Hidden Motives

Save Him

Adyline answered almost immediately "You're here!" she exclaimed.

I laughed and said "Yeah"

"Come in, I have a lot to fill you in on" she whispered while pulling the door shut behind me.

I walked to the kitchen and sat down on the stool. The countertop was a mess of papers that were also leading their way onto the floor. "Woah what happened here?" I questioned.

"FBI stuff" Adyline laughed. "Anyways I'm going to try and make this simple." she then took a big deep breath. "Maddox is in an abandoned building now. He's been moved in the past hour. This tells us that he might be here for a while. It's the perfect time to try and rescue him. We noticed a trend with his whereabouts. He's always in an abandoned building near the water. Does that raise any suspicions or evidence to you?"

"Yeah it actually does. When I was taken hostage I was in what seemed to be an abandoned building. Which was actually near the water. It's a trend. Not sure why, but something is fishy." I said.

"Definitely. Something is up. We have to figure it out. At least we can confirm that your father is behind this though. He basically controls all the ports that these buildings are near. He's doing this. But why? I heard...heard that he..he showed you something you definitely didn't need to see. You are so strong for that! I can't imagine the pain" Adyline said while pulling me into a hug.

My mother's death was a cut. It was a cut I had put a bandaid on and tried to forget about. I had suppressed her death underneath a bandaid. What Adyline said ripped the bandaid off and left the cut exposed. It burned.

I had never fully come to terms with her death nor had I showed raw emotion. I didn't even grieve her. I pushed it beneath me. Besides I had so much going on. But none of that was healthy. Now that the bandaid was ripped off it hurt more than ever. It hurt more than anything in my life. The cut turned into a wound in my heart. I stood there as tears streamed my face.

"I'm so sorry Zara. I didn't...didn't mean to hurt you" Adyline pleaded before me. "I shouldn't have brought up such a sensitive topic so soon. I always tend to mess up. I'm so so so sorry!"

I looked at her with wet eyes. "It's ok. I need to come to terms with my emotions and stop ignoring them. The more I suppress them the more it hurts."

I stood there crying in Adyline's embrace for what felt like forever. I thought about my mother and the pain my father had caused us. I grew angrier each second. I wanted revenge.

"Adyline what are we going to do? How are we saving Maddox?" I asked wiping the tear away.

"We are going to strike. Tonight" she said confidently. "We are going to head over there with a few other agents. I hope this doesn't make you mad...but someone referred Max to the FBI. They said he has the skills for the job especially since he's saved you. They told him if he works for us they will clear his record. He says he has changed. He..he.. took the job. Also, he mentioned that it was for Maddox, but I think otherwise. I think he took the job for you. To get closer to you after messing up again.

Internally I was panicking. This was my worst nightmare! I was trying to get away from him! To escape his grip! Not have to work for him! I had to calm down though. Maybe I could try and ignore him. Show him I'm angry with him. Maybe that would make him feel bad and keep his distance. Besides he's not on my protection team, just on the Maddox rescue plan. 

I sighed and said "That's fine I guess. I can't really do anything about it. I'll just try my best to stay away" 

Adyline looked a bit upset, but she said "Ok, and I promise I don't know who referred him. I would've made sure he wasn't on this mission if I knew!"

"It's fine Adyline. Don't beat yourself up over it! Let's go. We have a person to save" I said while grabbing the car keys of the table with the mess of papers. Adyline followed.