CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR Rina's emotions were all over the place as she found it hard to concentrate with the unwanted noise in the room. Mia and the other maids were bawling their eyes out, while the few available guards were at alert, patrolling every five seconds and this irritated her. She tried to think of the people or person that might have planned and executed the kidnap, but she couldn't come up with anything. Owen had told her almost everything about himself, ever since the issue with Kate. But she didn't think he would have enemies that would be bold enough to kidnap him. She paced to and fro for a while before she got an idea. She picked up her handbag, took her phone and left the room in a hurry while Mia called after her. She had just gotten into her car when she got a call from Paul, and she knew they had an update because she had told him to inform her if anything came up. “Hello” “We found traces, we are already on our way there” Paul replied “Ook, send
CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE Owen groaned as the blow met his cheeks again. For the past few minutes, Daniel had been sending large blows straight to his face, and Owen couldn't feel his face anymore. He vowed within himself that if he managed to escape from this hellhole, he would make Daniel pay for every single thing he had done to him. Daniel had looked for a reason to hit him, and this was a perfect reason to. He had asked him questions upon questions and when he couldn't get them right, he would punish him by landing a blow on his cheeks. “I'll ask you one more time, how many countries are there in the world?” Daniel asked and Owen cursed “For fuck's sake, I am not a geographer, and neither am I a traveller. How do you expect me to know?” Owen said, his anger rising, as the pains he felt on the whole of his face was driving him crazy. He knew he just had to hang on a little and his men would be here soon, but at this moment, he felt like getting out of this straps and landi
CHAPTER SIXTY SIX Rina drove with high speed, cutting through signals and bypassing the traffic lights. She didn't use the high road, as this was rush hour, and it would slow her down. She used the streets and in no time, she was on the right lane. She met up with Owen's men halfway and she parked her car at a garage nearby and got into theirs, and they continued on their journey. She sat in the backseat with Paul, while the driver and another guard took the front seats. The partition made it hard for her to see the other guard, but she knew the driver, as she had seen him around once. “Any updates?” Rina asked Paul and he turned to look at her for a while. He maintained his gaze and when Rina saw that he wasn't answering, she cocked a brow and He cleared his throat before answering. “We've gotten the location, some of our men are already in position, but I asked them not to do anything until we arrived. We'll be there in no time. Rina nodded as she bit her bottom lip.
CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN In no time, they arrived at an abandoned building in the outskirts of the town and from the looks of it, that place would be a perfect place for a kidnapper to hide a victim. Although it was day, the building looked dark inside. Kate and Jake parked their car at a corner to avoid being seen, as Kate wanted to avoid getting into a fight with Rina and she knew that that would be impossible if Rina was to set her eyes on her. The girl hated her guts, and the feeling was mutual, she hated hers too. They waited for a while, and when all of Rina's men had gotten into the building, they went in. The building was really big and they had bypassed all the security cameras and after going into about four different rooms without any success, they came out through the back door and that was when they saw it, the abandoned factory at the back of the building. If she were to be the kidnapper, that would be the perfect spot to hold someone hostage. It seemed like
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT Tamara and Daniel ran out of the room as soon as the bullet hit Jake. They took the backdoor,along with their companions. Daniel's heart was beating fast, as he ran as fast as his legs could carry, without even looking back. Immediately he got to where his car was parked, he ran into the car and zoomed off, not caring to check if his mother escaped or not. He knew Tamara would always find a way out if she got into trouble, but he would be in deep shit if Owen's people or the authorities found him there. Seeing Jake, he already guessed that he wouldn't have come alone. Others might be on their way, and he didn't want to know the kind of problem he would be in if he got caught at the crime scene. He drove with speed, his hand which was on the steering wheel shook continuously as he couldn't get the scene off his head. It had not been his intention to shoot, he just wanted to scare Owen with the gunshot, although he would have been happy of the gun had hit O
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE Jake lay on the hospital bed, he had just finished receiving his medication as prescribed by the doctor, he had always hated the smell of drugs and hospital beds, but he knew he had to stay if he wanted to look convincing enough. Kate had gone to get him water as that was the excuse he had given her in order to give him the space he needed to make his call to his boss. He knew that his call would be highly expected. Rina and Owen had come by earlier and he could see the guilt on Owen's face, as he blamed himself for the unexpected turn of events, but the look in Rina's eyes was far more. She had this suspicious look in her eyes, as she couldn't really trust him, he didn't know why, but he felt like it was about the fact that she claimed she knew him, but he couldn't really recognize her. Rina seems like one hell of a nut to crack, she was just too good. Now he knew why Owen wanted her by his side. She was sly, cunning and gentle, all at the same time.
CHAPTER SEVENTY “How are you feeling?” Rina asked Owen. They had just come back from the hospital after the checkup. The doctors had discharged him as his injuries were not all that serious and Owen had told them that he wouldn't want to be admitted, so they had discharged him after the checkup. I'm fine” Owen replied, pulling her into a hug which felt uncomfortable for the both, with their positions in the car. Owen drove them hoke today, as he claimed he was fit enough to drive and he had dismissed the driver. They got down from the car and Rina held his hand as they walked into the house. He raised his hand which she was holding, and placed a kiss at the back of her palms and Rina smiled. Although he was gone for just a day, it seemed like a week to the both of them. He saw how it affected her greatly and he vowed within him to look for a way to make it up to her. Owen could see the eye bags beneath her eyes, which signified tiredness, but she wasn't willing to show
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE A week had passed, the wedding had come and gone, they celebrated it in a small way, inviting only their family members and close friends. Owen and Rina were in attendance, as they had also been invited to the wedding. They had done the preparations and the celebration really fast, almost like a shotgun wedding. The police had come for questioning, thankfully after their wedding vows. Kate had noticed that Esme was not really concerned when she heard what had happened. It seemed like she was even coercing her not to go with the wedding plans, and she was surprised with her behavior. She had been the one who wanted the wedding to go through in the first place, now she was acting weird. Maria was fully in support of the wedding, well, why wouldn't she? She knew what she stood to gain as an inlaw of the Riverdales. Kate had left home to settle with Jake in his own apartment, she had really been a helping hand to him and Jake couldn't thank her enough. Maria