His car was not in the lobby when she got out.
She swore underneath her breath, rubbing both her arms simultaneously because of the chilly weather outside and how underclothed she looked in her pale pink nightwear.
Still standing in the hospital's driveway, she ordered an Uber.
She almost was about shedding tears when the Uber driver finally arrived. She entered the taxi and with her head down tried calling Xavier as she headed to the mansion.
She had felt alarmed in her heart before it had happened right in front of her. Two masked men waited in ambush for them in a factory bus.
All she could hear was cussing and for sight, her driver fidgeted.
The passenger seat was opened and before she could even have the opportunity to scream, a hard hand was over her mouth and she felt the sting of a needle.
She fell limp on the kidnapper's body and with her in
Maya woke up to absolute darkness and the murky smell of dust and dirt. Her hands and legs were numb. She didn't know how long they have been tied to the metallic chair she was sitting on. More than anything, she suppressed the overwhelming urge to scream help, rip her hair apart, cause drama, or any of the other stuff, victims in the Crime thriller movie she sees, usually participate in that just indicate to viewers they ain't making it out alive. Apart from not wanting to piss off her kidnappers, she didn't want them to have any idea that she was now awake. She looked around the desolate big room she have been left in. Apart from the smell of dust and abyss, she could also see cobwebs hanging on the wall and though she tried not to think of it, she knew that hairy insects and creatures thought her an invader of their home. She wondered if that will be her last day on Earth. If Xavie
"She is sleeping Xavier, don't wake her up." He turned, just noticing Melissa who sat opposite the VIP room Mrs. Salvador lied in, keeping a hawklike eye on it. He sighed and sat down next to his sister, hugging his body. "I messed up real good right?" She shrugged, "That's why you are Xavier. You always mess up. Maya has really signed up for the full package with her eyes open huh?" She raised her brow, giving Xavier a side glance. He knew what she was asking rather so politely. If Maya was well aware of the huge error of judgment she has made by choosing him as someone she will want to walk down the aisle with. Even his sister believed he didn't deserve her. "I shouldn't have come. This is why I stay away."She didn't reply. "You know when we were much younger. Growing up, I grew a bit jealous of you." She chuckled slightly, "I wa
"Don't you fucking tell me about rational okay?" His outburst made his assistant behind him cringe and the detective he was talking to frown. "Do you have a wife?" Dan the detective which had been highly recommended by Laura shook his head, confused on why that was necessary. "A child?" He shook his head. "Parents? Jesus, neighbors?" "I'd a neighbor, but she died during the summer." Xavier shook his head aggravated, a bitter smile on his face as he resisted the growing urge to hit his head on the desk in front of him, "Now I know why you had the guts to tell me to be rational. Fucking rational! Rational? What does that even mean." He hastily stood up and Timothy had to bite the insides of his cheeks to stop himself from yelping in alarm. His hooded angry eyes, spoke volumes and his vantage height as he towered over Dan didn't help the situation as the
"We had a bargain, Xavier. How could you go back on that!" Mrs. Laura was past Caring as she glared at the grandson of a man she truly cared about and was like a father to her. "I can't just sit pretty in a tux and wear Rolex watches day in, day out entertaining business ideas and implementing few when I know Maya is out there gagged and being tortured," He banged the oak desk in front of him, "Every day is a risk. Every teeny second." "You putting your life in danger, in search of her won't do you any good. That is not even a sensible thing to do especially when you don't know where to look." Mrs. Laura's voice was a monotone, as she appeared unaffected by the wave of emotions in Xavier's eyes. In a black jacket, patterned red and black tracksuit, she was looking the part of a woman who was wearing a business thinking cap. Something she doubted Xavier still wears. She too was concerned about Maya. Heck,
Her body shivered to reveal the fear, the defiance in her eyes tried to hide. Mr. Dominic chuckled, a sadistic pleasure overwhelming him at the thought of how scared of him she was. He would have her eventually but first, he needed to make a few points and had some matters that needed to be taken care of which will break her whole tenacious spirit completely. He'd always loved taming the shrew and the Chase had always thrilled him above other things. "Patience my love," he whispered even as he stood up, ignoring the pure relief that marred Maya's expression, "All good things come to those who wait. But soon I'll have you underneath me, writhing and wanting." She gritted through her teeth, offering him another obscene choice word. He grinned widely, " You have a guest that has been dying to see you. Play nice." She rolled her eyes. That was the l
Xavier was almost running out of the car before he was parked properly in the apartment's garage. He Checked in with the receptionist. His name was on the list. He greeted Joyce, the middle-aged woman who was hired by most of the flat owners as a cleaner. He had stayed a few nights with his sister, so it could be safe to say he was familiar around the block. He met them waiting for him expectantly at the sitting room. His mother looked extremely stricken, almost guilty. She couldn't look him in the eyes. She feared how he would see her now? Her son that had dealt so unkindly to her not minding that she had just been recuperating from a brutal attack and now, he knew that she was a distraction to lure him and his fiancée out. To kidnap sweet little Maya, her heart clenched. She wondered if he'll ever forgive her that is if she could even forgive herself if Maya came to any harm.  
He was tired, he was angry, he felt frustrated yet hope pulsed through his veins as his gaze lingered on Maya's picture. Melissa had given up on retrieving her phone at this point. She could understand. The door opened, Xavier didn't look up, from Maya's picture as his finger trailed her features. Dirty, filthy rather yet still so beautiful. The welt and the bruise had not hidden her delicate frame or her red full lips he missed nipping on. Brian came in with takeouts which he evenly distributed among the crew who immediately began a ravenous feast. It was 6:30 pm and the girls have been with Melissa since it was 2, they had skipped lunch and with the way she had sounded, the urgency in her voice, they didn't even stop to think of buying takeouts so their hunger was understandable. Xavier didn't touch the food beside him, he didn't feel like it was fair to eat while knowing Maya
"You know if she was here, we both would probably be having a fight." Xavier snorted jokingly, "I can't even remember what most of our quarrels were about but I miss all of them." Brian gave him a Curt nod, "I think most of them will be about your arrogance and how badly you spoke to me." Xavier gave him an amused look and then nodded in agreement, "Perhaps." "You are quite a tough guy, I sent all the guys who had stared at Melissa twice a hard time in high school. They had run away without looking back. Let's not even discuss the ones who had hit on her and she had introduced to me." Xavier moved closer to him conspiratorially, "I was always courteous in front of Melissa but at school, I made sure they got the message that I'll hunt their asses if I saw them even breathing the same air as Melissa's." Brian nodded at the bizarre image Xavier painted with his tale. It was almost impossible to see Xavier w