26 | mend loss

ADRIK HURRIEDLY CALLED Avelina's hospital as he practically ran out the building. The hospital answered, and he asked for them to go check on Avelina. He was put on hold for a moment, and once they returned, they informed him that they were looking for her but they had Marina. Adrik didn't need to be told twice, he rushed to the hospital, driving faster than he ever had before.

Camilla's name was coming up quite a bit. It had gotten so bad to the point she had taken Avelina. He remembered hearing about her to report Avelina to her job facility and possibly get her license revoked. Not to mention, Natasha had texted him about her before, but she gave no insight into her identity. Now, she had taken Avelina, using Cheyenne as a distraction.

He was worried about Miss Paola and what actually happened to her, but that was to be solved on another day. For now, his main priorities were Avelina and Marina.

As he drove, he tried calling Natasha again but she didn't answer. He called her once, twice, three times, but each time he called, it always went to her voicemail. Finally, he called one last time and after a couple of seconds, her phone was answered.

"Natasha—"

"This isn't Natasha," a voice that Adrik quickly recognized as Vincent answered.  Adrik resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He was tired of dealing with Vincent's petty bullshit. He knew Vincent was never going to throw up the white flag, and for the cause of finding his girl, he was willing to take the first step.

He hesitated. "I lost Avelina."

"What the fuck do you mean you lost Avelina?" Vincent yelled.

"Where's my sister?" he asked.

Adrik was doing his best to drive safe while speeding like a madman. He was about fifteen minutes out from the hospital to get Marina before he would be forced to go to Vincent's so they could find out who Camilla was.

"She's locked away in a room. I thought you'd know seeing as she came here willingly as long as I left you alone," Vincent informed him. He wasn't aware she did that.

A sigh settled with his distraught. He was going to go crazy from dealing with all the stress. Adrik needed to call his team and get some security.

"I need some help. I'll be there shortly," Adrik informed him.

"Wait, what the fuck did you mean by you lost—"

Before he could get the question out, Adrik hung up in his face and called Anton, the only person he knew he could really trust at the moment. It didn't take long for Anton to answer the phone.

"Boss," Anton greeted.

"How did the shipment go?" he asked Anton, referring to a weapon shipment they were supposed to get in from Russia. Anton was in charge for the past few months while Avelina was pregnant. Adrik didn't have plans on returning to work until they had moved into their new home and everything was settled enough for Avelina and Marina to be on their own.

"Good. We're going to get everything ready for the Canadians. They're looking to buy quite a bit," Anton explained.

"Actually, I have to ask for you to not do that yet," he told him. Adrik was finally back at the hospital. He parked his car and quickly got out. He didn't even bother with the receptionist at the front as he hurriedly made his way through the hospital. Avelina's room was full of panicked nurses and police officers.

The moment one of Avelina's nurses saw and recognized Adrik, she rushed over to him. Soon, a police officer came over to him as well.

"Avelina is not here?" he asked the nurse.

She shook her head frantically. "I checked everywhere. She just had a baby. There's no way she would be able to walk too far without help. Not to mention, she should be completely exhausted."

"Sir, when was the last time you've seen Avelina?" the police officer interjected.

"The last time I had seen her was just before I left an hour and a half ago," Adrik explained. He turned back to the nurse with his arms crossed just like he had seen people do in movies all the time.

"Where is Marina... my daughter?" Adrik asked. The nurse immediately beckoned Adrik into the hospital room. All of the other nurses and policemen quickly exited. The officer that asked me questions followed both me and the nurse into the room. Marina was asleep inside of her incubator. Adrik quickly went to pick her up. He didn't care if she woke up or not, he needed to get out of the hospital and get Marina somewhere safer.

"We're working on a missing person report. Do you mind describing what she had on when you last seen her?" the police officer asked.

Adrik gave him a blank stare. "A hospital gown."

"Is it possible that she was taken from the hospital? Did you look over surveillance footage?" Adrik asked the nurse.

"Yes, and there was nothing. I don't understand how she just disappeared," the nurse said.

"I am experienced in technology. Do you mind if I have a look?" Adrik asked. The held the baby to his chest and was thankful she was still sleeping away peacefully. He had a feeling she was going to be more of a sleeper than a cryer.

"Um..." the nurse glanced at the officer as if she was waiting for a green light.

"No, I'm afraid not. It's against this hospital's policy. We will send it over to a special technology team that will look it over and try to find something. Don't worry... we'll do our best to bring Avelina back to you and your child," the police officer declared. He turned around to begin radioing something into his radio system.

"I am so sorry. Nothing like this has ever happened before," the nurse explained.

"I would like to leave seeing as our safety has been jeopardized at this facility," Adrik informed the nurse.

She nodded her head in understanding.

"I get it. I'll go get Marina's documents and work on getting you out of here," she told him. With that, she headed out of the room.

The officer walked right back over to me. He had a notepad and pen out, ready to jot down any information I could give him.

"Do you have any idea who would want to harm you, Avelina, or your family?" the officer asked.

"No," he lied. The truth was, everyone wanted to harm him and his family. Although, he would never tell a lie, he knew the difference between a lie for protection and one for the hell of it.

The officer wrote it down and also asked him to describe Avelina. He really didn't want anything being publicized so he remained as vague as he could be under the circumstances.

Not too soon after, the nurse returned with Marina's documents. She insisted Marina be taken to a doctor in the next three days and made sure to recommend some doctors to him.

"I am so sorry about Miss Santos. I promise I'll do everything in my power to make sure she's found," the nurse told him.

"Okay," Adrik stated.

"Can I get your number and address for the report?" the officer asked. After giving the officer the address of his safe house and number, he headed out of the hospital. He wasn't trying to seem like he was in a rush when he was.

He didn't know who the Camilla person was and what they had planned for Avelina. She just had a baby, he was sure she was in pain. He needed to find her, and Vincent was going to help—whether he wanted to or not.

Adrik was going to find her.

"Damn," Adrik whispered once he realized he had no type of carrier for the newborn baby. Well, he did, but everything was in the nursery at the new house.

Adrik moved the baby so she was perched in his one arm. He made sure she was secure so she wouldn't fall, and her neck stayed mobilized. He pulled his phone out his pocket and dialed Anton's number. He answered quickly.

"I need you to pick me up," Adrik told him. Anton agreed, so Adrik quickly fed him the address and hung up the phone.

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