MIKE:My eyes stood upright at the sound of the notification that came through. I didn’t want to focus my attention on the fact that it might be a notification from Anna after the last text I got from her left me afloat.“I hope it’s something positive,” I whispered the words under my breath.As much as I’ve always been an optimistic fellow I still find it so hard to be positive about Anna’s dilemma. Everything about her sudden disappearance kept me abridged.“Common Mike you can do this!” a sharp tiny voice flew past my ears, summoning up the courage to reach out for the phone.Like the flash of light, I ran to my desk, picking up my phone to open the text message that had just popped up on my screen earlier.My mouth fell down in shock, “What! How come?”My legs were suddenly getting cold and numb at the same time, finding it so hard to stand for that long just to absorb what I’d just read. I reached for my bed to sit, “What exactly is going on?” my hands ran through my hair figurin
MIKEThe tightness of my arms rested on his chest, waiting for him to answer the question I had asked him earlier. “Answer me! Who are you?” I pulled him closer to me and pushed him back harder than before, my heart palpitating. I watched the unknown figure who was fully clothed with black from his head down to his toes, brought out a heavy envelope from the back of his clothes and handed it over to me without saying a word. “Envelope? For what?” I queried him, eager to know more about why he handed me an envelope. The unknown figure muted himself without saying a word to me. I couldn't even see the person’s eyes to know who I'm dealing with. “Can't you…” the unknown person pushed me off without hearing me complete my question with so much power,running so fast without turning his face back to see if I was coming from behind. I held the envelope in my hands looking at it for minutes,”What could be in here?” I pondered out loud, turning the envelope back and forth, “Who might ha
MIKE:“How do I present this news to Anna? What will she think of me?” I wailed out loud in distress my hands still placed on Sarah’s unconscious body. “Who did this to me? Where exactly are the kids? Where have they gone to? Who took them?” I bit the underneath part of my lips, fighting back the tears from breaking out. “I think it's earlier I report everything that had just happened right now to the police. It's best if they follow everything up right away.” Slowly I lifted Sarah’s head and placed it gently on the sofa. Calling the police and reporting them was the best decision to take. I knew that my brain hasn't comprehended all what happened but I still need to take action the earlier the better. I reached out to the telephone that was hung in the wall and called 911. My hands were vibrating as a voice behind the phone call responded to my call, “How may I help you?”“I've been..robbed and my kids are missing. I need an ambulance…right away.” I stuttered with my speech, spea
ALFRED:The day slowly started drifting to dawn and Anna was no where to be found. I don't want to believe what the guards told me about her. No matter how bad they want me to feel about their conviction I just feel a certain kind of way inside me that there's no way Anna would have left the pack without being caught. “No! Anna, can't leave here just like that.”Muttering the words quietly under my breath despite the fact that my heart was racing so fast.I've searched every corner of the palace from the hut where I last saw her and now to the garden but she is nowhere to be found. If her hearing about my plans about her children is enough reason for her to hide in a place that's more secured for her then I wouldn't burge further having known that I know her location.But, for the fact that she had to run away to hide without giving anyone of my guards her location is one of the major reasons for me to be mad about her decision. “Hey! Come over here!” I yelled at the innocent guard w
Anna. The harsh weather improved greatly as I hid in a corner near the garden so. I wouldn't get caught by anyone working for Alpha Alfred. I've been hiding there for the past two hours as far as I could remember and no single guard or anyone who has been frolicking round the corner and axis of this palace has seen a glance of me. “It's best for me to hide in here until the coast is clear so I'd pave a way to leave this place.” Examining the roads I muttered to myself, my eyes moving from the left down to the right to see if I can find a way out. I was ready to get myself out of this pack to go protect my kids at all cost no matter if it ends up costing me my life. I was sick and tired of playing Alpha Alfred games with him without finding a way out for myself. “Even if I don't end up finding an escape route while I'm still in this enclosed corner I don't mind.” I said to myself, reassuring myself with optimism. I knew trying to escape here wouldn't be an easy one for me so I wa
ALFRED:“Will you just go ahead to pick up that call when we aren't done having our conversation?” Mira fired back at me her eyes scavenging for the attention she craves for. “Shut up! Mira.” Taking a few steps away from her I went back to my chamber holding my phone closer to my ears, "Can you just keep shit for crying out loud and allow me to be?"“How about you tell that loser you keep chasing and roaming around the pack for to keep shut because I know you aren't talking to me in such manner?” Her fist were tightened so hard, “You keep raising your voice at me but never have I for once caught or seen you raising your voice at that weak omega you keep messing around with.”I hung up the call as soon as I was done answering and drifted forward to Mira, “What did you just say, Mira?”“You heard me right, Alfred.” She jerked my shoulder off with hers, “I know you don't expect me to keep repeating my words.”“Mira, What the hell is wrong with you? Why have you allowed jealousy to weig
ALFRED.“Can I have the goods right away? “ My eyes scanned the room still checking if anyone was spying on me, “I need to leave this place right away.” I continued with the urgency obvious in my voice.I was ready to pick up my goods and head back to the car without having to go back and forth with any of the men. From the way they kept on looking at me, it was very obvious that they didn't call me here to smile their teeth at me.“We can’t give you the goods boss without you paying up our price?” one of the men kept a straight face as he addressed to me.Another walked right behind me poking his face to the left side of my ears, “I hope you are fully aware that we don't joke with our money, right?”The whole part of my body vibrated as I heard the deep sound of his voice, “How about you type in your account details into my phone so I can wire the payment to you.” I stretched out my phone to them, waiting for one of the men to punch in their details.The three men gathered right in f
Mira followed me closely, her voice rising through the corners of the room as I made my way out to go visit my father in his chamber. Ever since he was bedridden and I had a little clash with him I haven't been there for him. I haven't spent enough time with him even though I'm meant to be by his side. “Alfred, stop feeding me with silence and answer me right away.” Mira grasped my arms and pulled me forcefully from behind. I flung my arms away from her grasp and kept on heading to my fathers chamber. I wasn't ready to engage in her endless conversation. Most of the time I tend to wonder if she wasn't tired of nagging at every given point she has with me. She ran from behind hurriedly to stand in front, “Answer me and stop treating me like a fool, Alfred.” her hands carried the weight of her waistline as she placed it on her hips tapping her feet continuously. “Mira, I don't want to indulge myself in your games.” I took a quick pause, rotating to face her, “As you can clearly see
Mike.I staggered on my feet, dusting off the sand that had penetrated deeply into my eyes. The loud cry of the kids echoed through the calmness of the forest and every one of their words pierced through my heart. From the way they kept on shouting and struggling to get off the right grip of Zed, I knew that they were scared of him and they’d only been treated awfully.“Daddy Mike! Please, come and save us.” Sandy cried out loud in exhaustion.She was scared of her life and seeing my presence she greatly believed that I'd be of help to her. If there was anything that was going through my mind at that point it was the fact that I needed to be calculative of my steps so I wouldn’t end up losing them to Zed.“Zed, kindly hand over the kids to me and I won’t bother coming for you.” I pleaded with him dragging my feet cautiously on the floor just to get closer to him without him being aware. “They are all mine, Mike. I won't hand them over to you so there is no point trying to beg me.” He
MIKE. The loud sound of steps echoed loudly from within with my eyes scanning through the thick forest to be alert for where they’d be coming from. “What the hell is happening?” I said to myself trying to brace up for the aftermath. “One.. Two…” Zed raised his hands into the air, raising his voice so loud that one would be able to hear it echo through the silence of the room. Angrily I grabbed his collar, hitting his back on a tree I pestered him, rolling up my sleeves to question him, “What do you think you are doing?” “You haven't seen anything, Mike. Do well to sit back and enjoy the ride.” He kicked my underlegs and dashed through the edge of the forest that led to another path. The moment he caught a glimpse of me on the floor fighting my way through to stand on my feet, he put his fingers into his mouth and whizzled out, “Three! You all come out!” He screamed out loud before dashing out of the scene.Suddenly, I heard the steps approaching closer to me and this time around
MIKE.He looked at me and in his eyes, I was able to see his fears and the shock that I was able to overpower him with the strength in me. I pressed further my hands holding down his neck so tight waiting for him to give me a response before I unleashed my power on him. “Do you want me to disfigure your face before you answer me?” I said to him, moving my body closer to him so he'll be able to feel the tension in my voice.“Anna is in safe hands, Mike. You don’t have to be harsh on me because you need my help for you to be able to see her,” he responded with so much confidence in his voice.I knew he was right about his words because there is no way i'd see her without his help. Through his eyes, I was able to feel the coldness of his breath on my skin oozing out for every word that kept finding its way out of his mouth, “Take me there and before you take me to where she is I want you to tell me who the hell are you and how were you able to track my number.” I pushed further with my
ANNA.“Father, you can’t leave me like this. I need you right now and you know that we still have a long way to go so please wake up and tell me that you are still here with me.” Alfred held unto the tightness of his father, his mouth closer to Logan’s mouth as he brushed his breath against his father’s face trying his best to revive him up from his conciousness.His tears and anger in his voice touched my heart. Even though, I was still mad at him and had no love interest for him I still couldn’t stand the fact that he was in pain and I’d only be a wicked person to ignore his feelings and pain. Alfred was hurting and I wasn’t blind to not see it. In his eyes I saw the only true and authentic love he has for his father.Picking myself from the floor with my kids as we were all slightly injured, I dusted the soft dusty particles that hung on my skin and that of my kids while I Sandy and Mandy assisted in picking the bags from the floor, “Mum, we have to leave this place right away!” Sa
ALFRED:“Father!” I called out his name in shock, feeling surprised to see him standing right at the edge of the door. “What exactly are you doing here?” I asked him eager to hear his response because the last time I checked up on him he was still at his recovery stage. “I'm trying to do what you can't do, son.” He coughed out his words weakly, as he placed his hands on the door knob using it to find support. I felt cold shivers around my spine as he responded to me, “Father? Are you sure you don't want me to handle these things myself?”“Anna, please take your things and that of your siblings inside your room?” he stammered with his steps ignoring the question I asked earlier while he held down the door knob as a support. Anna grabbed her kids around her legs and looked at Alpha Logan with a demeaning look, “You want me to stay here after I've promised Mira that I'd keep to my words? Do you want her to come for me and my family?” Tears welled up in her eyes as she broke down in d
MIKE. “Not too fast Mike.” He took two steps behind, holding his gun down to his sides. Inside of me was boiling in ardent anger and rage. It felt as if I wanted to tear down every living cell in my body just to get the face of the person talking behind the mask, “Do you have the information I need based on the thing you sent to me?” I asked losing the patience in me. “Why are you so in a haste to force some words out of my mouth, Mike? Aren't you meant to be patient because I have what you need?” He asked, his voice clumsy and a bit serious. I groaned out loud, feeling a little bit under the weather as I wasn't comfortable with the question he was asking me and the way he was behaving towards me. I felt like something was off about him but I wasn't sure if my instincts were right or wrong. “What do you want from me? Did you call me here to prank me or what?” My eyes stared back at him coldly, challenging him back with every fiber of strength in me. “It seems like you don't want
MIKE. A cold shiver ran through my spine as I heard the command from behind. The voice was very deep and audacious and from the way the words sounded and came out of his mouth I knew from that moment that he wasn't joking at all. “Mike, are you okay?” The detective's voice echoed in the building from the phone. My hands were vibrating as I grew in cold feet. I was desperate to fill him up with some details but at the same time, I didn't want to be the reason why Anna would lose her precious life. “Mike! Tell me where you are and have me come pick you up immediately!” He commanded from the umpteenth time jeering me up to do the needful. The way he was sounding over the phone I could hear the thick sound of desperation coming through the phone. He was over ready to ensure that I was in safe hands and protected at all costs no matter how bad the situation was. I gulped down the thick saliva hoarding in my throat and didn't give him any response or make any sound to his hearings. “
MIKE. The building was looking so tattered and for the fact that it was an uncompleted building, my heart skipped for a minute. I was scared for the fact that I might be endangering my life for what was not worth it. I didn't inform my security personnel and shared with them my location so they could at least have a clue of what was happening currently in my life. “I hope this sacrifice I'm about to take just to be sure that I can get some information about Anna and where she'd have been won't end up costing my life,” I whispered under my breath, not certain about what the outcome might be. “Fuck it! I'll do this with my blood, sweat, and tears and it will work out fine.” I blurted out my words with a positive mindset as if I reached for the stairs. Walking to the floor where I was asked to meet him was a little bit deadly for one to pass through for the stairs wasn't balanced and for every step I took the rakes kept on shaking. My heart wasn't rest assured at all with the drastic
Anna.At this point, I was ready to do anything that she wanted me to do. My clothes were drenched in unending tears from seeing my kids being threatened by Mira and the fact that I’ve never seen them cry so badly also affected my mental health. The last promise I made to them before I went missing was that I’d protect them at all costs because never will I sit and watch my kids being treated like a slave when I’ve given them the life I once dreamt of. I don’t care what it’ll cost me or how it’s going to affect me but I was over ready to get things done and protect my kids before anything happens to them. Since, when they were brought in here they’ve been rushed from one hospital to another and that wasn't the life I envisioned for them. I braced myself up and asked her one more time, my feet stomping on the ground in agitation, “Can you please get to the point and stop wasting my time?”She heaved out a deep sigh, licking the dried corners of her lips, “I can see that you got some