Asher's POV
I barely could sleep last night, just then Lexi walks in with a cup of coffee. It has officially been two days since Raylee's disappearance.
"I knew you would be here. You miss her, don't you?" she said, she placed her hand on mine.
"I promise I will find her. Now let's go see if Cole made any progress." she nods and I mimic her. I get out of bed and follow her to the office. It has been twenty-four hours since Raylee's disappearance. I hope Cole has good news. We get in the elevator and head down.
"Cole did you get anything?" Lexi asked.
"Yes. I pulled up the video from the night Raylee was attacked." he sighs
"Are you sure you want to see it?" he asked. What does he mean? He put it on the big computer screen and pushed play. I see Raylee walking to the car. She is sensing someone is there. She breaks the tracker off the keychain and stuffed it in a pocket. She turns her back and a figure lunges at her. She dodges and the guy's fist meets the window. She knocks him out. Five more guys appear. One of them lunges at her and cuts her cheek. I feel my blood start to boil. She starts taking them on then a sixth guy shows up behind her. He wraps his arm around while the other places a cloth over her mouth. She continues to fight until she goes unconscious. Two guys go get the car and back up to the guy holding Raylee and stuff her motionless body in the van. They drive away.
"Cole, can you track the van and see where they headed?" I asked.
"Yes I can." he starts typing away at the keyboard.
"That tiny thing took on five guys?" Ryan questioned.
"Yes, she can." I said
"I knew she was tough but damn. My sister is a badass." he said.
"Yeah she is." I smile.
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Raylee's POV
I feel a cold surface on my face. I slowly open my eyes and take in my surroundings. I am in a cell. My hands and feet are behind me. My cheek finally starts hurting from the cut. My skin is stiff so that means the blood dried a little. My head is a little foggy. I suddenly hear... female footsteps? I move my arm to try and set myself in a sitting position.
"Well, well. Looks like my prey is awake." the female said. A tall and slender female frame appears in the light. Her hair is black with blonde streaks. Her eyes are a bright yellow color. She is wearing a no sleeve tank top with a zipper down the middle. Her clan symbol on her left shoulder. It's two gun shaped hands, each one has a finger on the trigger. There are words around it. 'Life is full of Fake people! Trust no one.' It was the same emblem I saw on those guys who first attacked me and I'm guessing the guys who took me also have them.
"Who are you?" I glare at her.
"I'm hurt that you already forgot about me Ryan." she said.
"I don't make it my job to remember my kidnapper's name." I spat. I know in fact who she is. Viola Di Salvo aka 'The Sinner.' She is the leader of the gang called The Devil. She is the mafia boss who runs the city from under. No one can touch her.
"Let's jog your memory then." She unlocks the cell door and walks in. I start squirming as she gets closer. She pulled out a torture tool and smirks.
"Stay away from me." I said, but she keeps moving toward me.
"It's a shame you have such a pretty face. I hate for it to be ruined." she slaps me across the face. My face stings a little bit. I shoot her a glare.
"Oh, aren't we a tough one? That's okay, pretty face, I will eventually break that fighting spirit." she laughed. She stabbed my leg and I held in a scream. The pain shot through my body and the bleeding from my leg was causing my vision to blur then it was lights out for me.
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Asher's POV
I had to leave the room after watching what those bastards did to my girl. I walk outside and head to the gazebo. I sit down on the steps and bury my head in my arms. I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look up and Cole is standing in front of me.
"Hey man," he said, sitting down next to me.
"Hey," I answer
"Look, I know this is hard for you. It's hard for me too. I loved her for her whole life. We grew up together until we had to part ways at the age of sixteen. I still love her but she chose you." he said. Wait what? I perk up.
"She chose me? Why?" I ask
"Because she and I grew apart after I moved here, to run my gang. Wait, that's it." He got excited.
"What?" I ask
"I know how to find her even faster," he said. He tells me to follow him back to the room.
"Lexi, I think I know how to find her." Cole said.
"How?" she asks
"Viola Di Salvo is my mother even though I cut ties with her the year I moved here." Cole revealed. Ryan, Lexi, and I were shocked.
"Okay, then how do we find her?" she said.
"Mom has 10 small warehouses where she stores her illegal items and 3 bigger ones. The bigger ones I believe are for captives or anyone who goes against her. There may be a chance that Raylee could be at one of these places but I can't be sure. She also has a place under her house where she likes to keep people too. If she is using 'Ryan' to try and get Leo to cooperate, she will not kill her but will find ways to torture her. Mom has a knack for pretty things and since she has a pretty face, she won't do much harm. If it comes down to it, she could possibly kill her." he said.
"Well, looks like we will have to search the warehouses and possibly her place. Then we will have to speed up the searches for her. Her life is in danger." Lexi said.
"If you want, I can go see if I can find out where she is." Cole suggested
"I can't ask that of you. It's too dangerous." Lexi said
"I may have cut ties with her, she wouldn't hurt me. I will be okay." he said. Lexi sighs then agrees to it.
"Alright. Then here's the plan." Lexi said. Lexi asked if she could borrow Cole gang to help with the searches, which he agreed to. Lexi handed Cole a contact lens that had a camera in it. Metal detectors won't pick it up.
"This won't hurt, will it?" he questions.
"No, you won't be able to feel it. Now put it in. I need to get it set up." Lexi said. Cole listened and put in the lens. She typed a code into a computer then pulled up the video.
"Whatever you see, we will be able to see as well." she said
"Good, this will be helpful." he said
"If you ever run into danger, you need to leave right away, got it?" Lexi said
"Yes ma'am." Cole said. Cole's men will go undercover and search the warehouses while we try to figure out how to get inside Viola's house but it will take at least a few weeks. Viola keeps security pretty tight. Lexi sends Leo home and bans him from coming here again. Ryan is going to be staying here in the villa but he is not allowed outside because news of his 'kidnapping' got to the news.
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Outwitting Destiny
RomanceWhen Raylee's twin brother suddenly disappeared, her mother sends her to the U.S. to find out what happened. When she gets there, she has to pose as her brother? While she is trying to navigate life while living dressed as a male, she comes face to...
