My device lit up in seconds.
"I'm proud of you, kid. Did I ever tell you how much I love your fucking guts?"
Zach laughed."You're making me blush, Atlas. I'll keep the feed up here, so I can fix any glitches that may happen within the system. Because of the complexity, I want to make sure I monitor the coding. I'm also going to connect to your cell and Jacob's so I can speak directly to you."
"That's perfect. I'm going to go through all the footage. Thanks again, kid." Zach cleared his throat.
"Of course. I'll stay on the line until you navigate through everything."
"Good idea." I said.
I opened the first camera-
And there she was.
My Kitten.
She was kneeling beside Becca, both of them naked, scrubbing the floor in some polished tiled kitchen like two slaves in a palace. Her hair was messy, damp most likely from a shower, her body a little thinner…but she wasalive.
I dropped to my knees as if I'd been punched in the gut.
"Kit…" I breathed. Her green eyes lifted for a moment….like shefeltme watching.
"Zach," I whispered. "Keep every feed live. Record everything. Send the info to my cell and Jacob's, too. I want full eyes on the compound until the mission is over."
"I've got you, brother."
"I'll be in touch soon, kid."
I hung up and looked at Jacob.
He was already strapping on gear, loading mags into tactical pouches.
"We raid tonight?" He asked.
I shook my head, calculating.
"No, too risky. Now that we know it's Hector who has them, we need to see the guard pattern. I want to know where the bastard sleeps, shits, and breathes. I want to see the layout of the whole compound. We have to plan around their routine. I want to listen to every word that spills from his lips." I rubbed my chin.
"As much as I'd love to take her tonight, it's not possible. A few more days shouldn't matter. He's had her for this long. He must have a reason for keeping them both. Once we have everything we need, we'll rip that mansion apart, piece by piece."
Jacob nodded.
"And when we finally do?"
I looked back at the screen.
At her.
My fucking obsession.
My Queen!
My voice dropped to a growl.
"I'm going to carve Hector's name into the floor with his own spine."
Jacob and I spent the entire afternoon and most of the night combing through hours of archived footage. By the time we hit the halfway mark. I was close to losing my fucking mind. Every frame burned like acid. My Kitten, suffering at the hands of those animals.
