My stomach was so heavy that I felt like the sheer weight of it was enough to break my shoulders and back. Rolan traveled for about three days and was supposed to return today.
I had managed to convince him to let me come and get him from the airport, just as a means for me to exercise a bit and also get some air, seeing that I have been cooped up in the house because the doctor prescribed bed rest due to the nature of my pregnancy.
It was almost time for his arrival, so I rushed into the shower and rushed out. None of the clothes in my wardrobe fit me anymore. I went to Rolan’s and picked out his shirt and I paired it with leggings.
I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled satisfactorily before leaving the palace.
As I drove out of the palace, I had an eerie feeling that something was going to happen. I waved off the idea of me just being paranoid because I had been alone.
I saw a roadblock ahead, just before I got to the airport. There was no one around, so I figured it must have been an earlier arrangement and they were done using it.
I didn’t want any drama since I knew that Rolan was traveling with a lot of security personnel, so I didn’t take any. I had no one around to help. I braved myself and got out of the car to clear the road.
As soon as I came out of the car, I heard a loud screeching sound, and then armed men jumped from the van and pushed me into it, driving off immediately. My cards, my phones, my bag and all were left in the car that I left its door ajar.
“Who are you? What do you want from me?” I screamed in terror.
I heard the laughter of the men as one of them whose face was completely covered except for his eyes came to blindfold me. The blindfold smelt familiar but I couldn’t place where the familiarity came from.
“He did not tell us that she was heavily pregnant!” One of the men who sounded very angry said.
“Please let me go, I’ll give you everything you want. Please.” I begged, scared that they might hurt my babies.
“Shut up” one of them ordered, and I kept my mouth shut.
“I don’t think he knows. Moreover, our Job was just to capture her and take her to him. Nothing else is of any concern to us.” Another replied.
I kept quiet and didn’t say anything until the car stopped. They did not remove the blindfold, and I stumbled all the way as they pushed me forward.
“We are here, boss. We got her. Are you coming now?”
“Alright then”
I heard one of the men say. He was obviously on a call with whoever had ordered her kidnap. I could not sit down fast enough when one of the men screamed at me too, so he came and forced me down. I felt a sharp pang in my stomach and knew that I had to fight back.
I pushed back and lunged at the man with my free hand, even though I was still blindfolded. One of the men wrestled me down and another one kicked my stomach.
The pain I felt was searing, and I screamed so loud.
“What the hell is wrong with all of you? Do you not know that she is Alpha Rolan’s Queen?” I heard a familiar voice from where I was writhing in pain.
“Alpha Ral…”
I heard the smack of a slap and the person with the familiar scent removed my blindfold. I squinted my eyes to adjust to the light because they made sure to secure my face tightly with the blindfold.
“Uncle Joe?” I asked, surprised to see him there. I knew that it was too soon for anyone to have noticed that I had been kidnapped, so how did Uncle Joe know that I was here? Unless he was the one responsible for my kidnap.
“Did you do this, Uncle Joe?” I asked, my voice shaky as I refused to believe that he was capable of doing such a thing to me.
He avoided my eyes, ignored my question, and moved to a corner with his men. I wondered how he was able to get out because I remember Rolan asking him to be locked up in the dungeon.
I regretted my decision to save him that day. I should have let Griffin drown him. I thought my act of kindness would soften his heart, but it was obvious that he was a wicked man.
He walked back to me with the rest of the men and one of them helped me sit on a chair. They gave me chilled water, but I refused to collect it as I didn’t trust that nothing would be in it.
“Look, we are going to call your husband, and you will tell him our demands.” Uncle Joe barked at me and handed a small ringing phone to me.
“Hello,” I heard Rolan’s calm voice from the other end of the phone, and the tears that I had been holding back from falling came rushing down in torrents.
“Is that Pandora?” I heard Kiara ask beside him. And I wept harder.
“Pandora? Where are you? I waited for you for hours. Kiara was also at the house. They told her you came to pick me up, but when I arrived and said I hadn’t seen you, we panicked. Where are you, my love? Did something happen? Are you okay? What of the babies?” Rolan asked, his voice tensed and filled with worry.
“I’ve been kidnapped by Uncle…” A slap cut the rest of my words shut, and I heard Rolan screaming my name.
“We will call you back to make our demands known to you.” One of Uncle Joe’s men said and ended the call on the furious Rolan who was cursing and swearing at the other end of the line.