32. Test

HUGO'S POV

I don't know how long it had been since they kidnapped me or who it was. In the time I had been here, they had only beaten me, and I no longer knew what they wanted from me. 

I also didn't know how they were at home and if they had dared to lay a hand on any of them, but especially Alexandra and Alison, because if they had dared to touch them with one of their measly fingers, I would kill them myself. 

Due to the little light in the room, it seemed it was daylight, and I'm sure in no time they would come to beat me up again, but it didn't matter to me, all I wanted to do was get out of here, nothing more. 

After what I guess is hours and after the day's beating, the door opens, and I can see two figures. At this moment, my vision was only blurry due to the beating, and as they got closer, I was able to make out their figure a little more, but I couldn't see enough to recognize them. 

"Wow, they're doing a great job on you. I need you to take a picture of it." Someone said, but he had no idea who it was "What do you need a picture of this bastard for?" As soon as I heard the last voice, I knew immediately who was at least one of those here, my father, which made my blood begin to boil in my body. Now everything clicked, this bastard had kidnapped me. At least he didn't know about Alexandra and the family, and more importantly, if he did, he wouldn't dare go near the house. 

"My daughter will be delighted to see how we're treating her dear boyfriend. The VIP treatment." He answered, and I realized it was Stefan "I don't think the girl is stupid enough to waste time with this useless." Stupid John replied, "Trust me, it's someone she cares for." Stefan assured "Well let me tell you this Alexandra is stupid for wanting someone like this useless." 

"You say something about my daughter again, and I cut off your balls, I make you swallow them and then I order to dismember while you are conscious. It is clear?" he asked, and I must say I was surprised "Sure." And that's where it all came in. That's how my father went out of prison, with of Stefan's help, and I really hope Alexandra doesn't react to anything they send her, because in the end it's her he wants, and I don't want her to go through hell again because of her degenerate father. 

"It will not suit you that Alexandra comes." I said with a small smile on my face "Oh, so you can talk?" Stefan asked with something like a smile on his face "Of course." I said something louder, "And why do you think it wouldn't be convenient for me to have my dear daughter come?" he asked with joy present in his voice "Because she will destroy everything crosses her path." 

"One woman can't take on all the army Stefan has if that's what you think. And you're pathetic if you think that girl is going to crawl in here just to save you. You aren't man enough for her to die trying." Said the stupid of my father, and if I could, I'd be rolling my eyes. Apparently, he hadn't changed "Here the only little man there is you." I replied angrily, "Repeat that to my face, stupid." 

I could see how he approached me, and if he really expected to scare me like that, he was very wrong. At least I can see how my eyesight was coming back little by little, I wanted to see the face of the bastard and little man who's supposed to be my father. 

"That here the only little man there, is you. Are you deaf?" I repeated and before I could say anything else, he punches me in the face. If he really expected the little punch he'd given me to hurt, I would laugh because basically didn't feel much of my body from the beating. 

"Look how quiet you are now, stupid." He said, probably with a big smile on his face, but it didn't surprise me at all, really "I am, because you're hitting me while I'm tied up shows me even more how little of a man you are." I said, "You really feel like dying." 

"You're not going to do anything to him." Stefan said moving closer to us and my stupid father looked at him "He's my son, I can do whatever I want with him." He said as if I really was his son. He stopped being one the moment he decided to hit my mother and kill Amelia. 

"You can't, because one, he's my prisoner, and two, he's right, you hit him while he was tied up, otherwise, he'd kill you in no time." Stefan replied with a big smile "Are you defending this son of a bitch?" John asked incredulously. "Don't mess with my mother, stupid." I responded angrily. 

"I say what I want, you get into the hollow head you have. Better tell me why you didn't put your bitch of a girlfriend in jail, huh? Perhaps she has improved in sex, because from what I remember, that bitch…" And before any more words can come out of his mouth, a shot is heard, making the asshole of the person who is theoretically my father, after a few seconds, fall to the ground. Looking up, I can see Stefan, cleaning the gun and putting it in the waistband of his pants. 

"That man was more stupid than he couldn't help it." Said Stefan sighing and denying "Why did you do it?" I asked confused for a moment "I'm sorry I didn't give you the privilege of being able to kill him, but I warned him a thousand times not to call Alexandra that, and he didn't listen. It couldn't stay like this. " 

"Why do you have me kidnapped here?" I asked trying to understand why. "It wasn't really to fuck you. I must say my daughter managed to almost disappear for two years, but I knew she wasn't dead. 

That was not what I expected, and that meant Alexandra had been right all this time. "How?" I asked, "Because she hates me so much, she wouldn't run away from me that easily. I'm not stupid. Her mind works like mine, she's my daughter for something." 

"You may be her biological father, but that's not going to make her forgive you for everything you did to her." I reiterated and he nodded. At least it seemed he had it clear "I know, but don't worry, that will probably end soon. That's why you're here." He said pointing at me with his hand "Alexandra is not going to fall into your traps." 

"I know, she's too smart, but despite everything she's been through, she has a heart. It's something I regret not being able to take from her, otherwise she'd be a perfect mob heiress. I know she will come for you, but by then we will be ready." He sighed and fury grew in me. "You won't be able to kill Alexandra." I answered, if I knew anything, it's Alexandra and Megan were too excited to kill this guy to give up prematurely "My intention isn't killing her, but... if I have no choice, then I'll have to." 

"I take it upon myself to kill you." I replied seriously "We'll see. Until another Hugo, or should I say son-in-law? He asked "Asshole." Stefan laughed and shrugged. "I've been told worse things, but hey, as much as I'd love to stay and talk to you, I must go wait for my daughter. See you soon." 

MEGAN'S POV

A week and a half had passed since Hugo had been kidnapped, and Alexandra didn't stop moving, I think she hadn't slept much either since what happened. Everyone in the house was worried about her, but if she didn't yell at us, which luckily, rarely did, she ignored us, which isn't too good either. 

On the other hand, Alison had noticed her mother wasn't doing too well, but she seemed happy, which was a bit strange considering whenever Alexandra is in such a way, she's usually worried about her. 

At this moment I was sitting in the living room with Alison, who was doing her homework when Alexandra walks in with a couple of bodyguards behind her, because that's another one, I don't know why I get the feeling she's up to something. She always walks with bodyguards behind her, and that's not normal. 

By the time she's headed upstairs, my mother appears through the kitchen door to tell us it's time to eat, so I take Alison there, and I head to the office where I guess Alexandra must be talking to the bodyguards. 

Upon entering the office, I find Alexandra sitting in the chair behind the desk with Luke in a chair in front of her, typing on his computer and the bodyguards listening to whatever she's saying, but after a couple more minutes, they all leave, leaving us alone. 

"What do you want?" asked Alexandra coldly "See how you are, because I no longer tell you to come to eat, because I know you won't." I replied, I didn't like the way my sister was at all, and it's very likely she lost a little weight since this started "I don't want you to start that again." she growled. 

"And I'm not going to do it, I don't want to argue with you anymore, Ale, but you have to understand that we're worried about you." I replied, sitting in one of the chairs in front of her desk, "And you really want us not to argue if every time you want to talk to me it has to do with that?" she muttered, "But you must know. This isn't good for you Ale; do you really think Hugo would allow this?" 

"Don't bring him into this." She said threateningly "BUT I HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND ALE!!!!" I yelled. I knew it wasn't the way to talk to Ale at this moment, but she had to understand it wasn't good for her. "I have more important things to invest my time in." 

"Look... I know you want to find Hugo, we all want to, and if you get sick you won't be able to help find him." I tried to go that way, because I no longer had the slightest idea what to do to convince her. Alexandra ended up turning her chair towards the window and put one of her hands on her head. I know it wasn't the best thing to yell at her right now, but I didn't know how else to tell her she should take care of herself, especially if we consider she could be pregnant, but of course, we hadn't told her that yet. 

"Ale, I know you're having a bad time, and you're keeping it to yourself, but you know this isn't good." I said softly, "Is feeling like crying all fucking day better?" she asked in a whisper and probably with tears in her eyes. "Better than keeping it all to yourself it is." I answered getting up and going to her side "And what exactly do you want to know? What the fuck am I doing, and it was my fault they kidnapped him?" 

"Ale, it's not…" I started, but she didn't let me finish "Don't tell me those stories, because it was Stefan who kidnapped him, and Stefan is behind me in case you don't remember, so yes, it's my fault." I crouched down so I could see her face. She was crying but looks away, so I don't see her crying. I take her hand and start circling it with my thumb. 

"I know all this isn't easy for you, but we need you to take care of yourself, and right now you aren't doing it. I don't mean it badly, but you know Hugo wouldn't want you to do anything would harm your health." Ale closed her eyes and sighed "But I don't feel like doing anything, Megan." She answered in a whisper. 

"I know Ale, and I understand you're not, but you can't do this. You're hurting yourself, and you're worrying everyone." I answered softly and trying to make her understand we're all worried about her, "It's not what I want to do." She said and I nodded, because I already knew that from the beginning "I know, but don't isolate yourself just because you're not well. Let us be with you on this." 

"I'm not going to guarantee anything." She replied "What matters to me is you try. Now why don't we go downstairs and get something to eat?" I asked going to the second part of my plan, trying to get her to eat something "I'm not hungry." She muttered and I denied, because I expected that answer "At least a little, I don't ask you for more." 

She nodded and I helped her up and we left the office to go to the kitchen where everyone was. When we finish going down the stairs, Alexandra stops, so I turn to see why she's stopping, but I see her paler than before, which makes me start to worry. 

"Ale, are you..." And just at that moment, she collapses. I try to hold her so at least she doesn't do as much damage, but it's useless, she's dead weight. "Shit, Ale... Diego!!!" I called him yelling, and luckily for me, he wasn't very far "What the…? What happened to her?" 

"I don't know, I had convinced her to come over for something to eat and she just collapsed out of nowhere." He took her in his arms, and we went up to the room. It doesn't take long for my mother and Hugo's to arrive, and when they see Alexandra in bed, their faces changes completely. "What happened to Alexandra?" Our mother asked examining her "I don't know, she just collapsed." 

"She probably fainted because she's not taking care of herself as she should. I'm going to do some tests to check everything is fine." He said and at that moment the conversation we had had the day Hugo was kidnapped came to mind "Wait, with that we can know if she is or not, right?" I asked and he nodded. 

"What are you talking about?" Mom asked from the door, and I could see Rose with the same expression of confusion and pain for what was happening with Hugo "Mom, there's a possibility Alexandra is pregnant." Surprise was evident on her face. "What?" she whispered, and I nodded "Does she know?" she asked approaching where we were and taking Ale's hand. 

"We don't believe." I answered, "So is there a possibility I have a grandson or granddaughter?" Rose said with a small smile, and it was something we hadn't seen since Hugo was kidnapped "Yes Rose, but don't get your hopes up so fast. If Alexandra continues like this, she may lose it." Diego growled, making it more than clear he wasn't happy with what Alexandra was doing. 

"We are not going to allow it." Rose said convinced and with a little more life in her eyes "Rose is right, we are not going to allow it." Mom supported "Well, we'll be lucky if Alexandra believes it, because that will be the great challenge." Diego answered and I nodded "What are you talking about?" they both asked and focused their gaze on him. 

"What Diego is talking about is whenever there's something impacts her, as all this Hugo kidnapping is doing, she doesn't believe things lightly, much less believe she's pregnant. Hugo's not here, and she's going to deny everything has to do with him." I said and they both stared at me, trying to collect the information I had told them "She doesn't even want to talk about him. Before, she got angry just by naming him." 

"But she still loves him, doesn't she?" Rose asked worriedly and I nodded "Of course, but at this moment she will deny everything and put it in the depths of her mind so as not to suffer." I assured, it was something either of us did, but above all it was something Alexandra did "That's not good." 

"I know mom, but you know how Alexandra is, and that can't be changed." I said sighing and thinking for ways to convince Alexandra "It is better we go to let her rest for a while." Said Diego getting up from the ground and putting away the things and the blood he had extracted from Ale. 

Mom kissed her on the temple, and we all started to leave Alexandra's room, carefully closing the door. Not that she was going to wake up soon, but it was better that way I think. We went down to eat while Diego would stay there to keep an eye on her. 

I don't really know how much time passed, no more than a couple of hours since Alexandra had fainted when Diego goes down behind Alexandra and trying to make her understand something, I don't know what, but as soon as Alexandra leaves the door of the house I hear as the first sighs. 

"Where is she going?" I asked, confused and down because of the short time the sedative had taken effect. "I have no idea, but she said she was going to keep doing what no one in this house bothers to do." He answered annoyed "Great, now for her we are not looking for Hugo." I said throwing my hands up in the air and frustrated "Right now she's just confused and mad at everyone. And we were right, she didn't buy it." 

"What didn't she buy it? Wait, is she really…?" I said once I understood what he was referring to and Diego nodded "She is, and she said it was impossible." Diego replied, "I'll talk to her as soon as she gets here." I said thinking of something to convince her "I don't know if she will do it soon, but I don't think she will pay too much attention to you." 

"I'll make her do it. Can you go tell the others while I figure out what the fuck to do to convince her?" I asked and he nodded "Do you want Alison to know?" she asked and even though I know it would be something the girl would be excited about, I also know we didn't need her behind Ale all day "Not at the moment, it's not the best time for her to be behind Alexandra all the time asking her when will she have a sibling. 

"Okay, don't stress too much about this, Alison needs you right now more than anyone." She said and I denied, because Alison had a lot more people who could help her, "There's you and my mother." I answered and he nodded "I know, but you know you are his favourite aunt, and she trusts you more than anyone other than Alexandra." 

"I'll see what I can do." I replied "If you ever need to vent, you know where to find me." He said and I nodded, because it was something he had been repeating since all this started "I know, see you, Diego." I said, "See you in a while." Diego left the room, leaving me alone with thousands of ideas to make Alexandra understand, something was going to be more complicated than it seemed. 

ALEXANDRA'S POV

At this point I was beyond confused about everything, and obviously angry. What Diego had told me couldn't be real. I couldn't be, especially without Hugo by my side. Before I went to the boat, I went to the pharmacy to get a test, because I didn't trust Diego, he could be telling me to take better care of myself, because I myself knew I wasn't doing it completely, but I just wanted to do nothing but find Hugo and get him out of Stefan's hands. I can imagine what he might be doing to him, and I don't like the idea. 

Once I left the pharmacy with the test, I went to the ship, which was no more than a fifteen-minute walk away. When I get there, I climb into it and head below deck, but before I can head to the bathroom, David appears with his gun raised, who soon lowers it when he sees me. 

"Shit, Alexandra... you always do the same. Could you let me know when you come to the ship." David said rolling his eyes "I don't have to warn. Where is Francesco?" I asked, annoyed and somewhat annoyed with everyone. "He said he had to go out." 

I sighed, because if I had learned anything in these four days, it's that neither Francesco nor David knew how to follow a bloody and simple order "Perfect, what I need right now. Better stay on deck, I'm coming now." 

I quickly went to the bathroom to do the test and waited for the result. After a couple of minutes, I could hear David talking to someone, probably Francesco, because yes, he was alive. At first, I was angry with him for making Mom and Megan suffer with his supposed death, but then he explained why he did it and how he knew David was alive. I hadn't fully forgiven him yet, but right now I needed both of them, so I had no choice but to put up with it. 

Five minutes later, the results are in, so I get up from the floor and look at it. I didn't know whether to feel happy or cry about the result, but now more than ever I would have to go after Hugo, he deserved to see his biological child grow up 

When I finished, I left the bathroom and went to the deck where both David and Francesco were laughing, but they soon stop when they see me appear on deck. Francesco gets up to hug me, but with a single glance he knows he shouldn't do and raises his hands to prevent me from doing something to him. 

"Will you ever forgive me for not telling you? I already explained to you why I did it." Asked Francesco, trying to make me understand why he had done it "Yeah, yeah, to prevent them from hurting us, but it was you who hurt Mom and Megan so much, and you know better than anyone it's something I accept." I said coldly. 

"Come on Alexandra, don't be so hard on him, he had his reasons." David protested, but I didn't need his bullshit right now. "At no time did I deny he had his reasons, but if there's something I don't like, it's they make the people I love suffer." 

"Guys, don't argue, and David, leave alone your sister." Francesco said and David made a disgusted face when he heard Francesco refer to me as his sister "She's not." He growled, and I rolled my eyes "She is, period, I don't want to have to argue with that again, is that clear?" 

"With the character she has, it could be said she is, but as you can understand, I don't like to think of my girlfriend as my sister." He responded and I wasn't going to let him name Megan, not after the damage he'd done her by coming into her life for a measly minute. "Leave Megan out of this, stupid." 

At that moment I hear the notification from my mobile, so I take it out more than anything to avoid arguing with that stupid, and as soon as I see the image on my phone, my anger grows, and more when I see a gift is waiting for me at home. 

"Alexandra, is everything alright?" Francesco asked, but at this point I didn't give a shit about anything. "David, call your contact." I ordered and he rolled his eyes "Not right now…" he started, but I didn't give him a chance to finish "RIGHT THIS FUCK MOMENT. AND FOLLOW ME." 

"Can you explain to us what's happening?" asked Francesco following me off the boat "We must get Hugo out of there. Now." I responded curtly and with my heart pounding, "Why are you in such a hurry right now?" the stupid David asked, and I turned sharply in his direction. 

"IT ALWAYS RUN A HURRY." I yelled, turning around and practically running to the car, "Okay, okay, it was always a hurry, but where are we going?" said Francesco trying to calm me somewhat "Home." I said and I could hear how they both stopped dead "What? Are you going to get us into the house where Mom and Megan are?" said stupid David "At some point they will have to find out everything, especially mom, so get going, and don't make me repeat it to you, because I don't think you want to see me angrier." 

"Can you get angrier than this?" asked the stupid ironically, but I didn't even answer him anymore, I got out of the boat and started walking home. After almost an hour, we arrived at the house and I told them to wait at the entrance of the house, at least to tell them David was out of the house and to tell my mother everything. 

Upon entering the house, I find Megan and Diego at the door with their arms crossed , which doesn't scare me and I decide to ignore right now, because there are more important things to focus on. 

"Where is mom?" I asked "In the kitchen with Alison, but don't think you're going to run away from this Alexandra, we need to talk." Megan said, but ignore the last, right now I needed to do other more important things than Megan's talks "Diego, take Alison to her room, now." 

"But…" he protested "I SAID TAKE HER TO HER ROOM. And you Megan, you come with me to the kitchen because we must talk." With that they follow me into the kitchen, and as soon as Analissa sees me, she turns around with a worried face, so I guess they told her I was pregnant too. 

"Alexandra, are you okay?" Analissa asked me concerned, but I decided to push her away slowly and focus on what I had to say to them. "Yes, but I need you to sit down, and so do you, Megan." I said looking in her direction "Why?" she asked "Because I said so." I responded trying to hold my anger. 

"What is that serious thing you want to talk about, daughter?" Analissa asked intertwining her fingers "Mom, I know it's not the best way for me to tell you, and I'm really sorry, I didn't want to do it this way, but I need them home right now…" I said, "Who do you need in the house?" 

  "David and dad are alive." I said without further ado, I didn't know how to say it more softly at the moment "WHAT?" Both Megan and Analissa were shocked, and rightly so, I know it wasn't the way to find out both your son and your husband were alive, and for Megan, knowing both the boy she was in love with was still around and her father was still alive. who thought he was dead was alive. 

"How do you know it's them?" Megan asked in shock. "Because they are. I promise I'll let them tell you the story for themselves later, but right now I need them to come into the house." I said exasperated and both of their eyes widened by two. "They are outside?" Analissa asked and I nodded. 

Megan and Analissa get up quickly and run from the kitchen to the outside door. When she got to the door, I can see them hugging Dad, so I guess they didn't take it as hard as I did. At least I had managed to recover a part of my family. 

"Isn't the guy who approached Megan at the supermarket? It's just that I'll …" Diego began, but I grabbed his arm so he wouldn't go any further "Diego… Leave it." I said with a lump in my throat, causing him to turn in my direction with concern evident in his eyes "What? Are you ok?" 

"No, but I need you to call Luke and Fabio." I answered as best I could "Do you need me to get you something for your anxiety?" I denied, because it wasn't what I needed now. I had to focus on getting Hugo out of that hole and bringing him home. "Diego, don't make it worse... please." 

"Okay... I'm going for them, but you calm down." With that he was gone, and even though I didn't want to interrupt my mom and Megan, I really needed them right now, we had to get Hugo out of there as soon as possible, before he was killed. 

"They're already here, do you need anything else?" he asked softly and I nodded. "Could you call Megan and the boys and have them come to the office?" I asked turning in the direction of the stairs "Ale..." he started, but I denied "I'm fine... seriously... I just need a moment alone... that's all." 

"Whatever you want, call us..." I didn't even let him finish speaking. At this moment I wanted to be alone, because this was too much, first, I was pregnant, and then the photo of Hugo all beaten up. This was too much for one day. 

I headed to the back garden to where the pond was, because it was something would relax me enough to have to face it all. After a couple of minutes, I hear small footsteps coming up next to me, but I don't turn around because I don't want anyone to see my tears. 

"Mommy?" I quickly wipe away the tears, just in time for when my daughter appears in front of me. "Hello Princess." I said with the best smile I could muster at the moment "Were you crying for daddy?" she asked, and I frowned "Why do you ask?" 

"Because I heard you cry, and daddy hasn't been home for a long time. Has he hurt you?" she asked innocently, and I denied it, because it wasn't him who was hurting me but the situation, he's in "No... He didn't hurt me." 

"Then why hasn't he come home?" she asked with tears in her eyes and her voice trembled a little "Your father was taken by some bad people." I responded holding back my own urge to cry "Are they hurting daddy?" 

I couldn't tell Alison they were hurting the man she considered her father, because if I know anything about her, it's she empathizes with everyone, and the last thing I want and need right now is for her to get upset too. 

"No... They're not doing it to him... They just don't let him come home." I replied "Why? Daddy wouldn't hurt anyone." I nodded, because that was the truest thing she could say, but I wasn't going to tell a seven-year-old it was the mob who got him and it was my fault "I know, but they're bad people." 

"You will find him, right?" A small smile appears on my face, and it doesn't take long for Alison's to have another "Sure I do. Now why don't you go read a story while I go talk to the people who will help me find your father?" 

She nodded, and before going to her room, she gave me a kiss on the cheek. I waited another minute or two to relax a bit more, then headed to the office. Once I open the door, everyone turns around while I ignore their faces, because practically everyone has a pity face, and I don't really want to see it. 

"Did you call the guy inside Stefan's mob?" I coldly asked David "I told you I can't call him; he must be working." He replied rolling his eyes "And I told you I don't care exactly; I need you to call him." I replied, "Don't you understand his life is in danger if they know he's talking to someone outside the mafia?" 

"AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THOSE GUYS HAVE MY BOYFRIEND AND THEY CAN KILL HIM AT ANY TIME?" I yelled getting up from the chair, slamming both hands and he did the same, leaning forward with the intention of intimidating me, but he's very wrong if he thought it would "COME ON, IT'S YOUR FATHER, HE'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HIM, BUT INSTEAD IF THE BOY IS CAUGHT…" 

"David, just because he's Alexandra's sperm donor, doesn't mean it's going to make things better for Hugo." Megan said through her teeth. "You don't know what you're talking about, Megan." He said with a snort "Now I don't know what I'm talking about? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU I KNOW MUCH BETTER THAN YOU DO, OR ARE YOU FORGETTING BOTH I AND ALEXANDRA WERE TORTURED IN THERE BY STEFAN?" she yelled, and David stopped dead in his tracks. "I didn't mean that…" he started, but Megan raised a hand in the air, stopping him. 

"Save the apologies, because if someone doesn't know anything about what happens inside those clubs, it's you, and Alexandra is one of those who had the worst time in there, so don't talk about what you have no idea about." She said coldly "You better call that boy, or I'll be the one to kill you and the man myself." I said, sitting down on the chair "Girls, you have to relax." Francesco started, but it was something I couldn't afford. "ARE YOU SERIOUSLY ASKING ME TO RELAX, FRANCESCO?" I yelled taking my phone out of my pocket and without looking at the message again, I put it on top of the desk so they could see it and tell me again I should relax. 

"DO YOU PRETEND AFTER SEEING EVERYTHING THEY ARE DOING TO HUGO, I REMAIN CALM?" I yelled again and Megan picked up the phone, focusing on the image "Ale, when did you get the photo?" she asked "Before I decide to come home." 

"Leave me the phone, maybe with the background of the image I can find out where it is." Luke said, stretching out his hand in the direction of the mobile. "There's nothing to be seen in the background, Luke." I said massaging my temples, "It doesn't hurt to try." 

Luke started typing on the laptop and the rest fell silent. Both Megan and Diego were by my side trying to calm me down, but it was impossible, because Hugo could be dead right now and I wouldn't know it. 

After what seemed like an eternity, Luke hands me the phone telling me he had a possible area I could be in, but before he could tell me more about what he had found, the phone starts ringing, a number unknown, so it took no time to answer. 

"Wow, that was fast, daughter." Said stupid Stefan "What the fuck do you want, Stefan?" I mumbled, "Is that how you answer your father?" he said happily on the other end of the line "I talk to you how I want, stupid. Tell me where Hugo is." 

"Here I'm the one who sets the conditions, dear, so lower your bad mood if you don't want your dear little boyfriend to suffer the consequences." He said clicking his tongue "You touch a single hair of his, and I swear I'll kill you." I replied, " Don't speak before your time dear, because before you get to me, I have him dead." 

"Stefan, let me see him." I practically whispered, "Ummm, I don't know. Are you alone at this moment?" he asked, and I denied, but then I remembered he couldn't see me. "No." I replied "Then you better go to a place where you can be alone. Well, no, take Megan with you, I haven't seen her in a while. I'll call you back in five minutes." 

With that, he hung up and I was left with my cell phone in my hand. Megan steps in front of me with her hands on either side of my face telling me to focus on her right now. Not that I can hear her much, but I can hear something. 

"That's right... Relax... What did Stefan want?" Megan asked. "Talk to us." I answered trying to catch my breath "Why?" she asked confused, and the truth is I had no idea either "I don't know, but he said he was going to call me in five minutes." 

"Did he tell you anything about Hugo?" he asked again, and I denied noticing how the air didn't reach my lungs again "Okay... calm down... Luke, I need you to put one of those little programs of yours in Alexandra's mobile and find where that bastard is." Said Megan directing the situation "He said he wanted to see you." 

"What?" she asked confused and focusing her gaze on me again "I don't know... it was... it was what... what he said... He wants us to be... alone." I said between breaths of air "Okay… I need you to put me one of those programs and record the entire call. Just in case, add a video one as well." 

"Perfect, did he tell you when he's going to call you, Ale?" Luke asked and I nodded. "In five minutes." I replied a bit calmer "That leaves us with a minute. It's okay, I can do it." He said trying to convince himself "You better start getting out of here, I don't want to be surprised." 

Megan made me sit in the chair while the rest began to leave the office except Luke, who was finishing everything Megan had told him. She was behind the chair, running her hands along my arms, but that didn't reassure me, there was only one person who could do that, and he wasn't here. 

"Okay, perfect. I'll be in the hallway. Alexandra, I promise you we will find him and soon you will have him at home." Luke assured, but Megan's murderous glare soon focused on him. "Don't make those kinds of promises, Luke, for Ale's sake." 

"It's all good. Thanks Luke." As Luke walks out of the office, the phone starts ringing, but before I can reach it, Megan picks it up. " My, I didn't expect to see your face on the front page, dear." 

"Better, why don't you tell me where Hugo is and what you want from us?" Megan snapped. " Your mood hasn't changed a bit in all this time from what I can see." Said the stupid laughing "Stefan, stop playing around and get straight to the point." 

"It's something I always liked about you, direct." At that, I took Megan's phone and started pacing around the office, because it was really getting on my nerves. "Better show me Hugo." I said, " I thought you wouldn't decide to show up, daughter." The stupid replied with a big smile on his face "Don't call me that, because I'm not." 

"As much as you deny it, you always will be, but it's okay, I'll show you your dear Romeo." After what seems like an eternity, Hugo appears on the screen, looking much worse than he appeared in the photo they sent me an hour ago. He had bruises all over, and I could see he was tied to a chair. I ended up falling to my knees on the ground and in a few seconds, Megan was next to me looking at the same thing as me. 

"Hugo..." I said, taking a breath " Hey love..." he replied in a whisper practically "What are they doing to you?" I whispered horrified at what I was seeing " Don't worry about me... I'm fine..." he tried to assure, but I denied, because if something wasn't there, it was fine "No Hugo, no..." 

"I am, you better listen... whatever they tell you... Don't come..." he started, but I denied it because it wasn't something negotiable "Of course I'm going!!!!" I exclaimed " Do me that last favour, love... I don't ask you for anything more." 

"Last favour? What are you talking about?" I asked starting to get upset again " Remember I love you more than anything... Tell Alison I love her very much... And I will always be with her... and to my mother that I'm sorry..." he continued, and the tears ran down my face again " Hugo... don't do it..." 

"I love you, Alexandra." He answered and disappeared from the screen, letting me see Stefan a few seconds later "Well my daughter, that was enough. In a week we will meet at the port around ten at night." 

With that, he hung up and I began to cry. Hugo was saying goodbye, and I couldn't stand that. If something happens to Hugo and I wouldn't take it, not for myself, but how would I tell Alison the boy she thought of as her father had died. 

"Shh... nothing will happen to him... We'll make sure of that, but I promise you nothing will happen to him." Megan kept telling me for I really don't know how long until everything went black.