Chapter 88

Zayden

Oliver groaned, clutching his injured arm. I ran over to him, more gunshots firing through the air.

" Take whoever is shooting down, right now!" I yelled.

I knelt beside him, trying to put pressure on the wound.

" Ahh...fuck! You didn't tell me it hurt this much." He groaned, his face turning beet red.

I tore a piece from my jacket and wrapped it around the wound to stop the bleeding.

" What? Did you expect an orgasm?" I crooked a brow.

He threw a glare my way or at least tried to. His face twisted in agony as I lifted him up.

I can't carry him any more than this because my gunshot wound was still fresh. I did not want to reopen it, at least not yet.

" Stay here and call for help if you can't bear the pain," I told him.

He shook his head "No way, I'm going in."

" Can you handle it?"

He stood on both feet, sweat pouring down his face." It's just my left arm, I  can manage."

I scrutinized him for a moment and then shook my head." You look like you are going to pass out. Go back and get the bullet out. You can take over the drones while you're at it."

He hesitated.

I sighed heavily." I won't kill your sister if that's what you're worried about. At least not now."

He sighed and then turned around. I watched him walk a few feet before I turned to face the farmhouse.

The gunshots had stopped and as I sprinted closer to the house, a few criminals were bleeding on the floor. Some barely hanging on to life.

I'll call the cops but that would be after I was done with ministering my own punishment.

My team surrounded the house,  no one had gone in yet.  They were waiting for me to give the signal.

I pressed the com in my ear." Be careful how you aim, My wife is in there. Remember don't kill anyone unless you feel threatened."

They took off, circling the house so no one would escape. I entered the living room through the front door.

My blood boiled; this was exactly the place where they cut her hair and hurt her. I gave the signal for my team to check the back of the house and upstairs. Only two men remained with me while the rest went deep into the house.

I scrutinized the living room until my eyes cut a movement.

I raised my revolver just as a bulky man appeared from behind a shelf.

"Finally,  I get to see the husband she's being bragging about." He chuckled, a dagger in his hand." and I get to cut him in peices too."

It's either he was stupid or just overconfident, which also meant he was stupid.

He came to stand a few feet from me.

" Come on, man, a gun? Let's have a real fight. Man to man." He threw the dagger to the floor and kicked it in my direction. The dagger rolled, stopping a few inches from my boots.

He was really stupid. With just one flick of my finger, I could end his life. I ran my eyes over his build and then it suddenly hit me.

It's that fucking bastard! He was even wearing the same leather jacket from the video.

Wretched pig! I might actually take him up on his offer.

I grinned." You want a real fight?" I lowered my gun, I'll make him die slowly, and he'll regret ever laying a finger on her.

He cracked his fingers and we began circling each other. My team was hesitant but I told them to stay put.

I won't kill him yet, I'll make him beg on his knees before I'll end his life.

He attacked first, aiming his fist directly at my face but I evaded it swiftly.

I smiled, he had sloppy moves.

He moved again, throwing a kick this time but it flew just past my face.

His face was turning red from anger and I was just getting warmed up." What's the matter? Too sloppy to land a punch?"

He growled like a beast and then rushed towards me. Before he could lift a hand, I elbowed him in the jaw and then kneeled him in the balls.

He fell to his knees the next second, coughing out spit.

I sent my knee flying to his face making sure the knee jerk was hard enough to break his nose.

He staggered backwards. I gave him no room to recover and grabbed him by his lapels connecting my fist with his face

" This is for touching my wife." I clenched my fist, transferring all my energy to my knuckles before punching him in the face.

Pain ripped through my arm from the bullet wound. At this rate, I no longer cared if I reopened the wound. I just want to make this bastard bleed.

I kept sending punches to his face till he was barely recognizable. The burn scar on his face made him look like a roasted chicken.

I picked up the dagger from the floor and walked over to him.

" You can't die yet but I'll give you a taste of death." I snarled and then pushed the dagger down on his thighs.

He screamed, blood and snorted slipping down his mouth and nose.

I pushed the dagger into his second tigh, deeper this time." How does it feel, huh? In your next life, don't ever touch my girl."

His pupils were dilated from fear and agony.

I pulled out the dagger and stabbed him in the arm, dragging the blade along his skin to make a clean straight cut.

My eyes flared as I got up, watching him squirm on the floor, blood soaking the wood.

" Take him to the van and stop the bleeding. Don't let him die, I'm not done yet." I ordered, wiping the blood on his clothes.

I picked up my gun and moved on to search the building.

The men that went upstairs came rushing down." The rooms are empty."

I nodded, the only place left was the basement.

The door was locked at first, and then I heard a muffled sound.

My pulse quickened, and immediately I pushed down the door with my boots, breaking the already decaying wood into splinters.

At first, darkness engulfed me, but gradually, I was able to make out a faint light a few feet away from the staircase.

My heart squeezed violently at the sight of her."Fuck, baby." My voice died down as soon as my eyes fell on hers.

Tears prickled down her blood-stained cheeks as she stared back at me. It wasn't until I took a step forward that I noticed we had company.

Sage appeared behind her, looking like those half-baked witches. Her skin was paled, eye bags under her eyes and she looked even skinnier.

" Hello, Zay." Her thin lips widened into a creepy smile and I swallowed.

She was holding a crossbow, aiming it directly at Lillan's belly. Then two men came up behind her. One I recognised as Blossom Ross and the other unknown.

I swallowed hard again; the men were both armed, aiming their weapons at Lillian.

   I was breathing heavily, my eyes never leaving Lily. She wasn't okay. I don't know exactly what she's been through, but these last few weeks must have been hell. I hated myself for not being able to act sooner, and I hated myself for putting her in this situation.

I hadn't seen her since our divorce and this wasn't the reunion I wanted.

" Lilly," I called, hoping she could read the unspoken words in my eyes.

She remained silent, and her eyes fell.

No, don't give up, baby!

I'll get you out of here, and when I do, I'll have revenge on your behalf.

Sage took a step forward, the crossbow still at Lilly's tummy.

"I'm sorry Zay, but you can't have two women pregnant for you." Sage chortled.

Lillian scoffed; her voice was rough ...like her throat lacked moisture." Really?Two women?"

" Shut the fuck up." Sage yelled." Don't you say another word?"

Lillian only smiled, and then her eyes found mine." The child is not yours Zay."

My mind went blank, unable to comprehend what I just heard. I looked from lillan and then to sage.

Sage flared, her face turning red." Shut the fuck up!"The next moment, she flung the base of the crossbow, smacking it on Lillan's face.

I rushed to her immediately, anger blazing in my chest at the sight of blood slipping down her face.

I was stopped halfway when the crossbow was pointed at her belly again.

" Take another step and I'll put three arrows through her skin." Sage roared.

My heart was racing, trying to make sense of what I just heard." Sage?" I called.

Her fists clenched visibly." Yeah? The baby isn't yours Zay. There...I finally said it."

My voice caught in my throat as I stared at her. A feeling of relief clogging my windpipe." You lied all this while." I growled.

Now I really want to hurt her so bad. It's because of her that Lillian and I divorced.

She shrugged."yes I did."

" Then who? Are you even pregnant?" I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't. All this while I had been deceived and had to make Lillian go through hell.

She suddenly burst out laughing, and immediately, my senses quirked. The men weren't paying attention to me and neither was sage. I took the chance and took a step forward.

I can't risk Lilian getting hurt so I'll have to be extra cautious as I moved closer to her.

" Aiden doesn't want his name dragged in the mud so he had me do all the dirty work. And yes I'm pregnant, pregnant for your brother!" She yelled.

I just stood there rooted in place, the room suddenly spinning.

Aiden!

Aiden did this?

" But don't worry, I don't plan on letting her go. If I can't have you, then I'm sorry, but no one will." She screamed at me, her eyes growing incredibly wide.

My eyes were calculating.

I can't shoot because Sage wasn't the only one aiming at Lillian.

I took a step forward." Sage don't!"

She shook her head." I'll give you one last chance, Since you are already divorced,let's get married."

I clenched my fist, my fingers curling around the revolver. I could just shoot her in the head right now, but then Blossom doesn't look like she would shrink back in fear.

And then the other guy looked like he wasn't even paying attention. His gun was pointed elsewhere, far from lillan but Sage was too hysterical to notice.

Our eyes suddenly met, his stare speaking volumes. Thank God for my ability to read eye and body signals.

He nodded slowly, that was my cue.

I turned off the safety of my revolver and then I  made my move.