Chapter 34

Quinn's POV

"You don't want to do this," Nick warned, squinting to see me before him in the cold, pouring rain. "You need me remember? You've got nothing without me."

I let out a devious laugh, looking at my bestfriend, Delvin standing behind me. I took a step closer to Nick who looked god-damn pitful on his knees.

"Without me, you don't have a name. You think I'm the mastermind? It's sure as shit not me!" He tried to sound tough, he tried to leverage his secret against us, but he only sounded desparate. He glanced around at the secluded alley he found himself in, just behind the bar he frequented. Tall high-rises concealed us from the rest of the city. No one was around. I knew he was going to die here and no one would know, atleast not for awhile.

"He says we need him, what do you think about that, Delvin?" I turned to my left, eyeing Delvin, who was trying his fucking hardest to keep it together.

He loved this part as much as I did. The back-and-forth, the jokes, the bargaining, the pleas. I like to drag it out, really build up the anticipation. Sometimes I'd give them hope that our little conversation wasn't going to end in their death. Jokes on you, prick. I liked to play with my prey but today its different because my mind is elsewhere.

In between chuckles, Delvin managed to choke out a few words, "I think we need him like a god damn hole in the head." I found my bestfriend's words amusing, even if am in no mood for jokes he always has the right words to lighten up the mood, considering in a few minutes, Nick would have a hole in his head.

I returned my gaze down to Nick as I towered over him. His jeans were soaking through at the shins and he let out a shiver. His eyes followed my hand as I ran it through my damp hair, brushing the wet strands out of my face.

"Need you..." I furrowed my brows as I repeated Nick's idiotic fucking words, never breaking eye contact with him. "I don't fucking need you. I'll find out who you're working for with or without you."

And Nick knew it was true, everyone did. It didn't matter who started the war, I always finished it. He knew what people said about me, the things they called me - vicious, barbarous even what Kater thinks of me now. And they were right, I had to be. The infamous Linch cime family didn't get that way for no reason.

Being the only son of the family, my family always said that I was a spitting image of my father: unmerciful and unforgiving, cold-blooded and hard-hearted even though only one person managed to change my heart, my way of thinking, everything about me but I lost her due to my revilage, my work, of what I am.

And this, this is how I will manage to remove the boiling rage am feeling inside, to relivish the flowing adrenaline that is within me, to help remove all of the anger am holding against myself. This is my life and I had to deal with it, I would do anything for Kater but even though I try to get out from this fucked up life am in for her, I know it will haunt us. Being in a powerful crime family doesn't only mean you kill people it also means that your life is on the line. One day this will be my fate and I wouldn't like to be Kater's fate too, thats why I had to let her go.

Nick squeezed his eyes shut as he saw my hand slowly reach to my side, I pressed the cold barrel of my pistol firmly against his forehead. I watched his eyelids twitch several times, no doubt envisioning all of the stupid fucking decisions that led him to this very moment and hopefully feeling the bitter sting of regret.

He really thought he could fool us. I guess he hadm for a bit. We did trust him, he was a great recruit. We gave him high-profile jobs, we let him sit in on meetings. He really fucking did pull one over on us. But to think he wouldn't get caught? That was a fucking joke.

Every foiled plan of ours over the years could be contributed to him, he was involved. He had inside knowledge. And a small part of me wondered if that inside knowledge is also how someone else knew where Kater would be with me in Italy.

"Look at me!" The thundering sound of my voice forced his eyes to snap open.

And this...this was my favourite part. This, when I got to watch the light leave my victim's eyes, was what I lived for. I would've preffered to have a bit more fun first, get a little creative, but I still didn't have the information I wanted and I was only going to get the run-around from him so there was no time to waste. Still, I got a little dose of adrenaline when I pulled that trigger and watched Nick's lifeless body drop to the ground but for some reason am not even feeling better.

My mind keeps drifting to how Kater was heartbroken when she found out the truth, maybe if I would have told her before we wouldn't be in this situation, but even if I told her the truth would she had accepted me. "Hey man, lets go get a drink. All this shit made me drowsy" Delvin said looking at the lifeless body.

I fished out my phone from my jacket checking if I had any updates of the man I assigned to check on Kater. Even if her mother assigned bodyguards for her I don't really trust them, who knows maybe they work for the person who wants take Kater. "Mmh that woman really made you go crazy uh?" He chuckled as I looked for any missed or messages but there where none. Thats odd, I told him to update me of whatever she's doing by the end of the and now being three in the morning I don't get why he hasn't told me anything.

"I'll pass on the drinks, I need to check up on something" I told him ignoring his comment as I made my way to the car. I will just check up on her nothing else more than that even if she has told me she needs space, I can't stay put without knowing she's safe. Man she really has gotten into me.

I drive my way to her apartment anxiaty rolling within me because its a fucking two hours drive till I reach her place. I hope she's okey, I fucking swear when I get there I will kill the person I assigned to check up on her.

I reached her apartment even though it felt like ages and I dial the fuckers number wanting to put his shit together for not telling me anything but unfortunately it goes straight to voicemail. Why does he even have a phone if he barely uses it. I make my way to her door and immediately the stench of bleach hits my nostril.

Thats so odd who can even use bleach at this time, I look around before I see her door is slightly opened. I immediately slide my hands to the side taking my pistol and notice the bodyguards that were assigned to take care of her aren't even here. This isn't a good sign, my heart starts beating faster as I opened the door wider praying that Kater is not hurt.

I walk slowly checking all sides before finding the light switch so that I could see better. I head to her living room not letting my guard down even if am used to these kinds of scenarios, I head to the kitchen,all the rooms in this place even the bathroom but I didn't find anything or anyone not even Kater.

I immediately grab my phone trying to dial her number but hear someone's phone ring nearby, I follow the sound to her bedroom still calling her and find her phone ringing under one of the pillows.

"Fuck!" I yelled throwing the pillow from the bed before punching the walls bursting my knuckles open but I didn't care, why on earth did I leave her alone. Punch. She's fucking gone, fucking gone.

Punch. Punch. Punch.

All I see its red, red everywhere. From the walls am hitting rapidly tearing my skin apart as the blood smears all over the grey painted walls to the person I really want my fist on. This is all my fault, if I would have told her before right now she would be sleeping in arms but I became such an asshole and let my ass make the decisions for me.

With one last punch making sure there is a crack visible in the wall, I take my phone and dial Delvin's number and the least expected person who I really never wanted to bring to this problem, Jax. Even though I know he was in a relationship with Kater I really need his help, his good with hacking stuff maybe he can hack into the camera's of this place so we could have a lead or something. I just really don't fucking care, am desparate, desparate to find the woman I love.

I just hope she's okey.

***

"Can you tell me, why on earth am I hear?" Jax asked annoyed as he looks around the same place where I know he as ever had sex with my woman. I know its not a good time to be thinking about it but it fucking sucks knowing that my cousin once had her in his arms.

"I need you here because you need to check into the cameras of this god-damn place. Is that fucking hard to get in that fucking brain of yours" I barked at him pissed he as the audacity to question me.

"Yeah, I know why you called me but why in Kater's place? You know me and her-" before he could even utter another word I forced my gun into his mouth making his eyes pop open from action. "Utter another word about her and I blow your fucking brains out" I seethed at him my voice coming out dangerously low as I watched him gulp nervously his eyes wide opened.

"Okey, I would like to see more blood shed but not right now. We have something more important than to fight like silly racoons" Delvin cuts in grabbing my shoulder and I give Jax stern look daring him to utter another word before I remove my gun from his god-damn mouth. Delvin is right, there are more important things to do than blow up my fucking cousin's brains out.

I leave out long breathe, pinching my eyes closed as I try to calm down. The most important thing is to find Kater not get into a fucking fight. "Damn you're fucking her aren't you? Thats why you are all protective mode. I must say she's not-" and with that my fists collides with his fucking jaw. Forget the none fucking fighting policy am going to kill him right now.

I land a few punches on his face not giving him the time to respond before Delvin tries to pull me away from him, "Quinn get a grip on yourself. You're going to bloody kill him" I heard his distant voice as he tries to push me away from him but I just keep on throwing my fist on him. Hey, I really did get my fists on someone today.

When am a little satstified and I notice his almost unconcious, I get up from him before kicking his ass, "now get up and do what I told you" I growled at Jax grabbing a glass of water thats on the counter before splashing it into his face making him to jerk up and cough a little.

He tries to glare at me but is not quite able because of the swollen eye I gave him before getting up while grunting. I head to the living room still fuming as I started pacing around, who on earth could have taken her? If only I got more information from Nick maybe I would have had a lead but that guy worked for so many people when he was still working for us.

My eyes slowly move around each corner of this place trying to get any sort of clues but all I think of is her. Her smell still lingering around this place showing I was a little too late before I got here. I remember how she was she was standing near the counter wearing my tee shirt while I was being an asshole by not telling her simple goodbye when I left for Miami or the way we made love in this fucking damn building. I still remember her soft laughter, her beautiful smile or the way she could blush when I used to tease her.

I just fucking miss her, all of her. And here I was willing to leave her if she wanted but not even a fucking day has passed without me missing every part of her.

"Will find her" Delvin said handing me a glass of whiskey which am sure he went heaven and hell just looking for it. He looks around the place taking a long swing from the bottle of the whiskey, "it doesn't seem like she struggled" he said looking around as he took another swing of the drink.

His damn right,its as if she went willingly. Nothing is out of place in this house. Everything is where its supposed to be.

"Shit we have a problem" Jax called out and we made our way to him as he continued typing in his laptop. I check his face seeing dark shades of purple forming at the side of his eyes while he has a stain of blood at the corner of his lips and nose. I really did a number on him that I actually feel sorry for him but have been wanting to do that for a while now, remembering how he treated Kater. I should actually add some more.

"What did you find?" Delvin asked Jax realesing that am not ready to talk, Jax curses a little before tunning his laptop towards us so that we could have a better view.

"The videos are blank after this" he said and I check what his talking about. The video shows two guys coming up to both of the bodyguards shooting them dead on their heading and I see the man that I told to check on Kater try to get his gun put he was too late before he was he was shot dead and after that nothing.

"Can't you fucking get anything else other than that?" I asked him frustrated but he shakes his head turning the laptop back to him. "This are the only videos that I managed to come up with the others have been erased totally, not even in the hard drive" he explained making me to curse under my breathe.

"Can you go through the background of those men or check if they have any record that the police have?" He grabbed the laptop from us continuing to type, "you think I haven't checked that! Its as if they are ghost. There is nothing about neither the police nor the goverment have records of them. Its as if they just popped out from nowhere"

Once again we are not going anywhere. We don't have anything to find the moroons who took Kater. "I know you are worried about her but even if I was a jack to her, I really cared about her" I let out a vicious growl towards Jax trying not to bring myself to remind him how he made Kater suffer through their 2 years relationship.

I got out from the kitchen trying to control myself as I made my way to her bedroom. I don't know why I came here but I find it more comforting, its as if she's here. I take slow strides to her night stand taking a picture set on it. Its of her, her mother and brother, I think. I have never really gotten to meet her brother but they look really close here.

With their big smiles on their faces and the twinkle in their eyes they really look happy. I even envy its not me who brought that smile to her. I look at another picture set beside this one showing of her, Chloe and I think this girls name is Carl or its Cally which ever it is, they look so happy together. That reminds me Kater said she lived with Kelly, was she taken too.

I grab her phone which I threw to the floor even if its broken a little, it still working. I opened it faster but it requested for her password. Shit this is no time for this kinds of jokes. I get out from her bedroom heading straight to Jax knowing he will be able to crack the password.

"Crack the password of this phone. I need to know if her friend whose staying here was taken too" I explained faster to Jax and he nods grabbing some cables from his bagpack before connecting them to the device and the laptop.

After two minutes he manages to crack open the phone before I snatch it from him. Okey whats the girl's name again? "Its Cam. Her name is Cam" Jax reads my mind and I immediately find the number being in her favourites list, hmm its good to see am in her favourites list too.

I dial her number for sometime before she answers, "hello?" I heard her voice all husky and raspy, right its late at night who would even be up right now. "Um hey its Quinn. I just wanted to know if your alright"

"Uh you mean the hot boss of Kater. Yeah, yeah am fine, am with Zayn right now. Am sure Kater knows that. Wait why are you calling me with Kater's phone?"

"Nothing, just wanted to check up on something" and with that I end the call not ready for any uncomfortable conversation. Well atleast she's fine. I set down the phone before I notice her background is of me and her. I think this is the picture she took of us in Italy, damn am so crazy about her.

I must find her no matter what it takes.