Proving Her Wrong

Chapter 14

"There," Marc said suddenly breaking the silence that was in the room.

"What?" Raven asked looking around.

"There," Marc said as he walked over the bathroom. "She left us a clue where she grabbed Melisma. It was her only chance. Where was she hiding?"

"Cabinet under the sink," Corey said as he came into the room.

Marc walked into the bathroom and knelt down to open the cabinet. He looked inside then reached around the pipes, feeling for something, anything. His fingers touched something and he pulled away a piece of torn paper.

"What is it?" Victor asked.

Marc stood and opened it then crumbled it up, "I know where they are," he declared before storming out of the room.

"Where?" Owen asked.

"Our spot," he murmured as he headed out of the hotel room.

"Where are you going?" Luke asked catching up with him.

"Back home," Marc said as he raced down the stairs, "back to Oklahoma."

"Why would she go back there?" Luke called out. "Why your spot? What is your spot?"

"Marc, talk to us," Owen called out, "she has our daughter."

Marc sighed as he stopped outside of his car door. "And that is exactly why she is going there," he turned to look at the two groups, "it's the only place she feels is safe for your daughter. Whoever that man is scared her and that's saying something. Alina is very rarely scared. Hell, she trains with Raven for fun. The fact that she ran means something. Find out who that man is. I'm the only one that knows where she is, that note was left for me and me alone."

"But our daughter," North growled and Marc sighed again.

"Luke, your ninja skills will actually be helpful, I'm not as agile as I used to be," Marc admitted. "But that's it, you're just going to have to trust me."

"Marc," Raven growled and Marc looked at him. "Bring them back."

"Fucking hell," Gabe muttered. "Just what the fuck is going on? He isn't arguing about going."

"He trusts Marc," Silas shrugged, "we have too as well. Marc knows Alina more than any of us."

"I fucking hate this," Gabe glared. "Just so you fucking know."

"We all do but let's just focus on what we can do to help," Axel said. "Corey see if you can—"

"track the guy on cameras, I'm on it," Corey nodded.

"I'm tracking," Axel said determinedly.

"Me too," Raven growled.

"I'm making phone calls," Owen said grabbing his phone.

"I'm heading to the hospital," Sean said nodding.

The rest of the groups split up to go do whatever they could to help with the agreement that they would meet back up at the Blackbourne Mansion. Owen was currently arguing with Victor's management about cancelling the last two performances as Marc got in his car with Luke jumping in the passenger seat. Normally Luke would be talking up a storm but this time the car ride was filled with silence so deafening that Luke wondered a time or two if he had actually lost his hearing.

"The girls are going to be okay, Marc," Luke said when he could no longer handle the silence and his thoughts were starting to turn dark.

"Yeah they will be," Marc said through clenched teeth. He just prayed they were right. They had to be.

Marc drove down a long strip of country road, "What's that?" Luke asked noticing something on the side of the road.

Marc slowed down and cursed, "It's her car," he mumbled as he threw his car into park and jumped out. He walked over to it and sighed in relief when he saw that It was just parked to look like it was in an accident. "They are okay."

"Thank fucking god," Luke mumbled as he followed Marc into the trees. "Where are we going?"

"Further in," Marc said as he looked around.

"This seems more like Axel and Raven's thing," Luke mumbled.

"I thought tracking was park of your ninja skills," Marc whispered. He looked behind him but only saw darkness, "Luke? Luke?" Silence surrounded him as he turned in circles, "Luke?" he whispered loudly.

"Yeah?" Luke suddenly whispered inches from beside Marc.

"Fucking hell," Marc inhaled in surprise. "Don't fucking do that."

"Sorry," Luke shrugged, "So where are we going?"

"Further in," Marc answered as he started walking again. They walked amongst the trees in silence other than the crunching of leaves underneath them.

"Feel like this is the part of a horror movie right before someone dies," Luke whispered, "or the killer suddenly appears." Marc suddenly stopped as an abandoned, falling apart house emerged in the midst of the trees. The roof was falling in at some places and the glass was missing in some of the windows. "Like I said, horror movie," Luke whispered as they stood in front of the porch that looked like it would fall apart as soon as they stepped on it. "They are here?"

Marc sighed and nodded, "Yeah."

Luke looked at him shocked then back at the falling apart house, "Fucking hell, where?"