Mikael’s POVThe tension in the room was so thick it could be cut with a knife, as the saying goes.Senator Duncan looked like a shell of himself, withdrawn and not at all like the confident man he proclaimed himself to be numerous times. As he sat across from myself and Acker, I could see the Senator shift from foot to foot.“I want my daughter back,” he said, his voice like steel, however still I could hear the undertones of terror in it. He was afraid, that much was clear.The problem was, at this very point, so was I.Cross was capable of anything and everything. It had already been two days since Alicia was abducted. There had been no word of her or from him. Not even a taunting show of victory to make me seethe.The silence was unbearable.I missed her.“I want to know if you can get her back. The situation is precarious as it is,” Senator Duncan continued, his words grating on my already worn nerves more and more as he droned on.“We will make sure she returns, Senator, there
Alicia’s POVThe deep bass in the underground club hits my ears harshly while I move around, working. Among the strobe lights were tons of bare skin, especially among the other girls working. I was thankful that I stuck to the outfit I chose; a black T-shirt and matching denim shorts. When I arrived I was offered the sparkly bikini outfit the other girls wore. The sight of it alone made me feel uncomfortable and I declined it several times over before I was finally allowed to wear my comfortable clothes.On the other hand, for my refusal I had to deal with the standoffish attitude of the bartender, Carla. From the moment I began working she looked over me with a scowl. “Hey! Bring more bottles from the store room. We still have other customers to serve.” She called out to me, glaring my way with scowl clearly shown. I had to grit my teeth to bear it.Shortly after she turned away to the nearest customer with a pleasant smile. It was obvious she was out of me. Several hours had pass
Alicia’s POVI silently braced myself for what was going to happen next. I knew why Cross wanted to see me, and it was no doubt because of the incident with Daya.He would be angry with how I treated Daya. If lost control and even though putting her down after her taunts was satisfying I now had to face the consequences.Clenching my jaw I knocked on the door before opening at the faint sound. There was Cross and as I expected, Daya.Her face was still wet, mascara running her face with an innocent expression.“Look what she did to me baby. I was just ordering a drink and she attacked me and threw it in my face.” She cried out, holding onto his arms.It was an obvious lie, but none of that mattered did it? I watched Cross peel her arms off him. “Stop crying,” he said, sounding annoyed to my surprise. Suddenly he took out a black card and placed it in her hands, halting her sniffles.“Take it, clean up and buy yourself something nice. I'll deal with this.” He said.Her cries instantly
Alicia’s POVIt was like getting doused with icy cold water. My gut clenched for a completely different reason.Pregnant?“No.” I denied, “I'm not pregnant. It's just a bug or something.”It could be stress. I was kidnapped a mere days ago and found out about Acker and Mikael. Of course I wasn't able to keep anything down.That was all there was to it. There was no way I could be pregnant.Andy shook her head, “I could tell that something was off about you. Even before, but I couldn't put my mind to it. I know the signs Alicia. I worked as a health assistant in a gynecologist's office before my father sold me to Cross to pay off his debts.”I was stricken from her words, but there wasn't any time to think as she stood up.“Wait here.” She patted my shoulder before turning away. I watched her pull out a bag from her bed and rummage through it before returning while gripping an object.“Here, you can check it yourself.” She passed the object to me. I looked down numbly before realizing w
Acker’s POVThe air was silent and still but I didn’t find any peace in it like I always did. Instead my thoughts began to wander, going back to the last conversation I had with the Senator and Mikael. That had been a fucking disaster if a conversation and had effectively caused a rift to build between us. The alliance between us Dons and the most powerful Senator in the country was becoming frayed and twisted due to this matter.That was two days ago; two days without finding anything about Alicia’s whereabouts.It ate away at my ego, knowing that I was powerless to do anything against Cross. He was in hiding and left no clues for any of us to pick at. It hurt.I had just returned from a drive to clear the air and found Mikael waiting right outside my home. The air stunk of cigarettes around him and I noticed the tiny cigarette butt on the gravel next to his feet.Giving him a dirty look I pushed past him and stepped into the foyer of my home.“What brings you here so late?” It was a
Mikael’s POVI followed behind Acker, but instead went through the front door. So by the time I reached the other building, it was already over. The lights were sun and I took in the entire tension of the environment, barely resisting the urge to have a smoke. Madden didn’t seem too happy and I doubted the smell of cigarettes would help my case any.“Who were you sending these to?” Acker held the front of the man’s shirt and I cocked a brow at the loss of control from him. Acker was filled with fury, and i watched the encounter for a bit, from the sidelines.“N-no one!” The man we had caught had sweat on his brows, and shook his head eagerly. I raised a brow, as Acker swiftly grabbed the man’s head and pressed the sole of his boot on the man’s hand with hard force that I heard a crunch.The man screamed, the sound echoing through the seemingly empty and quiet building and I thought this might be a little too open for us to have this sort of interrogation. On a normal day i wouldn’t m
Acker’s POVThe news of Alicia’s father resigning abruptly from his post of Senator was one that rocked the entire city. This, despite my trying to not get anxious about it, I found that it was extremely difficult to not think about the consequences those actions would hold for all of us.Most importantly, what had driven the Senator to this?It had to be something g big.And as soon as I left an early meeting with my men at the ports, upon beginning to drive back to my home, I got a call from none other than Mikael Serrano.I eyed the vibrating phone which was stood on the phone car mount. I finally pressed the green button on my wireless earpiece, listening to whatever the Serrano would say.Instead of an angry voice, or even a banter, I heard a hushed tone from him.“Where are you now? Come to the morgue at Saints Park,” Mikael said, and before I could even ask what he meant by that, the call ended.I didn’t like the way he sounded; this was not a good sign at all and I could feel
Alicia’s POVMy dreams weren’t pleasant at all. Instead I felt trapped. Each time an apparition would appear to me and I found I couldn’t escape. My sleep was fragmented, borne by the fears of what would happen to me if Cross discovered my pregnancy… of what if I couldn’t escape… or many other possibilities, and many other regrets…When I slowly began to drift off fire sure, it was hours after I’d already laid my head in the pillow and I wasn’t sure if I had the strength to stand up afterwards.“Alicia...Alicia wake up.”A heavy sensation threw me out if my dream. My eyes creaked open to meet a shadow under dim lighting. As my vision got clearer I recognized her, and I raised my hand to wipe the sleep from my eyes and get rid of the clearly feeling.Andy was standing over me under the dim lighting of the bedroom. I sat up, all traces of sleep leaving me.What was going on? I opened my mouth but she immediately pressed her hand against my lips, and my words stayed stuck in my throat. I