Alec had explained everything to them. The bizzare fucked up story their life was. Alison had a hard time processing everything but she eventually gave in. She hugged Freya and for a moment everything was perfect.
Alec stretched his back against a wall and took a breather. He had to finalize Freya's treatment plans with her doctors. Different surgeries and consultations. It would take a while.
Gwen. Why was she taking so long to get to the hospital?
She hadn't been answering his calls. She was probably still mad about how distant he was being.
She needed space and he'd give it to her.
Well , one hour and ten minutes later , space was no longer on the table. He had Derrick and the men out searching.
He kept calling but everything went straight to voice mail. His worry became more tangible when her phone was tracked and found in a park. Only the phone. No Gwen.
" What do you hope to gain from doing something this stupid, Richard? " Gwen snapped at him as two humongous men tied her to a chair.
He was seated in a full grain black leather arm chair with his legs crossed. He looked like a villain and the dark room only made him look more evil.
He had a playful smirk on his lips as he watched three of his men groan on the filthy floor. Gwen didn't go down easily. She'd stabbed two of them and shot one . They were still alive , but in alot of pain.
" You are one violent lady Gwen. I'm starting to get worried about my brother. " He joked.
" You should worry about what he'll do to you when he finds out. " Gwen sniggered.
" He'll be mad." Richard pouted. " He'll probably kill me."
Gwen rolled her eyes at his sarcastic remark. She didn't know why she was here , but she had a hunch. Richard probably wanted to get rid of Alec just so his dad could pay more attention to him.
Ryan may be a horrible father , but he truly loved Alec. So ofcourse he'd want to leave everything to him.
He wanted to use her and the baby as bait to get Alec here and do something horrible. What a coward!
" Even with Alec out of the way, Ryan will never see you as a potential heir. "
" A little salt In an open wound. " He rose from his chair and walked over one of his men. " I don't need his approval Gwen! I'm tired of begging for him to notice me. I do everything. I do everything!" He barked.
" Alec wants nothing to do with his line of work. Ruth is practically useless. Allison...well...she's out of the picture. I'm the only one who has his back. "
" But I can't do this anymore. If he won't hand it over to me willingly , I'll just have to take it myself."
Pathetic.
Gwen's face wrinkled in disgust. He looked so desperate. For what exactly? A life filled with so much negativity and pain? He should have taken notes from his own life. Such a life just puts everyone through hell.
Alec realised this just in time. He's done horrible things...yes...but atleast he's reformed. She'd changed too. Just in time.
He's going to skin him alive. Gwen couldn't help but think to herself what Alec would do as a satisfied smile curled her lips. Richard was just...wrong. I mean , she'd tried to warm up to him before but seeing how things turned out , she'd be surprised if she didn't skin him herself.
She'd thought up hundreds of ways to escape but she was worried about her baby. Her pregnancy was extremely delicate for some reason. The doctors advised her to keep herself home and relaxed.
And ' this' wasn't necessarily relaxing.
There were so many guards. It'd be impossible for her to get out unscathed. All she could do was wait for Alec to get here.
She just prayed Richard didn't have anything unexpected up his sleeves.
Asshole.
As Alec stomped to his car , he was halted by a phone call. It was Richard. Fucking coward.
He clenched his jaw and tried to fight the urge to smash his face in between two bricks.
Derrick peeped and noticed who the call was from. " Pick it up. He probably knows we know that he has Gwen. He's trying to play mind games. "
Alec put the phone to his ear.
" Listen...brother. I've been nice. I've been understanding because we are family. " He paused. " But-"
" Listen Alec , " He cut him short. " I know how this usually goes. The hero gives an impeccable speech about how he's going to screw the villain over. I beg you...let's skip that. I'm exhausted. "
He sighed. " You're wifey-to-be is quite a fighter. I'd advise you to take caution. " He laughed.
Alec had never wanted to pull someone's tongue out so much before.
" What do you want? " Alec spat.
" Come see me. I miss you. " He laughed again. This time , slower. " Come alone. I'll send you the address. And oh! Don't play any games. I wouldnt want to hurt my future nephew or niece. " He hissed. " I think I'll have a nephew. I don't know...it's just a feeling. "
" And please...I mean what I say. Come alone. Derrick should take a breather on this one. "
" I'll be there. Alone. " Alec smiled. " And I promise you one thing. You'll die today. "
" We'll see about that. " Richard hung up.
" Roop...R...R..." Louis was dangling by his feet. He was being drained of blood like a fucking animal , plus he'd been beaten black and blue. All the blood ran to his head and he couldn't see straight. He'd been stabbed several times. Deep enough to hurt like hell , but not enough to kill him.
" Let him down!" Ryan coughed from a distance. He'd had his fun.
Louis just hoped he'd fucking kill him already. Roop was made to watch from a pole she was tied to. She'd exhausted her voice from all the screaming and her eyes were swollen from crying.
" Son , you held out longer than expected." Ryan spoke as he approached him. " Do you think little Miss India could do the same?"
Louis pursed his lips and shot a feral glare. He didn't have any strength left In his body.
Ryan raised his brow. " You ruined my plans. You nearly killed my wife. Your father took my daughter from me. Your sister took Alec from me." He scoffed.
" Fuck! It's like your whole family has it out for me. Well...except your mother. " He stopped as if to think. " She gave life to you little fucks. That's her mistake!"
" J...just...le..." Louis tried to get the words out of his bleeding lips and coughed up blood instead.
" That's nasty." Ryan remarked in false pity. " I'll come closer. Don't exert yourself too much. "
He bent over and put his ear to Louis ' lips.
" Let...her..g...go. " Louis begged.
Ryan frowned and straightened his back. He crossed his arms and smiled.
" Since you asked so politely. I'll have to comply."
He took a few steps backwards without taking his eyes off of him.
" Untie her!" He ordered.
One of his goons did as he was told and let her loose. She ran to Louis immediately and cupped his bloodied face.
" You'll be fine. " She was sobbing but her words brought sweet relief to his aching body. Every place she touched seemed to magically heal.
" Y-"
Louis didn't register what had happened. All he heard was a loud bang. He blinked a few times and realised he had chunks of flesh splattered across his face.
He looked at Roop...or what used to be Roop. Part of her face had been blown off. Her blood made majestic puddles around them.
He swallowed hard. This wasn't real. It couldn't be. He held her limp body and smiled. This was just a horrible dream. A horrible nightmare.
He straddled her in his arms and kissed her hair. It was a bloody scene.
Ryan hummed.He still had the gun in his hand.
" You told me to let her go...so I did. She's in a better place now. "