A Wolf's Purpose

•Chapter 78• Missing

"Mrs. Elms, where are you taking us, huh?" Jayden smirked at her only to get a deadly glare from Leah in response. Normally, she wouldn't respond to his teases much. He worried that he might have pushed too far this time. "We need to go. No time for that." Leah moved past him and went upstairs. The triplets and Megan frowned at one another. "We're leaving again?" Megan spoke up. Jack reached out to her – almost like a reflex – and pulled her closer to him. He feared to be separated from her again. He and his brothers would be fine. Leah came back and dropped two bags near the door. "Yes, I need to take you somewhere safe." She told, as she moved to the kitchen "I thought here was safe." Megan added as she stayed close to Jack. Leah came back and looked straight at her. "Not anymore. Louis went to Bill. He told them where you are, so we need to leave. Now." Leah put some water bottles she'd found in the fridge into her bags. The triplets all looked up at each other. All three of them had trouble grasping the idea that the uncle, the old friend of the family, that tried to keep them safe was off right now to sell them out to their murderous father. "He went to Bill?" Jerry asked, he shut his eyes trying to piece everything together. "Bastard." Jack cursed under his breath. Louis was selling them out? Leah looked up at them. "It was the other girl's idea. She suggested it but Louis is taking it a little step further. Come on. Megan, sweetie, could you grab that for me?" Leah pointed at something on the shelf behind them. Jack let go but his gaze glued onto her as she walked away. He knew he was clingy and protective of her. Even when there was no danger. "Wow, wow, Louis is snitching on us? And that was Lizzy's idea?" Jayden pointed out as he tried to ignore his brother's clinginess. Leah nodded her head. "The other girl, yeah." Both brothers turned to look at Jerry. They glared at him.

"He's putting an end to all of this. She gave him a good idea." Leah said after she noticed the boys glaring at their brother. Jerry couldn't help but feel a bit proud of his girlfriend but couldn't help but wonder why she did not tell him about her plan. It was a smart idea and Louis could pull it off. It was obvious that he was still loyal to Bill so that should not be too hard. "So you agreed to this?" Jayden asked the woman. Leah looked up at him and sighed. "Sounds like a pretty shitty plan, Mrs. Elms." He added. "We are trying everything we can to keep you all safe. Okay? Louis is going to try to put an end to all of this and it's worth a shot. I said I would get you kids to a safe place before they come to get you." Jayden sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Come and get us?"
"Bill will send Louis to come and get you and he might come with him to make sure you come with him. We have to be gone before they do." Leah explained to them, "So, please, just get to my car?" Jayden was the first to nod his head and take one of the bags that Leah had brought downstairs. Megan walked over to her after the other two brothers followed Jayden outside. She crossed her arms over her chest as Leah rose back to her feet and slung the other bag over her shoulder. "Aren't you scared?" Megan asked her. "Terrified. Bill might find us, and we'll all end up dead." Leah then walked away to follow the boys without saying another word. She seemed very unsure about the whole plan. Leah was probably done with everything. She didn't want to run away. Not again. Her family was already gone and now she had to abandon her home. She might as well have gone with them. Megan didn't say anything about it and followed the others out of the safe house.

Bill's harsh, rough voice continued to echo through the room causing anyone who had just stepped into the house to jump. He was yelling and ordering his minions around. There was no other word to describe them. They obeyed but did not give the results Bill was hoping for. "What happened here?" Bill glanced up to see the men – the ones he sent out a few days before – with Casper. Of course. Right when everything seemed so messy, another mess showed up. At the worst possible time. "You got him." Casper gulped as soon as his eyes landed on Bill. He had betrayed him yet again, misled him, lied to him. He was loyal to Louis and Ian. Not Bill. Casper couldn't let out a word before Louis and Ian came in as well. Louis was visibly shocked to see Casper, alive and well. "Kid-" Bill cut everything short by pointing a stern finger at Louis. "This is your doing, isn't it?" He spat at his friend. It could not be a coincidence that as soon as Louis showed up, Jade found a way to escape. And she wasn't alone. "I don't know what you're talking about." Louis shrugged. His answer did not satisfy Bill as expected. "She did not escape on her own." Bill pointed out. Behind him, some men passed by again. Louis heard the name 'Jade' being dropped three or four times along with 'his daughter' and 'the little boss'. "She's gone?" Louis asked him, playing his part well. He and Ian saw how she'd escaped with Andrew, but Bill would never know that. "Do not lie to me, Fox." Bill's darkened and angry gaze pierced through him. As if he was trying to read his mind and soul. Over the years, Louis – and everyone else in this little community - learned how to lie and hide the truth from others. You could never tell "I'm not. She's gone?"

Bill turned his focus onto Ian. "What about you, huh? Did you have something to do with this? You came inside and left her alone. Was that your plan?" Ian rolled his eyes finding Bill's comment stupid. "How would I have done that? With you checking every breath I take." Bill was still on the edge of killing him. Everything he said could lead to his death. Beside them, Casper seemed a bit worried. And not about Bill's presence and a possible bullet ending up in his brain. Jade was not around. "Jade's gone?" Casper asked worriedly. He was here for Jade. Bill seemed irritated and even a bit worried. "Not for long. You're here so she might come back for you since you're here... what are you again?" The murderer shot a brief glance at Casper. "I'm her friend, sir." Bill started laughing. It wasn't even funny. "Sure. 'Friend' was written all over you when she was sitting on your lap, little rat. Taking her to your home. All that time just the two of you. You are on thin ice." Bill spat at him. Casper swallowed another lump in his throat again. He turned his head slightly to earn the same glare from Louis. He might have forgotten Louis was just as protective over Jade - and therefore not pleased with either - as Bill. "We got your daughter's toy, can we leave now?" One of the men who had dragged Casper all the way here alongside his partner wasn't too happy when Bill announced that they couldn't leave. Not without their new assignment. Finding Jade. Without a protest, though, they left to join their colleagues. How was it possible with this number of people looking for one person, she hasn't been found yet?  

"Alright, we should be safe here," Andrew said after he shut the door behind them. Jade glanced around. They were at Andrew's house. His parents were gone, and his brother was still in the hospital. She felt a little insecure about being here in case his parents got back. She also couldn't help but feel a bit guilty about what happened to Henry, or actually, what it was doing to Andrew. Jade still did not like Henry even if he helped her brothers a bit along the way. "So, are we going to do a Stranger Things here?" She asked him to lighten the mood a bit and strike up a conversation with Andrew instead of being stuck in an awkward silence. Andrew laughed at her joke. "I could build you a fort if you wanted. Could do that to pass some time." He gestured toward the couch. Jade smiled as Andrew started to explain what the fort would look like. He had a glint in his eyes that was similar to a happy child. Jade's heart jumped and fluttered in her chest as she listened to him.