BLAKE'S P.O.V

I shot up from the bed.

Something was wrong.

My eyes swiveled to the bed sheets next to me where Hayley was supposed to be sleeping. The only thing that greeted me was a pile of sheets. Where is Hayley?

I slowly got up from the bed, my eyes darting around the room. I lifted my head and sniffed. Hayley's scent had nearly vanished which meant that she had left the room early. A vision of my previous dream hit me.

"Where are you going?" I groaned sleepily and she froze.

"I-I'm going to the bathroom." She replied shakily and I felt a sliver of suspicion but ignored it.

I nodded, grunting, "Come back quickly."

She had barely stepped away from me and I was already drifting off to sleep.

Was it really a dream? It didn't seem like it anymore.

I quickly made my way to the bathroom door and pushed it open. "Hayley?" I peeked my head around but I only saw bare walls. I sniffed the air but there was no whiff of her sweet smell. Growling, my eyebrows furrowed- why had she lied? Where did she really go?

I slammed the door behind me and flew out of my room, sniffing the air like crazy. My foot suddenly collided with something on the floor and my head snapped down.

"M-mia?" I sputtered in shock. The little girl was curled up on the floor, softly crying and clutching a piece of paper. I bent down and scooped her up, rocking her from side to side, "What's wrong, cupcake?" I whispered soothingly and rubbed her shuddering back. Why was she crying? Why wasn't Hayley there to comfort Mia?

"H-h-hayley," Mia shook and I stiffened.

"What about her?" I slowly asked, the uncomfortable feeling creeping up my back.

Mia's small hands rose and she thrust the paper that she had been tightly holding in her hands.

"What's this?" I frowned but she burrowed her face into my shoulder and cried harder.

 I ran my hand up and down her back to comfort her and with my other hand, I lifted up the paper. My eyes focused on Hayley's messy handwriting as I read.

Hey...I just wanted to say that I love you, Mia and you'll always be my favorite little sister. Don't ever forget that. Oh, and don't worry about me, I'll be back...but just in case...you have to know that I'll always love you, okay? Okay.

Oh and tell Blake that I took his knife with me...in case he thinks that someone stole him or something.

And...Blake?

I'm sorry I never got the chance to say that I love you.

My hands slowly loosened and I watched in a trance as the paper floated down to the floor.

I'm sorry I never got the chance to say that I love you.

The words repeated itself in my mind, whirling around frantically. Happiness, sadness and anger suddenly swept over me.

A small hand rested on my shoulder and I looked down at the crying girl in my arms. I pushed away all the feelings that were fighting to come out and straightened my back. My lips thinned and I felt a wave of determination.

I cradled Mia closer to me and took out my phone. The number was dialed and the first beep had barely resounded before a sleepy voice said, "Hello?"

"I want the four of you out and ready with weapons in five minutes." I ended the call and glanced at Mia once again with a small smile.

"Come on, Mia, let's go find your sister."

Like hell did Hayley think she could leave me with a petty 'I love you' on a piece of paper.

I'm going to find you and make you say those three words in my face.

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"Now what have you gathered, boys?" I stared coldly at the four of them standing robotically in front of me.

Leroy who was the first on my right, stepped forward and lifted his chin, "I checked her room, she took nothing but a few clothes, a water bottle, a few coins and no food."

I nodded thoughtfully, "She took very little things- that means that she didn't intend on staying out for long..."

Then why did it feel like a goodbye in her letter? Unless she wasn't sure if she would make it back.

Tyler, my beta declared, "I looked at the security system and apparently she left at 5.30 in the morning."

That was definitely around the time I woke up to find her leaving the bed.

"Good. Chris?"

"I took a look at the phone records and the last call was yesterday night from a certain Nicholas but I can't track the conversation."

My blood ran cold. Nicholas? Where had I heard that name? My eyes widened drastically- he's the ex of Hayley! The one who nearly raped her and killed her father. I bit off my growl and tried to breathe in normally but failed. Why hadn't she told me that she was still in touch with him?

I forced myself to come back into focus as Sheldon finally stepped forward, "You told me once to implant a chip in the Luna's motorcycle. I just checked the GPS and her bike is in the parking lot of Everland mall."

At that information, my eyes shot up and I scooped up Mia's sleeping body, "Let's go."

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Fifteen minutes later and we were at the mall. Tyler got out of the car and pointed in front. My gaze followed his finger and it landed on an upturned bike. My stomach churned as I stared at Hayley's precious jewel. The black paint had scratched off and the mirror was shattered.

"What happened?" Chris gasped. I quickly hopped off my bike and sniffed the air. A wonderful smell filled my nostrils and I instantly knew that she had been here some hours ago. I followed the smell and stopped in front of the ice-cream parlor. Why would she go in there?

Frowning, I pushed the door open with the four boy trailing behind me. Her scent was definitely stronger here. Tyler made a bee-line for the wimpy cashier who was hiding behind the counter.

"What can I get you?" He squeaked.

Tyler smirked and leaned closer to the guy, "Tell me, did a black haired girl with blue eyes come in here early morning?"

The cashier's eyes widened and he nodded slightly, "You mean that girl who got pushed into a van by her boyfriend? That was a horrible sight."

My eyes flashed in anger and my nostrils flared. What did he mean by boyfriend? Did that slimy Nicholas push her in a van?

Sheldon suddenly stepped forward, "Yes, sir, but you see we are her best friends and we want to save her. If you could tell us what exactly happened we would highly appreciate it."

The cashier nodded once more, "Of course. Well, the girl came in and soon after this guy entered and sat with her. She seemed pretty feisty and they seemed to have this big argument. I think the man told her something awful because she suddenly started to cry uncontrollably. I was really shocked because she didn't seem like the type of girl who would cry."

I started trembling. He had made her cry. He had made my precious Hayley cry. That sick bastard, once I get my hands on him, I'll beat him to death!

"Yes, so the man suddenly threw her onto his shoulder and he flung the door open. Outside there was a black van, he opened it and practically cannon-balled her into the van! I was horrified- how could someone do that to the person they love? He soon came over to me and told me that there was nothing to report or to worry about because he was her boyfriend and he went off."

By now, I was practically seething, my anger uncontrollable. Leroy placed his hands on my shoulder and shot me a warning look.

"Thank you sir, we are incredibly grateful for you to have told us this. Did she or the man leave anything?" Sheldon asked and to my disappointment he shook his head.

"No, but if it can help you I heard him shout an address to the driver of the black van?"

Sheldon's eyes widened and he nodded, "Please, this could tell us where she was taken to."

"Here, I noted it just in case I needed to go to the police," the cashier pushed a piece of paper on the counter.

The paper read:

23rd El Puerto, Higgins Castle

So that dick lived in a castle?

Wait till I burn it down.