Chapter 26: The Kidnapping

Alicia Garcia's POV

"Hello, hello? hello, Nick?" I said as I was looking at the screen phone. It was still on as I knew that Nicolas was still talking to me but I heard a grunt before the phone was coming to a deadline. I was confused as I don't think that Nico would be hit by someone. Would he?

knowing that I cannot trust anyone right now, I called the only number that I knew he would be helping me whenever I need him to. The line was ringing as I was pacing back and forth in my office.

"pick up, pick up, pick up. Damn it!" I said as I was biting on my nails before the sound was coming at the other end.

"Go for Bianchi," he said as he was typing something on his laptop like he always did. I rolled my eyes at him as I don't even know why I had fallen in love with this guy in the first place.

"V, I need your help," I said as I was trying to stay calm as I can. He smirked as I can hear he was mocking me.

"well, the versatile Iris need my help, at last," he said as he was mocking me. I gritted my teeth at his tone.

"you speak to me in that tone again, and I'll—"

"you what? I wanted to know what you will do, Ms. Versatile," he said as he was taunting me. I controlled myself as I knew it was going nowhere and Nick might be in danger.

"Forget what I ask you then," I said before I wanted to hang up the phone.

"wait," he replied. I did not hang it up.

"Okay, what do you need me for?" He asked me. I smiled as I knew he would never let me to my demise if he can help it.

not that I was hoping he would look at me again. That ship has long sailed.

"I need you to locate a cell. It was Nicolas, my cousin. I think he was in danger," I said as I gave him the number phone. He typed it on his computer before he looked at the CCTV that was surrounding the area.

"well, it looks like the surrounding area was clear as there was no one but the cellphone was coming from there," he said as he was connecting to my computer to look at it. I took a seat at my chair as I was looking at the live feed.

"how about 20 minutes ago?" I asked him before he rewinds and there it was. Someone was knocking Nick out and they were dragging him into a van. There was a man and woman as they were smiling at each other before they got inside the van as well.

"do you know those guys?" V asked me as I was looking at the video. I gripped the armrest of my chair before I stood up.

"I need to go, I call you later," I said as I wanted to hang up the phone.

"can I see you later?" He asked me as I was rolling my eyes but I was smiling.

"oh, and what do you have in mind, Mr. Bianchi?" I teased him. He smirked before his answer staggered my stomach.

"well, I would like to get to know you better," he said before I ended the call harshly than I should. well, let's not thinking about that now before I have something important coming up right now. And I need Camila in this matter as well.

Camila Almada's POV

I was on my bed, I mean our bed, as I have been sharing the room with Nicolas ever since we confessed. I smiled at that thought as I was reading a book that was called Bloodline by Katy Cary. It was a fun book actually before someone was banging on the door like they were shaking this house down.

"just a second," I said as I was running toward the entrance of the door as I opened it and Alicia was spilling from outside into the house. Her face was white like a sheet.

"hey, what happened? What's going on? Why are you in a rush?" I asked her as she went to the kitchen to get some water. I let her drank for a while before she s' lammed the glass on the counter.

"We need to go, Nick was in danger," she said that made me arched my eyebrows at her before I chuckled.

"I'm sure meeting with an investor was hardly any—"

"he has been kidnapped," she said that made me turned toward her sharply.

"what do you mean?" I asked her.

"I saw the CCTV recording that he was being hit on the head and was being dragged into a van before they went away," she said as I went to her.

"do you remember the plate number?" I asked her and wished that she was.

"yeah."

"it's umm…M 4583 MJ, I think," she replied as I typed it away. Then the location of the vehicle was in Madrid. It was like 5 hours away. We might have been too late before anything happened to Nicolas. I sighed before I pinched my nose bridge as I was thinking of any way to save my beloved.

Beloved, how strange but I liked it.

I was pacing back and forth before an idea was coming into my mind. I looked at Alicia before I went to the bedroom.

"go home, I will contact you when Nicolas is safe," I said as I was about to get my gear before Alicia shook her head.

"no, I will come with you," she said that made me turned toward her.

"do you have any idea what we were dealing with?" I asked her before she stared at me. I turned to go before she said something that made me stopped on my track.

"and here I thought Valentino said you were the right person for the job. well, maybe I guess Alfred was wrong after all," she said in Portuguese as I turned sharply at her. She was smiling smugly at me.

"how do you know those names?" I asked her in the same mother tongue that I have been dying to use. Nicolas was not very helpful as well with that as he refused to talk to me in my mother tongue. I will have a word with him after this.

"well, you're not the only Red Arrow that was being disbanded. I heard about what happened to Alfred. I'm sorry," she said as she took my hands into hers. I smiled before I shook my head. We need to get to Nicolas before something happened. This sentimental will have to wait.

"Nicolas first then we can talk later," I said as I went to get my suit. I have been saving them for a time like this.

"well, do you have anything that can help you to get through this mission?" I asked her as she was smirking at me.

"oh, I have something better," she said before she was dialing something into her phone.

Nicolas Garcia's POV

I was hurting as I can sense that my body was being held uptight by some ropes. My wrists were burning and my legs were dying. I was parched that I don't think I can speak right now. then, the door was opened as two figures came inside the room.

"Is this him?" The man asked the other person. I cannot make it up before it turned and I saw a head full of hair.

yup, definitely a woman.

"of course, my love. It is him. I can assure you as I saw his face in one of Lucca's photo album," the sweet devil was talking to the man as I was trying to make out his face. He grunted before he kissed the woman loudly. I disgusted by their action.

"oh, please, Nick. Don't be so disgusted. After all, you love it when you slept with every woman in this town, isn't that right?" He asked me before he stepped into the light. Then, I saw who it was. I thought he was long gone but he was here.

my father was smirking at me as his mistress was coming into view. He was smiling at me as I looked at him, shocked, surprised and even angry as I thought all these years, he was dead with my mother.

My mother, oh how her poor soul has been deceived by this devil.

"I see that you are speechless when you looked at me. I know it was a lot to take in but the elixir was getting good at this immortal thing. Isn't that right, sweetheart?" He said as he was wrapping his arm around the little viper in front of me. She was digging her claws on my father's chest.

"dear, and I have to thank Anastasia Honchar for that," she said as she looked at my father. He smirked at her before he turned to me.

"oh, don't you know. Lucia, I wanted you to meet my son, Nicolas. Nick, this is your new mother, Lucia Ricci," he said as the viper smiled at me. I grimaced.

"I will never acknowledge you as my mother," I spatted at them as my anger was burning so much that I cannot wait to get them to pay for what they did.

"in due times, my son, you will thank me," the viper said before they turned out of the room as my father was looking at me.

"you will tell everything that I need to know about that Almada girl, boy," and with that the door closed, leaving me in the darkness once more.