Midnight CEO To hell and back.

35.

"Are you sure about this?" Callan said, looking around the streets of Paris nervously as we walked towards Leon's underworld contact. "I mean, really sure?"

"You scared of a little dark magic princess?" Jacob teased.

"Fuck you. I ain't scared of nothing." Callan cleared his throat and hit Jacob in the arm. "I'm just cautious, that's all."

"I agree with you, Callan," Henry said. "I don't like this at all."

"It's the best lead we have so far," Leon said confidently. "Besides, Bernard is pussycat under all that rock-hard muscle and manic rage. I'm sure he will be more than welcoming to us."

"Wait? Hold up." Jake stopped walking. "We are going to see Bernard? Bernard the retard? Are you serious? He is so dumb; I once saw him get hit by a parked car. Not once but twice and the car was a fucken compact! How is this going to help us?"

"We are going to see the demon Bernard works for now." Leon shook his head. "Rumour has it that this demon was the devil's right-hand man for centuries, but he was thrown out of Hell and banished for eternity for betraying his loyalty. Some say he is even eviler than the devil himself." Leon smiled, wickedly at us.

"Great!" Jacob said, sarcastically rolling his eyes. "So we are just gonna show up and be like, hey there Mr devil's ex-best buddy. You might be the purest and most terrifying creature ever known, but how would you like to help a couple of vampires find a girl? She could be evil... we don't know! But how about you just do us a solid and use some of that good-time black magic stuff we heard all about. Thanks, new friend! Let's hang out sometime and share our feelings." He gave the thumbs up and cheered. "We are as good as dead if we do this." He glared at Leon.

"You have a better suggestion?" Leon crossed his arms over his chest. "Let's hear it?"

"Ummm, bend over and kiss our asses goodbye?" Jacob shrugged. "Look, I love Eb as well and I want her back more than anything but I just don't want to die before we get that chance to do that. There must be another way."

"Sitting around and waiting is not going to bring her back. We need to fight with everything we have." Leon argued. "If you have a better idea then I'm happy to hear it."

"Boss, are you sure about this?" Jacob turned to me ignoring Leon. "I mean if this dude is as evil as his reputation says he is then what the fuck are we doing here?"

"I know Jacob," I said, sighing loudly. "I honestly don't know what to do. For the first time in my entire life, I don't know. I just..." I threw my hands up in the air in complete frustration. "I want my fucken wife back, and I don't even know where to start? Hell, I don't even know if she will come back? I just...I need to punch something hard." I swung my fist into a building next to me and watched my fist smash through the brick. "I just want her back," I said through gritted teeth. The frustration of not knowing ANYTHING right now was tearing me apart. I'm used to being in control and knowing every single step and how to take it, but right now, I had no idea what I was doing. My pain was slowly turning into a rage, and I knew if I let that rage take over, then there would be no hope of finding my Ebony. I was battling not only the darkness but myself. "Leon, you, Jacob and Henry will have to proceed without us from this point. If Callan and myself are recognised by any vampire, then all of this is for nothing. We will stay here..."

"Are you sure about this?" Callan said, cutting me off. "You want us both to just sit here and wait?"

"If we are recognised, then this whole thing is for nothing. We need to get all the information we can. Leon, can you handle this?"

Leon's eyes trailed over everyone as we all turned to look at him. "I can handle anything." He said calmly tapping his finger on his chin. "Are you two okay with this?" Leon said, looking at Jacob and Henry.