Chapter 59: Together

The shower felt fantastic, but I couldn't take my mind off of Emma. Where is she? Who has her? She is my best friend, but really she is more than that. She has been more like a sister. Mia is my sister by blood, but Emma has been my sister by choice. I have to find her and bring her home. I can only imagine how Rod is feeling. I was worried sick when Joscelin took Levi, but at least I knew who had him. I had some answers. We have no idea who took Emma or why. I didn't take my time showering. I hurried to get to the meeting and see if Barrett could give us some answers.

When I left the bathroom, Luca and Levi were both sitting staring at the door.

"Are you two ok?" I asked as I walked to the closet to grab some clothes to put on.

"Yes, we were waiting on you to get out of the shower to make sure you are ok," Luca says, and I can see the worry etched on their faces.

"I am ok but I will be better when we find out who has Emma, and we get her home." I continue on my way to the closet to get dressed without saying anything else. I throw on a t-shirt and jeans and head back into the room.

"Are you guys ready to go to the meeting?" I ask when I see they are still sitting there staring at me like I have two heads.

"We just want to know that you are ok, love," Luca says as he walks to me, wrapping me in a hug. His scent fills me, and I breathe a sigh of relief. Him and Levi are the only ones that can bring me peace at a time like this.

"I am ok, I promise. We just have to find Emma and what happened to her," I say, and I feel Levi rub his hand over my back.

"We will find her and bring her home to you and Rod," Levi says, trying to reassure me too. I pull away from Luca, giving them both a smile. I turn and grab my shoes by the door and slip them on.

"Let's go to this meeting and find out who did this," I say as I open the door and walk out, not waiting on their reply...

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My head is pounding like I have been hit with a bat. I remember something hitting the side of the car and it spinning out of control. I think we hit something while we were whirling cause the car jerked to a stop. My car is my baby. I really hope it is ok. Someone yanked open the car door and pulled me out, making me scream. Then there was only darkness until a few minutes ok when I finally woke up. I don't know how long I have been out. OH MY, GOD Raine, what happened to Raine. Something started happening to her before we got hit. She started holding her head and looked like she would be sick. I went to get up, but I feel something cold pull against my wrist and ankles. I look only now, realizing that I am chained. I am in a room that looks like a bedroom. It's nice other than the fact that I am chained to the bed. Who the fuck has chained me up on a bed. As soon as the thought crosses my find, ideas of why I am chained to a bed start to cross my mind. I feel like I am going to get sick.

I hear noises coming from outside the door of the room. The door swings open, and I almost gasp.

"Well, you are finally awake, I see." She says it is the waitress from the diner.

"What the hell happened, and why am I here."

"Questions, Questions, Questions, Always with the questions." She says as she walks to the window and pulls back the curtains letting light flood the room.

"Well, that is what you should expect when you kidnap someone that you don't even know. Now tell me why the hell I am here."

"First of all, show some respect. I have only drugged you so far. This is more like a visit than kidnapping. So calm down." She says like this is no big deal, and she doesn't have me chained to a bed.

"When you visit someone, you go to their house or out to coffee you don't drug them crash their car and take them and chain them to a bed," I said, gritting my teeth.

"technicalities, my dear. how are you feeling?" Really she is going to ask me how I am feeling.

"I feel like I have been kidnapped." I say being the smart ass that I am.

"I told him we should have just taken the girl and not you, but no one ever listens to me." She says as she walks to a table and lifts a tray with water and something else. "There are crackers and water if you are hungry. The drug I used on you and the other girl at the diner can make you nauseous the crackers will help." I don't even know what to say when she gets done talking. Why does she care if I am nauseous or not and who the hell is the man she is talking about.

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It is closer to fifteen minutes when we make it to meet everyone. I didn't want to waste any time finding out what the hell was going on. I am sick of all the hints but no real answers. Barrett is sitting in the hall eating on what looks like a sandwich, and a few guards are walking around, but dad is not here yet. I don't waste time and go to Barrett. I can get answers before everyone gets here.

"Nice to see you again and looking cleaner." He says with a smile as he whips the corners of his mouth. But, unfortunately, I am not as happy as he is right now.

"Who is starting this war, and why did they take Emma?" I say, cutting straight to the point.

"I understand you want to know right this second, but we should wait on everyone to get here. This is not something I want to keep repeating." He tells me, then takes another bite of his sandwich. I am just about to lose my composure and scream when Levi places his hand on my shoulder.

"They will all be here in a few minutes. Let him eat, and then we will all find out together. He might could use your company for a minute," he says as he points to the other side of the room, and I see Rod. I don't say anything else as I head to him. He has his head in his hands and his elbows on his knees. I sit next to him and place my arm around his shoulders.

"We are going to find her and make whoever took her pay for this," I tell him as I pull him to me, hugging him.

"I just want her back first. I want to know she is ok." He says, but he doesn't hug me back or move.

"We will, and she is. She has to be," I say as I hear the doors open and Bastien and Ryan walkthrough with a few people behind them. I stand, and Rod follows me as we make our way to the table and center of the room.

"Everyone, take a seat," Bastien says as he reaches the head of the table and takes his seat. We all follow and sit in the chairs that are closes to us. I don't care about the formalities or where we should sit. I just want to know what is going on and why.