"Hello .. my dear” Nopaz said smiling sadistically “Are you hurt? I’m so sorry sweetheart”
“Nopaz you abducted me? Why would you......Untie me! Untie me now!!" she yelled.
"No. not yet. I told you Mitah. I told you about my feelings. But you ignored it. I am a rich man. Are you a dummy?" He asked bending down to meet her current sitting position, so he could have a proper view of her body
"You had to abduct me to prove that? You are just son of a b*tch. Let me go!" She raged struggling with the chains her hands were tied in. Her hair was loosened and dangling across her face
Nopaz laughed fleetingly “You can say that again. It’s what I know. yeah, that woman is really a b*tch”. He muttered, afterwards he pulled her into an inner room which was darker
“I will release you if you accept to be mine. If you don’t, well I have no other choice but to keep you here and use you as I want. At least if I can't have your heart, I should have your body" He smirked, closed the door at her face and walked out.
Mitah was screaming and wailing but no one heard her. Tears rolled down her cheek. She didn't ever imagine Nopaz could go to this extent because he wanted to have her. She was suddenly worried about her baby. Dino was also missing and here she was in another mess. "Lucas...Lucas...my child" she kept murmuring as her voice slowly faded
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Lati got worried about Mitah. She had left the house many hours ago. It was 9: 30pm and his daughter had not come back yet. He guessed she had gone out because of the silly boy he warned her against.
But she ought to have been back in the house because of her child, Lati thought and he was becoming furious already about Mitah's carelessness. Lupam, their maid also looked troubled as she held Lucas in her arms who was crying. Lati worriedly asked Lupam if she has fed him some milk
"He is refusing to take the milk I made for him. When it happens like this. He obviously needs breastmilk" Lupam uttered Patting the baby gently at his back
"Oh. Lord, where has this girl gone?" Lati murmured pacing around the living room. "If that silly boy is kidnapped, why should she let that affect her sense of reasoning!"
"Someone was kidnapped?" Lupam asked shocked
"Yes. That boy from a stupid father!"
Immediately he said that, Lupam knew he was talking about Dino. She opened her mouth agape and immediately closed it, trying so hard not to reveal her startled face
"Oh.. Lord, Maybe he is still yet to be found?" Lupam muttered.
Lati took a quick glance at Lupam “Well, who cares about that? Does she intend to sleep over there? No one even knows the telephone number of their house?...I think it was Amanda who called her the other......"Lati stopped abruptly as if he uttered a word he did not want to. He cleared his throat....
"Sir.. You....?" Lupam asked more like she was talking to herself. She knew that Amanda is Dino's sister as she once came over to the house when Lati travelled and Mitah introduced her. Somehow, the way Lati pronounced that name with familiarity sounded odd to Lupam's ears.
Lati wore an uncomfortable look "Find me Mitah's address book in her room. She writes telephone numbers there too.....Now!" Lati raised his voice
"Alright sir" Lupam said dropping the baby gently in a cot. In a minute she was back with the book.
Lati opened it and flipped over few pages. He saw the inscription of Dino's house line. He called it out loudly to Lupam and told her dial it on the telephone. Lupam did
Amanda, Dino’s sister picked up the telephone anxiously. “Hello. Who is this? Have you found my brother?”She asked
“Well. I’m looking for my daughter right now. Is Mitah at your place?” Lati enquired. Amanda was disappointed, she took a deep breath before answering “No, she left hours ago”, Her tone was dismissive and she ended the call especially as she realized it was the man who despises her brother and her family. She dropped the telephone and suddenly worried about Mitah too.  She silently prayed she is safe.
After the call with Amanda, Lati took a deep breath. He was no doubt troubled and scared. Could Mitah be in danger? If not where has she gone? He picked the telephone again to call for some help .
****""
Dino was still held captive at the kidnappers’ den. They refused to feed him well for three days except serving him  three slices of bread which he fed on for only once in a day. He had become weak and worn out. His face covered with bruises as the kidnappers had hit him multiple times.
"You guys should just let me go... please" Dino pleaded with a weak voice "Is it money you want? You will get it. I have just been here without any purpose for three days" As many times as he asked, the guys have refused to divulge why he was kidnapped or the Mastermind behind it.
"One more word from you and we will shoot you in the leg! .” The leader of the abductors, Rex threatened. They were three in number. Rex instructed the other guys to keep an eye on him as he went outside to place a call.
“Hello Sir. We have him here in our custody. Should we kill him still hold him captive?"
"Do whatever you want with him. Kill him, release him, I don't care. I’m less concerned about that”.Lati replied furiously. "I am looking for my daughter right now!" He ended the call
Obviously, he had sent the guys after Dino but he was faced with a bigger problem already. His daughter was yet to be found. He asked his men, (army officers) to comb the whole of Liba and placed an announcement on the radio station. But there had been no information yet. It's been three days already. Lati was troubled, and distressed. He angrily destroyed the map on the table breathing heavily afterwards
"Lati, please calm down.” His close friend, Camp who was also an Army officer advised. “We will find her. I’m Certain about that. You should eat please. You are gradually losing your weight”.
At that instant, a junior officer entered the room. He informed Lati that the street location where she was abducted, a CCTV camera was there and the plate number of the car captured
“So, it has been established that she was kidnapped” Camp said. 
.“Kidnapped?” Lati asked. He wondered who had the guts to abduct his daughter. Dino which he could have suspected, had been kidnapped by the thugs he hired. As an army officer, his heart was beating rapidly. What if they had killed her? She is his only child. He quickly erased that scary thought off his mind. He faced his men
“Do whatever you can do to find her. This is an order and a plea at the same time. She is my only child.” Lati said with a bittered voice.
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Mitah heard the creak of the door, and she jerked in agitation. She saw Nopaz entered the room. He pulled aside the curtains making the dark room reflect. He untied her already. He was bearing a plate containing Meat pies, French fries and a bottle of Youghurt.
“Look what I got you dear” He uttered dropping the plate.
“I do not want your food”Mitah said giving him a Stern look. Her lips were very dry with bruises from the way Nopaz had forcefully kissed her the last night, also had fun with her against her will
Nopaz slowly bent down to touch her lips .”I am sorry to hurt you yesterday but I told you that’s what would happen if you don’t yield to me”
She shifted his hands away with disdain "You will definitely pay for molesting me Nopaz. You are not getting away with it"
Nopaz giggled at what she said "Really? Anyways ,Eat your food. My boys told me you have only ate two slices of bread since yesterday morning. Do you want to die here and make me cry..hummm?” He muttered caressing her face. “This your so called boyfriend is one lucky dude. Your body feels so so tender to touch. And when did you suddenly add weight this much in a year?” he added with a grin
"I recently put to bed. I have a son! Which is why you should let me out of here Nopaz" she pleaded tears rolling down her cheek. "Please"
Nopaz got startled; "Who is the bloody father?" He asked
"My boyfriend". Mitah said with an agitated tone
He wore an uncomfortable look before he put back a neutral demeanor.
"Well. I don't care about that. You are still your Sweet self. And for your information, my father married my mother as a single mother. So it's really not a big deal"He muttered, and brought Mitah's face closer to himself once more attempting to romance her.
But Mitah pushed him away, but that only got Nopaz furious. He pushed her arms behind her back and had Mitah screaming and crying. He slapped her face hardly and after that he immediately stood up regretfully “Why must you make me hurt you everytime Mitah!.What is wrong with you?. Why can’t you just accept me and let me get you out of here, to let us further play our love”
“I don’t love you, Nopaz You cannot force my feelings” Mitah uttered breathing heavily.
Nopaz ran his hands over his curly black hair in frustration.“ Eat your meal. I do not want to hurt you right now“ With this, he got out slamming the door hardly
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The kidnappers stared glanced at Dino, indecisively and confused. Their boss who hired them told them to do whatever they wanted with him. What could that mean? Was he no more interested in his captivity? After a joint rumination, they concluded they would use the situation to their advantage. They knew who Dino is- and how wealthy of a politician his father was.
“Hey" Rex called and moved closer to where Dino was
"Seems person the person that asked us to capture you in here is not interested in you anymore. Now, we can only release you on one condition. Give us, the three of us 2000 dollars”
“2000 dollars?” Dino asked startled
“Yes. You got a problem with that?”. Rex muttered raising his eyebrow
“Uhh...No...No  Of course not" Dino answered immediately wearing a serious look "But I also have a condition too.”
The thugs got annoyed. "You...What condition is it you Bastard?” One of them queried