He stood up and from where he lay on his bed when he heard a noise coming from downstairs. It seem faint and like whoever was making such a noise didn’t want to be heard.
Carefully he walked to the door and took in deep breaths to calm himself and prepare to attack who might have broken into his place.
He was really trying his best to remain quiet when he existed him room to go downstairs so he could see who was that.
The movement he heard earlier stopped and he wondered if the person heard him and decided to leave so quickly he moved downstairs but still maintained quietness as he went down.
When he was downstairs he looked around the quiet and darkroom to see no one there and a frown etched his face as he wondered if he was delusional to think that someone broke in here when in fact it looks the same as the left it.
Well, except for the fridge that was left slightly opened and a bag of chips he remembered not putting when he retired to go to sleep last night.
Looking at the clock that was hung just above the television, the time says 3:45 am and he sighed then walked further into the living room to check again.
His eyes landed on a figure sprawled on the couch and he went to switch on the light. After his eyes adjusted to the brightness that overtook the room he went back to look at his brother still in the same position as he was seconds ago with his eyes shut.
When did he get back home? Was he the one making the silent noise that woke him up?
He bent a bit and stretched his hand so he could wake him up when a strong grip prevented him. He stiffened when his brother held him firmly and slowly opened his eyes to look at him hovering over him.
“Alberto?” he whispered and released his grip on his wrist before sitting on the couch and rubbing his head as a growing headache began at the back of his head.
“Do you have to be creepy when you come in?” he asked but got no response from him than just a sigh.
They stayed quiet for some minutes before Alberto spoke again.
“Are you okay?” still no response.
His brother reached to the side of the couch to pick up an envelope and dropped it on his lap.
He was confused about what was in there but still opened it to check its content. He frowned and brought out a single paper that was there and read what was written on the paper.
“Earl, how were you able to find this?” Alberto asked and Earl chuckled then turned to his side so he could look at him.
“I was able to use some connections here and there” he shrugged.
“You mean sleeping and working for her is your ‘connection’?” Alberto asked and Earl chuckled then winced as the headache intensified.
Alberto sighed and looked at the paper again.
“That is the only way I get to be around her,” Earl said after some time.
“Dude you are whipped. She is definitely using you and if it is because of me you are doing these then please stop. She is one crazy, dangerous woman and would do anything to get whatever her crazy mind formulates to be a reality” Alberto pleaded but he knew it would fall on deaf ears.
He was totally into her and nothing anyone said could change his mind.
“I know all those but I love her a lot. She might not see it but I hope that one day she would and I will get to be her equal and not just her toy for the moment. At least I am close to her” he shrugged.
“Nobody might see it but she deep in that cold heart of hers, she cares. A lot and I was honored to experience it once” he explained and his little brother shook his head at him.
“I think you are getting crazy too,” Alberto said and Earl tremendously laughed out loud with his hands clutching his stomach, totally ignoring the headache.
Alberto just watched his older brother laugh hysterically and shook his head in pity or…
“Maybe I underestimated you, you are indeed crazy and I blame Daniella,” he said and Earl’s laughing subsides.
He wiped his eyes from the tears that fell during his laughing moment and looked at his brother.
“At least you get to save your woman” he nudges his shoulder and Alberto retaliates.
“She isn’t mine and cant be. She is married to that Dimitri man and she is so in love with him even though he can be annoying” Alberto rolled his eyes.
“Yeah, I am glad it wasn’t you going all the time with her, or else he would have beaten your ass up” Earl chuckled.
“Oh please, just because I have little knowledge or skills in the fighting area doesn’t mean he can take me. I could say something triggering”
“That would then put you in a life and death situation”
“Dude! That was long ago, stop bringing it up”
“Sure, but make sure you are quick. I managed to talk to her and she is willing to let Audriana be found and I hope she stops her irresistible hunger for her ex and focuses on me who is and has always been there for her in her lowest and good moments”
“But you are sure they wouldn’t let nothing happen to her?”
“Yes, but one more thing don’t make yourself known in any way” a frown braced Alberto’s face when his brother said that to him.
“If I was going to rescue her, I would need some kind of backup”
“Yes, but just drop it to them as a hint so they would go ahead to locate her”
“How would I do that?”
“Aren’t you some kind of hacker? You can mess with a few coding things you do and wipe off any trace of it coming from you”
Alberto nodded in thought and smiled then went to get his laptop from his room.
***
“That was what you got?” Dimitri asked when Aiden came in with his laptop with a text from an unknown person that he wasn’t able to trace.
“Yes, I just saw it, and look it shows a picture of an unconscious-looking Audriana with an address I am hoping she’s at,” Aiden replied and picked up his phone to call someone.
“Let’s inform the police so we could go there right now” Dimitri stopped eating his food and stood up, then grabbed his keys and await Aiden to follow him.
“We would go but first you need to finish eating”
“I am done eating, let’s go right away” he urges but Aiden shook his head.
“Miguel look, I would love to run as fast as my legs would be able to take me and head over to this address with the police just so we bring Audriana back home but you need your strength. You haven’t been eating well these past few days” he told him and Dimitri resisted the urge to roll his eyes at him.
“She would need you a lot…, especially at this time and you can’t go out there all weak, you need to be strong for her, for your wife, for the woman you love and care about,” he said to him and Dimitri let out a groan of annoyance.
“Unless you want me to be there to stand with her instead” Aiden joked and he just rolled his eyes eventually and sat down to finish his food.