Vixen and I glanced at each other in confusion.
Mine was more scared than confused, so we began working towards the sound.
Vixen held me back, "Are you sure? Once we see it, we cannot unsee it."
I nodded firmly, "I am sure."
She nodded and removed her arm from mine, the ringing was coming from the car.
"This is better than the haunted house," Vixen commented.
I laughed silently before schooling my expression. This wasn't the time to be joking around.
"Come on, you can laugh. This is an episode of a Bond movie except we are the stupid ones."
"Why would you call us stupid?" I asked.
"Aren't we supposed to be running away from the danger but we are walking towards it."
I laughed loudly then. I stopped short and laughed.
Vixen watched me with a weird expression on her face, there was nothing funny about this situation but I was laughing.
"You are weird," she said.
I nodded, and I agreed.
We got to the car and I dialed the number again, this time it came from the trunk of the car.
Vixen and I looked at each other again. I checked the doors and it was unlocked, so I popped the trunk.
A gasp left my lips.
Vixen stepped closer and gasped too. Zack was lying like a baby inside the trunk. His face was bruised but he didn't look bad.
His hands and legs were tied and his mouth taped. I burst into laughter.
"This is fucking weird, what are we in? An episode of Godfather?"
Vixen shrugged, "Come on, help me lift him."
We carried Zack out and settled him on the floor.
He was sleeping. Either that or he is dead.
"Whatever it is he took knocked him out pretty good." Vixen pointed out.
"Why would you assume he took something?"
"He slept even with your loud cackling."
"I don't cackle."
"I beg to differ. Focus!" she pointed at Zack.
"Diane is going to freak the fuck out. " I said.
I bent down and tapped his cheek lightly, he didn't budge.
"Zack, come on wake up," I said loudly.
"Forget it, he is not going to wake up until whatever it is leaves his system."
"We will have to wait then."
I untied him and set him up in a sitting position while Vixen and I waited by the side.
"So are we not going to address the elephant in the room?" Vixen asked.
"I would say we have a kidnapped person in the room."
"Real funny." she looked at Zack and then back at me. "Your boyfriend did this, any idea why?"
"How do you know Killian did this? It could be anyone and they want to set him up."
"Sure if you believe that. We both know he did this."
I sighed, "You are right, he did."
"Why?"
"I don't know why?"
A sneeze interrupted us and I looked to see Zack stirring.
"Faster than I thought," Vixen muttered.
I rushed to his side, "Zack, it's me."
"Catalina?"
"Yes, it's me. What happened?"
Zack looked around frantically, his forehead breaking out with sweat. His eyes dilated as he looked everywhere.
I tried to him down but he was too scared.
"Zack, it's me. Catalina. I am here to help."
He slowed down, his subconscious catching up with him as he saw there was no danger.
"He isn't here, is he?"
"Who?"
"Lord Voldemort, who the fuck do you think?"
"No, he isn't here."
"That psycho kidnapped me. I can't believe this," he mumbled.
Vixen gave me a look and I rolled my eyes.
"Why would he kidnap you?"
"I don't know but I know one thing, we are never talking about him. This is bad luck, I won't ever say anything bad about him again."
"Calm down Zack, everything is fine now."
"Nothing about this is fine. If I didn't know any better I would go to the police but knowing him, it would be futile on my part."
I shook my head, "I will get to the bottom of this. In the meantime, we need to clean you up. You have bruises on your face."
"Yeah, he hit me a couple of times because I wouldn't tell him where you were."
"He asked about me?"
Zack nodded, if he heard the hopeful tone in my voice, he ignored it.
"Yes, can you believe it? You kidnap me and expect me to give up information simply because you asked for it?"
"That is crazy," Vixen chirped in.
"Diane?"
"She is worried about you but she is okay. She is the one who noticed you were gone."
Zack nodded.
Despite the situation, there was one thing I learned from this, Killian cared about me.
He cared enough to kidnap someone who had been against him for me from the start. Call me twisted but I found it romantic.
"Vixen, do me a favor."
"What is it?"
"Take Zack to Diane. I will stay behind and sort this mess."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we can finally have the long-awaited talk."
"I can drop him off and be back for you."
I shook my head, "No, I will be okay. I will call you."
She nodded, helping Zack to his car before driving off.
I bit my lip as I resumed thinking.
Apart from the obvious psychopathic tendencies, why on earth would Killian kidnap Zack, a prominent member of his club?
I wanted answers and the best person to give it to me was Killian.
I entered the house and sat in the living room waiting for him to come back. I wasn't leaving this time without getting things off my chest.
I wasn't his slave anymore and it was time he saw that and respected my decision to be on my own.
I stayed there for a long time till evening, I sat up straight when the door clicked. The keys jiggled as he turned them.
"I have been waiting for you," I said.