CHAPTER SEVENTY EIGHTSCOTThe slow realization creeps on Lily’s face as she realizes exactly what I just said, her father is dead.“Dead?” She says in shock, trying to confirm exactly what she just heard.“Yeah, I just got the call now.”She glances at Nickolas as he stands there shocked as well. This was also my reaction when I heard about it, I was not going to say anything at first until I was sure exactly what had happened but Catalina had kept on pressuring me and now she stood right in front of me in shock as well.“What do you mean by he is dead?” Nickolas asks, “How?”“I have no idea, my partner just called that he was found dead in his cell. I will not be entirely sure until I get there and confirm it myself.”“Dead?” Lily blurts out in shock to no one in particular as she walks around the apartment absent mindedly.Her brain must be trying to process everything right now, no matter what happened between all of us Robert was still her father and there is no way in hell she w
CHAPTER SEVENTY NINECATALINAThis overwhelming ache in my heart takes over as I watch him walk out of the room, he obviously doesn’t understand what is coming. This is way worse than all of them think it is, my father is going to do anything he can to get to me. Robert’s death is just the first step, there is only one way this can end. I have to face him myself.I never ever thought it would turn out like this, why is he after me? What did I do? Maybe there is a way I can talk some sense into him, all of this might just be one big misunderstanding. There should be a way I can reach out to him right?What the fuck am I thinking about? This is my father I am thinking of, Javier Vega. Once he has his mind focused on something it is hard to get him to back down or to change it. He has given out the order and he would rather die than go back on what he has said. There will be no negotiating my way out of this one, I can only fight my way out and it will not be easy.A part of me deeply wa
CHAPTER EIGHTYSCOTThe view of the city in the distance from the rooftop is simply exquisite, it has always been one of my highlights everytime I found myself in Nick’s house but right now as I stand here there is too much on my mind already for me to fully appreciate the scenery.There are so many questions running through my head as I stand here with the breeze running through my hair. I have to actually calm down and think deeply about everything that is going on, that is the only way that I can come up with a solution for this madness that is currently happening all around me.It is just like my father always used to sayCalm down and analyze the facts.A smile forms on my face as I hear his voice ringing in my head, I have a lot to thank that man for. He is one of the reasons I got into the force in the first place and definitely the main reason why I stayed.The facts I have right now are very simple. Robert is dead, Javier has escaped and I am not entirely sure of how much tru
CHAPTER EIGHTY ONECATALINAWe both sit in silence, drinks in hand as we are both lost in our thoughts. Underneath that hardened exterior of his Nickolas seems like he is a nice guy quite like Scot, I mean he was the one that came to check up on me when every other person seemed to be pissed at me. From the vibe I got earlier from him I definitely did not expect that we would be in this close proximity without ripping each other's heads off.“How are you feeling now?” Nickolas asks out of the blues.I look up at him but then I notice he is not referring to me as Lily just entered into the room with Scot following closely behind her. A slight smile creeps on my face as I realize what they just did, divide and conquer tactics. She took him and he took me. From the look of calm Scot now has on his face I think it might have worked, I can’t be so sure though so I had better continue keeping my distance.“I am not sure, I am not as upset as I was before and I do not know if that’s a good o
CHAPTER EIGHTY TWOSCOTMy body keeps on tossing and turning as I try to lay down in bed to sleep. Nickolas had insisted on taking the first watch earlier to enable me to get some rest but then there is no way I can get some rest at least not when my mind is not at rest. So many things are going on at once, so many thoughts swirling around in my mind that are causing my body to stir and sleep is definitely not one of them.Sitting up on the bed, I stare down at the floor as I recall the conversation we had in the afternoon. Catalina had made it so clear that she didn’t trust me after everything that I had done. I could see it in her eyes, the doubt. I tried my best to make sure she saw it but Javier is such a sweet talker, he has planted the seeds of doubt in her mind and now it sure as hell is germinating and will very soon turn into a mighty seed of its own.Every atom of trust I have managed to build over the past few hours has certainly been thrown out of the window by that one ph
CHAPTER EIGHTY THREECATALINA“What now?” I ask Scot as the phone line goes dead.He is silent for a while and from the look he has on his face it is obvious he is deep in thought. Finally he speaks“Here is what we are going to do, first of all I'll head back to the house and get my car. You are going to send him an address stating where to pick you up on the road and when he does I’ll follow you to wherever he takes you. If there is any sign of danger to your life I’ll come in myself and take care of things.”“Isn’t that a bit risky? If he figures out that you’re following us things could get bad really quickly.”“Don’t worry about that, I am going to make sure he never does.”“That’s not very reassuring given what just happened earlier” I say, referring to me catching him tailing me.He smiles a little “I am going to be more careful than that.” He says as he holds my hand.Right now I can not think of another way or another mode of action to take. This is the only logical way to do
CHAPTER EIGHTY FOURSCOTThe car keeps on taking turn after turn as I follow behind it. I know what the driver is trying to do, he is trying to shake off any would-be tail that might be following him. I graduated top of my class in college and I have been involved in a lot of clandestine operations over the years, it is certainly going to take more than a couple of fake turn signals and merry go rounds to lose me. Losing this car is not an option, I have to make sure she is safe and the only way I can think of right now is by capturing her father.This time I am sure the trial will be smooth and swift, the man had escaped the jail there is no way for anyone to spin this one other than him spending time in prison. For him to serve that time though someone has to catch him first and I am definitely going to be the one to do it.Maintaining my distance from the black jeep, I drive slowly, watching my pace because I know how important all of this is. If I am made I might as well kiss a lo
CHAPTER EIGHTY FIVECATALINAFreezing up as I look at the muzzle of the gun, my gun, that is being pointed at me by none other than my own father. I look to the side at Carlos who looks away immediately as he doesn’t want to match my gaze, that is all the confirmation I need. So everything that Scot had said was actually true, my father is the one who ordered the hit on me. He and Carlos had bullshitted me the whole car ride here and I had been stupid enough to believe them. They had played with every emotion that I had in me and in result I had submitted to them all because a part of me really wanted to believe that my father would never be capable of doing something like this.Staring at him in disbelief as he sits there and cocks the gun in front of me.“This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.”He speaks in such a calm manner that I can’t tell if he means what he is saying or not, it is not like it is going to make any difference after all. This is going to be it, I am goi