do whatever you want with me, but I have to get the money.”

“Will you allow me to tie you up?”

“If that is what you need. Alexis,
the doctor has a lot of money, and your father is rich. Our priority needs to
be on those two people and not on each other.”

“Wouldn’t you rather be with a
younger man for the rest of your life? I can help you to get what you deserve.
The doctor should pay for how he has treated you all these years. Your father
is even worse. He should have checked on you, or your condition, at least once
in all these years. You have been screwed by them.”

“Are you any different?”

“Yes, I came because you asked me
to.”

“I think you came because I made
you come. In fact, I would like to see you do that once more and then I will
let you go. I promise.” She started running her fingers along him to get him
excited. “Would you like to see his surprise if I brought you downstairs naked,
and showed him what your body is capable of doing?”

“No. Owe, that hurts.”

“Yes, but you love it and we both
know it.”

*.*.*

Chris had drifted off to sleep.
She got up without disturbing him and headed downstairs. She wasn’t going to
try to sneak up on the doctor. She found him asleep as well.

“Good evening Doctor Adler,” she
said as she sat on his bed.

“Alexis you have been gone a very
long time. Where have you been and what have you been doing?”

“I would have thought you would
remember your training. But no, you are right back where you were when you
first came here. I better get the belt.”

“I’m sorry master. I missed you
and wondered why you left me so long.”

“Nice try, but that doesn’t sound
very genuine to me.” She slipped off the bed and stood right beside where his
head was. She watched his eyes scanning her body. After his eyes had made the
rounds a few times she started touching her body. She closed her eyes and
thought of what it would be like to have Scott doing these things to her.

She didn’t know how long she had
been playing with her body, but when she opened her eyes it was long enough to
get the doctor very excited. It wasn’t the doctor who was tied up, it was
Scott. She had him right where she wanted and she had control of his body. She
climbed on the bed and across the doctor with her buttocks near his chin.

She confirmed once again that she
had control of both men. She liked her new found power, and knew that both men
enjoyed it maybe a little too much.

Then she realized the doctor
had tricked her. Chris was right. The doctor would be the first to pay for how
he has treated her.

She thought of her sister
Melanie and the other women keeping body parts as trophies. It was as plain as
the nose on her face, what parts she was going to keep. She wrapped the fingers
of one hand around him and with her index finger ran it from one side to the
other. Practice makes perfect.

He said something but she didn’t
hear what he said.

She ran her tongue over her teeth
and thought that would be a better method.
Would she have enough control
over Chris to have him take Polaroids of that moment? Which would make a better
picture, his face or elsewhere, or even both? Chris, I now have some input to
the plan. A picture of the doctor’s surprised expression would have to do.

*.*.*

She left the doctor resting and
headed back to the upstairs bedroom. When she entered the bedroom, Chris was
awake and his eyes followed her from the doorway over to the bed.

She started to untie Chris, but
wasn’t saying anything to him. Chris wasn’t saying anything, and might have
feared if he did she might not finish untying him.

When he was all untied she watched
him rub his wrists. “Sore?”

“Yeah, some.”

“I wasn’t talking about your
wrists.”

“Yeah there too.”

“Good. How does it feel to be free
again?”

“I like it. Would you like to be
tied up now?”

“No thanks. Maybe some other time.
Would you like that?”

“Yes, I really think I would.”

“Me thinks you might like it too
much. We’ll see. What do you want to talk about?”

“You were gone longer than I
thought you would be. Did the doctor get to go?”

“Not exactly.”

“What does that mean?”

“Would you like to find out?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Too bad, you would have really
enjoyed it. I know I would have.”

“Alexis, let’s talk about what
happens next.”

She reached for him.

“No, let’s focus on what we need
to plan.”

“I’ve given that some thought
already. What do you suggest?”

 “I’ve had some time to think. We
need to take all the doctor’s money, somehow. Then we need to have you get all
of your parents’ fortune. You really are next in line to inherit the estate,
but if your sister was out of the picture it would make it neater.”

“Are you planning on killing the
doctor, and my family?”

“Yes, but I haven’t figured out
how to eliminate the members of your family yet.”

“Then you figured out how to kill
the doctor?”

“Yes.”

“I have my own plan there, but you
have to promise me you will take some pictures.”

“You mean you’re going to kill him
yourself?”

“The thought had crossed my mind.”

“You couldn’t do it.”

“Remember, if I do it, you have to
consent to take pictures.”

“No problem.”

She looked at him and smiled.
Would
she kill Chris the same way and keep their remnants as her trophies?
She studied
Chris’ body.
She wondered what Scott looked like. She was definitely
determined to discover the answer, and Mercedes was going to be her bait.