Chapter 53: Chapter 53

WRITER'S POV

Leo was boiling with anger as he walked out to see nine of his men sprawled out on the floor, dead! They had been shot. He fucking had no idea how Dreidan knew where to find him to the point of killing his men but there was one thing he was sure of. To kill Dreidan Vaughn, and to kill him immediately.

He looked at one of his armed men. The only man in sight who was alive. The man looked as if he had seen a ghost and kept looking left and right, panicking. "Where are the others and where the hell is that the loser?" He yelled.

Before the scared man could talk, he was shot at the back of his head, and unfortunately for Leo, the blood splashed on his face. The gunshot had made no sound so it was clear that Dreidan's men had put silencers on their guns.

Fuck it. He thought as he wiped away the blood. He surveyed the area and didn't see anyone. He had about twenty men in and around the building and none were in sight apart from the dead ones on the floor. Could it be possible that all of them had been killed? In a span of fewer than ten minutes? He adjusted his hold on his gun and as courageous as he could be, he spoke up. More like shouted. "Stop being a coward and show yourself, Vaughn. It's about time we settle all of this."

No response.

Leo continued as he turned around to be sure no one was behind him. "Are you scared, Dresden? You're scared I'm gonna kick your dirty little ass?"

Still no response.

Leo then fired his gun in the air causing the few birds on the trees around the area to flee. "Show yourself punk ass. Don't be such a dumb pussy. Show yourself."

Again, no response.

Leo became frustrated. "I'm all alone yet you can't come to fight me? Where the hell are you, sissy?"

"Right behind you." He heard a dangerous and cold reply.

Leo was already prepared to shoot as he turned around but he was too late, Dreidan had shot his left foot. Out of reflex action, he let go of his gun and yelled in pain as he bent down and grabbed his foot.

Roberto hurriedly went over to Leo, picking up his gun. Leo tried to fight him but Roberto who was heavily built, sent his foot with so much force directly to Leo's face, breaking his nose in the process. Leo screamed. The force and the pain combined were just too much. Roberto then proceeded to search him and took away the pocket knife behind Leo's pants.

Dresden slowly walked towards Leo and squatted before him. "Who's the dumb pussy now? Huh?"

Leo who was in pain still spoke up. "You fucking loser. You're going to pay." Dresden smirked. An evil smirk I might add. "You see Leo, I had my suspicions but

I never for once voiced it out. Let's keep that aside for now and focus on what I came

for. I'm here for two things. First, where is Avatia?"

Leo managed to smile even though he was in so much pain. He didn't know how he managed to hire so many weaklings. To think they were all dead. Losers.

And now he had to face this stupid Mafiaso on his own. Nevertheless, he was not going to give up. "Forget about her."

Dresden turned to Roberto and to all his men who were present. "Get him up and take him into the building. It's a cold night and I don't want to scare the birds any further."

They all went to work and in no time, Leo was tied to a chair, coincidentally, the one he'd tied Avatia to. The vein in Dreidan's temple popped as he saw Avatia's clothes scattered around. Even her bra! He lost his temper. "What the fuck did you do to Avatia and where did you take her to?"

Leo knew he was going to die so he smiled. The more time he wasted, the more sure he was that the girl was going to freeze to death. That's if she hadn't died already. "I fucked her hard bro. Fucked her till she couldn't walk anymore. That's what I did to her."

Before Dresden could control himself, he punched Leo with so much force which sent Leo and the chair backward. One of Dresden's men brought it forward again. Dresden ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. "I don't have time to waste.

Where's my girl?"

Leo burst out laughing. "Your girl? Avatia isn't your girl. And she's already dead fucker."

Roberto who knew Leo wasn't going to speak up anytime soon, signaled to one of the men to bring the briefcase. The guy then walked over to Dreidan and opened the briefcase. Leo gulped. He had all rights to. It was a box filled with torture tools. Not any kind of torture tools, strange ones. If any regular person saw it, the person wouldn't know what it was.

Dresden nodded in appreciation as he pulled out a plier. "I wanted us to settle this amicably but since you like wildlife, I'll show you I'm a wild animal."

Dresden didn't need to talk to Roberto, he already knew what to do. The huge guy walked over to Leo and forced the guy's mouth open, no matter how hard he protested. Dresden slowly connected the plier to Leo's front tooth and pulled it out roughly, causing blood to ooze out. Leo squirmed in pain. The guy was a monster.

He's was insane Dreidan did the same to the tooth next to it and Leo thought he was going to pass out.

For the first time, Dreidan lost his patience and shouted. The charismatic and always calm Dreidan was gone and in his place, was the crazy monster. "Fucking talk before I lose it. Where the fuck is my girl? Talk."

Leo coughed and spat out blood. "I'd rather die than talk."

This was getting on Dreidan's nerve. He pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead. He then pulled out a tiny spear and stabbed Leo's hand. The guy screamed in pain and thought that was all until he saw another man bring in a wireless cable.

They were going to electrocute him!

And his thoughts were right. Dresden wore tight gloves and took the wire, then carefully inserted it into Leo's wound. The guy shook and shook and shook and just when he was about to lose consciousness, Dreidan pulled out the wireless cable. "Now speak up. Where is Avatia?"

Leo gave up. He didn't think his body could handle any more pain. If he tried to resist again, he was going to suffer more. Moreover, he already knew the girl was dead. There was possibly no way she could still be alive. What was the need in wasting time? "Sh-sh-she's in the free-free-freezing room." He finally said with so much struggle. He had been shot on the leg, had a broken nose, his teeth were out and his body had not even recovered from the shock.

Dresden didn't want to kill the man just yet. "I told you I came here for two things. The first was for Avatia. The second reason is Neveah. Just wait till I find Avatia. Neveah's case would come after." He told an almost unconscious Leo. Then handed the wire to the guy who brought it. He turned to Roberto. "Make sure he stays alive. I'm not done with his sorry ass yet."

Then he walked away, five men following him. They searched and searched but didn't find the room. As they walked, they kicked the dead bodies sprawled out on the floor. They had gotten in and fired all of Leo's men earlier. It wasn't a difficult task, after all, the men were douchebags who couldn't even handle guns well.

Dresden's brain wasn't functioning properly again. All he could think of was Avatia.

Freezing room? The things he would do to Leo after. Leo better prays nothing bad happened to Avatia.

Dresden stopped when he saw two men on the floor in front of a particular door. He had a hunch. And it wasn't a wrong one. He kicked the men aside and tried the handles of the door but it didn't open. He ordered one of his men to search the men and when he did, he found the key. The man opened the door and the cold that rushed out frightened them. It was freaking cold. Dresden ignored it and got in, his eyes red from fury. He sure was going to kill Leo. And not any kind of death. A very slow and painful one.

He looked around spotted the naked girl on the floor and wasted no time rushing to her. Her body was cold and lifeless. There was even ice on her once amazing blonde hair! He tried to search for a pulse but nothing. His heart was racing fast. She better not be dead.

He took off his shirt, ignoring the cold that hit his shirtless body, and covered her before carrying her up. He was angry. He was in a state of acrimony. His heart was breaking. This was the second woman that was in danger because of him. Before he knew it, a tear slipped out of his eye. He was not sure he could forgive himself if anything happened to Avatia.

As he walked out of the freezer, he kept telling her to stay up. "Neveah don't die on me. Please don't. Please don't, I beg of you."

Yes. He called her Neveah. It wasn't his fault. He wasn't thinking straight. Maybe if he begged more, the woman in his arms would become Neveah. His Neveah.

"Nei please don't die on me."

Then he looked down at the girl he was carrying. She wasn't Neveah. It was Avatia. And he knew he wouldn't survive if the girl died. Why?

"Because I love you, Avatia. Please don't leave me too."

Did you hear that? He loves her. He fucking loves her.

Yayyyy,

All we have to do is pray that she wakes up...

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