Enemies-No-More (IV) [Chapter 254]

~~Portman Square, Marble Arch~~

“Harry, how the hell are we supposed to find her in a place like this? It would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack!” Jacklyn exclaimed in worry, looking around. Harry looked around and realized that Jacklyn wasn’t the only one who was thinking along the same lines, after all, Portman Square wasn’t small, but he was prepared to scour the whole area even if he had to do it with bare hands.

Thankfully, he had a better idea… Himera was being kept under extremely strong Wards. Wards strong enough to block his Sigil… It was simply impossible to hide such heavy Wards no matter how much they tried. “Leave it to me” Harry waved his hand dismissively as he stepped forward and started to release his Magic. He closed his eyes and started to spread his senses, but at the same time, he was trying to hold his power back, not wanting to alert the people who kidnapped Himera.

A few seconds later, he finally opened his eyes and a grin formed on his face… “I have her location” Harry revealed. He had to admit, the Wards were strong, really Wards. This was probably the first time he came across Wards like this. They weren’t as strong as the Wards around Hogwarts or the Bones Manor, but the Wards he found were structured differently… Well, he could always inspect them after dealing with the nuisances and saving the damsel.

“Where is she?” Gellert asked as he inclined his head.

“Hyatt Regency” Harry answered as he turned his head toward the massive building.

“So, how are we doing this?” Katerina asked, looking excited.

“First, we rise Wards around the building so none of the fuckers could escape” Harry answered firmly with a nod of his head…

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“She is a tough bitch” One of the men mumbled in a low tone. Himera was completely drenched in her blood even though she didn’t have any wounds on her body. Whenever a cut was made or something was removed from her body, she would heal within a matter of seconds. To be honest, it was fascinating to watch her heal like that, but at the same time, it was disconcerting. The woman was clearly not unfamiliar with pain.

“What? Did you get tired?” Himera snarked while staring at the man torturing her for the past hour with a mocking look on her face.

The woman in the suit simply glared at her, but didn’t take the bait… She signaled the man who had been torturing Himera for the past half an hour and walked away from the room. Two of her men decided to stay along with Himera to guard her, but the rest followed her out of the room. Even the Ward team followed her out of the room. The woman in the suit pulled out a cigarette and lit it up before taking a long drag.

The woman signaled one of the members of the Ward team to cast Privacy Charms and when he was finally done, she started to speak again. “What do you guys, think?” The woman asked with a frown.

“I don’t think she is going to speak” The man who had been torturing her said while wiping his knife clean. “But I think that with given time, I can break her mind” The man revealed after a small pause.

“Alright… What are you going to need?” The woman asked.

“Time” The man answered simply, but one of the members of the Ward team spoke up.

“Before we take her anywhere, we would need to inspect her body” The man spoke and the woman nodded her head in understanding. She didn’t understand all this Magic mambo-jumbo, but she knew that Himera could be tracked with Magic, and she wasn’t foolish enough to lead her enemies back to their base.

“How long can we stay here?” The woman asked after taking another drag from her cigarette.

“A couple of hours, maybe…” The man from the Ward team answered. “Even if someone uses her blood to track her, they wouldn’t be able to pinpoint her location. At best, it would lead them to Portman Square and Portman Square isn’t small” The man explained after a moment.

“I see…” The woman muttered before she turned back toward the boy and girl responsible for seducing Himera. “The two of you get cleaned and get dressed. We will be leaving soon” The woman ordered, but then all of a sudden, all the members of the Ward team along with the boy and the girl flinched. “What happened?” The woman asked hurriedly as she didn’t miss their reaction, which came out of the blue.

“We have been found” One of the Ward team revealed, sounding really bewildered.

“How?! You just said that we would be safe for at least the next couple of hours!” The woman snapped.

“I don’t know” The man answered before rushing to the room where Himera was being held. They were members of the Royal Guard and their existence needed to stay hidden. If someone had the means to look past the Wards they have used to hide Himera, they needed to know it, so that could Ward against such means. “How were they able to locate you?” The man asked Himera without wasting any time.

The two men guarding Himera looked at each other since the Ward team wasn’t supposed to be asking questions, but when the woman in suit signaled them to stand down, they did so…

“Hahaha! Do you really think I am going to answer that?” Himera asked, looking at the man like he was the biggest fool. “All of you are fucked, but you don’t know that!” Himera exclaimed and started to cackle. Harry was finally here, and they were going to learn the error of their ways.

“Crucio!” The man snarled pointing his Wand at Himera. A red beam struck her and for the first time in the night, she started to scream. This was the first time she was experiencing the Cruciatus Curse and the pain was completely unbearable. After a couple of seconds, the man finally dropped the Curse and Himera slumped down in her seat, panting heavily… There was some blood around her lips, but that was it.

“You are going to tell me how they did it, or…” The man began to threaten Himera, trying to look as intimidating as he could, but before he could finish the threat, someone cut him off.

“Or what?” A cold voice asked…