Disappearance: A broken Wing

For you

It's been three months since I last spoke to Baxton. My stomach is getting bigger, and Hito doesn't want to leave me out of his sight, not even for a second. One of the bright news is that I am being well taken care of.

"Listen up; due to my beloved girlfriend being pregnant, I want to take her somewhere special. There are only a handful of people who are coming with us to the mountains. If I did not talk to you, then you are not welcome. While I am gone, Keto will be watching over everyone." Hito stated. Wait, did he just call me his girlfriend? Just great. "Babe, come on. We need to pack our things." "Wait, where are we going?" "For a little escape, Come on." I followed Hito back to the room and watched as he packed up our bags. I wondered where we were going.

As we were packing, a knock on the door interrupted Hito's packing. "Come in." It was Baxton; he had a suitcase in his right hand. "Uncle, the car is packed out front." "Great. Baxton, take Kara to the vehicle; I'll be right out." "Yes sir."

As I was following Baxton, I noticed that he never made eye contact with me. It was like I didn't matter to him anymore. We eventually made our way outside, and there were two black Bugatti La Voiture Noires outside. "After you." Baxton stated this while opening my door. "Baxton, can we talk?" "Ma'am, respectfully, we have nothing to talk about." "Ma'am. I am not some wife to a spoiled rich person." "You are carrying my uncle's child. So you might as well be one." "That's it. I'm sick of you ignoring me, and when I finally get you to talk, you treat me like I don't matter. I hate your uncle to the core, and sadly, I hate you. I might be pregnant, but who is to say this baby is even your uncle's? Believe it or not, all of this is your fault. You really thought telling me your plan to escape wouldn't have consequences. Yes, there might be a chance I'm carrying your uncle's child, but I'm also carrying your guilt. Want to act like a butthole? Fine, but don't act like I'm pregnant because I wanted it; no, I'm pregnant because of you." I could tell I struck a nerve; Baxton wouldn't even look me dead in the face, and I could have sworn I saw a tear drop.

"Are we all ready?" Hito asked while coming out of the house. "Yes sir." "Great, let's get on the road." Once Hito got in the vehicle, the driver took off.
I had no idea where we were going, but it sure wasn't a short trip. I think I took three naps along the way. After riding in a vehicle for about ten hours, We finally pulled up to a house in the mountains. The house was huge; in fact, I was certain it was three mansions combined. When I got out of the vehicle, I saw waiters lined up with wine glasses on a tray. "Come on, love. Let me show you around."

The walls were filled with so many wallpapers, and the furniture was like an old antique. Hito showed me around, and I saw so many libraries, a garden, and a wine cellar, and when we walked into the dining room, it was so huge. It felt like I could have at least sixteen cars in here. The last thing Hito showed me was the room we were going to share.

"Go unpack, love; dinner will be done in a little bit." Hito stated. I unpacked my clothes and sat on the bed, thinking about Zayden. What if I never make it home to see my brother?

"What are you thinking about love?" Hito asked while kissing my neck. "Nothing." Well, dinner's done. Come eat." "Alright." I followed Hito to the huge dinner room and was amazed by all the food.

"I would like to make a toast." Hito stated this while standing up. "It's been almost a year since we lost Mick, but due to Kara raising my child, we now have another heir to my fortune, and I promise to make sure I avoid the mistakes that I made with Mick. To the future." "To the future." Everyone shouted. I looked at all the faces, confused, and found that Baxton was making eye contact with me. He looked almost sad. I had no idea what Hito Toast was about, but I knew what heir meant, and I'll be damned if I let my kid be involved in what he does. I needed to find a way to escape.

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After dinner was done, Hito and I went back into the room and got dressed for bed.

As Hito was sleeping, I quietly got off the bed and snuck out of the room. I needed to leave. As I was walking down the halls, I saw a door that said "Exit." This was my way out. I went to the door and slightly opened it, but a huge siren went off. It was so loud, and I didn't know how to cut it off. I heard footsteps rushing down the hall; my heart was racing, and I had nowhere to go. I felt someone touch the back of my shoulder, and I jumped. I turned around and saw that it was Baxton. "Pretend you went to the library." "Excuse me." "Pretend you went to the library." With that said, Baxton pushed me into another room and stood in the position I was in.

I peeked through the door and saw Hito and his men stand in front of Baxton with batons in their hands. "Where is Kara?" "I don't know. I haven't seen her." "Why did the alarm go off?" "I needed air." "You needed air. What have I told you about opening that door?"

I took a deep breath before walking out of the room. "KARA. Why weren't you in bed?" "I went to the library. What's going on?" I practically screamed over the alarm. " "Am I just supposed to believe you went to the library?" "I wanted to read a book. Forgive me if I couldn't do that at the farmhouse. Reading helps me forget that I am trapped here." Hito stared at me, debating if I was telling the truth or not. "Fine. "Boys teach Baxton a lesson about sounding the alarm. Now I've got to call a tech company just to shut the damn thing up. Stupid old wires." I watched in terror as three men brutally beat Baxton up. Hito grabbed my hand and made me walk away, but I saw Baxton on the floor bleeding out before I left.