Taken! Alphabet Series - 26 Original Taken! Tales (Donald Wells' Taken! Series Book 14) (14 page)

Weaver glanced up and tears were visible in her eyes.

Delaney shut off the laptop.

“You killed Rose to frame Jones and send him back to prison for good, but Ruth, none of it will bring back Selena.”

Weaver broke down and sobbed. When she had regained her composure, she looked over at Delaney with her head held high.

“I want a lawyer.”

On the other side of the mirror, Roman turned towards Dr. White and smiled.

“That’s my cue.”

(The following took place during the events in
TAKEN! Prelude!
)

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D
etective York gave what he hoped was a reassuring smile to Sienna Ross, as he readied the beautiful college freshman to act as bait.

By a fluke, the man who owned the business across the street from where she worked, noticed that a white van with out of state plates was often parked nearby when Sienna left her part-time job.

The man reported it to the police, and when York followed up on the call, he saw that the man was right, and that the boy driving the white van was stalking Sienna Ross.

York had only gotten a look at the boy through binoculars, but saw that he was a handsome kid, handsome that is, if you ignored the eyes, the boy had the eyes of a predator.

York considered talking to the boy but thought that unwise. If the kid were truly a danger to women, then speaking with him would only alert him to be more discreet, and eventually he would choose a new victim somewhere else.

It took some convincing, but York talked his Captain into authorizing surveillance, and he also persuaded him to enlist the aid of the boy’s intended victim, Sienna Ross.

When told about him, Ross said that she had never noticed the boy following her, but that she would love the chance to take the creep off the streets.

Ross informed York that she wanted to be a cop when she finished college, and that this experience would give her a taste of undercover work.

York liked the girl’s spirit, and thought that she would be able to handle the stress of being bait, and for the past two days, she’s done just that, as the boy in the van appeared to be readying himself to strike.

***

S
ienna Ross took a deep breath, released it, and exited her part-time job, while fighting the urge to run over and stare at the boy in the van.

She had never seen the boy, but merely a photo taken under bad lighting conditions, with a telephoto lens, and the only angle of sight into the van was from across the street.

Sienna wanted to get a good look at him, but was cautioned not to deviate from her usual routine or to make eye contact.

She walked towards the coffee shop she routinely stopped at on the way home, and could feel the boy’s eyes upon her. Unable to fight the urge any longer, she thought of a way to get a look into the van.

When she was sure that the breeze was blowing in the right direction, she opened her hand and the dollar bill she carried fluttered back along the way she had just come.

Sienna turned in a flash, eyes locked on the van, and when she saw the boy’s face, it startled her.

He’s so beautiful, but oh, those eyes.

She tore her gaze away from the boy before he could return her stare, and looked down at the sidewalk, where she located the wayward dollar and picked it up.

A second detective was waiting for her in the coffee shop, and after assuring her that she was doing fine, he handed her the usual cup of tea she stopped for, and sent her back out to spring the trap.

***

D
etective York sighed with frustration.

He had assumed that the boy would attack her as she went for her car in the municipal parking lot, since Ross always parked in the rear corner of the lot under a tree.

He had thought the boy would wait for her to appear after getting her tea, and then jump out from behind the tree and take her.

But no, the boy continued to sit in the van, and when Ross did emerge with her tea, York saw that the boy just sat and watched her.

***

E
ven though Sienna knew that the boy would never get the chance to harm her, she was pale with fear as she approached her car, but when nothing happened, she did as York instructed her to do, and continued with her regular routine.

It wasn’t until she was climbing the hill in the park that she noticed the white van in her rear view mirror, and realized that the boy was still following her.

***

D
etective York saw the van give up pursuit of Sienna Ross’ car and pull off into the lot inside the park.

As he drove by on the road, York risked a glance towards the van and saw that the boy was just sitting there, and he wondered if the kid had lost his nerve.

After leaving the park, he pulled up beside Ross at a traffic light and gestured for her to pull over onto the side of the road.

Sienna came towards him with a pained expression.

“Did I screw up somehow? Is that why he stopped following me?”

“No, Sienna, you’re doing excellent; I think it’s just a matter of timing.”

York spoke into his radio and made contact with his partner.

“Bill, what’s he doing now?”

“He’s just sitting there, but a group of teens got out of a car and started throwing a Frisbee around.”

“How many kids are there?”

“Four, two guys and two girls, and our boy is just sitting and watching them.”

York’s radio squawked loudly and he was informed that an attempted robbery had just gone down at a nearby grocery store. The subject was a young man with long blond hair who was carrying a knife. He didn’t get away with any cash, but he did stab the store clerk in the arm before running away, and was considered to be dangerous.

York spoke into his radio again.

“Bill, did you hear that?”

“Yeah, should I take the call or keep watching the guy in the van?”

“Take the call and I’ll meet you there.”

“What should I do?” Sienna asked.

“Go home, and if you’re willing, we’ll try again tomorrow.”

“All right, and Detective?”

“Yes?”

“I hope we catch him.”

“He’ll be caught, either by us or someone else. That boy is a predator, Ms. Ross, and that type of man can’t change.”

Sienna shivered.

“May God help any girl that runs into him.”

“Amen to that,” York said, “amen to that,”

U
ntil about two hundred years ago, there was a 27th letter in the English language.

This symbol is still commonly used today and if you’ve done much writing lately, you’ve probably used it. However, this symbol is no longer considered a letter, and is thought of as an abbreviation.

What I’m talking about is the — & — ampersand.

I couldn’t find a source that could tell me exactly when the & was dropped as a letter, but they do know that it traces back to Latin.

And so I give you, TAKEN! &.

(The events in
TAKEN!
& take place during and after the events in
TAKEN!
50)

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T
raci Dent smiled at Alexis Dent as she spotted her at a corner table inside the bagel shop.

Traci was dressed in jeans and a green blouse, as she had the morning off, but would be working the second shift.

As she drew closer, she realized that she knew the young man seated across from Alexis.

“Hi, Alexis, Alan, are you two dating?”

Alexis let out a huff.

“Yes, we’re dating, and I suppose that now you’re going to run off and tell Daddy that you saw us together.”

Traci kept her smile in place. She knew her stepdaughter didn’t like her, but she was not going to be dragged down into an argument.

“I won’t mention it if you don’t want me to, okay?”

“Oh, so you’re saying you keep secrets from him, hmm?”

Traci’s grip tightened on the bag of bagels she was holding.

“You two have a great day.”

As Traci headed towards the exit, Alan shook his head at Alexis.

“You really don’t like her, do you?”

“She’s too young for Daddy, and someday she’ll break his heart.”

***

O
utside the bagel shop, Traci ran into a familiar face.

“How’s the foot?”

“It’s coming along,” Jessica’s husband said.

“We’re still on for dinner on Saturday, right?”

“Yes, and Jessica and I are looking forward to it.”

“So are Jack and I, we both want to get another look at those beautiful babies of yours.”

They spoke for a few more moments, and then he went inside, while Traci set the bagels in her car and drove across the parking lot to an ATM machine.

As she was about to get back in the car, she heard the sound of five shots echo across the parking lot.

She swiveled about, trying to determine the location of the reports, when a sixth shot echoed.

“Oh my God, that’s coming from the bagel shop.”

Traci got in the car, reached across to take a gun from the glove box, and then raced back across the lot.

The employees and customers from the bagel shop were standing on the corner and staring at something on the side of the building, and Traci’s throat tightened in fear when she saw no sign of Alan or Alexis, but as she eased her car around the corner, she spotted them.

Traci recognized the car Alan was standing beside as belonging to Dr. White’s husband, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Alexis was unharmed.

Alan was saying something to Alexis as Traci opened her door to get out, and whatever he had said, made the girl gasp.

Traci was headed towards the car to find out what had happened, and that’s when the explosion occurred.

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• ALL GOOD THINGS - REYNOLDS FAMILY SAGA - BOOK 5 - 2012 (Written in 2009)
  
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• TAKEN! 3 - 2012
  
• TAKEN! 4 - 2012
  
• TAKEN! 5 - 2012
  
• TAKEN! 6 - 2012
  
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• BLUE STEELE 2 - 2012
  
• BLUE STEELE 3 - 2012
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - 2012
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 2 - 2012
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 3 - 2012
  
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• BLUE STEELE 5 - 2012
  
• BLUE STEELE 6 - 2012
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 4 - 2012
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 5 - 2012
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 6 - 2012
  
• LITTLE WHITE SINS - REYNOLDS FAMILY SAGA - BOOK 6 - 2012
  
• TAKEN! 8 - 2012
  
• TAKEN! 9 - 2012
  
• TAKEN! 10 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 11 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 12 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 13 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 14 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! PRELUDE! - 2013
  
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• TAKEN! 16 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 17 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 18 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 19 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 20 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 21 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 22 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 23 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 24 - 2013
  
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• THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS - REYNOLDS FAMILY SAGA - BOOK 8 - 2013
  
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• MONSTERS 3 - 2013
  
• MONSTERS 4 - 2013
  
• MONSTERS 5 - 2013
  
• MONSTERS 6 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 25 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 26 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 27 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 28 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 29 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 30 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 31 - 2013
  
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• RETRIEVAL - AULD LANG TIME 2 - NICK REYNOLDS - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 32 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 33 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 34 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 35 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 36 - 2013
  
• TAKEN! 37 – 2013
  
• JAKE CALIBER – THE LEGEND BEGINS - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 7 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 8 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 9 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 10 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 11 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 12 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 13 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 14 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 15 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 16 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 17 - 2013
  
• BLUE STEELE 18 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 7 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 8 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 9 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 10 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 11 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 12 - 2013
  
• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 13 - 2013
  
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• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 15 - 2013
  
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• CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 18 - 2013
  
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• TAKEN! 39 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 40 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 41 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 42 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 43 - 2014
  
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• TAKEN! 45 - 2014
  
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• TAKEN! 47 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 48 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 49 - 2014
  
• TAKEN! 50 - 2014
  
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