Chapter 83

Zayden

I was kept in a cell. I would be transferred to Fox River prison if I was found guilty two weeks from now.

It's not that I don't trust my lawyer, the worst that could happen would be me getting locked up but with a reduced sentence, Maybe forty years.

I cringe at that thought, it wouldn't bother me so much if Lillian was coming to see me.

But the fact that she still hadn't been found was eating me up from the inside.

My plan failed; I couldn't get my father to talk, and I cursed myself for it.

I still had another chance before my trial which was in two weeks. I sent a message to my father asking for us to meet privately.

He at first refused but then sent in his response just yesterday. The only problem was that he would grace me with his presence a day before my trial.

I can't wait that long.

I can't wait two weeks before I get out of here, Lillian needs me.

I paced my cell, tugging on my hair. I was slowly losing my mind.

I pushed myself up against the bars, banging on them to get the officer's attention.

One of them strolled to my cell, a lollipop in his mouth.

" I need to make a phone call." I snapped, unable to keep my cool.

He popped the stick out of his mouth." Wait till tomorrow."

I gritted my teeth." I need to make a phone call, right now!"

He shook his head, then turned on his heels.

He hadn't taken a step forward when I slipped my hands through the bars and grabbed his lapels.

I pressed his face on the steel bars making sure he could see the rage in my eyes." You are going to open this fucking door right now, and I'm going to make that phone call."

The officer nearly pissed in his pants. They were all cowards in uniforms.

He opened the steel door immediately and put my hands in the cuffs before letting me out.

I was escorted by two armed officers to the call station.

I pushed the buttons and waited for it to ring.

"Come over, right now." I gnarled the moment I heard the beep sound.

There was a sigh on the other end." I'm working on a lot of stuff that you are aware of right now."

I closed my eyes, my fingers clenching around the telephone." Have you gotten any new leads?"

"Apart from the hair we found in the Van. Then nothing; I ran a test, and the hair belongs to Lillian."

Tremors shook through my muscles." What about Aiden or My father."

There was a pause on the other end." There is nothing on Aiden but Sage; she left her apartment yesterday and hasn't returned. I'm tracking her car right now."

I sighed heavily." I don't have much time to talk, come over."

He groaned." Fine!" And then he ended the call.

I smashed the telephone back into place not caring whether it broke. My self-control had snapped the moment my plan failed.

Now even the feeling of wind on my back angers me.

" Wasn't so hard, was it?" I glared at the officer, the sudden urge to punch him in the face eating at my fingertips.

He was a petite man with blonde hair. He didn't even reach my shoulders. I could take him out even with my hands in cuffs.

Shaking those thoughts out of my head I went back into my cell and waited.

I stared at the cracks on the wall in the cell till they all blurred together.

I let my thoughts go blank till Oliver arrived.

The officers at first made a fuss about how visit days were on Mondays and Fridays. They didn't let Oliver in, I don't know what he did or said to them, but they all suddenly went quiet.

  I caught sight of that petite blond shoving a bundle of cash down his pants.

Corrupt bastards. They go on blabbing about citizens remaining fair and clean, but here he was, accepting a bribe that probably won't give him a three-square meal.

Pathetic!

That rattling sound of the steel door opening rang through the hallway. I was escorted into the visiting room where Oliver was already seated.

That same petite blond came forward wanting to cuff my hands to the table. I glared at him and he flinched, turning on his heels immediately until Oliver called him back.

" Do me a favour please." Oliver flashed him a smile." Turn off the cameras or voice recorders. We are going to have kind of a really sensitive discussion here."

The blonde stood his ground, about to refuse, and I scoffed.

Oliver tossed another bundle of cash at him. You should see how his pupils dilated.

" I'll do as you say." He bowed and then scurried away.

We waited a few minutes for the blinking red light to turn off, indicating that the camera had stopped recording.

" I have good news and bad news."

I huffed out a breath."Start with the bad news."

He sighed." The bad news is, you might be here longer than expected. I'll try to slow down your transfer to Fox River just in case we lose the case because if you go there...there's no coming back."

My muscles tensed." And?"

He continued." There's no telling when your father would take the bait and ask to see you. If he doesn't then we will work with what we have. At least you'll get a lower sentence instead of a life imprisonment." He phrased, his tone coated with all seriousness.

I only nodded, my jaw ticking like a timed bomb." And the good news?"

"Remember how I put a tracker in my sister's phone and car?" He asked

I nodded, listening attentively.

" She didn't take the phone with her and I found it odd. So I checked the cams and saw her leaving the house the night before yesterday." Oliver started and I couldn't help but hold my breath.

He cleared his throat, leaning in on the table." I managed to track Sage's car before coming here and guess what?"

My breath hitched." What?"

" Her last stop was at Bridgeton, the same place where the van was last seen."

My whole body coursed with rage. I had suspected her but I let her in on the benefit of the doubt. She, of all people, should know better than to cross me.

I'll rip her apart slowly; I'm not bluffing.

I relaxed further into my seat, various thoughts running through my mind." Where did she head from there?"

" I'm not sure yet. I'll have to check the street cams to see if I can find her.

Oliver loosened up his tie, and I wondered for a moment if he never gets tired of wearing suits.

" So, in summary. We might have a chance at finding her." He added.

Finding her? Of course, we would. Oliver wasn't just thinking about what was going to happen next.

It doesn't seem like it had sunk in yet that his little sister abducted my wife.

I let my heated gaze fall on him." Your sister, you realize what she has done right?" I paused, waiting to make sure my words had sunk in.

He remained quiet for a few moments before nodding." Yeah, I do. She should be ready to bear the consequences of her actions."

I leaned in on the table. I don't think he got what I implied." I don't plan on letting anyone behind my wife's disappearing go free. And I mean I'm sending them six feet below."

I watched the hairs on his back stand erect, his jaw tensing." Wouldn't that implicate you?"

I shook my head." Not if their bodies are tossed somewhere where the sun doesn't shine."

His Adam's apple bopped up and down." She's responsible for her own actions. She should face whatever comes after."

I stared at him. That was his little sister we were talking about. Yes, he helped me a lot, but that doesn't mean I'll let Sage off the hook, especially if she turns out to be the mastermind.

" Good. Find out her location and inform me. If it's possible to hasten the trial process then do it." I growled.

He has no choice but to do as I say now. He knows that his sisters life was wrapped around my pinky.

He nodded and then brought out a phone from his inner pocket." One more thing."

That was my phone.

My eyes were glued to his fingers tapping away at the screen.

" I had been monitoring your phone and a message came in yesterday. A video to be precise." He slid the phone across the table and I picked it up

I clicked on the play button, making my eyes feast on the screen.

My veins pulsated with rage. I was two seconds away from crushing the phone in my palm.

He had a mask on, but I memorised his features. I'll flare his skin and feed it to the dogs.

   My eyes turned red as I watched him cut her hair and toss her to the floor. 

   She was crying, her tummy was twice the size I remember. Her tears felt like arrows piercing through my heart over and over again.

I cursed, running a frustrated hand through my hair." I'll kill this bastard. I'll kill every single one of them."

The camera zoomed in on her face just in time, I read her lips, voicing the words I so much wanted to hear.

"I love you too." My voice was barely a whisper.

The video didn't end there. A bearded man appeared, shining his yellow teeth right in front of the camera.

A dangerous smirk appeared on my face. This bastard was too dumb and forgot to switch off the front camera and ended up filming himself.

" Find him," I growled.

" Already on it. It would be easier since we have a face. And there was a Morse code attached to it. I'll crack the code later,we might find her sooner."

My world tilted on its axis, the possibility that I was so close to finding Lillian felt like hope.

Long lost hope.

I'd never felt this adrenaline rush in my life before, my bones were rattling with anticipation.

I clenched my fists, staring hard at the steel table.

I can't wait two weeks. I have to get out of here and find my wife.

" I have to get out of this place. Get a bail." I told him, my whole body so tensed that I felt like a statue made of concrete.

He shoved my phone back in his suit pocket."You can't get bail till after the trial. Believe me, I've tried."

I snorted. These bars won't stop me from finding my wife." Then that leaves me with no choice."

I gave him a knowing look." No way, don't even think about it."

" Then get a bail. If It doesn't work, then I'm walking out of the place myself!"

His brow twitched." How the fuck how you going to do that!"

I shrugged." I'll figure it out before the end of today."

"I'll handle the search ,okay. I'll get the cops involved to make it easier so don't make this worse."

I was already at a point where nothing can stop me. This time, it's different; at least we know where to look.

If things go smoothly we can find her tonight." Don't involve those jerks in uniform. I'm getting out of here and I'll do this my way."

Oliver stared at me bewildered." Do you plan on breaking out of your prison cell? How the fuck are you going to do that? You know what? Count me out." He slammed his hands on the table, getting on his feet.

" Your sister's life is in my hands, remember. I might consider sparing her." I told him.

He glared at me." Are you threatening me?"

I raised a brow." Am I ?"

He bit down on his lower lip, his eyes calculating. He might not show it but he cares for that little bitch. They're siblings for crying out loud and he knows what I can do.

He sat his ass down and then clutched his hair in his palms." What's the plan."

My lips curled up.

It's about time I lived up to the name the world gave me.

A psychopath? Nah...I'll be worse than that when I get my hands on those who hurt my girl.