Chapter 31: Chapter 31

"Get him, don't let him out of your sight "

He ordered, he was huge and hefty, his black t-shirt glue to his muscles, a single blow might end you, a man that doesn't feel guilty, the only guilt he felt was when he held the little girl. He had learnt to keep his conscience far away from him. As at now, he had nothing, he was a man without conscience, that only obeys one man, his superior, the man who gave once a dead man life.

His words only he obey, except, he didn't get to kill the girl. He touched his face, reminiscing the sad incident that left a scar on his face. The woman was a fierce one. Left him with a scar to always remember his sins.

Two men raced after Bruce blocking every escape route. They were in the spot Dixon's car was at last night. A narrow road where no one would see them or heard a thing, even if they end up killing him right here and now, there was no escape, no escape at all, no where to hide.

He walked sluggishly behind them. He was in no haste.

Where are you Dixon?

I can't keep up much longer.

Before they could get to him.

He fell.

His whole body tremble.

He tried to wrench out his drugs but his quivering hands couldn't let him.

Dixon.

He couldn't breath.

They caught up with him.

Already weakened.

He hissed through his teeth.

"Beat him up" he gave the order.

He walked away but kept hearing Bruce grunts.

"I'll wait for the knight "

*****

Detective sean was in the hospital with an artist, he stood close to them watching the artist draw the man she was describing. The face wasn't clear enough, for now, he had to wait, till he was done with the drawing, and then it would be time to get the criminal.

“How could you not be able to get him for over a decade,”

“Its hasn't been easy, Mrs Mare, if he had been in the town he would have been easily spotted. But I think he went into hiding, he's been hiding for years”

“What makes you think he would be out now.”

“Because of the demon in town, the man hiding him would need protection, and he was the only one strong enough to protect him. He sure would be out there.”

Mrs Mare nodded, returning her gaze back to the artist.

“He’s eyes is a bit dark.”

“Okay ma,”

She turn to detective sean again.

“Would this be of any help. It was fifteen years ago, there would have been a lot of changes.”

“Yes there would. But his eye, nose and mouth couldn't possibly change too else he decided to do a plastic surgery. Which isn't possible either.”

“I was thinking there could a change.”

“All we need is the face, once we've got it, we can get the man, if I may ask, do you know the name the man, if you remember his name or heard his name. That night.”

“I didn't....i did. I'm sure.”

“There’s a probability that this man had been be one who got your child.”

“Ryder. That's what I heard, before I got hit with the car.” her eyes were getting teary.

“I heard my daughter screamed afterwards. She pitifully, it pierce through my heart but I couldn't do anything about it. I was already down, that was the only thing I heard. The name and my daughter's cries. It hunt me, even to this point, that I couldn't protect her.”

“That’s why you're gonna give us the best description of the man, that way to get your revenge on the man who ruined your family.”

She wipe her tears away.

“I don't know if it would be accurate. But I would give everything I've got.”

“I just need you to give me all you've got and I would put the missing pieces together. I need your help to get him out of prison, else he's friend would chop off my neck, when he's got the opportunity.”

“Who is this person?”

“A young man, in prison.” he sat down. On a chair, drew it closer to the bed.

“According to the story, he was framed by the man with a scar, he was sent to prison afterwards without a thorough investigation. And he's still in prison, I've to investigate the case, and until recently we found a clip of a man entering the house before he did, but his face wasn’t seen. Time of death matches with the time he was in the house, before the victim got in.”

“And the friend?”

“They met in prison, and became friends, when he got out recently, he made a vow to get his innocent friend out of there as well. He’s was pretty popular years back, he was a celebrity, but fall after he was sent to prison. He’s a good man, and still trying to prove his innocence to his everyone he had nothing to do with the murder of his friends.”

“If I could place the pieces together, that same man is involved in this.”

Detective Sean nodded.

“Exactly what I’ve been thinking. That’s why we need your help, to set them free. And help arrest the man behind it all, he can’t just be him alone, there’s a shadow behind him. We need to get.”

She nods, returning her gaze back to the artist. Talking to him.

“Don’t put the scar yet..”

“Look at this.” She points.

Detective Sean leaned closer and stare at the portrait of a man, this man, he looked closer, taking the laptop from the artist.

This man, he was dead. Wasn’t he?

He was shot dead.

He’s alive.

He was a criminal, he was shot dead, he could remember, cause he was part of the operation to get the killers.

He was alive all along, no wonder he hadn’t thought about it, he hadn’t thought he would be alive, no one actually need, or they just choose to turn a blind eye to it, even when they saw the signs. They thought, it couldn’t be him.

He palmed his forehead.

“Roger Stevedore.”

He whispered.

He stood up, pulled out his ringing phone from his pocket. How could have been calling him.

“Hello, this is detective Sean speaking, May I know whose talking.”

“This is Mrs Albert..”

“Albert? Sir Albert wife.”

“Yes.”

“How can I help you ma’am.”

“My son, I think he could be in danger.”

“How So?”

“Help me find him, he left in the morning and he hadn’t come back, he’s phone is unreachable. I know something is wrong I can feel it, I tried calling Dixon he’s not picking either.”

She was worried. She looked down at the broken glass that had cut her hand. And blood dripping from her hand.

This was a sign wasn’t it?

Something was happening to her son.

“We’ll find your son, Mrs Albert, you don’t have to worry, just tell us the place he was going to.”

*****

"Wait here, I won't let you move an inch from here, while I go further” Dixon said as after then were close to the spot. He stopped walking and held her shoulders looking at her blue eyes.

Maeve rolled her eyes At him.

"Why do I have to wait. I’m not good at waiting.”

"As at now, am gonna protect you. So you stay here, while I go further in there. And save my brother.”

“Didn’t know you knew how to fight.”

“I did taekwondo. I did all the basis.”

She laughs.

"Nice try Dixon "

She mocked in a sing song voice.

And folded her hands.

"Hump, just watch and see how I will handle those men with my fists, kick and ah! I won't show mercy.”

She laughed harder.

“I’m not someone you should mess with..”

She smiled.

“So you stay here, while I go and handle them, I don't want you getting hurt in this.”

“But I can take care of myself.”

“Allow me protect you.”

He was sweet.

So she surrendered and hug him.

“I’ll wait until you're back, be quick okay.”

He smiled, giving her a quick kiss.

He pulled away from the hug and caress her cheeks, “ stay here okay?”

“Humm” she nods.

“Make sure to keep their ass.”

He laughed.

“I promise.” he kissed her. And run of. He looks back while he was running.

She blew him a kiss.

She stood with her hands wrapped around herself, he was already out of sight. He thought she was gonna stay put, she couldn't do that, even when she wanted to, she can't leave Dixon alone. Taking a step, she felt dizzy. She stopped and held her head.

The sign.

She had to ignore it.

She saw a silhouette of a person coming her way, he was approaching her. Or he wasn't, he was going to towards Dixon.

Dixon, he had a gun, in his hands.

Dixon had nothing.

She had to do something, she'd to save him.

She ran after the man.

He was tall, and huge.

The memory flash through her, the huge man, dark and cruel, the fresh blood dripping down from his cheeks. The dark eyes as he held her, hurl her over his shoulders. After bonding her hands and feet.

Into the cage.

In that same night.

His breath reeks of cigarette.

It was him.

She thwarted.

She's not gonna let him get away with it.

Maeve grabbed him backward before he could blink. Kicking the gun away from his hands.

Dragging him away from sight.

Into another dark alley. She saw, he struggled to break free from her grip but it only tighten.

Her hair has fallen down her shoulders, covering her face, her eyes were dark, and skin darken with her prodding veins. She grew extra large, tearing the flora gown she wore.

Her long curvy fingers curled round his neck.

As she pinned him to the ground. Breathing heavily in his face.

she head butted him.

He groan.

Her fingers digging slowly into his neck. Making painful turns in it.

He gaze fixed on her eyes.

Watching her. As he pants. He punched her on the face. But nothing happens, Instead, his hands twisted, he howl in pains. Watching his hands turn slim, and white, the blood completely drained out if It.

“Hit me again, with the other hand.”

“Who are you?”

"It's me.”

“Part of the people who made me.”

She smirked. And dug deeper into his neck.

“Arrgh!”

He groaned.

“Maeve?”

“Yeah right.” she twisted his other hand. And began drawing blood from it.

"I knew you were gonna come for me sooner or later after I heard Lucas death. You came here to end me isn't?”

"Why? That's all I have to ask, why are you after him.”

“Dixon? You should know, I was gonna kill him before you stop me. Tear him apart..”

“Who orederd you to?”

“Can’t say who he is.”!

“I’m going to find out, and make sure I kill him..”

“He’s already dead.”

“He can't be dead if I hadn't touch him. I'm hunt him down. Pray I don't get to see him. It would be worse than yours.”

Her fingers dipped further into neck, letting his body stained with red.

He groaned.

“Why didn't you kill me? Why did you give me to Lucas?”

"I've no regrets doing that to save your tiny a** .

I only regret not killing you when I had the chance. So I locked you up in that cage.

Giving you to Lucas "

"Why didn't you kill me?"

He hesitated.

"I couldn't bring myself to kill that child "

He grabbed her hands and dug it into his chest. He pushed her fingers deeper till blood was pumping out off it.

"Ki-ll me"

"That's what you have them made me do anyway. I show no mercy, I kill. I'm a demon.”

“Then do it. They would come get me anyway. Let's end it here.”

Removing the other hands from his neck and plunge it into his chest tearing it apart.

His eyes were wide open.

So she dabbed them with her fingers. Pulling his both eyes out of it's socket and toss them aside.

Wave of dizziness hit her, immediately, he died.

pulling her away from the corpse. With force, hit her over the wall and tossed her to the ground.

She held her head groaning in pains.

Blood run down from her eyes and nose.

Her heart felt like it was tearing apart.

The pains were unbearable.

Death was calling.

Then everything went blank..