318 The Best Protection

Just then Ashton's phone rang, it was Timothy.

"Hey, Ash. I'm just wondering, where are you and Amber?"

Ashton furrowed his brows for this question, "Amber is supposed to return here about five hours ago, we are not together."

"Well, did she perhaps tell you anything about where she'd go after arriving?"

"What's wrong Tim?" Ashton turned serious.

He haven't gotten any calls or messages from Amber since after she boarded the plane.

"I tried checking the tracker on our necklace since I am still worried about Xander, but then he was still within the Empire but Amber's location is a bit worrisome. She seems to be deep in a mountain."

Their tracker works all over the world using all the satellites up above so even within a mountain, it was still possible to track them.

"Send me the location right this instant," Ashton's voice had an urgency in it.

"No, give me your location. I shall send Xander to you. It is better for you to track it, so even if it moves you would be able to follow it," Timothy said before hanging up.

The urgency in Ashton's voice means one thing, something bad had happened to Amber.

Ashton looked up at Michael, if he was not mistaken, in the mountain, the black spade had its main base.

He needs to confirm it yet, that it was indeed that mountain. But his gut feeling tells him that Amber was indeed taken by the Black Spade.

"I am begging you, your sister didn't die on the accident twenty years ago. That was a set up for them to leave the Empire, instead she died eight years ago, through assassination. And that assassination has one survivor."

"Your niece, she had tracked down the little details she saw on the people who killed her parents and it was a year ago that she found them. Your sister was assassinated by the Black Spade gang. And now, I hope I am not wrong but they seem to be holding your niece as well."

His seriousness and the first time that Michael have seen a flustered urgent looked on him, made his heart falter in what he should believe.

"In my current power, going against them head on might end up with us losing. So please lend me your help."

Ashton was not conceited, with the sudden turn of events, he needed more power, much much more if he wanted to save her. And the only one who could lend it is Michael Banfield.

Michael does not understand a single thing right now. Ashton came and told him that he knew his identity then suddenly dropping the bomb of his sister, whom he had been searching for so long, being dead.

He also couldn't believe the fact that his sister had always been around when he was trying so hard to look for her, all details about her were deleted back then.

"What's this with my sister being in danger?"

It was Xander who was only staring at Ashton.

"Just open the tracker," Ashton then said.

Michael was staring at Xander, he can clearly tell that this young man had the same features as his father somehow.

He who was always bored with everything would only look into those that has power in the five Empires. They never checked the others, leading to him not noticing this person within the Price Empire.

Xander noticed them after he gave Ashton the tracker.

"Yo Ash, who are they?"

"Some people I am asking for help in order to save your sister," Ashton replied as his face darkened.

He was right, Amber was indeed held captive by the Black Spade.

But why? Did the Price already knew that she was Nathalie?

'That is impossible, she haven't truly shown up as Nathalie Price.'

Xander was looking seriously now as well, after hearing Ashton say that he will be saving his sister and his face turned grim. This only means one thing, Amber was truly in deep trouble.

"Ash, why? Did they already know?" he asked.

Obviously, Amber had already told them that the ones hired by the Empire to assassinate their parents was the Black Spade Gang.

Ashton shook his head as he started calling for his people.

"I don't think so, it must be as Amber Wood. Someone must have paid them to take her, Amber Wood. Though I have no idea why and who. But I will make sure to find out."

As he took a step, Xander stopped him, "The only way for me to protect her is to remain within the Empire and acting like I still have no idea. It infuriates me that this is all I can do that is why. Take care of her, no matter what."

Ashton nodded understanding full well the irritation Xander is having.

If he were to leave the Empire and start hanging around with Ashton and the others, the Empire would try to understand why he would do so.

And since it was Nathalie who saved them from the kidnapping case months ago, the Empire would think that he must have some contact with her. This would lead to them investigating all the people that recently appeared near the Wright Empire.

This would lead to them having suspicion towards Amber and when they do dig deeper, they would know that she came from Star country where the parents and daughter were assassinated.

With all these, everything will be in jeopardy. Every plan that Amber did and every preparation would end up to nothing.

That is why, staying with them was the best protection Xander could currently give to Amber.

As for Timothy, watching over his company and the company of Amber in Kuiper country was the best thing he can do.

Him staying away from the Empire would help ease the worries that Amber would be having, the Empire would also have lesser people to use against Nathalie once she appears.

Staying inside and staying away was the best protection her brothers could give her, it was completely irritating but this is the best they can currently do. They can't be too open or she would be placed in more danger than necessary.

That is why, they could only leave this situation to Ashton who was known as her fiance. The person who has every right to save her.

"I'm coming," just then Michael speak up.

He glanced at Xander before looking back at Ashton, "I will be needing a much thorough explanation for this."

His face was dark already as well, if what Ashton said was true then he really would not let the Black Spade gang off no matter what.

"Go on and call for the others, we are going for an all out war," he then said to his subordinates.

Without asking questions, his people followed his command.

Xander looked at him and felt a sense of familiarity towards him.

"Once this is over and we get to save your sister, I wish to speak with you as well," Michael then looked at him and said.

Though shock, Xander nodded, "Then I shall leave my sister to you. Please save her from those people."

Xander watched them leave before returning to the room he checked in, in order to get the guards off of him.

There a lady was sleeping in the bed, he had her drugged before going to where Ashton was.

He couldn't help but sigh, this is the best way to leave his watchers and allow him to meet with Ashton.

He couldn't even imagine himself touching this person right now.

Ever since he met Samantha and became together with her, he could no longer touch any other girls. It felt like all his cells were screaming to him that they didn't want to.

He then gave Timothy a call after sitting down on the table.

"I wish I could be stronger brother," he said the moment Timothy answered.

"Then study harder on those medicines and poisons when the time comes that she'd end up being poisoned, then you shall be the one saving her," Timothy answered seriously.

He too had been studying, not just about his company and the entertainment company that Amber had built but even the things about mall and hospitals.

If there comes the time that Nathalie finally appears, then he would have to return to the Empire and stay with her, that shall be how they would act if they found out that their sister was alive.

They would want to protect her even more. And the Empire knew of this. So the best way for Timothy was to study everything about their business and start out shinning Glenn instead.

As Amber slowly breaks the whole Empire down then he and Xander would slowly break the people down.