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walked in with a pile of folders in his hand and set them down in front of me.
     “Here you go, sir.” He motioned to the stack. “These are financial records on both girls, time-line breakouts of their arrival to the moment of capture, and background checks on family.”
     I pulled the first folderinto my hands and began to flip through the paperwork.
     “As you can see,” Nicole continued, “Everything is pretty much in order until around five o’clock on the suspected day of capture. We’ve narrowed it down to the southeast area of town.”
     Nathan piped in. “There were no charges at any restaurant or shopping center in the area, which can only mean they were taken before they arrivedto their destination, but what we did find was a paid taxi fare to the south side. We traced the charge back to Taxi Blue, the taxi company that services most of the resorts.” He slipped me a piece of paper with a name on it. “This was the cab driver. We could start with him.”
     I nodded in agreement, tucking the paper into my shirt pocket, and looked up at Nathan.
     “Good work, Nate.” I glanced at Nicole. “You, too. This information is crucial. I guess we should start going through everything before we meet their families.”
     I tucked a few of the folders under my arm and moved to my office. Stepping around my desk, I slid into my cracked leather chair and dropped the documents in front of me. I flipped through the papers until I found the taxi company’s contact information, then picked up my phone and dialed.
     “Taxi Blue. How can I help you?” A pleasant female voice answered through my speaker.
     “Hello. May I speak to…,” I pulled out the paper in my pocket with the taxi driver’s name on it, then continued, “Perry Jacobs?” I slipped the paper into the file and picked up a pen on my desk, pulling a fresh legal pad in front of me.
     “Perry is out on service right now. Can I give him a message?”
     I chewed my lip as I contemplated what I would say.
     “Actually, I’d like to schedule his service.”
     “Well, we can send out a taxi to you whenever you’d like. We have many other…”
     “I’d like Perry, please.” I firmly commanded her compliance.
     “Certainly, sir. The earliest I can have him available is two hours. What time were you needing him?”
     “Two hours is fine. Please have him pick me up at 17 Mariner Court. I’ll be waiting outside.”
     “Good, sir. I’ll page him right now.”
     “Thank you.” I hit the off button on my desk phone and scribbled a few notes down while I waited for my time to be up.  

Chapter 3
    PRESENT DAY
    (Unknown location)
    NOVA
     The guards tossed small clean dresses at each of us. I held it up and inspected the garment, a simple gray cotton gown that fell just past the hips and held on by strings at the tops of the shoulders. We all took turns securing them for each other before the lights flooded on and we were commanded to stand in line once again. When we all had taken a place, the door opened and Demon stepped in, taking his time inspecting us. I avoided eye contact with him because I couldn’t stand the feel of his dark eyes peering into my soul. He marched up and down the line of girls, pulling our faces closer and yanking on our hair as he decided who was worthy of going forward. My eyes cast downward as I saw heavy boots stop in front of me.
     “Look at me, girl.” He roughly ordered.
     I raised my face to his but looked above his head to avoid having to stare directly at him. His fingers gripped my hair until my eyes watered and I was forced to look straight into his eyes. A second later he spitonto my chest.
     “Remember this. You are nothing other than what I say you are. You obey me. As long as you comply and are continued to be wanted by my customers, you will live. If you do not…” He smirked as he glanced at the girls around me, and then his gaze traveled back to my face. He lowered his voice, making