Selena Rhoades sat on the couch deep in thought. Besides her was Lydia who was also silent. They had searched everywhere for Roman but still hadn’t found him. Ben was out and they didn’t have a clue of where he had gone. The house was a mess since Roman was gone. It had been two weeks since Roman had gone missing and it seemed he wasn’t ever going to be found. Wherever he was, and whoever was hiding him was an expert. Selena felt this was all over. There was no way they were going to find Roman. The least they could do was to make sure that Viper Don didn’t get the artifacts, but presently, she didn’t feel the need to look for the artifacts. They had searched numerous times, but she couldn’t find where her father had hidden it. Wherever it was, Selena doubted that it could be found. Her eyes went to Lydia who was sitting silently. She was lost in her thoughts as well. It seemed that was the theme of the day. It was hard to feel anything. Though Roman wasn’t confirmed to be dead, it

Adam found himself walking through the hallway as he headed towards the records room. There were a lot of enigmatic things going on at the station presently. He had just found out that the case of the cartel had been closed. There was no way that could be possible. Deputy Behrens had told them that he was going to send a new team to take over the case. It was a decision that didn’t favor Adam and Eric. And now, he was hearing that the case had been closed. He had to see this for himself. Eric had gone to the crime scene of Roman to search for evidence. It seemed that the cartel had struck again, and unfortunately for Roman, he had been their next target. If Roman was there, it meant one thing. The cartel was behind all of this, and they were all in danger. Roman was the most industrious person they knew. If Viper Don was able to take him out, then they were all in big trouble. Adam arrived at the records room and knocked on the door. He swung it open a few moments later and steppe

There was more to the story. Roman couldn't believe it. It seems he didn’t know everything after all. It was either that or Florence was lying to him. And so far, Florence had spoken an iota of lies to him. So it meant that she was dead serious. But what could be more than what she had said? What could make him scared? There were some questionable things that Viper Don had done which he didn’t have any explanation for. Maybe those were the things that Florence was going to tell him. “There’s more?” He asked. Florence scoffed at that. “You’re not a god, Roman. You can’t know everything.”Roman chuckled at that. Her tone seemed to have changed since he had told her the truth about everything. He couldn't lie to her and said that what they had done while they had been together was real. It would only elongate things and make them more complicated in the future. Telling her the truth was the only thing that he could do.“Okay. Tell me.”Florence didn’t know where to start. There were

Eric glanced at his watch as he sped through the streets. Fifteen minutes had passed since he last spoke to Adam. He feared that he would be too late to help him out. If Deputy Behrens was behind this, then they weren’t safe. They had to make sure that he didn’t get to them. And by then, he meant Adam. Adam was still at the precinct and locked in the records room. It meant that Deputy Behrens had access to the room as he wished. Which also meant that he had access to Adam as well. Eric stepped on the brakes and brought the car to a halt. He was stopped by the lights. “This is very bad timing,” Eric said as he tapped the wheel impatiently. He glanced at his watch once more and the time read 6:45 pm. Another five minutes had passed since he had driven. This evening was moving faster than he expected. First, they found out that Roman was missing. Now there was this suspicion about Deputy Behrens. If Behrens was indeed working for Viper Don, then the integrity of the police force wa

“What?” Roman yelled, sitting up erect. He refused to believe what Florence was telling him. Florence appeared to be calm. She didn’t sound like she was lying at all. They have been having this conversation for over two hours now and she has been nothing but honest with him. Why would she choose to lie now?“It’s true, Roman. I swear,” she pressed. Roman was thinking now. He was trying to digest what he had just heard. Florence had told him that he had a mole in his crew, and it was no other person than Lydia. But it didn’t make sense to Roman. Why would Lydia try to betray him? They had been through so much together. She had treated him when he was paralyzed. She had also made sure he was safe when they had both gone to Shanghai. Lydia was the one who had stuck by him after everything he had done to her. He admitted at the beginning he had been very rude to her. He had been a jerk, but that didn’t change her mind about him. Lydia had worked with him and made sure that he got the