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Chapter 23
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Danielâs POV
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24 hours had past.
Currently standing outside the guyâs room who had fainted withholding information about Sidney, my patience grew thin and my anger grew even more at everyone around me.
The beeping noise was driving me insane, rushing out of the hospital I had posted two guards outside his room to make sure he doesnât escape while I had other matters to attend to.
Upon exiting the hospital I saw a couple walking along the beach in the distance, the two of them holding hands made my throat enclose and as I stood there admiring them they soon leaned into to kiss each other.
It was like I couldnât breathe anymore, my face paled and I had realised how much of a stupid idiot I was. Not to mention that I didnât show her any love but every since my parents tragedy I had broken all contact with the emotional world.
I didnât want to go to my brother at the moment even though he was the nearest option; instead I headed back home where I could get an update on the situation of my wife.
My wife, who I had married in a rush on a busy mind.
My wife, who didnât even get a proper wedding, let alone a honeymoon or the love that all brides look forward to.
My wife, who was now being tortured by my enemy who is her father.
Exhausted, I pulled up the car in the drive way and flung the keys to the guard who at once knew to take the car away.
Nobody dared talk to me in these times, these times that I was stressed and moody because I couldnât find her but deep inside I knew it was partly my fault.
Kicking the door open I was in no good mood with patience wearing, jogging towards Brandon I prayed for once that there will be a glimmer of hope in my direction.
At the bottom of the corridor I heard intense typing which made my feet hurry closer to it, there I saw Brandon furiously going through several CCTV footage and hacking into Levyâs database.
âTell me youâve got something man?â I questioned with a pleading tone, Brandon for the first time in three days cracked a small smile cause my heart to leap out of its cage in joy. Struggling to control my emotions I urged him to continue,
âItâs been tough but Iâve managed to hack through his bank accounts,â he turned around and opened up the tab showing me the details,
âif you get the rest of the gang into the basement I bring through the plan and we can get Sid out of there by tonight,â he told me.
Not bothering to argue I agreed with him and on my way out I told him something, I never said to anyone, âThank you Brandon,â my voice broke a little but I covered it up. He seemed genuine shocked by my comment but continued his work anyways.
I sent a small text to Nate telling him to gather the men with him and a few others to meet Brandon and me in the basement in less than five minutes. For the first time in three days I smile to myself hoping that I would find Sidney in one piece, but then my thoughts grew wild at the thought of them hurting her.
I will rip them apart, just to get my baby back to me.
The shrilling voice of my phone slice the thick tension in the air as one of my guards were ringing me, promptly I lifted the phone to my ear as I tried sorting the guns in the basement.
One by one gang members filled into the basement, some smile while others bowed as a sign of respect but it didnât make a difference to me in this situation.
âYes?â I snapped urgently, time was running out and in merely two hours the sun would be gone.
âHeâs awake sir, shall we bring him to you?â he asked me, for a moment I had a silent debate with myself but if he was lying then it would be easier to kill him here rather than in public.
âI want him here in under ten minutes,â I ordered them, telling them to be discreet about it.
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Sidneyâs POV
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The innocence of a child is what makes them so beautifully adorable and angelic.
The fault of an adult is what makes them unpleasantly crude and evil.
They say that nobody entered this world with bad intentions but Levy, let me ask you to trust me on this. He was the person who entered this world with bad intentions; he was everything a mother wouldnât want in a child.
Everything that was unpleasant, everything that a child would hate and everything that is ugly that it was repulsive to be related to that type of person. I pitied myself, he deserve death that was painful for all the things he had done.
Each bone in my body ached, there wasnât a single spot that didnât bleed or wasnât scarred and it was all because of him. I actually wasnât sure why he hated me so much but every time I tried to justify his actions there was nothing there to justify for.
He just hated for no reason. After his men tortured me for hours endlessly until I blacked out there was only one thing on my mind, what was Daniel doing right now?
He was probably playing around with my heart on his sleeve, he grabbed it and ripped it apart right out of my chest and them plugged it back in.
I was blemished, torn and broken and what was worse was that he knew it; he took advantage of it and threw my trust back in my face.
I had cried for hours, my body was shaking until it no longer carried any energy to shake and I had taken up a loose position on the chair. My back and neck was stiff, I was pretty sure that my lip was busted and that my ribs were broken.
Outside the small hole that was in the dark room, the sun had begun to set. Another day had gone past and another day I was closer to my death.
I stunk of dried blood and cold sweat; even the guards had positioned themselves outside just to avoid seeing my state. It was safe to say that I was a pure mess.
I was lost in my thoughts thinking about nothing and everything, it wasnât just that I hated my life but this time I felt that even God had given up hope on me.
My eyelids were fluttering shut until I heard a gunshot in the distance, my eyes snapped open and my ears direct my head west to wear the gunshot sound had come from.
Baffled at what was going on, I heard voice being shouted above me and commands being thrown at everyone.
Unable to realise what was going on, I just sat there with my hands tied to the chair without energy to move and slumped my head back admiring the ceiling.
The door flung open and in came Levy himself with blood pouring out of his chest, my eyes met his and they hardened.
Wasnât this what I wanted? For him to be dead, out of the world and never to see his ugly face again but them why was I feeling my heart clench in pain seeing my own father die before me.
I spoke too soon; he inched closer to me barely able to stand on his own two feet as he held his gun up towards me.
âI wonât be the only one to die,â he grasped, clutching the gun because his life did depend on it. Clamping my eyes shut I awaited for the sound, and a sound did come but the pain never.
Too afraid to open my eyes I heard a body fall to the ground and more footsteps come closer, one out of the two people here had died and I didnât know who but knowing that I was in a room where someone was just killed shocked me.
I couldnât bring myself to open my eyes because as much as I hated my father he was the only family I had in this world, only one that was attached to me and shared my memories but not so much my pain.
The only one in this world that acknowledged me even though if it was to kill me, he was my only living blood donor.
Tears fell out of my closer eyes, now I knew that this suffering that I was enduring was going to go on forever until someone else wants to kill me. The sounds of footsteps came closer and closer until they halted in front of me, I heard someone whisper something and it was oddly familiar.
âMia cara,â he whispered, it was Daniel in an instance I figured it out and slowly opened my eyes. His eyes stared right into mine, searching for something but neither of us knew what.
âMi dispiace,â his voice was husky, âmi perdoni.â
I didnât understand a word he said but had a feeling it was Italian, his proximity any other day wouldâve made me feel uneasy but today I felt numb all my emotions had run out as silent tears followed a stained path down my cheek.
His hand brushed along my cheek, moving down he undid the rope around my legs and arms without taking his eyes off me. For the first time, I felt the guilt in his eyes and as I removed my hands from the ropes, they were shaking as we both stared at the cuts and blood stains on my clothes.
âItâs okay, letâs get you out of here,â his voice was deep that it sent vibrated through the air, he bent and lift me into his arms picking me up bridal style causing me to clutch onto him for dear life. I was still shivering, partly due to the cold but also the fear that something was still coming after me.
Heâs dead, your own father is dead. The voice inside my head hissed to me, I sobbed into his shirt inhaling his sweet yet deadly scent.
Several more gunshots were fired and each time I would recoil closer against Danielâs body, each time I would clutch onto him as if my life depended on it which it did.
Was my brother still alive? Was Christopher even my brother? These thoughts whirled through my head giving me a headache, the car door opened and in slid Daniel and I.
The ride was silent, my blood had dried and I stank the whole car so I moved further away do I didnât dirty the car any more that I was doing already.
âWhat are you doing?â Daniel questioned curiously, even though I was use to his voice it still made me flinch and he saw this, a look of hurt crossed his eyes before he masked it with a plain one.
âItâs going to get dirty,â I whispered back to him, he was confused but nodded anyways.
Each time the car came to a sudden stop and jolted forwards I hissed in pain, the scars would never leave and the memories remain buried deep.
His hand was snaked around my waist resting lightly on the car seat; I dozed off slightly leaning my head against his chest to which he responded almost instantly.
A small smile tugged my lips and before I allowed the darkness to take me over I remember saying,
âThank you Daniel,â ever so slowly but I was certain he heard it.
For now I was safe, but it was for a short time and I wasnât sure how long it was going to last.
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Can you believe it, for the first time we actually didn't want to end it here :o We were going to add in a little 'DANIEL AND SIDNEY' moment but then that'd kind of confuse/contradict the different emotions in this chapter so that will be in the next chapter.
Okay so finally the slide show is put together and its time to get commenting on what cover you people prefer the most, it's out of 7 (i think) covers that you guys will have to chose.
The less the votes for the different covers - the slower I will update next ;) Fair deal, right?
So this chapter is dedicated to: firefly72 who is the one of the people who entered in the competition - thank you to her <3 xo
Special shout out to: TysonGranger, BrandiLovesO2L and Maryomaa98 :D <3 Thanks guys!
What to expect in the next chapter:
Kisses ( a lot of them)
Heated arguments (some of them)
Daniel & Sidney moments
Hugs
Oh, don't forget Crying - a lot of CRYING :P
C.V.R.S. <3
Thanks for reading and the nearly 70k reads, its so cool we can almost see 100k O.o which is like a big achievement for us. (Special 100k updated)
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