Chapter 5 Being held Captive

Kimberly stood outside in the club alley, as her mind spun with thoughts and regrets, she hated coming to this place,

She hated the fact that she let Jennie talk her into it.

That Asshole Smith had tried groping her but although she came here with the plan to lose her virginity for 8od she just couldn't do it and when she refused, he insulted her, created a scene, and left her feeling embarrassed, Jennie came to add salt to wounds when she also left saying Kimberly embarrassed her.

Kimberly was about to order an Uber to come to pick her up when she saw Mr. Wayde Patino on the far end of the Alley, she guessed it was no surprise since rich people usually visit these places.

She covered her mouth in shock as the guard standing next to Mr. Patino dropped dead, this alerted the billionaire and he attempted to run out but was immediately shot in the legs and collapsed to the floor with a large thud.

Against her better judgment, she ran closer to the scene instead of moving away from it

She crouched down in front of the man, he was panting hard and his eyes flickered faintly

"You- you did this? " He forced out, breathing weakly

"Don't talk sir, save your strength" She Shushed him, taking his handkerchief from his pants pocket and applying pressure to his bleeding side

"Sir, we have to get you to a hospital, I'm calling the ambulance now"

"Who are you? What did you do to him?! " The scary man that appeared in front of her demanded

"I-I didn't" That's all she could get out before she was hit in the head and blacked out

"The bodyguards immediately carried his boss and the suspect into the car and drove off to see Doctor King at the hospital

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Vanessa walked out of the club the same way she came, she needed to get home. She was a bit sweaty and her dress was sticking to her uncomfortably, the heels were killing her. In conclusion, she was done with tonight.

She began her descent towards her home as she walked, right in the alley she could see a guy with a gun pointed in the direction she came from, her first instinct was to run but the guy already noticed her and he took off first for whatever reason, Vanessa was grateful, she turned to bolt out of the alley when she heard the harsh breathing of someone coming just a few feet away.

Against her better judgment, she approached the sound even as every part of her body was screaming at her to run away she kept going till she saw a trail of blood leading behind a huge trash can and followed it.

Vanessa's brain seemed to have a glitch because she was unable to function or perform.

Sitting in front of her was the jerk from yesterday and his black suit was damp at the side and the hand he pressed against it was coated in his blood, he was shot.

"You did this? Who sent you? " He stuttered out, pointing his gun at her.

She panicked and snatched the gun from his hands, trying to steady it in her shaky ones

"Calm down sir, I didn't do anything, I came to help you, and I should probably do that instead of talking to you" She rambled and dashed for the handkerchief peeking from his suit pocket

"Here, use this to apply pressure and I'll go get help okay" Vanessa pressed the material in his hands but he already passed out.

Her blood ran cold, what if he died, she would be blamed, she needed to get out of there and forget about this and what she saw, someone else could help him, she needed to leave, she had her problems to solve.

She stood up and shifted from the still body of the bleeding man, but she found herself back on the ground in someone else's blood, all she saw was the lifeless eyes of a man staring at her before she blacked out.

Valentino's bodyguard had run as fast as he could when he saw a guy running away from the direction he left his boss in to get the car, he was shocked to find a girl with a gun in hand standing above the almost lifeless body of his boss and few feet away was the dead body of his colleague. He hit her in the head and decided against killing her, opting to get his boss to the hospital first.

the ladies were taken away while both billionaires were rushed to the hospital.

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Both men were rushed to the central hospital in separate cars, one condition worse than the other.

They were brought into the hospital through the back door and rushed into different hospital rooms with Val being brought in for surgery. His wounds were more serious so he needed more attention.

Since both men were reputable and influential, the hospital had to ensure that no one got a whiff of the incident that took place that night as this could compromise their business and name and also Wayde's chances of contesting in the upcoming elections

They became the hospital's number one priority, nurses and doctors flocking over to them with Doctor King being In charge of it all.

Val had to undergo a blood transfusion because he bled out more than his counterpart and the bullet had hit one of his ribs which caused a fracture.

After hours of running around by both doctors and nurses, the CEOs were finally out of danger and were finally conscious, they were both transferred to the same hospital room, Doctor King had requested they stay at the hospital for at least a week but Valentino had vehemently refused every idea that had to do with him spending a few more hours in the hospital.

"Doctor King, just let us go home"

Meanwhile, both ladies were taken to the businessmen' shared mansion on the outskirts of town, they were thrown into what looked like a storeroom with abandoned pieces of furniture, books, and electric appliances, both ladies were chained to chairs, a few feet away from each other

Before dawn, both billionaires were driven to their shared mansion on the city outskirts where both prisoners had been transported to.

While Val was confined to his bed to heal, Wayde was also given a strict rule to rest, while they recovered.

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Vanessa blinked several times to clear her vision and adjust her eyes to her environment.

That's when the panic set in as she felt the coldness of the chains around her wrist and the ropes binding her feet together, she was in a room, It was cold and dark with little rays of light sipping into the room through the cracks on the windows, her heartbeat quickened when she saw the silhouette of somebody in the same situation with wrists chained and feet bonded, she couldn't tell if it was a male or female but judging by the physique it was probably female.

Her brain gathered the pieces of last night's events together and she began her descent toward panic.

"Hey! Hey! Get me out of here!! I didn't do anything to the Asshole, GET ME OUT!!" She screamed in hopes of someone hearing her out.

Vanessa already figured out what happened, they must have thought she shot the CEO, who seemed to be in some shady shit judging by the guns and shooting yesterday and her kidnapping.

How long was she out for? Was she ever going to get back? Will she die here? Who would look for her, she guesses Nora would but she wouldn't have the resources to search for her, all the clients she acquired last night, her landlord, her new job. She was going to lose everything and no one would bat an eye or care because she was almost nonexistent anyways.

No matter how serious her problems were, she didn't want to die, she had so much to live for even when she had so little, she needed to survive.

"Get me out!! I didn't do anything!! Let me go, you bitches" Vanessa screamed again, maybe insulting her potential killers wasn't a good idea but she was scared and frustrated and this was her coping mechanism

All the ruckus she was making seemed to awaken the person in the room with her as she heard a groan, Vanessa turned to study the face of the unfortunate soul stuck in this situation with her, her outfit was fairly clean so she couldn't have been here longer than her.

From the rays of light that hit her face, Vanessa could make out the outline of her round face, plump lips, and button nose, her hair cascaded down her shoulder sticking out everywhere and she was sure hers looked the same, she couldn't make out the colour of her hair due to the lighting but she could tell it was a dark tone may be black or brown.

The lady was silent as she clutched her head in her hands, no doubt trying to gather her thoughts, a moment passed and she let out a gasp and started screaming

"Let me go, it's a misunderstanding, I didn't do anything to him! Please let me go, please" She screamed, panting a little

"Please let me go I didn't do anything" she sobbed letting out harsh breaths and moving as little as she could due to the restrictions from the chains

Vanessa was no expert but she could tell the lady was having a meltdown, an attack.

"Hey, miss look at me, please" she called out to her as she muttered incoherent words out

"Miss please listen to me and take a deep breath okay" she tried again hoping she was being of help, she had no experience other than a few TV shows she had watched

Vanessa seemed to have gained her attention though as she turned to look at her and started a breathing regulation of some kind, she seemed like she knew what she was doing so Vanessa just sat and watched until she calmed herself down with only a few tears streaming down her face

"Hey listen to me, on the count of three we'll scream so we can get out of here okay" Vanessa explained, thinking if they could get someone's attention and explain what happened they'd let her go and let the lady go as well since her situation looked a lot like mine

"LET US OUT!!! It's a misunderstanding!" they screamed simultaneously and continued shouting.