Chapter 39Lucien Thorne~•~“You literally told me you wouldn’t contact me again less than fifteen minutes ago.” He groaned as he answered the phone. I exhaled sharply. “I’m sorry, but I need one last thing.” “What is that?” “How’s the security like in the house? Do they have cameras? Do you think I can take down every one of them?” I asked, rubbing my temple. “There should be a total of five guys in the house. He doesn’t really have security in the house.” He replied, his voice low. “But please, stop calling me. I don’t want him to find out that I’ve been feeding you with information.” “I’ll try not to call you,” I replied. “But if they aren’t in the house, where else do you think he’ll take her?” I asked, hoping he would know. He was silent for a while. “I honestly have no idea.” Before I could even say anything else, the line disconnected. “Fuck!” I cursed through gritted teeth. I was already parked in front of Halle’s house. But I couldn’t just go inside because I didn’
Chapter 38Halle Wilder ~•~When I finally gained consciousness, I found myself in an unfamiliar room. I stood up from the cold ground and tried my best to walk to the door. I felt weak but I banged aggressively on the door with all the strength I could muster. The sound echoed in silence but no one came. Where was I? The last thing I remembered was confronting my father about my bag. Then someone closed my nose with something weird and I passed out. My father didn’t even try to help me or anything. He just let them take me away. Or did they take him too? I rolled my eyes. That was bullshit. They didn’t take my father. Rather, he was the one who orchestrated everything. He only did it because I caught his lie and he didn’t want me to find out the truth. I scoffed as I started connecting the dots. My father already knew about the border incident but he continuously lied to me. Was he feeling guilty because he didn’t try to find me? ‘You know damn well that’s not the case.’ A s
Chapter 37Lucien Thorne ~•~After trying Halle’s number multiple times, she didn’t answer. I decided to leave her a text. Who knows what they might have done after finding out that someone bugged the office? I went over to the car and retrieved my burner phone. He answered the call on the first ring. “They know that someone bugged the office. And he’s willing to kill whoever the person is.” I said, panic creeping into my voice. “I hope that you are good.” “Sure.” He responded without hesitation. “No one can link it back to me. Don’t contact me again. Ever.” I let out a soft chuckle. “I won’t.” “That was what you said the last time. I hope you are for real this time around.” He replied, letting out a low grunt. “Don’t forget to send me my payment.” “I’ll send it.” With that, the call ended. I retrieved my actual phone and checked to see if Halle had returned my calls or texts. Anyone. But there was no notification from her. What the fuck was she doing? Or did they already
Chapter 36Halle Wilder ~•~Their voices were muffled, so I couldn’t even hear what they were saying. I had no idea who was inside the office, but I figured it was my father and someone else.I didn’t have time to wait, so I just decided to open the door. But just as I was about to twist the doorknob, the door creaked open. I jerked backwards, taken aback by the sudden opening of the door. After I straightened my head, I saw it was my father and his friend, Parker. Their eyes widened in surprise as they saw me, like they weren’t expecting to see me at the door. My father exhaled sharply. “What are you doing here? Aren’t you meant to be resting?” He asked, trying so hard to mask the shock in his voice. “I was looking for you,” I said, my voice clipped. He signaled Parker to leave and asked me to walk with him. “What….. do you need anything?” He asked, his breathing uneven. I shrugged my shoulders and stopped in my tracks. “I just have a question for you,” I replied, bracing mys
Chapter 35Halle Wilder ~•~I didn’t even know what to think. Or do. I just stood there, staring at the bag. ‘Your father isn’t a good person, don’t let him manipulate you.’Lucien’s words replayed in my head. Was he right? Why did my father pretend like he had no idea what happened at the border? Meanwhile, my bag was in the house. How did it get to my room without his knowledge? Something wasn’t right. I took a step closer and lifted the bag. Everything was still intact. It must’ve been the driver who returned it. But even then, he must’ve told my father about the incident. I let out a deep breath, contemplating what to do. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to call Ivy. She was the only person I could think of contacting. I wanted to run everything by her first before doing anything else. I pulled out my phone from my pocket and dialed her number. Luckily enough, she answered on the first ring. “Halle, how are you?” “I’m back home,” I replied, my breathing u
Chapter 34Lucien Thorne ~•~Everything was set and ready for me to listen to all his conversations. I just kept my fingers crossed, hoping I would hear something that would prove that he was the one behind everything that happened to Halle. Or anything that would hint at the fact that he didn’t care about her. It wasn’t like I knew something for sure. But I just had this strong feeling that he wasn’t the kind of person Halle thought he was. And I hoped that he would have those conversations in any of the places that had been bugged. I didn’t want all my efforts to be wasted. I sat down on the couch, my eyes and ears glued to the devices that I had placed on the table. I drummed my fingers impatiently on the table, waiting to hear something. Anything. At one point, I even fell asleep accidentally. But I woke up to static — then a faint voice crackled through the speaker. I jerked upright, my heart pounding as I listened closely. I kept my fingers crossed, hoping it was the mom