Is this destiny?

Both Sarah and Aiden were surprised at the sight of a young man who alighted from the BMW 8 Series Convertible. He was the driver, and he arrived without any bodyguards. The surprising part is that he is young and objectively good looking. Does he need to involve himself in this kind of business?

Eve-lens provided information that the man is Tyson Tufte. 22 years old. His personal information was not impressive, and they would not know how a college student can afford services Akmal is providing, if not for the fact that he is a young heir. Tyson Tufte is working beside his grandfather, learning the skills necessary to inherit the family's business worth more than a billion dollars.

Tyson glanced at Aiden and Sarah before asking: "Akmal is not here?"

Sarah frowned at the fact that Tyson is acting like he knows the protocol, and that means that this is not his first visit. 

"Boss is busy sampling the goods. He asked me to show you in, and he will join you soon...", Aiden responded.

Tyson was knocked out before he stepped into the mansion.

With this, all of Akmal's 'customers' for the evening arrived.

Akmal, Tyson, Mr. Dunn, and the two men who arrived with Mr. Dunn were locked up in the basement.

Aiden headed with two members of the army of Chaos to arrange to get new clothes for the girls. The girls from the first two rooms could use a spare set, but the ones from the fourth room definitely need clothes.

Sarah went to the family room where 39 girls filled up couches and chairs and some sat on the floor. Some girls were excited, some scared, and some were silently observing their surroundings.

Sarah noticed that Meili is surrounded by a number of girls who listened to her talk and she guessed that Meili is telling them about her experience from upstairs.

The random chatter quickly died off when they noticed Sarah.

All eyes were on Sarah, silently waiting to see what is coming next.

"Boss Nyx…", Ernesto saluted to Sarah with gleam in his eyes.

Ernesto told Sarah that everything is in order, and that other than the two cars which they confiscated from Akmal's customers, there are three more luxury cars and one van in the garage. "Seven staff members and twenty-eight bodyguards are detained in one of the houses in the back. Three of them have light injuries …"

When Ernesto ended his report, Sarah gave her praise to him and to five members of the Army of Chaos who were lined up behind him. "You did well."

She glanced around the room. "Do we have enough food for everyone?"

Ernesto shook his head. "We checked the kitchen and pantry and they don't have many supplies, we have enough for breakfast, but for lunch, we will get from our base."

"Order pizza. I'm sure that everyone could use some food while we sort this out.", Aiden said from the back while entering the room.

Ernesto greeted Boss Erebus and instructed his men to order pizza and drinks for everyone.

Sarah turned to the girls and started with an introduction. "Hi, my name is Sarah and these people are my men. They will not hurt you… Food and fresh clothes will arrive for you shortly. If you have any health issues, we have medics available. In the meantime, we are setting up a station in the room down the hall where people will talk to you. They will ask you about your name and from where you are. Our goal is that within the next few days you are reunited with your families. We are not going to force you to reveal any information related to yourself, but we hope that you understand the importance of cooperating. The more information you provide, the faster we can contact your loved ones…"

"Are you the police?", one girl asked.

Sarah shook her head. "No. We are not the police."

"Why are you helping us?", another girl asked suspiciously.

Sarah was not sure how to answer this. Girls who were kidnapped and mistreated have a problem trusting others, and that is expected. What can she say to convince them that she is not just tricking them to relax before moving them to another buyer?

Sarah was pulled out of her thoughts when Aiden's hand squeezed her shoulder gently.

He answered: "We are on our honeymoon and Akmal crossed our path. We didn't come here to save you. We came to punish him and accidentally find out what he is up to. We have a number of kids at home who were in a need of help and we were in a position to help them. What I am trying to say is that this is nothing personal, and we have no agenda. You need help and we can help you. Think of it that we are collecting good karma. It is totally up to you if you will accept our help or not. If you wish to leave, you can do so. No one will stop you. "

Sarah looked at Aiden and smiled. She likes that he remembered her talk to Meili when she mentioned karma.

Sarah saw that none of the girls got up to leave, and most of them relaxed after hearing Aiden's words. Sarah informed them about the plan: "There is a number of bedrooms upstairs. When the clothes arrive, you will go in small groups up, freshen up and change. After that, you will talk with my people and give them your information. At that time, if you know a number of someone you want to talk to, we can make that happen…"

…

Two hours later…

All the girls showered and were wearing fresh clothes while eating pizza and waiting for their turn to go to the room next door and give the information needed to go home (if they were not in there already).

Clothing choices are not very dazzling: graphic t-shirts and sweatpants (the ones with a string around the waist). It's the logical choice, because two people who went shopping didn't know the exact sizes, so they bought tops and bottoms that would fit teenage girls. Underwear is included.

For the shoes, they got flip-flops. Later, they will collect girls' shoe sizes and buy them running shoes or maybe some sandals.

The girls didn't complain. The clothes are new and clean, and they got to shower.

Pizza, sodas, and a variety of juices worked great for everyone, and the mood in the family room improved considerably. 

Most of the girls from the fifth room sat in silence and observed the commotion. From the beginning, their eyes darted nervously toward the smallest noise or movement and there is not much improvement in that area.

Sarah instructed the army members to leave those girls alone and to allow them to take their time to adjust. They also left the door of the side-room open, and few of the girls took advantage of that to sit in a less chaotic environment. Sarah fears that if they approach them and demand information, they will spook them out. She decided that if by morning there is no improvement, she will call JoAnna for advice.

One of the girls noticed an impressive scene outside and alerted others. This made most of the girls to crowd at the windows and stare outside at thirty people who are standing in attention.

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