Chapter 3

THREE: 

                    Jessica's Pov 

My life is over. 

There is no way I can lie my way out of this and I don't want him to hurt my sister. 

"I... I'm his niece" I mumbled, avoiding his gaze. 

"That wasn't all the answers" Raphael probed. 

"Jessica, I'm Jessica Callum" I added my eyes watering as I struggled to keep my tears at bay. 

"Jessica Callum?" He called my name with a tinge of amusement in his tone. 

"Yes," I nodded. 

He hummed and the other man brought a chair for him. He sat down elegantly and I watched him insert a cigarette between his lips. 

"Where is your uncle?" He demanded the flick of his skullface zippo echoing as he lit the cigarette. 

"I don't know, he left after... I came back home from work and he left after that" I replied. 

"You are saying that was the last time you saw him?" He asked again. 

"Yes, I swear! I just want to go home, I don't know what he owes you but that has nothing to do with me and my sister. Please let us go" I pleaded glad I was talking to the boss this time, maybe he would let us go if I begged him. 

"Unfortunately Miss Callum it is impossible for me to let you go, your uncle owes me thirty million and he has been quite the sneaky one. In case he never mentioned he used you as collateral and he said you are his daughter" He stated curtly. 

"But I'm not his daughter! My parents died a few years ago and my uncle took us in after their accident. I don't know what he told you but it's a lie. That jer... He is too useless to be my father and I find that offensive" I glared and he chuckled. 

"Well, it appears she's telling the truth," He said to Raphael. 

"How old are you?" He asked. 

I thought about lowering my age but I don't know these men, they might be into minors and I would rather die than let anyone touch me, I also can't risk Willow's life by lying again. 

"Twenty one" I replied and he nodded. 

"She'll do" He mumbled, just then I heard footsteps behind me. 

The men returned with Willow, and she was still unconscious, tears streamed down my chin as they recklessly threw her on the ground. 

What kind of people treat a child this way? 

"Listen to me, Jessica, your uncle suddenly disappeared today and if we can't find him by tomorrow I will take my collateral" He divulged. 

"What do you mean?" I furrowed my brows. 

"You will be my wife and you'll give me an heir" He replied bluntly. 

"What? Are you out of your mind?" I snapped angrily, someone moved in the corner of my periphery. 

He raised his hand and Raphael halted, he dropped the cigarette crushing it with his shiny designer shoes. 

He stood from the chair in one fluid motion and stalked towards Willow who was still unconscious, he squatted and brushed his ringed knuckles on her face. 

"Are you aware that your uncle shared photos of your sister? For the past few weeks he has been looking for anyone desperate enough to buy a thirteen-year-old, I'm sure that was how he planned on paying half of my money. Maybe he would have used you as plan B if that doesn't cover it" He shrugged. 

I was speechless. 

How? 

How could he be so heartless?

"I find the whole thing repulsive, she's so young but it all makes sense now. You're not his children so he can do whatever he wants, once I collect my collateral your uncle will be a free man, and who knows he might come back here to take this one" He tsked playing with her brown locks. 

I have never felt so scared all my life. 

"I'm not going to let him do that and I'm not going to stay here, the neighbors saw your men taking us and they will tell the cops," I said confidently even if I don't know if anyone heard me scream for help. 

"You mean the neighbors that locked their door after taking three thousand dollars to pretend they never heard anything?" He mocked and I watched in horror as he gripped Willow's neck. My hands clenched into a fist but I didn't dare to move an inch knowing I would be dead before I crossed the room. 

"Enough with the bullshit Miss Callum, you will tell me where your uncle is hiding or I will snap her scrawny neck like a twig" His voice had taken a dark tone and he wasn't even looking at me as he held her. 

"I don't know, I'm not lying he left long before your men came in. I was just coming back from work I haven't even changed" I gestured at myself desperately and he finally took his eyes off her. 

He looked at my faded t-shirt and jean shorts. 

"I think she's telling the truth, boss, we just got some info on Austin, they spotted him in the Cougars' territory," One of the men said and he stood up. 

They found him. 

Thank goodness they are going to let us go.

He diverted his attention to men speaking in a foreign language, then he glanced at Willow again making me wonder what he was saying.

"It's settled then, get them a room to sleep" He ordered walking away four of his men following from behind him. 

"What? I thought you found him, why won't you let us go?!" I yelled struggling to get back on my feet. 

"Your uncle would be the one to decide that when we find him" He replied without looking back. 

The moment he left Raphael grinned at me stalking toward Willow. 

"Why don't I just cut this one open-"

"The boss said not to touch them" Another one cuts in while he crouches down next to Willow. 

"That doesn't mean we don't get to have fun, right Jessica?" He smirked, waving his injured hand with a pin knife in his grasp.

"Please..." I sobbed but he didn't listen, he raised his hand with the knife and my heart stopped beating.