Chapter five

When Luke woke up in the morning, Bella was still sleeping peacefully beside him. They were intertwined together and he felt good about it. He looked at her peacefully and beautiful sleeping face and a smile spread on his handsome face. Just as he was about to wake her up, he remembered that he didn't even know her name or anything about her. He gently freed himself from her hold and got out of bed. He tried looking around the room if he would see her purse and maybe, he would get to know who she is but to his disappointment, there was nothing of hers in the room. She wouldn't even have a clothe to wear of she woke up. He looked at the time and saw that it was still very early so, he decided to go and get her something to wear before she would wake up. He left the room and went to the hotel front desk. He met a young receptionist there. "Hi," he greeted the receptionist who was looking into her phone.

The receptionist frowned her face at the disturbance and said, "who the he..." But stopped when she saw who was standing in front of her. She changed her expression immediately. "Am sorry sir, what can I help you with?" She asked with a smile. Very few people would say they don't know who Luke was. Due to his family, his name has been all over the news and net. He has started taking over from his father at such a young age.

"I need you to help me get clothes for..." Luke started to say but stopped. What was he about to say?

"Clothes for who?" The receptionist asked.

He thought for a while before answering. "Clothes for my girlfriend. I need you to help me get a cloth for her."

"Okay, sir, which room should I have the cloth sent to, and what size or kind of cloth do you want?" The receptionist asked.

"Hmmm, I think a dress will be perfect. Just get me some and I will choose what I want." Luke answered. The receptionist nodded her head in understanding and made a call. A few minutes later, clothes were brought and he chose a blue dress that he felt would look good in Bella.

He took the dress back to the room and Bella was still sleeping soundly. He smiled and decided to go down and get them food. He thought of ordering the food but after some thought, he decided to go and get it himself. By the time he got back to the room, Bella was nowhere to be found. At first, he thought she might be in the bathroom but, when he didn't see the clothing he had placed on the bedside table, he started to panic. He checked the bathroom and his fear became true. She had gone. 'No, she can't be gone! I doing even know her name! How do I find her?' He asked himself.

After some time, he went back to the reception desk. "Excuse me miss?" He called as he rushed to her. "Did you see anyone leave walk out of the hotel in the blue dress that I bought?" He asked her while he tries to be calm.

"No, sir. I didn't see anyone." The receptionist answered with a shake of her head.

"Get me your manager. I need to check the CCTV footage.! Call your manager right now!" Luke said in a panic. He couldn't just let her go like that. What is she thought he had abandoned her first? He didn't want her to leave. He didn't understand why but, he never wanted her to leave his side ever again. He already knew that whatever might have happened to her yesterday was probably because she had been drugged.

The receptionist didn't waste any time and called the manager. She briefly explained what was happened and asked him to come immediately. In less than two minutes, the manager, a man in his early thirties rushed out of the elevator and ran towards them. "Good morning Mr. Luke," he greeted as he got to them.

"I want the CCTV footage of the fourth-floor hallway and the footage of the party that took place yesterday and I need it asap!" Luke said.

"Sir... There is a problem. Last night, the CCTV for that hallway was turned off and at the party also. The boss's daughter asked that it should be turned off and we did it." The manager answered with a shaky voice.

Luke looked at the manager like he would kill him at any moment. He was frustrated. How would he find her if he didn't even know her name? He was about to ask something when his phone started to ring. He looked at the caller ID and took a deep breath before answering the call. "Hi, dad."

"Where are you? You were not home last night and I have been waiting for you to come back home since. I need you to get home in the next twenty minutes from wherever you are!" His father said.

"Is there a problem?" He asked his father worriedly. He still wants to find the girl he spent the night with.

"Yes and no. Just come home. It's very important." His father said and ended the call.

Luke took a deep breath to calm himself. He was confused as to what to do. After a while, he decided to go home but not without asking. "Do you have cameras all over the building?" The manager nodded his head to say yes. "Good! I'll be back later in the day. By then, I want all the footage of the entrance from yesterday afternoon till the moment I'll step out. If I don't get it when I come back, just let your boss know that I will personally buy this hotel and you'll lose your job!" He added and walked out.

He got into his car and drove home. As he stepped into his home, he saw his father and mother waiting for him. He took a deep breath and walked toward them. "It's good that you are back. Have a seat. Your mother and I have something to talk to you about." His father said immediately he got to their front.

He looked from his mom to his father and knew what they wanted to say will be something unpleasant because of how his mother kept avoiding his eyes. He sat down quietly and didn't say a thing. He just waited for them to say what they wanted to talk about that was so urgent. "Luke, what I want to talk to you about is something that might get you angry. You have to go to kings island and you leave in a few hours." His father said in one breath.

"What! This isn't what we agreed! We agreed I'll go to that fucking island when I am done with college. This is not fair. How can you make such a decision without my consent!?" Luke asked angrily.

"Luke calm down. It's..." His mother got io and walked to him to calm him down but he stopped her.

"Calm down!? How can you ask me to calm down!? This is not fair!" He said with tears running down his cheeks.

His mother was surprised at his tears. She had never seen him cry in a long while and they never expected his reaction to be so strong. She looked at her husband for help because she could bear seeing her son cry. "Son, it's not like we didn't want you to finish your college education as we agreed but, things are a little bit complicated right now. Your uncles are at it again. I need you to finish your training and come and help me fully in the company. That's the only reason why your grandpa and I decided to send you earlier than we planned." His father explained.

"No, you all just like making decisions that favor you. Why can't I make my own decisions!? This is my life! You didn't even bother to ask for my opinion before sending me to some god-dammed island. What kind of parents are you!? All my life. All my life I did whatever you wanted... The only thing I asked was for you to give me time. Give me time to finish college like a normal child. Now, I have something very important to do and you are sending me away. This is something that involves my happiness and future and you are sending me away... Why!? Why!?" He asked with tears running down his cheeks.

His father took a deep breath to calm himself while his mother was already shedding tears along with her son. She had pleaded that they give him more time but they refused. They claimed it was urgent and he needed to go for the training. Kings Island is a place where super-wealthy family sends their heirs to receive whatever training they need. On that island, connections are formed with other rich heirs. Luke will be the first person in his family to attend such a thing. According to the brochure that was given to them, they'd have to go through a series of training such as Etiquette, physical training, combat, emotional and psychological training, and many others. When they tried to ask around, they found out that only some people finish the training. Most of them give up without even going halfway. The location of this island is what nobody had ever found out. "Son, we are sorry for taking such a decision without your permission or consent. It's just that..."

"It's just that nothing!! The only thing I see here is you people doing what favors you. You could have even waited for me before making such a decision." After talking, he took a deep breath to calm his emotion and clean his tears. He stooped crying and said after a little while. "Fine! I will go but, am not spending more than a year there. A year and I am back. I don't care what you or grandpa wants but, I will be back after a year."

"But, according to the information we got, their training takes three years to complete. How... I mean, what's the use of going there if you don't even complete half of the training? This is something that will be beneficial to us all, especially you. Think about it," his father said trying to reason with him. He knew he was being selfish but, the decision had already been made. He believed that his son would be able to do it that's why he agreed.

"I never said I will not complete their training. I only said that I don't care if at the end of one year it's completed or not. I am coming back because I have someone I need to look for." Luke said. "When am I leaving?" He asked before his father could get a chance to talk.

"According to the message, you leave in two hours. You are not allowed to go with any luggage or phone. Just get to the airport and someone will be waiting for you." His after answered.

"Okay. Take Me to the airport. I'll leave immediately." Luke answered and took out the sim card in his phone. He gave it to his mother and said, "keep this safe. I'll need it when I get back."

His mother who was still shedding tears took it with a nod of her head and hugged him. "Am sorry. Sorry I couldn't stop this from happening." She said as she sobbed.

"It's okay mom. The decision had already been made and there was nothing you or I could have done. I'll be back in a year." He said and hugged her also.

He was taken to the airport by his parents and after a few minutes, some men came and took him away. At the time when he boarded the plane that will take him away, Bella had also gotten on a plane to Nigeria.