Sydney

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

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If I where Jordan where would I be hiding at? I could not think. All I could do was worry about my cousin and getting her back to us! When all of this was over than Finn and I could finally be married! Like we should be! None of this should be happening! Not at all!

Tears of helplessness come washing over me.

"Syd. We will find them" Finn says softly as he places his hand on my shoulder.

"I don't know what to do! What can we do?" I exclaim as I pace the floors.

"We need to take action! Jordan could not have gone that far. He needs a big tank. To keep them in or they would die. Or maybe they are not even in a tank at all" Charlotte mutters thoughtfully to herself.

"What do you mean?" asks Finn.

"Maybe they are by the ocean. Some place near a board walk. Where Jordan could easily get access to" she mentions. "But they could stay in salt water"

"Brilliant!" I exclaim. "We need to start looking at each beach near here! I bet we will find that rat!"

"You know I think you are both right" says Finn in agreement.

"Come on! What are we waiting for" says Charlotte.

"Jordan! He has a gun!" I worry.

"What can we do about that?" asks Charlotte.

"Plenty. My gram has a gun. My grandpa's old gun. And she can meet us when we find where he is at. I am sure she would be happy to put Jordan in his place" I say with a grin.

"Let's get going! Time is waiting!" warns Finn.

"Alright! Let's do this!" says Charlotte. We rush out of the aquarium as fast as our legs would move. We scramble to get into Charlotte's car. She starts is up.

She heads on over to Ocean Isle the nearest beach near us.

I knew when we got there that he was not going to be at that beach. No way. It was never that easy. But we had to check all the beaches by us. He had to be at one of them. My heart pumped in my veins as Char drove us as fast as she was allowed to go without getting pulled over by a cop some place.

"No worries. We will find them. He did not win the last time. He will not win this time" Finn whispers to me as he places his arm around my shoulder to comfort me.

"No way will he win. Not with me on his trail" I say with a smile.

"I can only imagine how worried your cousin is about Hudson. I mean look how worried you were about Finn" Charlotte reminds me. I nod.

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Finn places his hand into my own. Our fingers lace together. I could not wait to be his wife. It seemed though everything wanted to stop us from being married.

How selfish was I to worry about my wedding when my cousin and Finn's brother were in harm's way? Soon we come to the first beach. We comb it like we were in a race. Finn went one way. I went another and so on. Nope we did not find them there.

"There has to be a semi private beach he is holding them at" puffs Charlotte as she meets back up with us.

"True" I agree on that.

Which beach was most private around here? Who would know that! Finn! That was who! He swam all around these parts! I bet he knew this area better than I did!

"Finn!" I gasp.

"What?" he wonders.

"You swam these parts. Which beach has to be the most private? Which one did you find yourself going to the most? You know where you would not get caught at?" I wonder.

"Oh easy...Sea Shell Shoreline" he mentions.

"Let's go!" I demand.

I grab his hand and lead him back to the car. Charlotte heads on her way over to the beach he mentioned. They had to be there! I had to be right on this one!

We stick together this time. That way Jordan could not spot one of us if he happened to see us. No flash lights were used. Our phones were placed in our pockets as we walked. We did not want to draw attention to ourselves as we searched.

"Jordan please! They are not just things to capture! They have feelings! They have lives! They are like us! In every way! They are not just a fish to capture and place on your wall! Please you have to let them go!" I hear my cousin cry in alarm as Jordan dragged her over to the board walk underneath. There was a high tide coming in. Now that I looked closer I could spot Crystal and Hudson tide up to a wooden board there under the board walk.

They looked miserable.

"Please set them free! I will not let you harm them!" warns Riley.

"Shut up, and let me think will you little girl?" Jordan snaps at her as he pushes her. "I know what to do with nosey little girls" he laughs. He ties my cousin up facing Hudson and Crystal. If the waters got any higher tonight they would sure drowned my cousin to her death.

"Call your gram! Now!" whispers Charlotte to me. I nod.

I walk a little father away. So Jordan could not see me or hear me make my call.

"Gram?" I whisper when she answers.

"Doll, do you have any idea what time of night it is?" she yawns on the phone.

"Jordan has Hudson. And Crystal. And Riley. Gram do you still have that pistol of grandpas?" I ask.

"Sure do. I have my pepper spray to" she laughs.

"Please bring it here" I beg her.

"Where is here dear?" she asks.

"Well well well....party crashes huh? How nice of you to join us Syd" I hear Jordan behind me. I whirl around to see he had captured Finn and Charlotte as well.

Crap.

This was a turn of events.

"Sydney? Syd?" I hear my gram say on the phone.

"She will have to call you back. We are a little busy here at the moment" Jordan tells her after he takes the phone away from me. He hangs up on my gram. I groan. Our last hope.

"Tell me. Have you ever learned to swim yet?" he wonders as he forces me to head over to join the others.

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