Chapter Five

Xavier’s POV:

After the wedding, I had to leave immediately to fix the threats that kept increasing and could not be ignored. Leah just joined this world even though I don't love her, I couldn't bring her to this mess!

My team gathered all the information on when this began and it seems like it's inside information that has been leaked. I choose not to alarm the situation because that could cause unrest and give my enemies an advantage.

We manipulate the tech numbers so that the system will reject the entry and the Al won't launch, while I fix security on the prototype. There is no way in hell I will start from scratch just because of some bastard.

Time moves at the speed of light and I realize I haven't spoken to my bride in a while, though I have been watching her through the devices I've inserted into her phone without her knowing.

I receive another call from her and I try to avoid it but she doesn't stop. I knew this day would come and she thinks I've been intentionally away for over a month now, but it's the best way to keep her safe from her emotions as well as her physical being.

I couldn't tell her we were hacked and we are on complete lockdown, hell am not even in the country as that would instill fear in her and that's not something I want for her. It's best she hates me as long as she is safe.

It has been a few hours since we last spoke and am sure she is so upset but it is none negotiable, she can't go out just yet and I can't tell her why as that will only make her even more curious putting her at risk.

Is that me showing true compassion or pity?

I start pacing up and down while holding the back of my neck. Am just concerned about her.

Why?

I pick up the phone and call Dave to check on her and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid. He picks up on the 5th ring and it makes me angry and uneasy because this never happens.

"Hello, MR. King."

Fuck! That apologetic tone doesn't sound good.

"What the hell, what has gone wrong, and where is my wife?"

Silence

I don't have time for this so I get straight to the point

“I rejected her request, so am sure she is sulking somewhere check on her and make sure she doesn't harm herself.”

"uhm Sir,”

"mmmm”

"Something happened a few hours ago, and I thought I'd get it under control before you found out or I reported to you”

Am terrified

"Speak clearly you are not a child!"

“Mrs. King has been missing for some time now and we can't find her."

"What do you mean?”

"She has been kidnapped sir, and we are unable to trace her.”

"Is this my wife you're talking about? surely there is no way 100 guards can fail to protect her are you all incapable!”

“Am truly sorry Sir,”

"Get my fucking Jet ready, and I hope she is unscratched for all your sake.!”

The trip should take thirty minutes Max and am losing my mind.

Why?

That's not something am able to answer. It could be because I vowed to keep her safe and a month later she is in danger and might be killed. I pick my trackers to locate her but it's no use am too far away.

Shit!

I will find her even if it means turning the whole world upside down. Who would have gone to such lengths to cross me?

Leah's POV:

I wake up and the darkness greets me. My Body hurts like hell, it's like I was an experimental Object only it wasn't a successful one. I don't remember much but one is for sure, there is something important that I have to remember. it's like my body is desperately trying to give me a signal but my brain has decided to play dumb and not remember a thing. I look around to see the horror that awaits me but there is no one here.

Not even my Husband. I sob

As though he'd even waste his time looking for me, hell he probably doesn't even know am missing.

I am seriously Fucked.

The least he could do is save me after all he's put me through. Though it's my fault I ran away and am sure he is so angry his stocks will get affected once this gets out but I was losing my mind and am not at fault right?

On a brighter, note we have kept away from the public eye. Everyone knows he is married they just don't know it's me so who could have possibly done this?

I try to get up so I can at least die as my hero since no one is willing to take the role. But so much pain shoots through me. I feel so dizzy and lose my balance am about to hit my face on the floor when I bump into a hard chest instead.

Oh wow

Have I died already? Am even seeing things now.

Do I miss him that much? Shouldn't anger be the right emotion in this situation? My head was probably hit too hard.

"I've got you, my little Vixen.”

I have surely died. But even in death am hearing his voice why won't this man let me be?

"Surround the area! and secure it look for every fucking clue you can find! turn this fucking shit hole upside down if you must!”

No am alive and am saved. My cold husband has life in him after all, he came and he saved me it might be for his image as a company but I don't care.

"Thank you"

My whisper is so low I have no strength left, I am slowly drifting into unconsciousness when I hear Dave at a distance.

“Sir, we have a problem!”

"Speak!”

"There is a bomb! and it's about to go off!”