Chapter 52: chapter 52

Rodas's POV-------------Shit.This isn't right. Something happened. I should have gone with them.Was that the sound of something crashing? My hand trembles and cold sweat trickle down my forehead as I stare at the phone in my hand. Unanswered. I dial Elora's number again, this time it's not reachable. Jeremy isn't answering either, he never does. I want to think that he is just being usual but something tells me that today is different. No.I don't want to think about the worst-case scenario but I'm so afraid right now. I can't help but remember what happened last time. The sight of her body covered in blood still haunts me. It makes me so restless.No.She is fine, She would be fine. Right? I tell myself and then question again. I cannot move for a long time but when I do, I immediately call Z and ask him to get in the car along with the boys. "What happened?" Z asks me, sliding into the driver's seat. "Something is wrong, Can you call Jeremy?" He nods and immediately calls Jeremy but the result is same. Jeremy doesn't pick up. Z start driving the car while he tries to track down Jeremy's location. After five or six minutes he can get hold of the location. It'll take thirty minutes with the car to reach there at normal speed but Z's driving skill is extraordinary. So it only takes us fifteen minutes to reach there. We find a lot of people blocking the road and the blinking red lights of police cars. I gulp, feeling the coldness all over my body yet my palms feel sweaty.No, I must not overthink. I step out of the car and walk, pushing through the crowd of people. The more I take a step forward, the more I feel cold, heart racing at an unknown speed. Z arrives shortly but he doesn't hesitate like me, he walks past me, roughly pushing away the people standing in his way. Seconds later, I hear him cry out, "Jeremy!!!" My heart drops to my stomach and I quickly stand in the open only to witness Jeremy's bloody body in Z's arms. This can't be happening. This can't -My eyes desperately scan the surrounding area. I search. Everywhere.For the sight of her."What do you mean by don't touch him? Why didn't you fucking send him to the hospital yet?" I hear Z yell at a police officer who asked him not to touch Jeremy. I search around the area. Like a madman. Pushing and kicking away the people standing around. Where is she? My eyes then fall on the broken phone on the other side of the road. I pick it up, only to feel blood rushing to my face. "Mr-"I instantly grab the collar of the man who tried to speak to me."Where's she?" He looks at me in horror."Who?" "The girl who was standing here talking on the phone with me!!!" I scream. "I- I don't know sir... I just got here-" I leave his collar and run a hand through my hair in frustration. Where is she? I swear I'll destroy everything this time if something happens to her. I take long strides toward Z who is now carrying Jeremy and still arguing with the police. "Who said he is dead? Who said? I'll fucking kill them." He shouts.I take out my phone and call a senior officer who gets paid by me to not interrupt my matter. "Call your dogs back," I growl.Within seconds, the officer's phone rings. I indicate Z to take Jeremy away. He nods and hurries to his car before driving away. "You can't always get away Mr Castillo... Keep that in mind" one of the officers says to me. I smirk and step aside to let him walk away.When the police are gone, I ask the boys to clear the area. I walk to Jeremy's crashed car and look inside, it's empty. I somehow let out a sigh of relief and lean against a pole.It's obvious. Mason has a hand in this and he must have taken her away. I feel the blood boiling just at the thought of him. "Boss, what should we do next?" I pinch my forehead. Mason is ready and I know he wouldn't do anything to Elora. At least not now. Because he needs her to weaken me once we are face to face. I should take cautious steps. "Take this car back to the mansion and all of you gather in the torture building by tonight," I order. Shit. I hope Jeremy is ok. My phone ring when I'm about to get inside one of the cars the boys brought. It's an unknown number. I receive the call before bringing the device close to my ear. "I wish I could see your face right now," It's a very familiar salty voice, very wicked and my hatred for this voice alone flows like blood in my veins. Mason Turner, I swear I'll never give him a good death. "I would love to see the colour draining out of your handsome face," he says again. I clench my jaw."C'mon, talk with your senior a bit... I haven't heard your voice for a long time..." He laughs. "Oh! My bad, your girlfriend must be missing by now... So, you must be very sad" "Mason..." I roar in a low voice. He laughs again. "Last time she only lost memories and a baby... I can't guarantee anything this time Rodas," "Try it," I shout. "Just try it if you can Mason Turner and see what happens to you" "So confident... Aren't you Rodas Castillo?" He says, this time his voice is serious. "Do you want to know with whom your sweetheart is right now?" Then he laughs again. He is getting on my nerves. "Rei Ricci..." Mason whispers over the call, igniting the anger within me. "Your Sunshine is with Rei Ricci right now" "I swear Mason if you touch even a single strand of her hair, I won't give even a second to beg for your life" "Tsk... One of your right-hand men is already fighting for his life, your sweetheart is with the one who betrayed you... What can you do Rodas? You're not in a position to threaten me at all. Come here and beg in front of me instead" With that he cuts the call. I take a deep breath, trying to cool down my head so I can think properly but the truth is crystal clear. I've committed another mistake again. I failed to protect her again.