GRIEF

DANTE'S POV

It's been too long. It's been too damn long. I followed Adeline here to Adrian's house like I promised I would. She was supposed to get in and out. That was the plan. She was just supposed to get in there, get her documents and come straight out. But she's been in there for so long I'm starting to get worried.

I decide to sneak into the mansion because I can't take it anymore. If anything happens to her because of me I'm going to lose my freaking mind. I know I'm going to have to take care of so many guards but right now you could throw an army at me and I'd kill every last soldier. Anything to get to Adeline and make sure she's okay. I would do anything for her even if that means getting into the Lion's den and risking everything.

As I sneak into Adrian's house, I easily take out the first three guards I see and manage to jump over the massive wall protecting Adrian's house.

The first thing I do is set off a little device I take with me anywhere that has the ability to fry all surveillance cameras close to it. I activate the device before getting further into his house because I don't know what might happen and if I end up killing people, I want nothing traced back to me.

As soon as I jump in, I see three other guards go on alert when they notice me and they all point their guns towards me but I'm faster. I evade the bullets and then take out a gun from the back of my trouser and shoot bullets through each of their skulls.

Everything moves so fast that I've lost track of time. One minute they were shooting at me and next minute, I have three dead bodies lying limp in front of me. 

At the sound of my gunshots, an alarm goes off and I suppose it's a security alarm.

"Shit!" I mutter under my breath and grab some guns from the dead guards' bodies. I hide as much and as good as I can and finally make it into the house where I come face to face with the devil himself. Adrian fucking Wellington.

"Kill him." He orders in a fit of panic and rage to the ten guards in the room. From the look on his face and the sinister atmosphere in the room right now, I can tell he already found out all what Adeline and I were planning which makes me wonder what he's done to her. In a fit of rage, I fight off all ten guards and kill them easily.

"When are you going to start fighting your own fucking fights, Adrian?" I yell at the wide-eyed man in front of me as I stand over the dead body of one of his guards. At this point, the only thing I'm running on is full adrenaline. I don't even notice the sound of scared maids screaming left and right as they try to get to safety.

Three more guards show up in the living room and two other guards try to escape out of the house with Adrian. Just like the fucking coward that he is. But before the three guards in front of me can do anything, they're lying dead on the floor and I'm chasing Adrian out of the house like a mad man.

At this point I'm completely covered in blood but I don't freaking care. He has done something to Adeline and I need to find out what. The two guards with Adrian shove him hastily into a car and try to drive off but I aim at the car tires and the car goes flying out of control as it hits a water fountain. I take long strides towards the car, kill the two guards in it and then drag Adrian out by the collar of his shirt.

I punch his face hard. Once. Twice. Thrice and then he's bleeding all over my fucking arm.

"Tell me where she is. What did you do to her?" I ask him with a deep and deadly voice.

"Such bizarre accusations. You come into MY house, kill my guards and then make requests? I'm guessing you already know that I found out all what you and Adeline did. You'll never find her now." He says painfully and then starts laughing out loud. He spits blood from his mouth into my face and then continues laughing hysterically.

"Give me back my money Dante or you'll never find her." Adrian says but from the look on his eyes, he doesn't plan on giving Adeline back to me whether or not I give him all the money in the world.

I groan in rage and punch him one more time. "WHERE IS SHE!?"

"Wouldn't you like to know? But here' a tip Dante. Kill me and you'll never find out." I stare at the man I'm holding below me with anger and fire in my eyes. I could kill him right now if I let my anger take over me. I could make him suffer in painful ways. I could show him what true hell looks like.

But if I kill him, I have no chance at finding Veronica. If I kill him, I have no chance at finding my Adeline.

"Adeline sent you the evidence she found, didn't she?" Adrian asks, coughing out blood. "I think you can take a wild guess about where she is lover boy. No one betrays me and gets away with it. NO ONE!"

At his words my eyes widen with shock.

"You wouldn't…" I say, letting him fall off my grip as I take two steps backwards. Grief washes over me as I try to make sense of the expression on Adrian's face. He wouldn't. He wouldn't do this. Not to Adeline. He wouldn't sell her off to the sex trafficking organization.

"Oh, I did. You know what keep the money you stole from me. Wherever Adeline is right now, even God won't be able to save her. I know you view yourself as a hero but you weren't able to sabe your girl now, were you. Did you really think you could beat me?? At the end of the day, I won! I FUCKING WON!"

I let out a scream and start punching Adrian repeatedly in the face until he passes out and even then, I don't stop. I keep punching him over and over but I have to stop myself before I kill him because whether I like it or not, I still need him.

I carry his unresponsive body and walk with him all the way till where I parked my car. I'm surprised other people or guards haven't stormed the place yet. Which means this house isn't where he carries out his more dangerous works. I'm sure some guards have alerted his other men that something is wrong so I have to get out of here before they get here.

As I shove Adrian's body into my car, a tear breaks free from my eyes. Adeline could be dead right now but I try to drive the though away from my head. She's strong and she's smart. I have to believe that she can make it long enough for me to find her. I speed like a racer to my house with Adrian's body. I can't waste any time. I need to make him tell me everything he knows about where he took Adeline.

Every minute and every second count. I can't believe I let this happen to her. I can't believe I let her get taken away. This is all my fault. Liam warned us. Liam fucking warned us. How do I tell him that his best friend has been taken away? How do I break everything to him?

I cry all the way to my house. I drown myself in self-hate and grief. I use al the negative emotions I'm feeling to fuel my rage and my anger. Because it is that rag that will save Adeline. It is my rage that will be able to pull her out of the hell that Adrian has sent her to. As I near the entrance to my house I notice Liam at my gate standing in front of his parked white car. He shouldn't be here but I don't even care.

As my car approaches his, his eyes fly wide open when he notices the bloodies state I'm in. I drive past him without sparing him another glance. He can either follow me in and help me bring back Adeline, or he can drive away.