Chapter 32: Chapter 32

"Albert!"

Linda forced the door of the study opened. Having those worrisome look on her face.

Immediately,

Peru jumped from his seat, spilling the tea on his suit. He was here all these while reasons he didn't open the door the whole day because Peru was here.

Albert he would never change.

How could he?

"Albert!"

He pulled the tea away from his lips and gape at him. And didn't notice the weariness in his eyes. His dark and cracked lips.

"What's wrong with you, Albert.

I don't understand you anymore.

You've changed."

"Albert, this isn't you!"

"What's this all about, you don't just barge in here and starts rambling.” he dropped the tea. And stare at her. Trying to put his body together.

She scoffed.

Staring dagger at him.

"Albert I know what am talking about, just look at you, you don't even care."

Peru settled his gaze elsewhere. Wiping his stain suit with a brown hanky. Pretending not to listen to the conversation. He doesn't wanna get involved in their discussion.

"Can you tell me why you're here, you can see that am busy"

"Very busy with this thing.. So busy you shut yourself out the whole day, didn't take breakfast or dinner. A whole day you were in here doing what? I forgot you said you were busy, very busy indeed. You forgot you've a family. So busy you don't care if we live or die, what are you after? Money, money and more money?”

She eyes wandered around Peru.

"You Don't even care about your family, about your sons, you weren't this kind of a person."

Albert kept shut without saying a word but he listened to her. With his head down. What was be after?

Money?

Was it?

Reputation, perfection?

"I think I will excuse...."

"Don't you know you were gonna do just that when I step in here. You. You're just one cunning bastard. I don't know why he held you so close. You deserve to be friends with my husband.”

“You should try telling him that.” he mouthed.

She points her finger at him.

The words hanging in her throat but she couldn't pull it out.

"Don't get Involved in my family am watching you. It's just a warning. Else I won't spare you. I swear I would ripped you apart. I'm not Albert and I won't care what's he gonna say or do at that time.”

She turned to Albert.

"What happened, what changed you. You could always go back to how you used to be, a father and a husband.”

“Its all too late.”

“Its never too late.”

“It is for me.”

He sighed and sip from the tea. Then dropped it back on the table. His eyes met that of Peru. He smirked and looked away.

“I can't reached Bruce for the past seven hours neither Dixon. I have searched and use all the men in this house and we still couldn't find them"

"Ask santus to help with the search"

"I couldn't find him either so I already called the cops,"

"Why did you to involve the cops, you could have let me handle this"

Peru stiffed when he heard the cops. She had called them they would probably be on his tail now. How dare this woman?

Ruin his plan.

She huffed-puffed irritably.

"That was all I could think of, I called you and you weren't picking my calls. You won't open the door either. Then I saw detective, Sean contact on my phone and I had to put a call through him. That was the only thing that came to me. A help from him, since my husband was incompetent.”

"And as for you Albert if anything happens to my sons I swear you'll pay cause you ruin them, I don't know what to do anymore. I've tried fixing this family but all you do is ruin it. You don't care. About us.”

She sniffed.

“Since you've chosen him over us, you're married to him now, go on and continue with your business, I'll go and find my sons. You're love him more anyway. You should have gotten married to him.”

"Lindane!"

“Stop this nonsense..” he wanted to talk but he was tied down. He couldn't say anything even if he wanted to, peru had shown him gun he held on his waist. If things go worse. She might end up getting hurt. And he doesn't want her to get hurt because of his foolishness.

He had been the cause of everything, reasons he always listened to what Peru says and do everything he ask. Because of the tea he was taking every single time.

“Lindane!”

He yelled her name again. Hitting his fist on the table, raised on his feet.

"Lindane.."

It came out very faint. Than he had expected. His throat got sored. His eyes spin. His head felt so heavy like he was carrying the entire problem of his head.

His feet weaken. He wobble. And quickly held the table for support.

And the next thing that came out of his mouth was blood.

Then fell back on his chair. Gasping for breath. He opened his mouth wide. Allowing air to get in into his lungs. He was having trouble breathing.

"Albert!"

She rushed to him.

He groaned holding his chest. Hitting it softly with his fist.

“What is wrong?”

“I can't breath.” he force the words out of his mouth.

"Are you so stupid, standing here, come help"

"Albert get yourself together” she run her hands over his chest. Completely confused on what to do. Blood pour out of it again.

She cleaned it off his mouth with her dress.

She panicked.

“What’s this?”

He groaned again gripping his chest tightly.

"Albert "

He couldn't hear anymore. The voice was going far away from him.

His blurry sight, saw tears streaming down Linda's face. He lift his hands and wipe the tears away from her face.

“Don’t cry for your stupid husband.”

And everything turned into darkness in his eyes as he shut them. His hands fell from her face.

“Albert!”

Dixon turned, hearing the sirens of the cops, how come they are here? How could have called the cops here? And they came quite fast. He wasn't expecting them this soon.

He sighed already having an idea who could have done that.

Linda..

It was her son already, Bruce life was at stake. She had to call the cops, if she hadn't what else could she had done.

She did what's right calling the cops.

Detective Sean jumped down from the van. Approaching Dixon.

"Hey Dixon. Are you hurt?”

“Am not, am fine “

"Stay in the van we're gonna handle this."

"No am coming with you, my brother needs me and..."

Maeve.

She needs me too.

*If she safe, if she's hurt I need to be sure *

And these men.

He couldn't let them see her.

He needs to protect her from been seen by the cops.

“There’s a probability he would be here. He was spotted around here. He was leaving the life of a dead man, that's why it was difficult to find him and he had an upper hand helping him.”

“He’s here.”

“Yes.”

“He came after my brother.”

“That what it seems it is. And for you as well. He knew you were gonna come, reasons he called you. It was all planned. But we're gonna get him and get Eamon out of prison.”

“Eamon would be out.”

“Yes very soon. And I want you to stay here. We'll do the job.”

He was glad. Eamon would be out of prison and be free again. He smiled but he won't stay put. He had to go there. What if they had seen her while coming here, if they had seen her they would have stop and questioned her or at least take her with them.

Did she go against him didn't she?

She was stubborn, he knew and what if he had got her. She could take care of herself but he keep seeing her as a human so feeble when she could kill a thousand men without feeling anything.

That was the girl he was trying to protect.

The girl who could protect him and herself.

But still she was his alien.

And he was gonna protect her.

Before detective Sean could say another word.

He sprint off. Running in the narrow path. He had to get to Bruce and help him. Because he would need him to get on his feet.

He ran further.

“Dixon, hold on”

"Come on!"

They raced after him.

*Where are you Maeve, I need to get to you before they do.*

That was the only thought he had on his head as he ran. He wanted to get to her first else if he do, he might not get to see her again. And he doesn't want that to happen.

He had to get to her first before anyone else would.

He doesn't want her to get hurt either. He as so worried for his brother and her.

He was sure he would be having his panic attacks now.

He was already weak.

His brother and his Alien.

He heard Bruce low grunts. He hastened his steps towards Bruce.

"Bruce!"

He yelled.

Looking sideways.

"Bruce!"

Running towards the narrow path, he caught a glimpse of them. They surrounded him, beating him. About five of them. Beating just his brother.

His heart withered at the sight. He suddenly felt so weak and he felt tears prickle his eyes.

Detective Sean was right behind him.

He tap his shoulders.

“We’ve got this.”

He pushed Dixon aside taking the lead.

“Hey, stop here.” he rolled up his sleeves.

“Its the cops.”

They moved away from Bruce. And step backwards, preparing for a sprint.

Dixon hurried towards Bruce, squat beside him. Helping him with the drugs. Bruce held his hands struggling for breath.

There was blood all over him.

“You came.”

“I’m sorry I'm late.”

“You came anywhere.”

“Ssh, it's okay, don't say anything anymore let's take care of you.”

"You're under arrest..."

Was all he heard from detective Sean. He gaze was mainly on his brother.

Dixon sniffed.

Shoving two pills into his mouth.

And pulled him into a hug.

"Am sorry am late.

Am so sorry Bruce "

Bruce squeeze his hands, crying on his shoulders.

“I was so scared brother.”

“I’m sorry I took so long.” he rubbed his back. He pulled away.

“Don’t cry you'll be fine.”

He nods.

"Lets help him to the car, come on "

He hauled Bruce up his feet. Helping him out of the scene. Into the van.

And now, it was Maeve who was next. He had to get to her.

Before they do.

"Detective there's something you need to see"

Dixon snapped his head towards the detective who said that.

What could it be?

Maeve.

Oh no.

He need to find a way to sneak out. He can't let them get to her.

"Take him to the car, you come with him"

Watching detective Sean walked away from him. He handed Bruce to the two cops with him and took the other alleys.

Detective Sean marched down with his subordinates down the alley, there was something fishy about this. And he's definitely going to the root of all this.

Standing just few feet away.

He turned to his men.

"Let's go"

He urged them.

He saw the corpse of a man. So he hunkered down.

Studying the corpse. Whoever had been killing people must have here and perhaps still here.

He scrutinized the cops, and saw the scar on his face.

It was him.

He was dead.

The demon had killed him and whoever the demon was, is still around here somewhere.

"Search around, whoever did this is still here"

His subordinates moved out, leaving him with the corpse.

Turning his head to the side he saw a dress.

Huh? What was a dress doing here? He pick up the dress and saw that it we tore. Carefully studying the dress.

It wasn't tore by a fight.

But by size.

Moving away from the corpse, he tailed the dress.

And that was when he saw her....

Dixon halted and his eyes caught that of detective Sean staring back at him.

He was late..

So late.

"You came here for her right. She right here. Come take her?”