Tony sensed that Louis was being truthful. He knew that if he was indeed responsible for Lily’s kidnap, he wouldn’t deny it.
“Fuck!” Tony hissed and punched the wall in front of him.
“What the fuck did you do? Where did you keep her that she’d get kidnapped?” Louis asked, raging.
Tony looked at the phone in his hand and ended the call. He had no use speaking to Louis if he wasn’t behind the kidnap.
Tony looked around, searching for answers when a thought popped in.
“If they weren’t sent by Louis but had the gang tattoo on their wrists, that means…..” His eyes widened as the realization dawned on him.
“Fucking hell! Mehdi, you son of a bitch!”
*
*
After the call with Tony, Louis sat in his room, his mind racing as he struggled to process the news of Lily’s kidnap. He wondered who would have done that. For all he knew, he was the only one threatening her so who could this new person be?
If she had been kidnapped, it would mean that she was out of his reach and he was not going to let that happen. He needed answers and he needed them fast.
One thing he knew was that the people in his gang were all aware that Lily knew of their secret so, there was a high chance that they were responsible for the kidnap.
Without wasting any more time, he dialed one of his gang members, Gary. The phone rang twice and Gary picked up.
“What’s up, man?” Gary said, sounding as though he was just waking up.
“Have you heard anything about anyone wanting to kidnap Lily?” He asked and the line went quiet for a while.
“Lily? As in…your Lily?” Gary asked, sounding surprised. “She has been kidnapped? Hellman, I am shocked it wasn’t by you.” He added with a short laugh and Louis rolled his eyes.
“Shut the fuck up. Ask around the gang. I have a feeling this was done by someone inside the gang.” Louis said, ruffling his hair as he racked his brain.
“You…you don’t think Draco would have done this, do you?” Gary asked after a while and Louis’s head shot up.
“Draco?” He asked.
“Yeah. He knows about her and we all know that he’s the only one that has the power to do that. I don’t think he’d let anyone get to her before him knowing that she knows his secret.” Gary explained and Louis bit his lips in annoyance.
“Fuck.” He hissed.
“There’s nothing you can do if she was kidnapped by Draco, you know?” Gary added, chuckling dryly and Louis clicked his tongue before ending the call.
Louis knew that he had to be sure that Draco was responsible for Lily’s kidnap so, he called his friend at the hideout to confirm when Draco would be visiting and once he had his answer, he grabbed his keys and headed to the hideout to wait.
*
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AT TONY’S HOUSE
“They are the best in the field, Tony. All you have to do is give them the command and they’ll carry it out.” Raphael said over the phone and Tony nodded, his fingers going into his hair every once in a while.
He was seated on his bed, his shirt buttoned lousily and his car keys in his hands, ready to leave the house at any point.
“Don’t you think it would have been better to get the police involved in this? This is a case of kidnapping and you are Tony Martinez. Surely, they’d listen to you.” Raphael said for the third time and Tony shook his head.
“I know Mehdi. He has the entire city under his control. Besides, if I report to the police, what do I tell them? That she has been kidnapped by the Snakers?
They’d want to know what relationship she has with them to have gotten their attention. That would only put Lily at more risk and possibly put a stain on her name for having an ex-boyfriend like Louis. I don’t want that for her so, I am going to handle this myself.” He said sternly.
“Get the men ready.” He ended the call and dropped his phone on the bed.
Just immediately, a call sounded on the door and the door opened, revealing Rachael. There was a sad look on her face and her eyes were red, showing how much she had been crying.
“H…have you been able to find her?” She asked in a small voice that broke Tony’s heart even more.
He turned his face to the side. He couldn’t look at her, not while he was in that state. Her tears would draw him out so, he turned away.
He needed to be strong for both Lily and Rachael.
“Not yet.” He replied calmly and Rachael exhaled loudly.
“Oh God!” She cried, her hands covering her mouth to contain her sobs. “What if…what if something bad happens to her?” Her sobs got louder.
Tony got up from where he sat and wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.
“No, Rachael. Nothing will happen to her. I won’t let anything happen to her.” He assured, caressing her back slowly.
“They should at least call to ask for a ransom or something. It’s been more than five hours already. Why aren’t they saying anything?” She asked, still sobbing and Tony sighed.
He didn’t want to tell her that she wasn’t kidnapped by random people but by Mehdi King.
“She’ll be alright, Rachael. Don’t worry too much.”
His phone suddenly dinged, cutting through Rachael’s sobs. Tony grabbed it and checked the screen. A notification popped up from the tracker he had installed on Louis’s phone.
His eyes widened as he looked at the screen. “Finally.” He muttered.
“What is it?” Rachael asked, looking at him with hope.
“It’s Lily. She’ll be found soon.” Tony said, grabbing his jacket.
“Be careful!” Rachael yelled as he hurried out of the house and jumped into his car.
As soon as he entered the call, he pulled out his phone and dialed Raphael’s number again.
“Raphael,” Tony said as soon as his friend picked up.
“What’s up?” Raphael asked.
“I need you to send the men to the location I’m about to send you,” Tony said, his voice low and deadly.
Raphael sounded surprised. “What’s going on? Have you found her?”
“Just do it,” Tony snapped. “I need them to be there quickly.”
“Got it,” Raphael said before hanging up.
As the call ended, Tony hit the acceleration on the car, following the location on his phone.
Fifteen minutes later, he arrived at an old building in a quiet street that looked like a health center.
“This isn’t their hideout.” He whispered. It was different from the one he followed Louis to a few weeks ago.
Did that mean they had multiple hideouts?
“It would be fucking hard to find them if they do.” He said and drove his car away from the building but close enough to keep an eye on it.
Less than five minutes later, the doors opened and he saw Mehdi walk out with his bodyguards but, he wasn’t alone. Louis was behind him, raging like a wild dog.
“You can’t hurt her!” Louis shouted, his voice carrying in the still night air. “She still belongs to me!”
Mehdi stopped in his tracks and turned to face Louis. Without warning, he punched him hard across the face, the sound echoing through the area.
“Belongs to you?” Mehdi sneered. “The moment I set my eyes on a woman, she becomes mine. Lily is no different. Besides, you should know your place before I show it to you.” He warned and stepped back, dusting off his suit.
Tony clenched his fists from where he watched. All he wanted to do was go out there and beat the life out of Mehdi but, he was outnumbered.
Just then, his phone rang.
“Who is it?” He asked, his eyes still on Mehdi and Louis who were now being held by two of Mehdi’s men.
“We’re at the location now, boss.” The man on the call said and Tony realized that it was one of Raphael’s men.
“Good. Stay hidden. The target is about getting into a black Range Rover. The second he moves. Follow him discretely. We need to find out where he has kept her first. After that, we can handle him.”