Daniel POV
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Sitting on the couch in the living room. I can’t help but smile.
I finally got Amara in my gasp after so many years of waiting.
Hearing my phone vibrate I pull it out of my pocket to see that it is one of my men.
” Did you get her?” I ask him impatiently.
” No, sir the mansion is completely empty. There wasn’t any sign of the little girl. We searched the place top to bottom. The remaining family has took Sadie and ran.”
I clench my jaw, ” Find her! I want her here with me. I don’t care how long it takes! I want my daughter!” I yell into the phone before hanging up, and throwing it across the room.
It crashes into the vase scattering it before bouncing off the wall and hitting the floor with a thud.
” Something wrong?” Nate says as he walks in with a cup of coffee.
” They can’t find Sadie. After we left Rex and his fucking men alive. They must have found her and took her elsewhere.” I say angrily.
I wanted Sadie to be the little flower girl. I had a dress and everything picked out for her. Now I am going to have to proceed with the wedding without her.
” How is Amara?” I Nate as I take the coffee mug out of his hand.
” She in her room crying. Even threw a lamp at me. She missed but it was close to hitting me in the head.” He says taking a seat next to me.
I scoff, ” Crying over a piece of shit. She will get over it.”
She will learn to be happy with me. I will help her forget all about Dimitri.
” Let her cry it out, just make sure that she is presentable for the wedding. Give her something to help her relax if you have too.”
I want her to be relaxed for our big day even if I have to drug her to do it.
Looking at the time on the clock. I smile seeing that I have six hours before me and Amara get married.
” I am going to go rest for a bit.” I say chugging the rest of my coffee before getting to my feet. ” If my phones rings answer it for me. Might be those morons that can’t find one little toddler.”
It’s a good thing drinking coffee is like drinking warm milk to me. I will be able to get some sleep before the wedding.
Walking down the hallway I stop by Amara bedroom. I lean against the door and listen to see if she is still crying. Not hearing anything I take the spare key out of my pocket and unlock the door.
I get halfway in before getting hit hard in the crotch with something.
I fall to the ground in pain and look up to see Amara holding a broken lamp.
That must be what she threw at Nate just a few minutes ago.
I watch her lift the lamp above her head and bring it down fast. I feel a sharp pain in my head before seeing little black dots before everything turns black.
………….. ~ AMARA POV ~ ………….
After Daniel showed me that picture of Dimitri laying face down in the dirt with his shirt scorched and skin burned on his back. His right arm from his wrist to his shoulder was burned just as bad.
I couldn’t do anything but to cry. I cried the whole ride to Daniel hideout. I felt so numb and weak that I didn’t resist. Not even when I was dragged out of the SUV, and dragged into this wooden cabin by Joe.
I felt like I was on autopilot as Joe dragged me down the hall and shoves me into the bedroom. I stumbled and fell to my knees infront of a wooden frame bed.
I hear the door shut and lock behind me, but I don’t move from my spot. As the image I saw just keeps flashing in my mind.
There is no way he is dead. I have seen burn victims in the hospital with worse burns than that. It is possible that he is just unconscious. Did they even check if he was breathing or did they just assume he was dead?
If they just assumed than there is a possibility that he is just fine.
Yes, he is fine.
I slowly get up out of the floor and sit down on the bed.
I stare out the window and sniffle as I wipe the tears from my cheek.
Even though I told myself he is okay. I still can’t keep myself from crying. I have to get out of here some how and find him. He is badly burned so he would probably be in the hospital.
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Sitting on the bed looking out into the darkness I glance over at the alarm clock on the nightstand. Daniel said the wedding will be early in the morning. It was already two in the morning and I wasn’t a bit tired.
Hearing the door open I wipe my tears and turn just enough to see that it is Nate. He was holding a plate of food. I watch as he sets it down on the nightstand before listening to him.
” Still crying over that pathetic piece of shit?” He questions me.
I feel my blood start to boil.
” That pathetic piece of shit was my best friend!” I snap at him as more tears start to stream down my face.
I lean forward and grab ahold of the lamp that was sitting on the nightstand. I yank the cord to the lamp out of the wall and throw it at Nate’s head. I watch him dodge the lamp causing it to go over his head and crash into the wall behind him.
” It isn’t nice to throw things. Besides you will be marrying Daniel in a few hours. That is the only reason I am not punishing you. It would be wrong to go to your wedding in bruises.” Nate says in a cold tone before walking back to the door.
I glare at him until the door shuts and closes again. Leaving me alone in this dark room. The only light was coming from under the door and the alarm clock next to the bed.
It would be nice if I had my phone. I could use the flashlight on my phone for some light, or at least call for help.
I wipe the tears from my face again and stare at the broken lamp laying on the floor. Slowly getting out of bed I walk over to the broken lamp. I pick it up and watch as the light bulb and lampshade falls to the floor. The light bulb scatters on contact with the floor. While wires are hanging out of the top of the lamp.
Guess I can’t plug it back in, but it is pretty heavy. I could probably use this as a weapon.
Walking over to the door I stand next to it with the broken lamp in my hand.
When that door opens again I will swing this at whoever is on the other end. Someone has to come back and check on me again. I hope it is Nate. I want to beat the shit out of him for that comment he made.
Punish me!?
I will knock him the fuck out!
Staring at the alarm clock I watch as the minutes just pass by.
Maybe no one is going to check on me. It is getting pretty late and I am starting to get tired of standing here.
Just as I am about to move away and walk back over to the bed. I hear the door unlock with a click and watch it slowly open. I wait for the person to get halfway in before I swing the wooden part of the lamp at the guys crotch.
I watch as he hunches over in pain with a loud groan, before hitting the floor with a thud.
I watch as the person stares up at me and I realize it is Daniel.
I lift the lamp above my head and swing it hard in a downward motion. It makes a weird thud as it makes contact with Daniel head. I watch as blood slides down the side of his face and his head goes limp against the floor.
Fuck!
I wasn’t trying to kill him!
I kneel down and place two fingers on his neck to feel his pulse. Letting out a sigh of relief I quickly stand up and step over him.
Hearing someone coming in my direction. I quietly tiptoe to a different room. I look around frantically looking for somewhere to hide before walking over to the closet.
I open the door and see a bunch of clothes. I climb in and shut the door behind me. I sink down into the floor and start piling stuff on top of me to hide.
A second later I hear Nate yell for help and a bunch of footsteps flood the hallway.
” Get him some help! You! Come with me to find Amara! She has to be somewhere in the house! Find her!” I hear Nate yell.
Something tells me he is going to punish me like he threatened to do earlier.