*Victoria*

"Damn it! Leave it to Rob to fuck up something as simple as this," Raymond snarled in anger.

"We should move. He'll probably reveal us," one guy said in anger.

I watched as Melody continued to sleep from the chloroform I gave her.

"The truck broke down, its gonna be about 4 hours before we can be able to move," Raymond snarled. "Whole town is probably turning over every stone looking for the little bitch."

"This client in Morocco is gonna be pissed that his order is late though," the guy said.

"I fucking know that," Raymond said, taking out his phone. "I'll try to get another way to get her in a crate fast, but this is all fucked now. Vicky, watch her while I try to fix this mess."

I nodded as they all stepped out, leaving me alone with Melody.

I took a shakey breath as I looked at my bruised and bloody daughter.

"This isn't right... It wasn't supposed to be like this..." I said as if she would have heard me.

I paced the room deciding what to do.

This girl... She's my daughter. She never did anything wrong to me.

I did more harm to her than she ever did to me.

I gave her up for drugs. I chose to not be a part of her life. I took her away from the safety of her home just to pay off the debt I had from buying dope. She got a beating from Raymond because of me. Now he's gonna sell her to some creep on the other side of the world who will probably end up killing her.

No.... No more.... She shouldn't be exposed to this any longer.

I won't let her suffer anymore because of me.

If they find out about this, I'm dead... But at least she already has a family.

I just hope they will find her before its too late.

I take a deep breath before I took out my phone and dialed.

*Jinxx*

After overcoming the initial shock of that revelation, CC, Ashley, Danny, Shaun and I sat in Detective Fletcher's office as he was on the phone.

Sammi and Paul decided to join a search group to help while everyone continued to look everywhere.

Jake took Alice home since she wasn't feeling well, and that just added more worry for me. Right now, she can't be stressed like this.

The man who took Melody has connections in so many countries, running thousands of trafficking rings, mainly human.

Organs. Sex. Slaves. Whatever to ruin a human forever.

And he has my daughter...

"I want eyes all over the fucking world if you can manage. Find me this bastard and the Ferguson girl ALIVE," Detective Fletcher snarled, hanging up the phone. "FBI just arrived and are starting searches of possible locations, stakeouts, you name it."

"Forgive me, but I don't think we have time for that!" I snapped. "If we don't get an address from that bastard, my daughter is going to end up being sold and shipped to some perv in God only knows where!!"

"I know that, Jeremy, I'm doing everything I can here," Detective Fletcher said. "These assholes have been snatching girls across the country and prostituting them, selling their organs, making them punching bags, and a lot of fucked up shit."

"I'll hunt them down and kill them all if they even so much as harm my daughter," I said.

"Try talking to the bloody bastard again, get him to say something!!" Danny said.

"Guilt him," Shaun said. "Its our only chance."

We all nodded at him as Detective Fletcher sighed and picked up the phone.

***

"Mister Madrigal, we need to ask again, where are you keeping Melody Ferguson hostage," Detective Fletcher said.

"Same place they'll be storing her kidneys if they decide she's not good for sale," he snickered, smirking at them.

"This isn't working," I said in anger.

"Patience," Shaun said. "We'll need it if we want to find Melody."

"I want to just punch the smirk off this psycho's face,"CC snapped.

"This is a young life you are keeping hostage, sir. She has a mother and father, friends, a future..."

"Maybe a future as a baby maker," he laughed dementedly.

I was about to charge into the room to strangle him before Shaun held me back.

"Let the detective handle this," Shaun said.

"This man is disgusting," Danny said with horror in his face.

I grunt in anger as I looked back.

"You know, I wonder if you'll find her fast enough before she's sold to Istanbul instead," He snickered.

"That's it!!" Ashley snarled as he stormed to the door.

"Ashley, no!!" CC shouted as Ashley slammed the door open and stormed in, grabbing the man by the collar of his shirt and slamming him into the wall.

"Tell us right now where she is, you cunt!!!" Ashley snarled.

"Ashley, calm down!!" CC snapped.

"Like hell, this sick fuck gets off on taking away girls from their everyday lives just to turn them into sex slaves or have them end up in the bathtub full of ice in some cheap motel with their guts missing, now he's got my niece!!" He snarled as he grabbed Melody's picture from the table and grabbed the guy from his shirt collar before forcefully showing the picture.

"Look at her... LOOK AT HER GOD DAMN IT!!  She's only fucking 16 years old, she's only a kid!! She has a family, friends, dreams, a future, amd you're just gonna rip that away from her?! TALK, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!"

"That's enough!" Detective Fletcher snapped as CC and another officer pulled Ashley away.

"My fucking friend is getting sick looking for her and you're just gonna sit there and let this girl and her family suffer, you sick, twisted asshole!!" Ashley snarled as I watched in shock as the guy trying to get back up.

"That's enough, Ash," Shaun said as he helped tried to calm Ashley as I walked over and also gripped his shoulders.

"Its over, just tell me where you have Melody," I seethed through gritted teeth. "She's only sixteen, barely out of high school, why can't you see that!? TELL ME WHERE MY DAUGHTER IS!!!"

"Mate, enough," Danny said, pulling me back as we were escorted out of the room, leaving the guy alone in the interrogation room, tears falling down my face.

Suddenly...

"FLETCHER!!" A voice shouted as we turned to see an officer run up to us, along with an FBI agent. "You're gonna want to hear this!!"

"What now?" He asked as we all walked over.

"We just got this 911 call sent to us and you have to hear this, there's even an address," he said as another officer played a recording on some machine.

That's when a familiar voice spoke.

"My name is Victoria Hayes.... I know where Melody Ferguson is...."

~~~~~

Will they get to Melody on time??

Next chapter coming soon!! 🌹

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