Draven's POV“Hey, this is Emma. Leave your message after the beep.” As soon as I heard this announcement, I pulled the phone away from my ear in annoyance. The mask of anger on my face was noticed by my daughter who was sitting on the sofa next to me.Holding the stuffed, pink bunny which was almost half her size, she asked, “Did Mom not pick up the call?”I looked at my phone and shrugged, “Yes.”Emma and I were supposed to take the kids shopping today. They were starting school in a few days since it was a huge milestone in their life, and they wanted their mother involved.I informed her about it days ago and asked her to keep her schedule clear. She agreed to it but now was not picking up my calls.“Can we please wait a little longer? Maybe she is busy.” The little girl pleaded in the most adorable voice possible. “Of course, sweetheart.” I said and petted her head. The way daughters can bring the soft side in you which you did not even know existed.The arm of the clock shifted
Draven's POVEven Strix perked up when he heard Alex's question. Emma only had Natalie and this guy in the name of friends, it was really concerning if she was not with either of them.I replied, “No, I am unable to find her.”“What!” His voice raised, “Where are you? Did you check in the hospital?”“I am in the hospital with her Senior Doctor. Apparently, she went back home early in the morning.”“I don't have a good feeling about this. Especially after what she told me last night.”“What happened last night?” I furrowed my eyebrows.Alex seemed hesitant to talk about it over the phone, so I reassured him, “You can tell me. It's safe.”He hushed his voice and said, “Emma was right. It was not an accident, someone was indeed trying to kill her.”“What?” My whole body went numb, and I couldn't think of another thought.Did he just say that someone was trying to kill Emma?I went to a scheduled corner where no one could hear me speak. I asked, “What do you mean someone tried to kill her
Draven's POVI did not explain further or wait for him to say anything, I just hung up and stepped on the gas pedal. I was driving across the highway, jumped every single traffic light and even edged a few accidents but made it to the pack house in just the right minutes.I did not even bother to park the car and left it right in the corridor. I marched into my office where the charge and staff of the security department were waiting for me.“Alpha.” They greeted me nervously.I sat down on my chair and said, “Play the footage of 4 am of every single surveillance camera near West Wing Hospital.”“On it.” The incharge tapped a few times on his laptop and the screen of the television in my cabin lit up. “There are four cameras around that area, Alpha. And this is the footage of the time you requested.” The incharge explained to me and played the video.Not even two minutes into the video, I could see Emma's frail frame walking alone on the road. The door of my cabin was pushed open a
Emma's POVI don't know how long it's been since I have been left alone here. It feels like it's been a whole day already but the brightly lit sky told me that it was hardly close to being afternoon.I sighed and tried to call the men again, “Hey! Anyone in here?”My words got lost as if they were some needles thrown in the stack of hay. I tried to break loose again and in the process, accidently knocked off an old mirror which was hanging on the other side of the iron grill to which my chair was tied.“What on Earth are you doing in here, woman?” One of the men, whose name was Bradley, pushed open the door. He had a bottle of beer in his hand. No wonder he was pissed, I interrupted their drinking session.“I am sorry. It just fell.”He checked the broken mirror and clicked his tongue in annoyance. He kept the half-empty beer bottle on the floor and picked up the broom to sweep the broken mirrors, “Dumb bitch.”I furrowed my eyebrows, “Hey, who are you calling a bitch?”“You.” He sai
Emma's POVIt was not just torture, it was inhumane. Everyone knows how brutal the human trafficking industry can be!I asked, “Why would they do that to me? What did I even do to them?”I felt tears sting my eyes. As far as I am sound and aware, I have never harmed anyone and even if I did, it was unintentional. Why would anyone want to do such an inhumane thing to me?The kidnappers shrugged, “We honestly don't know what kind of grudge this person is holding against you.”“Do you at least know who it is?”The men looked at each other, they were hesitant.I said, “Guys, this person hates me and there is no way I am making out of here alive. I am not going to rat you out. I deserve to at least know the identity of the person who is destroying my life, right?”There is no one other than that assassin who is after my life. This too should be one of his work! We have been standing across each other for almost seven years now, it would be a shame if I die without even knowing who this per
Emma's POVArgh…I opened my eyes and looked around, the back of my head felt numb as if it had been hit. I touched my forehead and noticed that I was bleeding. I perked up in my seat only to stumble and fall on my face when the vehicle hit a pothole.“Ahhh.” I cried, attracting the attention of Rico who was next to me.“Oh, see. The runner is up.” As soon as he said it, Bradley, who was driving the car, looked at me through the rearview mirror.I asked, “Why am I bleeding?”“You tried to run. What else do you suppose us to do? You got hit while we caught you.” Rico explained calmly.I touched my wound again and hissed, even though it was bleeding it was not that bad and could be fixed with just a bandage.I looked around the car and asked, “Where are we going?”“We told the initiator about your little attempt to run. They determined that it would be risky to hold you any longer and asked us to carry out the already decided plan.” Bradley said.“Already decided plan?” My pupils dilate
Emma's POVI ran down the forest like a headless chicken, I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing. I could hear the men screening through the forest for me. They must be hunter-wolves as they were able to track down my scent even from afar.The deeper I went into the forest the more I started to panic.Where was I?How far till I reach the road?Will I end up getting captivated again?At this point, my ankle was bleeding heavily and I could not think straight. My vision was starting to blur because of exhaustion and my chest was heaving as if I had put a stone over it.I hadn't eaten since last night and my stomach was rumbling. I could feel the sugar level in my body fall down to the pits of hell.I can't do it anymore!I was on the verge and I did not have the strength in me to continue anymore.I did not know how long I had been running but it felt endless. The branches of the canopies were starting to haunt me and the roots seemed to drag me back to where I had started
Draven's POVMy mind was constantly shutting down since I found out that Emma was missing but I had to hold myself together. If I break down, who is going to find her?I found myself driving around the city aimlessly, I was restless and anxious thinking about her. How would she be? Is she safe?I wanted to find her right now but had no clue where those men took her.Suddenly, I found myself unable to drive around any further. I stopped in the middle of the road, remorse and guilt making it impossible for me to breathe. It was all my fault!I was so invested in hating on her that I totally forgot to take care of her. Only if I took her words seriously and investigated into this issue, they might not have had the opportunity to kidnap her.What do I do now?I had never realized how much I loved Emma until now. When she was with me, I treated her poorly and always wanted her to disappear from the face of Earth but now that I lost her, I am scared that I won't ever be able to see her aga