"Anya must have told them…" her uncle replied when her thoughts were still trying to connect this realization. That sounded quite logical, there was a possibility that Anya had her digits off hand and they pressured her to give it to them.
"We have to find a way to realize the money instead of worrying about things like this, Lana." He was right but realistically there wasn't really a plan they could pull that would somehow give them that amount.
"What if I ask my boss for an advance , maybe a six months advance?" "Come on Lana, that would be outrageous, remember your mom is still at the hospital, if you ask for an advance now, how are you going to keep up with the bills? I suggest we both take our time to think about this seriously, I'll talk to a few of my contacts to see what we can do."
It was at that moment that Lana broke down in tears, there was no way she would have been able to get through life if she didn't have her uncle in it.
"Thank you so much uncle, I really do not know what I would have done without you in my life, since my parent's…." Her voice trailed off, she was choking on her tears and could barely speak now.
"Now, now Lana, please do not embarrass me like this, you know I'd do anything in my power to make sure you and Anya are safe, I feel so horrible knowing that you left me in her care and yet I couldn't protect her at all. I swear to you Lana, I'll make sure that Anya is found and she comes home to us without a single scratch."
That truly felt reassuring to Lana. She stayed a while at her uncle's place before finally leaving back to her apartment.
Inside the bus on her way back, her mind kept jumping from one possibility to the other.
What was Anya doing now? Was she okay? Has she had anything to eat yet? A deep sense of guilt swept her into a torrent of tears and anger, why did it have to happen to her? Wasn't it enough already that she had to go through so much without being prepared to handle any of them?
Sitting helplessly, she realized just how bad she had it."Let Anya be okay Lord, please let her be okay."
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In a fully furnished and well developed building, Anya was kept in a room with strict security. "She's okay boss, she's also had something to eat as well." It was one of the men who kidnapped Anya speaking to someone who from the conversation, one could tell was the leader.
"Make sure she doesn't get the chance to run away, give her whatever she needs and never let her out of your sight, under no circumstances." "Sure boss." The line went dead and the guard resumed his position.
In another building, far from the city, the main mastermind behind the kidnapping of Anya sat on a sofa in a well furnished living room, "I'm going to have my revenge on you Lana Hart, for refusing me, for treating me like I was nothing, this is just the beginning of your struggles." A manic laughter escaped his mouth as he leaned evilly.
One could see a picture of Lana, and her entire family on a board, each of them having a pin suspended at the top of them. Lana had absolutely no idea what was coming for her.
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Lucien got to the event just in time. The Prime Minister was waiting for him and Lucien knew that his seduction plan had to enter into effect immediately.
There were rumors that the Prime Minister was gay and after sending a few of his secret spies to gather more intel, he had the answer he was looking for. It was truly a strange idea considering his reputation but when it came to finding the truth regarding the one man he's always hated, Lucien was willing to go to any lengths.
When the prime minister saw Lucien, his face lit up in a way one would think was appropriate upon first glance but from a closer view, he was grinning like a female who was waiting to be asked out to prom.
"It's so good to see you again Lucien," he said with a dirty grin on his face. If not for Lucien's ability to keep calm in crazy moments, had it been someone else, they would have taken to their heels.
"I'm glad to be here, it's truly been a while and I've missed our conversations and meetings," Lucien said while reaching for a handshake and held on long enough to establish some form of intimacy.
Lucien was mentally praying that this gets over and done with as soon as possible, it took everything in him to not want to punch the Prime Minister in the face.
Whatever form of contact Lucien had established was clearly working as his face lit up with that brief interaction. It was working, now for the second phase of the plan.
"Let's find somewhere more private to talk." "Of course, of course, come along." Lucien's men were signaled by Joe to stay put, Joe walked into the room and then it was just Lucien and the Prime Minister.
"Is he supposed to be here?" The Prime Minister said, staring up at Joe. Lucien signaled for him to leave the room. Joe nodded and left with a smirk on his face, their plan was unraveling faster than they had planned.
"So my dear Lucien, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit? It couldn't be that you missed me now, or did you?" He was no longer hiding now and Lucien could tell the Prime Minister wasn't afraid to own up to the rumors about him.
Lucien leaned over his shoulder and saw the tiny camera on the wall and smiled.