Derek's POV:

"Xavier will kill you" Oliver sighed when I told him what I'm about to do.

"Oliver, don't you see it? I need to do this. He's blinded by rage and agony. I've never seen him this torn in my entire life" I explained, trying to get Oliver to help me track down Eric.

"And do you really think she would do something like that Oliver? Forget about who her parents are and tell me, do you think she would do something like this?" I asked and he ran his hand through his hair.

"Never" he muttered.

"Then help me get a hold of Eric, he's the only one who can help us" I explained to him and he took in a deep breath before giving me a nod.

"I never once stopped tracking him, for just in case. I'll send you the address to his office" he informed me and I felt somewhat content.

Walking out I got in my car and drove off to the address Oliver gave me.

Not too long after I reached the building. If Xavier finds out, I'm as good as dead. But it's all worth it.

Fixing my gun at the waist of my pants I walked into the building. Everyone was rushing around doing their work.

Walking up to the reception a middle-aged woman looked at me.

"How may I help you, sir?" She asked professionally.

"Im here to see Eric" I informed her and she began typing on the computer.

"I'll inform Mr. Robert" she said and picked up the telephone, after talking on the phone she looked at me and spoke. 

"I'm sorry sir but Mr. Robert doesn't wanna see anybody"

"Tell him it's Derek Winston"

Her eyes widened in realization and she visibly gulped before she continued talking on the phone and looked back at me as she put the phone down.

"Mr. Robert is waiting for you in his office, on the 35th floor" she informed me with an unsure smile to which I gave her a nod and walked away, towards the elevator.

Pressing onto the 35th floor I waited patiently.

Reaching the floor I walked out into an empty hallway. Walking down the hallways I walked through the only door on this entire floor.

Walking in my eyes landed on a very busted face of Eric. Brother surely did a number on him.

"Are you here to mock me?" He spitted out, venom in his voice.

"I'm here to listen to what you have to say" I muttered.

"But I won't hesitate to kill you if I have to" I warned him to which he let out a scoff shaking his head.

"I have nothing to say, especially to you, you may leave" he dismissed taking his seat behind the desk to which I snorted out and walked further into the room.

"I wanna know if Claire's in danger" I began and his jaw clenched.

"Like you care" he scoffed.

"I wouldn't be here in the first place if I didn't, you weren't my first choice but you're the only one who can help me. Because I know she wouldn't go behind Xavier's back like this and I wanna get to whoever is behind all this" I finished, taking a seat on the other side of his desk and I saw a spark of hope in his eyes.

"She's innocent" he began rubbing his temple.

"Then tell me the whole story Eric" I said to which he let out a deep sigh.

"I'll definitely regret this but right now you're my only hope to get her back" he mumbled.

"I'm pretty sure you're well aware of who my father is" he began and I clenched my jaw.

"He disowned her at the age of 6 after he left her in front of an orphanage. I never saw her again but I kept looking for her" he continued, pain in his voice.

"After years I was finally able to get a track on her but that was when your brother took her, leaving me empty-handed again" he muttered.

"Then I found out he took her to Italy, so I sent Evan to bring her to me"

"You sent him?" I snapped and a look of guilt overcame his features.

"I didn't know he was working for my father, nor did I know about his plan, I just wanted my sister back" He muttered and I let out a frustrated sigh.

"He asked her to kill Xavier, I don't know why she stayed quiet but there has to be a reason. After that, all I know is that Evan has her now, and she's anything but safe with him" he finished running his hands through his hair.

"If your father disowned her, what does he want with her? Why now? After all these years?" I questioned.

"For some reason, he believes that she's Xavier's weakness, that he might be able to get to Xavier through her. Only if he knows how wrong he is" he grumbled.

Only if you know how fucking right he is.

"And how do I know all of this isn't your doing? You are your father's son after all" I muttered and his eyes darkened with rage.

"There's no one who despises him more than I do, if you think he took away everything from just you, you're so very wrong" he muttered, sadness clouding his features.

"It's decided then" I began and he cocked his brow at me.

"I will help you get her back" I stated and relief flashed through his face.

"But first we need to figure out if he was blackmailing her, and if yes, then with what" I stated, and just as I  finished a knock came on his door grabbing our attention.

"Come in" he muttered and a blonde girl walked in with a phone in her hand.

"What you asked for boss" she mumbled before putting the phone on his desk.

"Did he suspect anything?" He asked and she gave him a lopsided grin.

"You think?" She chuckled and he gave her a satisfied look.

"Great job Vivian, you're free to go home" he dismissed her and she turned to me, running her eyes over me before sending a wink and walking out.

"I guess we're about to find that out as well" He stated before reaching for the phone.

"Who's phone is that?" I asked.

"Evan's" he muttered now putting his entire focus on the screen.

After a good 10 minutes of him typing away on the phone his face morphed into a look of pure rage before he lifted his gaze from the screen and looked over to me.

"I think I know what that fucker was blackmailing her with" he grumbled now showing me the picture on the screen that made my blood boil.

"Do you know her?" Eric questioned with a frown and I took in a sharp breath.

"That's Skyler. Claire's best friend" I muttered and his eyes went wide.

"Fuck, that's why she was quiet all this while" he cursed under his breath putting the phone down.

"We need to look for them, we can't waste another minute here. Get your men and I'll get mine" he began and stood up and just then the door went flying open making me grab onto my gun.

But then walked in a very furious Xavier. Fuck.

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Claire's POV:

I was consumed in the infinite darkness. Like a never-ending road with nothing but darkness surrounding you. With every step I took it only took me deeper into it.

A splash of cold water pulled me out of the darkness as I gasped for air.

Frantically looking around my eyes fell on Liam and Evan looking at me and chuckling.

"Enough rest, get up. Time to teach you some lessons" Liam mocked and I tried to get up but the strong wave of pain shoot right through my ribs making me hiss and fall back on the ground.

"I said fucking up!" He growled, his voice getting hard. If I don't get up now, he's only gonna get more pissed.

Trying again I again fell on the ground with a groan as tears stinged my eyes.

"You know how much I hate when you disobey me" he roared before grabbing me by my hair and pulling me up, forcing me to stand on my feet as tears rolled down my face.

"Quite sobbing like a pathetic bitch" he warned and I tried so hard to hold my cries in while he dragged me outside as Evan followed us.

Getting out of that room he dragged me into another one, but this one had a red light and many kinds of knives laying around, and then my eyes landed on a whip. No..

"Liam p-please, I'll be good I promise, please!" I cried hard, trying to get out of his hold but one hard slap from him silenced my begging.

Dragging me towards a wall with ropes hanging over it he pushed me forward making me stumble towards it.

"Strip" he ordered and my blood ran cold. I know what he's about to do..

"P-Please Liam, I'll be quiet!" I sobbed dropping down to my knees but it didn't phase him. They both stood there with sickening smiles and I knew I was helpless.

"Strip now or I promise you'll regret it, and you know I keep my promises" he warned shattering every ounce of hope in me.

With shaky hands I pulled my dress off as more tears fell down my face and into my palms as I sat there in just my underwear in front of them, already feeling dirty.

I saw him reach for the whip and my sobs got louder, knowing what was about to come.

"Tie her up" he ordered and Evan walked forward making me scurry away.

Grabbing me by my hair he pulled me up against the wall before tying my hands up against the wall, leaving me completely defenseless.

"Stop crying sweets, I know you enjoy the pain, just as much I love hearing your screams" Liam mused walking towards me with the whip in his hands as Evan walked away, standing not too far away with a satisfied grin on his face.

"Did he see you in this state, huh Claire?" He inquired running his eyes down my shivering body.

"N-No" I cried.

"Liar" he whispered before swinging the whip with full force against my stomach making me scream my lungs out in pain.

"Did he touch you?!" He shouted.

"No!" I cried, earning another hit across my chest, pain coursed through my entire body as I cried hysterically in agony.

"Oh, but he did" Evan chuckled which caused Liam's eyes to darken before he swung the whip across my body with full force, and the room filled with my screams and loud cries which put a satisfied look on his face.

"Who do you belong to?" He growled now gripping my face in a death grip and I only sobbed earning a tight slap across my cheek that made my head fly in the other direction.

"Who do you fucking belong to!?" He repeated, gritting his teeth.

"Y-You" I cried, and a feeling of betrayal took over me.

"Correct" he muttered before slamming his lips over mine forcefully kissing me as tears rolled down my face none stop.

"Do you want me to teach you another lesson?" He warned, and I forced myself to kiss him back to which he let out a satisfied sigh and I only felt disgusted.

Pulling back he ran his eyes over my bloodied body, his eyes shimmering with happiness seeing me in pain.

"There's one thing missing" he said as he picked up a small pocket knife and my eyes widened in fear.

"N-No please!" I sobbed but he didn't care.

"Stay still" he ordered before he began sliding the knife on my stomach slicing my skin open and I screamed in pain as blood trickled down my stomach.

After what felt like ages of agony he finally stopped and dragged the now bloody knife away looking over my stomach satisfied.

"You and your body belong to me" he muttered and I looked down just to break into a fit of cries when my eyes landed on the initial that he carved into my skin.

When I couldn't handle the pain anymore my head got heavy and I began losing consciousness and passed out.

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