Chapter 81 Untitled Chapter

Chapter 81 Untitled Chapter
GIANNA

Two Hours Earlier.

It's him!”

“Him who?” my grandma asked, looking from Tessa to me to Jax with suspicious eyes. Though I could see the moment it sank in what Tessa was saying. My heart pounded with trepidations.

“It's one of them Bridget, I'm telling you, he is the kidnapper. Though I didn't see his entire face back at the club I would recognize him anywhere, it's the same man from the video,” she yelled frantically.

Everything that happened here was like a train-wreck. Subconsciously I know where this was going but I couldn't stop it.

The instant the words were out of her mouth, men I didn't even know were there, were suddenly upon Jax raining orders on him like he was a goddamn terrorist.

“Police! freeze! Put your hands up where I can see them! Mr King you're under arrest for abducting Miss Gianna Brooke! You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?” one of the three men, a tall white male probably in his early thirties in casual clothes shouted.

“What?” I asked frowning. “No! Officer let him go, he's innocent.” My feet moved to go to where Jax was kneeling, trying to get in the face of the cop to get him to focus on me.

He briefly glanced at me like, his eyes reflecting his thought that I was crazy and at the same time showing a glimpse of pity.

That look would have pissed me off any other time but right now I didn't care. I have bigger things to focus on, like why is he arresting Jax?

The man was the biggest police officer I have seen. If it wasn't for the badge he was holding I would have thought he was a WWA fighter. His neck was as thick as both of my thighs and they weren't small by any measure though they weren't overly big.

The fact that he has his gun pointed at Jax while another police officer who is also in casual clothes was suddenly on Jax forcing him brutally down on his knees and cuffing both hands behind his back had my anxiety rising.

My stomach twists and turns with nerves. Fortunately Jax didn't fight them. I was moving again before I even knew what I was doing getting right in front of the behemoth with the gun pointed at Jax.

“What is wrong with you? What the hell are you doing?” Tessa said, dragging me back.

“No, what are you doing? You're blaming the wrong person,” I yelled while she stared at me like I had lost my mind. They were all staring at me like that. I moved to my grandma and grabbed her hands.

“Grandma, please do something. I assure he's innocent, you have to believe me,” I began, my voice cracking.

“Don't let them take him. This is all a big fucking misunderstanding.” I grabbed her hand. “I promise I will explain later, please tell them to let him go,” I pleaded.

“What have they done to you? What is this misunderstanding? The fact that they kidnapped you or that they abused you? Please tell me,” my aunt Layla spat. My mouth part in shock.

“We already know everything. There's no misunderstanding here, Anna. We saw everything. But I promise you, they won't get away with it. They will pay for kidnapping my granddaughter, don't you worry.”

I blinked, my confusion was mounting, adding to my anxiety.

“What? What did you see? What are you talking about?”

“You're safe now. They won't be able to do anything to you,” Bridget assured, comfortingly.

“No, no. Forget whatever you saw or you think you know grandma, aunty? I promise you this man did not kidnap me…” I tried to explain to them that Jax was innocent but seeing Bridget burst into full blown sobbing while the rest of them looked at me with pity and brimming eyes silenced me.

I was wracking my brain for something to say at the same time trying to make sense of what the fuck is going on.

“Stop right fucking there, or I'm gonna shoot you,” one of the cops shouted a few seconds before a gun shot sounded.

My heart literally stopped in my chest, then it kickstarted into it fast thumping like it would burst out of my chest right then.

I didn't know how or where I got the strength, but I yanked myself free from the hold my family and best friend had on me.

I ran straight towards the cops who were already dragging Jax to their waiting vehicle.

“Oh God, oh God, please. Jax? Jax!” I was muttering and screaming like a crazy person, when I was as close as the behemoth police would let me, his head turned back to look at me.

Hands grabbed me from behind trying to pull me back.

But I would…couldn't budge without knowing, I didn't get a good look at him. I can't be sure he's not hurt.

“Gianna? What the fuck is wrong with you?” Chloe said, pulling me back as I fought their hold.

“Are you fucking blind, I just want to check. This is all messed up, you're accusing the wrong person here,” I replied angrily.

She scoffed.

“What in God's name is wrong with you?” Chloe muttered furiously. “I've never believed in Stockholm syndrome. But now I don't fucking know what to think, you're brainwashed.”

As though I couldn't hear her. I could have slapped her six ways to Sunday if I wasn't freaking out, but I didn't care what she thinks of me, because I didn't have time to explain anything to her and that's when I got a good look at Jax.

Relief and fear hit me square in the chest at the same time when I saw Jax was okay. Relieved because they didn't shoot him,Jax was alive.

Fear because now the whole situation has gotten much worse, though it was better than I had first thought when I heard the gunshot and thought they'd killed him.

They'd also caught Dane. He must have probably just seen his brother being dragged away and was trying to get to him.

Which had resulted in the gunshot, fortunately they didn't shoot him, but he's also now in handcuffs and being forced into the backseat of a different car, Jax in another.

The cars instantly drove away with the siren fading away the further they drove.

Everything's happening so fast that I was still in shock. I don't know what to do. As far as I know, Tessa is the only one who saw both Jax and Dane.

And she had no idea what they both looked like back then, so of course the chance of her recognizing him was slim to none.

So how did the cops know Jax was the one who kidnapped me? How did they get here so fast? Who could be behind this?

I know I'm missing something here, though I don't know what, but I don't have the time to ask. I just know that I have to follow them wherever the police are taking them.

I pivot and grab Tessa’s by the shoulder.

“Tessa, do you have your car?” She stared at me with a thoughtful look, before sighing.

“Yes,” she replied, pulling out the key fob of her Cameron from her pocket. “Here's the…” I yanked it out of her hand and hurried to where the cars were. Pressing the fob before I was even close.

“Where the hell do you think you're going girl?” Bridget asked, I could hear the sound of their shoes clacking behind me.

They're all following me.

“I'm going after them. The police had the wrong people,” I replied, stopping right when I found Tessa’s car. I yanked the car door open and was about to sit my ass in it when she said.

“Did they? Then why don't you explain this to me, because I don't understand Gianna,” Bridget said in a broken voice, looking at me with so much sadness, pity and something like guilt, tears running down her aged face.

My aunt Layla couldn't look me in the eye, but I saw it on her face too. Pity. Chloe and Tessa were all staring at me with various emotions.

Though there's something different in Tessa’s eyes that was there before.

My eyes lowered to the phone in Chloe’s hand. All the blood in my face drained, the breath in my lungs stole away, my entire body froze in place.

As I stare at the images playing before my eyes.