Passions Uncovered

Chapter 28

The day of graduation has arrived. Everything in our household is frantic. As Bianca, making sure her boys don't forget anything. Angel standing by the fireplace with his camera, taking pictures to remind us of their success. While taking all this in, the memories from our own teen years come flooding back. During our senior year, we were rushing around either rescuing Bianca or trying to keep her out of her dad's clutches.

The pranks she would do against me, and Angel left me scarred for life. Especially when she hogged tied my brother and gave him a makeover while we flew to Italy. When we landed in Italy, Bianca led my brother down the steps of the plane, still tied up like a pig being led to the market. Her Uncle during that time, not realizing what was going on, snapped at her for the way she was acting with my brother.

FlashBack

"What is the meaning of all of this? And why do you have tied up like that? Do you know who he is?" Bianca's uncle screamed at her.

"Calm down there, sir. You're likely to deflate a lung if you talk so much," I told the man.

"Yes, I know exactly who he is. I grew up with him. I've seen every inch of this man's body. And why he's tied up like this, it's simple he's grounded and on punishment. He has been a very bad boy. Didn't your parents ground you when you got in trouble?" She spoke as she grinned over at her glaring uncle.

"He should be lucky I don't auction him off to the highest bidder as an alien test subject." Everybody standing around her stared at her as if she had two grown two heads. The girl is smart as a whip, but when it involves my brother, Angel, she loses all reasoning.

"Now that all of your questions have been answered, allow me to introduce ourselves to everyone. You already know the dressed-up turkey. The man standing beside him is his brother. And I am Bianca, the queen of Sheba, you peasants. Bow down before your queen. Don't worry, everyone ends up getting used to me, eventually." After I had untied my brother, the fun really began as he took off chasing after Bianca.

"Damn you, Vince, you couldn't wait until I was safely out of his reach?"

"Bianca, you little minx bring your ass back here right now," my brother growled as he ran after her.

"Never," Bianca replied, while looking over her shoulder. She threw him the middle finger, while grinning at him as she tried to open the door of a parked SUV, only to find it locked.

He stalked her like a lion hunting his prey into a corner with an evil look in his eyes and that handsome smirk on his lips. Bianca chewed her bottom lip the closer Angel got. He placed both hands on either side of her head with his finger tracing the outline of her lip. Trapping her between his body and the SUV. She looked up into his eyes as he bent his head down to her neck, placing little kisses all the way from lip to ear.

"Bianca, what am I going to do with you? You kidnapped me, tied me up, and did a makeover. Did you enjoy playing with my body and having me at your beck and call, sweetheart? Well, get ready for payback darling, the things I am going to do you; I am so going to enjoy every bit."

Bianca finally came back to her senses when everybody present began coughing and laughing at the scene in front of them. She did the one thing he wasn't expecting. She leaned into Angel's embrace and brought her leg up, kneeing my dear brother in the family jewels.

End of Flashback

Standing there with that memory in my head, I busted doubled over laughing. Who would have thought that one knee to my brother's family jewels made him determined to make my best friend his wife?

"What's got you laughing, little brother?" Angel asked as the light of the Camera flashed in my face as he pointed it in my direction, snapping pictures of me.

"Nothing really, just remembering the time when you backed Bianca up against the SUV and she kicked you in the nuts for your effort."

The boys became wide eyed and slack jawed. "That sounds like a good story, Uncle Vince. Please tell us about it."

Bianca's eyes narrowed; lips tightened in a tiny line as she softly cleared her throat. "Don't even think about it."

"Sorry boys, that's a story better told by your father. I'll meet you guys out in the car. I need to get Mia." I told them, winking as I left out of the office.

The next half hour found us sitting in the gym watching the twins walk across the stage to get their diplomas handed to them. This day marks the end of their childhood and the beginning of becoming an adult. Whatever decisions they make from now on will determine how the rest of their life will go.

While Aries strolled across to get his diploma, his eyes searched the crowd looking for something or someone. Pretty soon after, I got the answer as my phone buzzed. I looked down at the screen as Bai's name flashed through. When I answered, the faint voice on the other side sent shivers down my spine. "Bai, sweetheart, what's wrong?"

"Papa, Vince, I've been kidnapped. I don't know where I am."

"Hold on tight babygirl we will be there as soon as we can." I leaned over whispering to Angel we had to leave now. Bai's life was in danger again. When will these kids catch a break? Every time we turn around, somebody is out to get them.

When the twins noticed the empty seats where their family once sat, they became anxious. All Aries knew was the person he expected to be waiting in the stands for him was not there. Dante's phone buzzed with an incoming text message letting them know someone had kidnapped Bai. Aries' entire demeanor changed with that one message. Both boys ran out of the school building in hot pursuit of their parents. Forgetting about the big party their graduating class would be attending. In their opinion, Bai was more important than some random party with a bunch of wasted teens. Aries dialed his uncle's cell number, asking for the laptop, which he knew Vince normally kept in the car.

"Uncle Vince, you got your laptop in the car?"

"Yeah, but what do you need it for? We will be back at the house in a few seconds."

"That may be true, but by the time we get there and search for her location, the kidnappers will have a few hours head start on us. Plus, her phone has a tracking app installed. If she is still in the city or country, we can track her location."

Grabbing the laptop from their uncle, Dante began a quick search for Bai's phone. The results showed she was 3 hours away. But as luck would have it, the kidnappers never left the country. During the long drive to Bai's location, Aries's text notifications went off. This time when he looked down at his screen, it was a photo of Bai with a black hood over her head with a bomb strapped to her chest.

"Dante, can you drive a little faster?"

"Look, Aries, my foot is already pushing the gas pedal to the max. I can't go any faster unless this damn car grows boosters and turns into a rocket."

Upon receiving a photo of Bai with a bomb, Aries contacted his mother to check if their members were close to her. There were a few, but none, who had the ability to defuse the bomb. The only one who could do that is Aries himself, and maybe Caden. But with him on another mission in a different country, he wouldn't get back in time. Dante thought long and hard about what the boys could do in this situation. A sudden thought came to him. His brother's motorcycle was in a nearby garage. He stopped at his friend's bike shop so he could let his brother get his bike. It's faster and would save time. Within seconds, Aries shot out of the garage and sped off down the street. Dante sent a prayer up, asking God to protect both Bai and his twin. He hoped with all his might that he would make it in time to defuse the bomb and rescue her.