THE HIDDEN ENEMY

Chapter nine

Liberated

Eric was in shock when he saw uniformed men enter the room.

Flashback

Kingsley dialled Christy's phone several times and it went straight to her voicemail, her cell phone was turned off and her location was dead. This made him very worried because of what he saw a few minutes ago, so he dialled Antonia's phone number to ask if Christy has returned to the hall where the party is being held.

"Antonia is Christy with you."

He asked in a calm voice so as not to alarm her and also to ensure no one knows of her disappearance.

"No, she stepped out with Eric and they are both not here." She explained to her.

This got Kingsley now worried, so he then use the tracker he placed in the wristwatch he gave her a few days ago before the Prom because he feared her life might be in danger, he just had that instinct because a lot of girls has been going missing and they have not been able to get those behind this wicked act. He uses the tracker to try to locate her whereabouts, it was a special kind of tracker that can not be detected by anyone except the makers of the device. After locating her whereabouts, he instantly knew there was a problem when he found out it was in a remote area and wonder what she is doing in a place as remote as that, so he gave his private security a call to go to the location he was going to send to them and that he will be meeting them at the location shortly. He also instructed them not to do anything until he gets there.

Kingsley's father Mr Wayne has a private troop who were recruited directly from the military. They were trained by special forces to ensure the protection of his heir, Kingsley. Kingsley's bodyguard was chosen from his family's private armies and nobody is aware of this because he is not allowed to discuss this with his friends because of his safety. Those were the ones, Kingsley called for the rescue mission.

He dialled Antonia's phone number when he has given out the instruction to the guards

"Antonia you need to meet me in the garden now, I think something bad is about to happen and we need to act fast." He alerts her to prepare for whatever they were up against.

"What did you say? Is Chisty alright?" She questions him

Antonia started to panic and runs out to the garden with the promise that if Sara dares do anything to her friend she is going to get it from her.

"Just meet me in the garden." He orders

Antonia meet up with him, he told her they need to leave now.

"I think Christy is in some kind of danger and I want you to come with me because she might need you from the look of things. I hope we get there in time to help her out of whatever danger she is in."

He grabs Antonia's hand and then hurried out while still holding her hands. Antonia couldn't hide her anxiety.

"What happened? Do you think she is in some kind of danger?"

"I have a bad, bad feeling, so I followed Eric and Christy out when they went towards the garden but I got a bit distracted and all I could see when I looked in the direction, I saw some group of guys carrying someone covered in a sack into a vehicle but before I got close, they zoomed off. I checked everywhere for both of them and they seem to have disappeared into thin air. I have heard there are some groups of people who r**e and kill girls afterwards and I just pray she doesn't become a victim of such crimes." He explains to her

"Who do you suspect did this to her or is it that they were both kidn*pped as Eric too has gone missing with her?" She asked and pray that nothing bad happens to her.

"I don't know but I have been able to track her down with the help of my contact. I have called some military guys to go there and we are going to meet up with them." He says to her.

"I pray nothing happens to her before we can rescue her, the poor thing. Maybe it's Sara that organised this but she is still at the party, how is that even possible for her to do?" She says out her thoughts while they continue to drive to the location.

" There is nothing impossible, we will know who is responsible by the time we get there," Kingsley responded.

They both drove in silence as both of them pray in their hearts for her safety.

After driving for one hour, they arrived at the location that was close to where the tracker indicated.

It was an isolated place, there were trees and bushes all around them, no one can ever believe there are people residing there because it was dark and a bit scary. But both of her friends were determined to find their friend, they didn't allow the place to discourage them from going forward.

"What is this place? Are you sure we are on the right track?"

She asked as she looks around to see that it was dark and quiet.

"I don't know too but don't worry nothing will happen to us. My military friends are also around and they know we are here now." He reassures Antonia who looks a bit worried.

Antonia's eyes grew cold

"If anyone touches her, they will pay."

Her voice was filled with bitter anger with not a trace of emotion.

Kingsley held her fingers and squeezed them to reassure her that nothing bad was going to happen to Christy since they have been able to locate her.

"Don't worry, I will try to ensure she is okay and we will deal with whoever took her. Please stay calm." He comforted her to me her feel okay.

As they got a few meters closer to the location where the tracker indicated, they spotted a cabin ahead, Kingsley received a call.

" Boss you have to leave your car somewhere around here because we don't want to alert the people holding her. We have gone closer and there are about four people outside guiding the spot, we don't know if they are more than that.

The head of the guards gave Kingsley the tip-off of their findings.

" Okay, we will join you soon just give me your location."

" We are at the right side of the cabin, just move to the right side of the road as you step out of the car.

He directed him as to how he can meet with them close to the cabin.

" Thank you."

He asked Antonia to come out of the car and they both moved to the right side of the cabin as he was given the direction. They continue on foot and they moved towards the cabin where they met up with the military guys who were fifteen in number, Kingsley asked them to use their intellectual equipment to check the number of people inside the cabin to know if there is going to be problems trying to go In. After using a camera that looks at an ant to scan inside the inner cabin to know the number of people inside the cabin they discovered it was empty and they wonder why the tracker was indicating that she was around and in the cabin.

" Boss there is no one in the cabin, as you can see in the videos but they seem to be guiding something and we need to know what it is?"

The head of the security says to Kingsley after they finish surveying the cabin

" No, I refuse to agree with you, the tracker indicates that the person we want to rescue is close by, we need to apprehend those guys to get information from them, we need to find her soon."

Kinsley barked out his instruction and they move to action. The four guys were spotted drinking liquor and smoking herms, they were not aware of the fact that they were being watched. The guys were so engrossed in drinking and smoking that they did not know when the military guards apprehended them and moved to another area of the cabin not too far from the cabin.

Kingsley couldn't hide his anger again. His eyes were as cold as ice and fill with disgust. He looked at them as if they were a piece of garbage.

"Where is she?"

He asked them while looking sternly at them. Then one of the guys who want to prove brave among the four of them spoke.

" Who are you looking for? We don't have anyone here? We only came here to catch some fun.

He said trying to deceive them into believing it was only the four of them that were there.

Kingsley moved closer to the guy that spoke and looked at him with a stern face

" I do not like to repeat myself, I will give you one last chance to answer my question and if you don't, you will be six feet under. You better start giving me the answer to my question before I get angry and can't control myself."

He was so close to him that the guy could see clearly that he showed no emotion. His stare was deadly. He thought within himself "this person could kill them if he does not speak up" his body trembles uncontrollably. The person standing in front of him was not joking, he would not let them go. What if he told him the truth, what would happen then? No, he can't face the wrath of Eric, He is going to punish him if he comes to find out he let the cat out of the box. The guy tried to avoid Kingsley's eyes, he said shaking

" Man what's your brief with me, I don't know what you are talking about."

Kingsley lost his patience, he turned and signalled to one of his guards who understands what he met because this was not their first rescue mission so he knew what to do next. He took out a g*n from his Jacket and from what he can see in front of him, the cold metal texture, was a real one. He was terrified that they will kill them all if he does not come up with something.

" What are you going to do? This is injustice and it is against the law."

The guy started struggling to release himself from the two holding him. He was scared to the bone but it was no use, they were too strong for him. It was like standing between two pillars. The two men in uniform held him firmly and he could not budge. There was no escape

" c***k"

The man holding the g*n loaded the g*n smartly with his hands and puts the muzzle to his temple. He held the weapon only an inch away from her head. He was now eaten up with fear and didn't dare move.

" Don't hurt me, please."

The man with the weapon had a penetrating voice

" My boss is not very patient, I would advise that you answer honestly otherwise I will not think twice before shooting you and you will not see me tomorrow?"

The guy was frightened that he could not fix his thoughts on anything.

Kingsley walked close to him again and asked coldly.

" Where is Christy?

The guy's brain was spinning fast and he didn't want to tell the truth because he was also afraid that Eric might kill him if he told the truth. He desperately needs to come up with something fast but there was nothing he could do if he does not want to die except to say the truth.

" I will count to three and if you don't tell me what I want to hear and lie to me again, you will live your life to regret this."

Kingsley's voice was like ice, he was intensely bloodthirsty and hostile.

" I....."

The guy tried to explain, but Kingsley didn't want to listen to his nonsense and said

" One"

He bit his lips. The next second he heard

" Two"

The man with the g*n pulled the trigger, he thought he heard the sound of the g*n in his ears. He finally broke down and cried out.

" Eric has her in the underground chamber, he asked us to adopt her and bring her here. This has always been our slaughterhouse. We bring our victim here, r***s them and then kills them. There's a place we bury them so none of them can go to report to the police.

Kingsley gave the man a look and the man with the g*n puts it away.

Antonia who has been patiently listening to the interrogation could not believe what she heard.

" What did you just say? Do you mean Eric is sick in the head? How did we miss out on this information about him? I thought he was a cool guy, not involved in anything shaded and so charming.

She said while fuming with anger and tears streaming down her eyes. It was a mixed emotion of both anger and pain for her friend.

" Where is Eric now?

Kingsley asked the guy.

" He is in the underground chamber in the cabin.

" So what you are telling me now his that there is an underground in the cabin, I said it that she is here."

He asked his men to handcuff the four of them with three of his guards watching over them while the rest of them go into the cabin after the guy told them where the button was that opens the underground chamber.