CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40 TOO DANGEROUS

*CADEN*

"I know you’re busy at the moment but I figured you’d be mad if I didn’t tell you about this. They can’t find Alora. I’m already at the building where she was doing a photoshoot, the CCTV captured her going into the restroom, it also captured a masked man going in shortly after her, we suspect that he’s Jerome. He carried her out and left through the back gate. The CCTV at the back gate was messed with. But we’re doing everything to find him. Don’t worry.”

My eyes bulged as I read that message from Mason.

I shouldn’t worry?

Alora had just being kidnapped by a freaking serial killer.

I quickly typed back.

Me:Is she with her cellphone?

Mason:No.

My heart stopped. They can’t track her. It would take forever for them to find her.

And even if they finally did, it might be too late.

We already knew Jerome didn’t want money. He always killed his victim.

Her necklace.

Oh, God.

As I logged into the app the tracking device was connected to, I quietly prayed that she was wearing it today.

I told her not to take it off.

The location was on. I zoomed on it to get the exact location.

She was downtown, and...and if I was guessing right, on a skyscraper.

“Mr Ford? Mr Ford?!”

I looked up to see Mr Russo staring at me, questioningly.

What should I do?

This meeting only began thirty minutes ago.

He was already showing positive signs of working with me.

This was a life-changing opportunity, I couldn’t just leave.

I could send Mason this location details to go get her.

But what if they weren’t fast enough?

I needed to go.

I needed to go find her.

I stood up.”I’m sorry, I need to leave.”

I didn’t wait to see the displeased look on his face.

I rushed out of the conference hall and out of the building.

I got into my car and started it, as I drove off, I dialed Mason’s number.

“I know where she is. And I’m going to her.”

“What? We...you can’t go alone.”

“I’m sure you can find my car, right? Then get back up and follow me.”

“Caden, this is too dangerous. Wait for us, let’s all go together.”

“I can’t wait. You should move fast and follow me.”

I hung up and sped off in full speed.

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*ALORA*

My eyes opened.

I shook my head trying to think of what had happened to me.

God!

I had been kidnapped again!

My breath constricted in my throat registering where I was.

I was tied to a pole and when I looked down, I could see different cars.

No

I was on a rooftop in a freaking skyscraper.

“You’re awake!"

My head snapped sideways and I saw a man smiling evily at me.

The man who was on the wanted list, Jerome.

One of his eyes was half-closed, he had freaking burn marks on his face.

He was terrifying to look at.

"I’ve thought of a lot of ways to kill you. You took me by surprise the last time and because of you, all my successful murders got exposed. Why couldn’t you just let me send you off, easily? Now, you have to pay for that the hard way.”

Cold horror trickled through me.

"Wh....what did I do to you?"I choked out, frightenly.

He shrugged."I’m just doing my job"

He walked closer to me and looked down.

"Do you know what would happen to you when I loosen this rope?" He walked closer to me.

Tears oozed out of my eyes."Please... please..."

“You’re going to fall off this building, fall through the air, and when you land on the ground, your head’s gonna be smashed and all the bones in your body would definitely be broken, your blood would be everywhere on the ground around you. I can’t wait to see you lying in the pool of your own blood.” He said between gritted teeth.

I gasped and cried harder.

I didn’t want to die.

“Please don’t do this to me, I’m begging you" I begged, tearfully

Jerome smirked, and brought out a piece of paper.

"What can this be?"He asked, sarcastically.

"A suicide note."He answered his own question.

“A lot of people might not believe this, after all, I had a hard time mimicking your handwriting, but I guess it’ll do. The star actor’s life affected your mental health and so you had to kill yourself."He said and chuckled, darkly.

Fear choked me.

What could I have done to deserve this?

“HELP! SOMEE!” I screamed.

He suddenly burst into laughter and yelled. “HELP! SOMEBODY COME HELP THIS BITCH!”

I shuddered, he was a total psycho.

“What? Should I help you scream for help even more? Sorry, no one will hear you and no one is coming to save you.”

I wasn’t with my cellphone or anything.

The necklace.

I glanced down at it.

Oh Caden, please.

Please come find me.

Jerome moved closer to me and tipped up my chin, roughly.

I saw his eyes moved over my body, I could see lust taking over him.

“It’d be a waste to just send you off like that, I should give you the last fuck of your life. It could be my last too.”

He brought out a gun.

Holding the gun to my head, he began to quickly unbuckle his belt.

“Don’t worry, this will be fast and I’m sure your pretty pussy wants this too before you die"

His cock was erect beneath the fabric of his pants and it made my stomach churn with nausea.

Suddenly, the door swung open, and from the corner of my eyes.

I saw him.

Caden.

Relief flooded through me but the relief was short-lived when Jerome raised his gun, aiming towards him.

Before I could register what was happening, an earsplitting sound boomed through the rooftop, a gunshot.

My ears rung and I screamed, my immediate thought was that Caden had been shot.

Terror ripped through me.

But when Jerome fell over after Caden’s fist socked him in the cheek and then gun dropped to the ground.

Relief flooded me like a bolt of lightning.

Quick as a cat, Jerome sprang to his feet and punched Caden in the face, he made to punch him again but Caden swerved and ducked then kicked Jerome in the back so he buckled over.

Jerome didn’t give up.

Growling and spitting, he climbed to his feet and lunged at Caden, grabbing him around the waist and pulling them both to the ground.

I was crying, profusely praying silently for him.

I know he was here to protect me but I didn’t want him to die doing that.

Jerome grabbed Caden’s head and banged it against the wall, I saw Caden momentarily get winded.

But then he didn’t give up, he pushed Jerome away from him and suddenly got in charge of the situation.

Though, I didn’t know anything about karate but I could see the 10th degree black belt skills on his quick, precise movements.

As they continue to fight, Caden blocked every jab and kicked as high as his head, each attack and retreat performed, skilledfully.

But I couldn’t say Caden was unscathed.

Both men looked battered and both seemed to be incredibly strong.

Roaring, Caden pushed Jerome in a headlock and squeezed his neck tightly that soon Jerome’s face turned red, then blue, then purple.

"Don’t kill him!" I yelled, my heart in my throat.

If he did, we’d never know who was trying to kill me.

Caden stared at me, a mad, vicious animalistic look in his eyes as if he had become someone else completely, a ruthless killer.

"Caden.” I murmured.

Caden grunted before releasing him and once freed, Jerome dropped to hands and knees, spitting and coughing as he sucked in labored breaths.

With menacing eyes, Caden approached him and lifted his leg but before he could manage to knock him out.

Jerome reached for his pant leg and brought out a knife.

Just as he sliced Caden in the leg, Caden jabbed him in the back of his head so he flopped to the ground, unconscious.

Blood trickled from Caden’s leg as he leapt towards me.

He carefully loosened the ropes binding me to the pole and carried me down.

I was quaking in his arms.

"Are you hurt?"He asked, hoarsely.

I shook my head, crying and shivering, completely overwhelmed by the shock of almost being pushed off a rooftop.

He gently cupped my face.

“It’s okay, you’re okay now. You’re okay.”He whispered as he hugged me.