Chapter 87

Zayden

We spent half an hour trying to shake off the cops.

They were very persistent and chased us around town. We managed to take down two of their cars, but no casualties were obtained.

And then, finally, we lost them.

" I think we should shift the rescue to tomorrow night." Oliver suggested.

" Hell, no! I'm getting my wife back today!" I countered.

Oliver did the face slap." It's almost daybreak. The journey to Delaware would be a long one, and then it would be broadcast tomorrow morning that an inmate broke out of his cell."

" Then we better start now," I added, walking over to the back of the van to change my bloodied clothes.

Oliver had successfully removed the bullet manually and stitched me up. I had to force myself to think of Lillian's boobs so I wouldn't pass out from the pain.

Oliver sighed but didn't say anything more.

" Let's run over the plan then," I spoke up, gathering all the men together.

" The search starts from here," I said pointing at an old manor.

"It's our best bet. If we don't find her there, then we come back here and regroup. The others are heading there as we speak." Oliver added, pointing at a place that he had chosen as our hideout.

They all nodded.

" We are probably dealing with criminals here so don't take any drastic actions unless you feel threatened, got it?"

" Roger." They answered in unison.

"Leave this guy to me. I want him alive." I dropped a picture of Blox and the picture of another man with a mask on." There's no face so take note of his build."

I don't know who he was, but if I see him, I'll be able to identify him. He cut Lillain's hair and dared to lay his hands on her.

I'll kill him slowly.

I hadn't slept for nearly 2 days so I used this opportunity to get a good rest before we got to Delaware.

 

  It was almost dawn when we finally arrived. The town was deserted, most houses destroyed by flood. Some buildings were already taken over by tall grasses.

Oliver sent a drone ahead of us, just in case we were walking right into a trap. And we needed to watch our backs from above.

  I divided them into groups, a total of twenty men, and we dispatched them in different directions.

Oliver was with me and two others. The first three couple of houses were empty. I crossed out the ones we had searched on the enlarged map.

  Then we came to a cabin, it was empty. We looked around the house, checking to see if there was any sign of life.

"We haven't talked about what you're going to do to Sage after we rescue Lillian." Oliver suddenly spoke.

"We already talked about that." I kept my voice cool.

He picked up an old vase, casually staring at it." You can't possibly unlive her."

I chuckled." I won't."

He turned to look at me, disbelief all over his face.

I almost laughed." That doesn't mean I won't hurt her. She will face whatever punishment I see fit."

He swallowed visibly.

" It's not your fault she turned out this way." I continued." She's old enough to make her decision, but she chose the wrong path."

His jaw tightened." Yeah right. Maybe if you hadn't toyed with her feelings, she wouldn't have chosen this path."

A frown appeared on my face,my brows deepening." I made it clear from the start! She was the one clinging onto me."

He scoffed turning fully to face me." You made it clear from the start that you only wanted her body, huh? You fucked her every single chance you got, how the hell did you expect her not to get attached." He yelled his face turning red.

I cringed, if I could turn back the hands of time, I would have remained a virgin." I'm not discussing this with you right now." I said plainly, moving over to the bedroom.

He followed me behind." Heck no! We are discussing this right now. You were supposed to marry her but you didn't! You left my sister heartbroken!"

My nostrils flared." Fine, we were supposed to get married, but then I met Lillian. End of story!"

He took a couple of steps and came to stand right in front of me." So because you so suddenly fell for another woman, you think it's okay to step on her heart. She has feelings for crying out loud."

"Alright fine. Maybe I toyed with her, as you're trying to put it, but kidnapping Lillian is way out of line and unforgivable. She's fucking pregnant!" I yelled pushing him out of the way.

" And sage is pregnant too. Whether you like it or not, she's carrying your child, and you can't just abandon her."

I stopped moving, my eyes glaring at him." The person in danger right now is Lillian, and I swear if anything happens to our baby." I chuckled darkly." You'll understand why I was tagged a psychopath.

He stared at me, his chest heaving up and down." I'm sorry man. I came all this way because I don't plan on letting you hurt my sister."

A smirk appeared on my face." Are you going to stand in my way?"

" Don't make me."

We just stood there, throwing glares at each other.

I broke the stare first, I can't afford to waste time arguing with him.

" Let's find Lillian first," I growled and walked past him.

We didn't speak to each other after that. I get where he was coming from; they were siblings, after all, so I shouldn't expect he'd just do nothing when I got my hands on her. But Sage had made the wrong choice.

We continued the search and cleared out most of the houses.

" How many do we have left?" I asked Oliver as I scrutinized the building we were currently in.

" Just the farmhouse in the woods." He sounded rather rude.

I ignored the tone of his voice even though it made me clench my fists.

"If we are going to search this whole deserted town then it's going to take a while." He added.

"I don't care how long it takes. The farmhouse is the only building left." I grazed my hands on the table stationed at one corner of the living room.

"Whatever, this whole town gives me the creeps." He shuddered.

Everywhere was covered in dust except a part of this table.

My eyes fell on a mug sitting at the far end of the table. I creased my brows, picking up the mug.

" It's warm."

Oliver picked it up and sniffed it." Strong coffee beans. Someone was here a while ago."

We both tensed and I reached for my gun.

I looked around and stepped out of the building, my eyes searching the place. I was about to step back inside when my phone rang.

" Yeah?"

I could hear heavy breathing and rushed footsteps.

" We just lost four men!"

My fingers tightened around the phone." How and where?"

" In the woods, someone is shooting arrows. It's coming from above; we need backup right now!" And the call ended.

My blood boiled. This only meant one thing.

Lillian is here, and they know I'm here for her. My best guess was that whoever was drinking this coffee saw us coming and informed his cronies.

Oliver and I rushed out of the building heading for the woods. It should take about five minutes before we get there on foot.

" What the fuck happened to the drone?" I yelled at Oliver.

He had one hand tapping on his screen as he moved." It's down, whoever brought it down knows we are here."

I cursed. No doubt she's in that farmhouse. I should have searched there first, that was a mistake I'll never forgive myself for.

"We have to hurry or they might take her away before we get there."

We broke into a sprint the next second, and soon we arrived at the woods., the first thing I saw made my blood run cold.

" Oh shit! Whoever is shooting this is skilled." Oliver cursed.

Four dead bodies, a few feet from where I stood, and some scattered further away. Arrows sticking out from them.

" I'll call for another drone, we can't risk it." He brought out his phone and began making the call.

I raised my eyes and I could see the tip of the roof some distance away.

My whole body was shaking in anticipation, but as much as I wanted to run there right now, I couldn't or I might get hit and all this would be for nothing.

My wife was just right under that roof. The feeling was suffocating. I wanted to move my feet so badly, but I wasn't stupid.

We waited a few minutes before the image of the woods from above was sent to our phones.

I looked carefully, we had to find that fucker shooting arrows from above.

And there he was, stationed a few feet on a thick tree. That wasn't an arrow; he was holding a crossbow, waiting for someone to enter his shooting range.

I'll take him down myself.

The rest of the team caught up with us and, thankfully, brought more weapons.

We were able to trace his exact location from the enlarged map and I took my position.

Aiming a sniper into the woods, while looking over at the video to make sure I was aiming right.

I took the shot.

He came falling the next second, a hole in his head.

I put down the sniper and picked up my revolver." These people are all criminals, and as you've seen, they don't plan on letting us live."

I paused, putting ammo into my revolver and then shoving it in my pants.

" Take every single one of them down." I gave the signal and about twenty men pushed forward, moving swiftly into the woods.

My heart was beating fast, my veins pumping with tension.

Fuck! I'm so close. Lillian is only a few feet away. I'll have her in my arms again.

The air smelt like hope until a gunshot echoed in the woods. Birds flying in all directions.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Oliver crash to the floor, blood soaking his leather jacket.