KEL'S POV

        It has  been two hours, two long hours since I saw her, it was driving me crazy, I wanted to pull my hair out and scream out in agony. I was really disoriented. With what the officer has been saying I've really been suspecting Jess. Everything pointed to him, he could have been his accomplice but he has an alibi, his girlfriend. I didn't know what to think anymore, I raked my hand through my hair letting out a loud scream. Fvck! This whole thing is killing me. What could be his reason? Could he have really done that.

"Calm down bro... You'd see her soon." Jess said brushing my shoulder.

  I surely hope so because I might as well give someone a punch on the face.

  "What do you think he wants?"I asked gauging his reaction.

  "I don't know." He shrugged then looked away. I wanted to hit something badly. I was finding it hard to keep it in. "I'd be right back." He excused himself out of the room.

  I needed to see her, hold her, touch her, kiss her but she wasn't with me. I'm missing her.

  "Anything?" I asked as the officer walked in and he shook his head motioning for me to come with him. We both went into my study to talk privately.

   I felt like hitting his head on the wall, then what the hell has he been doing. My phone started ringing, it was a call from an unknown number. I quickly picked it.

  "Oh Kelvin, eager for my call aren't you?" His sinister voice spoke up. I swear he has gone mad.

"Who is it?" Williams asked and I mouthed Carlos and he told me to go on.

"What the hell do you want?" I angrily asked.

"Shayan. She's all mine now. I'm just staring at how beautiful she is. You stole her from me, now I've stolen her back and you won't have her."

"Fvcking basatard, return my wife to me."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk Adrios. Where is the fun in that? Transfer 50% of the shares to me alongside your hotel in Vegas then I'd think about giving her back." He gave me no time to respond as he ended the call abruptly.

  "He must be fvcking kidding me?" I growled out in anger.

"What did he say?" Officer Williams asked.

"He fvcking wants 50% of the company's shares and my hotel in Vegas and then he'd think about returning her. Can you believe that!" I exclaimed angrily. How the hell does he expect me to do that when there's no guarantee that he'd give her back.

"Calm down, what are you going to do?"

"I have no fvcking clue."

"I'm keeping tabs on your brother. He knows something we don't know. The security guard said he saw someone in the car with him while he was leaving and since that was the time of the incident. It very well could have been Carlos."

I took in a deep breath taking in the news. I was so devastated, I didn't expect this from Jess.

  "Do what you want officer as long as it gets me my wife." I said as we departed to the living room.

   "What's with the long face?" Jess asked walking in.

  "Carlos called." Officer Williams replied.

  "Oh. What does he want? The company and shares?" He asked and I could see the way the officer looked at him then looked back at me.

  "And how do you know that?" Officer Williams asked watching him intently.

   " I just guessed." He shrugged. He knows something about this that he's not letting on. "So what are you going to do? Would you give in?"

  "How the hell do you want him to give in? Do you know how much we'd be loosing, what if he doesn't bring her back?" My mom shouted.

   "We have to get her back before he does something to her. " I was so confused right now but her life was worth more than anything.

  "Don't tell me you're thinking of doing that Kelvin because I won't let you. It's outrageous." She was hysterical now.

  "Mom calm down. He can get all that back but if he loses Shayan she's gone forever and we don't know what he's capable of doing." There was reason in what he said but I couldn't help but think, was he the one after the properties, is that what he really wants? Was he saying this just to get what he wants?

  "Any news yet?" Tess asked coming to join us.

"None yet." I sounded defeated and she gave me a hug.

  "You'd find her soon Kel." I felt vulnerable in her arms, it made me want to cry. Does she know about Jess plan?

"I hope so." I was tired already hoping to God that she was alright. "How's Evie, is she sleeping yet?"

"Yes. She kept on asking for the both of you, you weren't around then so I told her you took Shayan out."

"Thank you Tess." I sincerely told her, I appreciate her efforts plus she's really fond of Evie.

  "It's fine. You'd do the same for me anyway." She replied with a small smile.

  "I'm sorry but I have to go. Mel's situation has worsened, she needs me." Jess said standing up, he has been texting someone for a couple of minutes.

  "Oh, it's fine. You can go to her, extend my greetings to her, it's sad that she couldn't be here."

  "I know right. She really wanted to come." Jess said and I nodded in understanding.

  "What happened to Mel, Jess?" Tess asked quizzically.

He was startled at first but quickly covered it up. "She has fever."

  "Oh. That's sad, extend my greetings to her." Tess said sadly and Jess nodded, he gave us a hug before leaving.

   I looked around and everyone was tense especially Shayan's parents, the anxiety was eating everyone up.

   Officer Williams called me over,we went to my study and he told me he had people trailing Jess. I hope he leads us to her.

   I stopped by Evie's room and gave her a kiss on her forehead as she slept. Our little princess. She's not going to loose her mother, I won't allow it.

  I got a call from one of my workers concerning a hotel in Miami and I nearly took out the frustration on him telling him to do whatever he thinks is right to do. I really couldn't deal with that now.

"That's weird." Tess said staring at her phone texting someone.

  "What's weird?" I asked taking a seat beside the officer asking for updates.

  "Mel said she's alright. The officer asked me to ask her if Jess visited her and she said no. According to her they've barely been in touch and he didn't even invite her for the party, and besides she's not in town." All doubts flew out of the window with what she said. Jess definitely had a hand in this. Oh God!

  The officer gave me a look as if to say I told you so and Tess caught on. "What's going on?"

   I didn't really know how to tell her that her twin probably has a hand in this.

  "Oh my! You think Jess has something to do with this." She exclaimed wide eyed.

  "Jess!" My mother followed, it was pretty unimaginable.

  "All the evidence points to him as an accomplice to Carlos." Officer Williams added.

  "Oh God!" Shayan's parents exclaimed too, it seems like something from one of those soap operas.

  "Why would he do that?" Tess shouted, I think that's the question that lingered in the minds of everyone like an unsettling puzzle. "This is crazy, this is really crazy."

  My phone rang, seeing the number I realized it was Carlos, the anxiety rushed through me like an overflowing river.

  "So what's your response. Your company or your wife."

  "I want my wife back Carlos." I growled through gritted teeth

"I wasn't expecting you to say that, but no I won't be giving Shayan back. She's mine to keep forever, we're going to start a family in a new country." He hung up, he fvcking hung up.

  "What did he say?" Everyone seemed to have chorused.

   "He's going to start a family with her in a new country." I was fuming with anger, he better not touch her.

   Officer Williams placed a call ordering for look out of Carlos, the idiot had a fvcking jet, he wasn't going to move out in public.

  I just so happen to know how to get to him, we must catch them before it's too late. Officer Williams got another call and I watched him desperate to tell him about my plans so we can leave.

  "Ok. Ok. I understand, we'd be there."

  "Any news?" I eagerly demanded, my eyes searching, my ears grinning in anticipation.

  "Yes. Jess was followed to a warehouse. He and Carlos are in our hands and your wife seems to be fine."

  
  
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