Fragrance of Revenge

by Dick C. Waters

  All of a sudden there were hands all over her and she must have blacked out.

  She could feel her heart beating wildly now and her breathing rushed. She closed her eyes and was relieved she couldn’t remember what happened.

  “Mercedes, I’m so sorry we weren’t there to protect you. You’re going to be okay now.” Ralph pulled her tightly to him and she couldn’t control her sobs any longer.

  The swaying of the police car was almost putting her to sleep. She considered she might be having a nightmare and remembered Scott having his. However, she is not having a nightmare—this really happened to her. She wanted to see if there was any permanent damage to her body and tried to mentally poll body parts. Nothing registered.

  Then she remembered – the pictures that were taken of her, where are they? Her nightmare is not over. The captain has her photos, and if she is not mistaken, her nightmare is only beginning. The only reason she is not his prisoner right now, is that his men were there and he wanted to have her rescue by him on record.

  Her profiling training kicked in—his police position could provide him with the ability to deter the official investigation while making thousands on the slave-trade. Judging from his expression, the money is only a side benefit.

  She recalled his expression when he found her tied to that pole. There’s no doubt in her mind that he was weighing his options and planning something for the future.

  “Ralph, you need to do a better job of protecting me. Please don’t leave me alone with anyone…not even with the captain.”

  “Do you know what you are saying?”

  “I know exactly what I am saying.”

  “What about when we get to the hospital?”

  “You can close your eyes when they examine me, but don’t leave me alone again while we are on this investigation.”

  He moved her so he could see her face. “Are you sure?” He wiped her cheeks.

  “I know my enemy and you are not what I have to fear. I can’t exactly remember what those men did to me, but I know you would never treat me like they did.”

  He kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly again.

  “Ralph?”

  “What?”

  “You could have taken advantage of me in Bermuda the night I had too much to drink, but you didn’t…you’ve earned my trust…don’t blow it.”

  She thought, what will she ever tell Scott? Simply, that she is very happy to be alive.

  Chapter 35

  She purposely didn’t let Chris make love to her. He’ll have to earn that privilege.

  However, she had lost track of time, but it wasn’t wasted time. When he left her bedroom, he was a happy puppy, but a sore man. The memory of their time together put a smile on her face and she was surprised she was getting excited just thinking about it.

  Her bra and panties were somewhere, but it didn’t matter. She would get them in the morning. She felt the cool air on her naked body. Maybe she should ring for Chris. No, she will do that some other night.

  It was so different with Chris. Although she was attracted to the doctor, Chris was young and very handsome. His body was much more toned than the doctor’s. She had burned Chris’ image into her brain and would be able to recall it whenever she wanted to, including when she was with the good doctor.

  She remembered what she put him through and how she rewarded him. There wasn’t any doubt in her mind…she now had total control of him. She had tested him and he passed the test with a very rewarding experience for both of them. He was able to give her two incredible orgasms.

  She couldn’t resist any longer and touched herself now where he spent those many wonderful minutes.

  Before he left they showered together. Well, first she showered and made him watch. He was more than ready when she washed his body. She repeated the things she did to the doctor in the shower, and Chris’ reactions were much more rewarding. She replayed those things now and wished he was still with her.

  She had two men who would do anything she told them to do. She was starting to believe what the doctor had said about her being beautiful. She was surprised by how her actions seemed to defy all that is natural. Maybe it wasn’t her beauty, but her behavior. She will have to ask the doctor which it is.

  However, Chris still had to be severely punished for reading her diary. What could she think up next? What would his eyes look like when she held the straight razor against him? Would he trust her? Of course he would. The doctor did.

  You both have made some unfortunate mistakes.

  Chapter 36

  Alexis had her way with him. However, it was everything he imagined and more. He was impressed with how his body had performed, but he knew she liked it even more.

  He could have left her room at any point, but he was a willing captive to what she would do next. Less than an hour since he left her room, he had indeed managed to check all of the patients to make sure they were still asleep and did not require any attention.

  He looked at his name tag and realized ‘Chris’ was upside down. It was a good thing nobody noticed that, and he could fix it before the doctor arrived. He would have had a difficult time explaining why it was on incorrectly. He unhooked the safety catch and noticed the blood on the end of the pin. The blood would have been even harder to explain.

  He recalled when his clothes were lying on Alexis’ bed; she had taken his name tag off his shirt and told him he couldn’t have it back. When he finally started to get dressed, he remembered she took the tag and he asked for it back. She made him close his eyes and told him he had to earn his badge back. She was going to stick him with the pin point five times.

  It was her final way to say she was in control and not him. He recalled each stick. The first stick was in his navel. He flinched, and she told him if he reacted to any of the next sticks, she would double the number. She purposely made him wait minutes between each stick. She described the blood to him and then licked it away. The anticipation was exciting and he couldn’t hide it from her.

  His body was reacting right now to the memory. She tortured him with that pin and it hurt like hell, but it was such a sweet torture. She had tested him, and knew he had passed. It was an erotic sight seeing her with blood on her lips.

  Her final words were, “Get dressed. That will give you something to remember me. Now we both have earned our ‘red wings.’”

  Chris you need to have a plan to get rid of the doctor and have Alexis all to yourself. Maybe there is a better plan.

  Chapter 37

  I had given some thought to going to Mercedes’ apartment to get some rest. There was nothing said that I couldn’t use it. However, it had been a long night and I thought I was tired enough to sleep anywhere. Boy was I wrong.

  An hour into sleep and I had this terrible nightmare. It was similar to my others, but in this one it was Mercedes and I who were being held captive by her sister. It was Melanie’s twin who had us captive. She wanted me to make love to her or she was going to kill Mercedes.

  I refused to, but Mercedes was encouraging me to, saying that I didn’t matter to her anymore. She was in love with Ralph. Mercedes was laughing at me and telling me I was a fool to believe she would love me. I had lied to her about doing investigations and now I needed to be punished. She told Melanie’s twin to hurry because she was late for a date with Ralph.

  We were all naked and Melanie’s twin was fascinated with my arrow scar. She thought it was convenient how it pointed to my manhood. I was confused how she knew her twin had carved it, but she thought it would be very fitting to make a mirror image of it on the other side. However, she still wanted me to make love to her and was trying her best to convince my body that it was a good idea.

  She set the timer on the counter and said I had until the time ran out to get in the mood. The timer was three feet tall and had white gloves for hands. Mercedes kept asking to be released because she didn’t need to be here for our love making and she was late for her date with Ralph.
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  The timer must be broken because it was ringing before the time was up. Then it rang again, and again.

  That’s when I woke up. The phone was ringing. It rang again before I could answer it.

  “Hello.”

  “Scott, I must have woken you. It’s Mercedes. Something awful has happened. Scott?”

  “Hi Mercy, Are you okay?”

  “No, not really.”

  *.*.*

  I was awake now and realized I was having a nightmare. It took a second or two for me to get my bearings. “What happened?”

  “Scott, I’m okay now. But I was kidnapped earlier tonight.”

  Even though I was awake I was still having a problem processing what she was saying, against the nightmare I just had.

  “Scott I know I just woke you, but I was kidnapped and luckily rescued.”

  “I’m sorry Mercy. I was just having a nightmare and I’m still trying to get my bearings. You said you’re not okay. Tell me what happened.”

  “Well, Ralph and one of the Venezuelan police officers went into a cantina and wanted me to stay in the unmarked car. While they were in there, men busted one of the car windows and dragged me to their van.”

  “Jesus Mercy, I’m glad you were rescued.”

  “Scott, it was awful. Some of what happened is still a blur, I was knocked out. However, before that in the van they cut most of my clothes away. There were three men in the back of the van and they…well, they…never mind you can picture the scenario.”

  “You were knocked out?”

  “Well, when the van stopped and they dragged me out, I screamed for help. That’s when they knocked me out. The next thing I remember I woke up naked and tied against a pole in a warehouse. There were five men.”

  I heard her start to cry. “I’m so sorry Mercedes. I’m glad you were rescued.”

  “Scott, we believe these were the men who kidnapped the US citizens and killed one of the women.”

  “Did Ralph rescue you?”

  She didn’t immediately answer. “No, he didn’t.”

  I could tell she was trying to control her emotions. “Thank God you’re okay.”

  “I’m not okay. I might not be okay for a long time. I got a taste of what these women might have gone through. I never felt so vulnerable in all my life. I needed to call you to tell you what happened. Scott, I’m so sorry we argued before.”

  “Me too. Are you coming home?”

  “No. The police force captain who rescued me wants me involved in the investigation, because I can identify all the men. Two were killed when I was rescued, one got away, and the other two are being held at the police station. This might be the break we were looking for to find the other people who went missing in Bermuda.”

  “Mercedes, haven’t you been through enough? What if they come after you again?”

  “Ralph has been given strict orders not to let me out of his sight.”

  I couldn’t respond to that, but I had images of what that might involve.

  “Don’t tell me you’re jealous Scott. Would you rather I was still being kept a hostage, or taken away again?”

  “No. I want you safe, but I want you home.”

  “Now you know what it is like to worry about someone’s safety…like I worry about yours.”

  “Have you called your father?”

  “No Scott. I called you first. Just a minute—“

  I heard some talk but couldn’t make out the gist of it.

  “Scott, Max my boss just informed me that I’m being released from the hospital now. He just told Ralph to take me to my hotel room to change and then we need to head to the police station to talk with the police captain.”

  “Mercy, I love you. Please be careful. I don’t want anything to happen to you.”

  “Thanks Scott. Anything more to happen would be more appropriate. I have to go. I love you too.”

  Chapter 38

  After a restless night’s sleep thinking of Alexis and their time together he realized something—his career is shot. All the training to be a doctor and a psychiatrist are not important any longer. He needs Alexis all the time and not just when he brings her to his house.

  He wondered if she felt the same way about him, or was it just the sex. He had enough money put away that he could cease his medical practice and take her away to an exotic island somewhere. Would she willingly go? How could he finesse her leaving the care facility? How would he deal with Stephen?

  The only one who knows about her background is Stephen. Nobody in her family knows she even exists. If Stephen were out of the picture, that would eliminate the major obstacle. The next issue would be the care facility. He could release her to the real world and nobody would suspect anything out of the ordinary.

  If Stephen was deceased, the only heirs would be his wife, and his other daughter. If they were both out of the way, Alexis would inherit the family fortune. If Alexis was his wife, they would be rich and could enjoy living anywhere in the world. He has the necessary legal papers to show the probate court she is the next of kin and entitled to the Strong estate.

  He wondered if he should share Alexis’ heritage with her and feel her out about spending the rest of her life with him. Even so, how would he ever do away with three people including an FBI agent? Stephen’s wife has had several nervous breakdowns and a bad heart. If Stephen were killed somehow, she might just pass away with a heart attack. How the hell could he ever manage to kill Mercedes? Could he do it? Or, could he get someone else to do it? That would be a witness, who would also have to be disposed of.

  My God Alexis…see what you have done to me. Maybe I should just kidnap you and run away with you.

  The thoughts of having Alexis for the rest of his life excited him. He threw the sheets off and felt where she had shaved him. He recalled being at her mercy and remembered at one point he felt she might just remove his manhood. There was something he detected in her eyes that gave him a concern.

  He wasn’t alone any longer and the photos had turned into a beautiful redhead intent on making his current problem history.

  At this moment he had the will power to kill anyone.

  Chapter 39

  She was uncomfortable about meeting with her boss and Ralph. However, Max said it was urgent and wanted them both to meet with him in his hotel room.

  Ralph hadn’t left her alone for one minute since her rescue and he was acting like a gentleman and not an infatuated school kid.

  “Ralph, before we head up to see Max I want to tell you something.”

  “What?”

  “You know all to well that we have never gotten off to a good start. I know you want to have a relationship with me, but you know where my heart is. Your staging my apartment crossed a line and you’re very lucky I’m not reporting it.”

  “Are we going to go into that again?”

  “No, we’re not. Listen to me. This is important. I’m very lucky to have been rescued from those kidnappers. I’m also lucky the captain didn’t just keep me for himself. He looked like he could easily have done that. I don’t trust him, and my gut says he might have been involved somehow in my kidnapping. However, this isn’t about that. I want to thank you for making me feel safe. You have been a gentleman and I respect you for it. You’re a good agent and I can see you have a good side. Thank you Ralph.”

  She realized the emotion of her trauma may have been too much for her and saying these nice things to Ralph quickly caused her eyes to water.

  “Mercedes, once again I apologize for doing what I did. It was childish, but I wanted to drive a wedge between you and Scott. It wasn’t the right approach to have you like me, but thanks for telling me you do in your own way.”

  He took a step closer to her and she couldn’t resist hugging him. The emotional turmoil got the best of her, and he hugged her tighter. When the emotion passed he pushed her away from him so she could look into his eyes. She could tell he wanted to kiss her and she let him. After the short kiss
she put her head on his shoulder and felt closer to him.

  “Ralph, we need to get to Max’s room. Will you excuse me for one minute? I have to go to the bathroom.”

  He nodded, but he followed her to the bathroom. “Ralph, there is nobody here…give me a moment to myself.” She closed the door, but she knew he was right outside.

  *.*.*

  “Ralph thanks for taking care of Mercedes,” Max said to him after they were both seated on the couch in his hotel room. “Mercedes, I know this was a significant trauma to you. We were very lucky tonight, but those aren’t the right words.”

  “Max, I want to thank Ralph for making me feel protected. I needed to feel that right now.” Mercedes looked over to Ralph and pushed on his shoulder.

  “Okay, so here’s the deal. Mercedes I have arranged for you to be on the first flight home tomorrow morning. Your role here is complete. It would be wrong to keep you here as you have had a significant trauma, and I don’t feel you are safe any longer.”

  She started to object. He continued. “This is not negotiable, the decision has been made. Ralph, her flight leaves at 10 tomorrow morning. I want you to stay with her tonight, and…do I have to remind you to be on your best behavior? There is an embassy unmarked vehicle coming at 8 to take you both to the airport. You are to see that she makes it safely onto that flight. Do either of you have any questions?”

  “Sir, I respect your decision, but I can be more help here than at home.”

  “Actually Mercedes you will take more attention away from our investigation. We would be focusing more on your safety and not fully on what we need to pursue here.”

  She nodded, and realized the decision was cast in stone, and it made sense to her. “Where does the investigation stand, if I might ask?”