Lethal Love

Chapter Five

The bustling streets of London deafened the sound of Harry speaking next to me. He was saying something about looking for people to ask about Adrian, but I was too distracted. The London Eye was across the street and it was rather captivating to watch. I'd always wanted to go on it,
"Sorry, Harry. Is it ok if we go on the London Eye? I've always wanted to ride it and it might help to have a break from finding Adrian," Harry sighed and nodded his head. He was truly trying his best to help me, but going on this enormous Ferris wheel seemed to be the best option at the moment. My heart pulled me closer to the machinery and before I knew it, we were waiting to board the ride,
"Good morning, Sir and Madame. Have a lovely ride on the London Eye today," Harry and I flashed a smile to the elderly man who allowed us to go on the ride. We took a step forward before I felt a soft grip on my hand, "Oh, wait. Uh - I have something for you, love. A dear boy Adrian gave it to me. Here you go. Have a lovely day," The man handed me an envelope that had 'Jade' written across the front of it. My slim fingers began to shake unevenly. My gaze turned to Harry. He wore a blank expression. My eyes locked back on the envelope as Harry and I endured at least five minutes of silence. It was killing me,

"Well, am I supposed to open it?" I asked him in hopes of guidance. He simply nodded his head, obviously not sharing my surprise and added,

"Go for it. Hopefully it will help us to find out where he is," I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was too frightened of what the words concealed in this envelope might tell me about the man that I have loved for the majority of my life. Would I still love him? Has he left me forever? Will he still want to be with me after all of this? Inhaling deeply, I made one of the most important decisions of my life. Slowly ripping the tab of the envelope open, it revealed a piece of creamy white paper that had pen indents on it, caused by writing too hard. Light, random smudges of charcoal also scattered across the sheet. I took it in my hands and began to unfold it. 

There it was.

A letter addressed to me, from Adrian, with yesterday's date scribbled across the top.

I began to read.

Dear Jade,

I am forever sorry for leaving you in such great confusion about my whereabouts. I know that it isn't the ideal honeymoon so far, but the truth is that I have to take care of some things. Unfortunately, I am not the person that you know. I have dark parts of my past that I need to erase before we can move on in this relationship. I intend to tell you these things but they have seemed to get me into an unimaginable amount of trouble already. They are the reason that I am not standing beside you right now.

They have taken me, Jade. The people that I have hurt the most have taken me away from the happy life that I am currently living with you. They picked you for a reason though, in hope that in this situation, you would be able to locate me and uncover all of my deepest secrets that I have hidden from you for far too long. All that I am able to do to assist you in finding me is leave you a set of clues that will bring you closer to my location. You have already done a spectacular job in finding this letter. In the depths of my heart, I know that it may be hard to forgive me once you find out what I have done but I hope that you can find it within yourself to give me the opportunity to explain myself. I need you to save me, Jade and I know that you are capable of saving me.

I also hope that you have received and appreciate the roses that I promised you. Purchasing them each day reminds me of your unexplainable beauty that I have missed dearly. The clues are on the back of this sheet of paper. Remember to read them carefully. I love you forever and always, my dear Jade.

Love from,

Adrian xxx

I turned the sheet of paper to reveal the clues. 

Clue 1: 0456735290

Clue 2: The Ivy server

Clue 3:  567 Hidden Lane, London

Clue 4: Photos that are signs of the times

Clue 5: Ringing is what I do but I can hold secrets too

Wow. If I wasn't confused already, that just added to it.

(A/N comment what you think each clue means)