Chapter 38: Chapter 38

SEAN POV

It's been 30 minutes since I left Georgie and the ladies to do their job. I talked to my guys hoping they would have good news on Valerie's whereabouts but we got none. I clenched my fist to hold my anger. Now Georgie was my last chance. I hoped the girls did their job and she would spill.

According to what Georgie said, Jonathan would kill Valerie in 2 hours. If what she said was true, then I only had 1 hour and 30 minutes to save her. But why the time though?

I couldn't wait anymore. I sprinted to the basement and opened the door with full force that it banged the wall. Four eyes were trained to me but I fixed my gaze to my so called sister.

She looked terrible. Sweat covered her foreheads and she had swollen eyes and jaw.  I couldn't recognized her at all. And you know what? I didn't pity her. At all.

"Boss", the ladies nodded.

"Has she talked?", I asked, sending death glare to Georgie who also did the same.

"No, boss", Rose answered and without thinking I grabbed a whip and swung it to the floor, earning a loud cracking sound making her jump on her seat. I didn't want to use it but she left me no choice.

"I'm gonna ask you again and this time, you'll answer me. WHERE IS VALERIE?OR I SWEAR TO GOD,I'M GOING TO WHIP YOU", I exploded.

"Y-you're crazy", she stuttered.

"Answer me", I said as I swung the whip again hitting her feet and she cried out.

"Sean, you hurt me", she sobbed.

"TELL ME!", I roared.

"I-I can't. They'll kill me", she cried out.

"Not if I kill you first. NOW TELL ME!", I shouted to her face.

"SHE'S AT AN OLD WAREHOUSE IN CHICAGO", she finally spoke. And I dropped the whip.

"And where's that warehouse?", I asked.

"I don't know. I was told that once Jonathan set the device, he'd leave to save Peter... "

"What device?", I frowned.

"The bombs. The ones we stole from your garage", I didn't hear her anymore because I already walked to the door. I called Larry and the guys about the information and told my pilot to get the jet ready. Larry already called our guys in Chicago who were guarding Peter to watch out for Jonathan. Also, they were assigned to find out about the warehouse where Valerie was.

I took a glance of my clock. I still had another hour. I'm coming for you, Valerie

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VALERIE POV

"It's my turn to watch her", I heard a voice talking and it seemed that the other person didn't reply because after that all I heard was the footsteps walking away. I lifted my head to see who the person was which was a struggle since I was weak. They only fed me once a day which was consist of dry bread and water.

Jonathan had been visiting me frequently. Mostly insulting Sean, touching me, and.... I didn't want to say more because I was disgusted.

As I was face to face with the other person, I was stunned. He seemed to notice my state and he smirked.

"Hello, Valerie. I hope you still remember me", he stood eye level with me.

"T-Tyler?", I stuttered. "B-But how? W-Why?"

"Sshh", he put his hand on my lips shutting me up.

"You work for that prick?", I asked referring Jonathan.

"Bingo", he exclaimed. "And I've been watching you for a while now"

"What do you mean?", I asked confused.

"Since I found out that Sean had a girlfriend, I was surprised because believe me, that guy never do relationships", he chuckled. "I had my resources then I saw it myself when he picked you up from school one day"

I shivered when he knew this because it happened months ago. That means he'd been watching me for few months already.

"Then why you suddenly made yourself visible that day?", I asked.

"Because I was bored", he shrugged. "And also curious about the girl that had Sean wrapped around her finger", he smirked.

"It was really unfortunate wasn't it? We didn't get to spend time to know about each other that day, thanks to Hunter", he rolled his eyes. He knew Hunter too?

"Yes, honey, I know Hunter", he answered my unspoken question. "Also Larry, Jack, blah blah", he said in mocking tone.

"Before you ask how the hell I knew all of them, the answer is simple", he said. "Because I used to work for your boyfriend", he said. What? He used to work for Sean?

"You must he wondering why I don't work for him anymore, huh?", he stated when he saw my confused face.

"It's simple. Because I betrayed him", he said like it wasn't a big deal. "He found out then tried to kill me. I needed an ally to protect myself and I knew Jonathan hated his guts for killing his nephew, so that's why I'm helping him", he explained.

"But why? Why did you betray him?", I asked.

"Because he killed my father", he replied.

"What?", I said in disbelief.

"Your so called boyfriend killed my father. Do you know the reason why?", he asked me and I shook my head no. "Because my father couldn't pay his debt to him. So he put a bullet in his head. Right in front of my eyes"

I couldn't say anything after that. How could Sean do that.

"Oh, don't be so surprised. This is who he is. A killer", he said in my ear. "A monster"

"No, he's not", I felt tears falling from my eyes.

"Yes, he is. I've worked for him and you have no idea what he did in his free time, huh?", he exclaimed. "He tortures people in his basement for fun"

"You're lying", I muttered.

"Stop defending him", he shouted. "He doesn't even want you. Why do you think you're still here?"

"He'll save me", I said sternly. "And he's going to find you and kill you"

He laughed. "Don't be so sure, honey. Cause in the next 30 minutes, you'll be gone in this world"

I froze. "What do you mean?"

"Oh, you know, your so loving boyfriend planned to kill us all with bombs. Lame, I know but lucky for us, we found out about his plan. So, we stole them from him and used them instead to kill his precious bitch", he explained

"You're joking", panic filled my voice.

"I never joke, Valerie. Did you hear those tacking sound?", now that he said it, I'd been hearing this since he came in.

"That's the bomb ticking", he said. Well, no shit Sherlock.

"Well, since your time almost up, I'm gonna leave you here to enjoy your last time", he said heading to the door.

"Wait, you can't leave me here. Please let me go", I cried out.

"I'm sorry, babe. There's really nothing I can do. You're a really great girl, honestly. It's just a shame you have to be Sean's girlfriend", he let out a dramatic sigh.

"Anyway, see you in the next life", he said closing the door. I was now alone and I couldn't help but cry thinking I had less than 30 minutes to live.

I kept yanking these ropes from the chair hoping it would miracly off or at least loosen a little. But no, my wrists hurt and my arms were numb that I didn't have any more energy.

The tacking sound getting louder and I knew I wouldn't have long. I decided to give up and sit tight with tears flowing my eyes.

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SEAN POV

Once we got to Chicago, we directly went to the house where all my guys already gathered up. Security had been upgraded since we knew Jonathan would come for Peter so I guessed we could handle him.

"And the warehouse?", Larry asked.

"There are 25 warehouses in Chicago and Jonathan own 8 of them", one of my guys said as he showed us the map. There were two warehouses not too far from here, and six were outskirts of town. It would take a while to get there.

"Alright, guys. There is no time. We spread and whoever finds her, get out out there fast. We only have 30 minutes left until the bomb exploded", I said in shaky voice.

"Now go", I shouted and all the guys scurried away to the door including me. We all took the car keys and hit the road. I passed all the read lights and I glanced at my rear mirror that the guys did the same earning loud honks from the cars.

Two cars headed to the south, the nearest warehouses from all of them.

I hope she's in one of them.

I glanced at my clock again and there was only 20 minutes left. I pressed the gas pedal further, going as fast as I can. In no time, I was already in the highway. I checked if the other cars were still behind me, but I found none. They were left behind.

I didn't mind them as I got faster and faster until my phone rang. It was my guy at the first warehouse and there was no Valerie. This made me anxious because there was no more time left.

After driving out of town for a while, I finally made it to the large warehouse. I slammed the door opened as I yelled her name.

"Valerie", I shouted as I opened door after door.  All I found was boxes and some broken furnitures. There was no Valerie here.

"Damn it", I cursed as I took out my phone and dialled my guys.

I was getting more mad that all of them didn't have the good news to tell me. There was no Valerie. It means that Valerie was in Larry's location.

I dialled Larry and waited patiently until he picked up, hoping to tell me that he found her. But when his phone went to the voicemail, I lost it.

"Answer your phone, damn it", I screamed to myself as I made my way to my car.

Larry's location was quite far from mine. I had to make it there in less than 10 minutes because that was when the bomb exploded.

As I drove like a madman, I kept dialling Larry's phone but still he's not answering. What the hell is he doing.

I drove until I got to the address. I spotted the warehouse and it was a lot smaller than the previous one. His car was parked there but no sight of him or Valerie. Something's wrong.

"Larry? Valerie?", I shouted once I was inside the warehouse.

I was about to call out again but then a loud explosion was heard from the other side of the town making me froze.

It can't be.