CHAPTER 145 (Second-Gen)

CHAPTER 145 (Second-Gen)
Patrick sighed, he had no choice but to tell "A is the greatest hack I had ever seen, and I mean the greatest cause there's no system he can't hack into. The first time I saw him he was about seventeen years old, but he was unstoppable. He hadn't become the leader of the gang, but he was promising, and luckily because I was one of the current leaders most trusted members I got to see how he looked like"He spoke.

"Where is he right now? Do you know where exactly their gang is?" Nadia asked calmly.

"In the west province, but they can't be pinpointed because they keep moving around. They don't settle in on place for too long" He explained.

"And, the former leader?" Nadia asked.

Patrick hesitated for a while before continuing " A killed him when he was seventeen" He replied, and Nadia frowned.

"His full name do you know it. It could help us a lot if you knew his full name" She asked desperately, not even trying to hide it.

Patrick shook his head"Nobody knows his real name. Only his lieutenant Mila does, but she's just as dangerous as he is. "Patrick paused, and looked around as to be sure that it's just the two of them" I shouldn't be saying this, but don't trust anyone. He's closer then you think. I won't get into details, but just be careful "He said, and Nadia frowned.

She wanted to asked further, but stopped. Something kept telling her not to push her luck, it didn't look like he was going to keep answering her questions.

She sighed, and stood up. She fished for her phone, and pressed on the earpiece.

"You can come in now" She said, and Almost immediately Raymond appeared from the shadows like a ghost.

He smirked, and pulled out a key for the handcuffs.

"Take him home, and make sure not to let pennywise out for now" She ordered, and headed for the door.

"Understood boss" Raymond yelled, and Nadia chuckled.

She took stepped into the dark corridor of the underground torture rooms. The wooden steps cracked under her feet as she climbed up to the ground floor.

The members in the Empire all stopped, and bowed to her. She only nodded in acknowledgement.

She took the lift to the third floor. When the lift finally opened she stepped out, and walked down the quiet corridor. Her sneakers pounder on the marble floor.

Instead of walking into her room like she always did, she walked passed, and stopped at the next door, and knocked.

She only waited for a few moments before the door opened. Peyton who was now dressed in simple track pants and a T-shirt opened the door.

His hair was wet which meant that he just took a bath.

"Hey, you're here"He smiled at her.

She returned the smile" How is he? "She asked, and Peyton sighed.

He stepped out of the way for her to enter. Nadia walked inside, and looked around. She had been in Peyton's a couple of times, and each time she does she couldn't help be be amazed by the number of art pieces decorating the room.

It was like walking into an arts museum, everything was well furnished, and neat, with antiques, expensive paintings, and sculptures. She could still remember the day he bought his first painting.

The painting was worth two million, and he was literally glowing as he hung it up on the wall. His mom nagged about being financially responsible for weeks before she finally gave up.

Nadia's eyes landed on the figure laying on the bed. She walked towards him, and kneeled on the floored. He had curled up into a ball on the bed, and was asleep.

Two thin traces of tears on his face, and more tears were still falling even in his sleep.

She ran her hand through his hair, and bit her lower lip. She sat on the edge of the bed, and whispered.

"Hey, Axel can you hear me?" She called for him. Axel slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were red, and swollen.

He looked up at her, before wrapping his arms around her waist with his head bared in her belly.

"Can you tell me what happened?" She asked, and ran her fingers through his hair.

Axel was quiet for what felt like an eternity before he finally turned his head in order to speak.

"It felt easier" He whispered.

Nadia furrowed, and glanced at Peyton who shrugged.

"What do you mean?" She asked in a soft voice.

"I rarely ever like stuff the only things in this world that ground me are when I'm behind the computer, and eating. Those things were easy to come by because they were things I did almost everyday, but for the first time in seven years there was something I liked that was out of reach "He explained, and Nadia glanced at Peyton who mouthed 'The painting'.

" Why is that? "She asked Axel.

" I felt in control of my life if I got everything I wanted, it made it easier for me to cope with my past. But, now the feeling it's back, and it's clawing at my inside "He explained, and buried his face in her belly.

Nadia started to understand. He must've had a rough past, the pain if being alone must have made him want to fill the hollow feeling in his chest with things he liked. It was like he told himself that 'If I can get it, I'll be okay'. He got so used to it that when he had something he couldn't get it made the floodgates open.

The silence in the room stretched on for so long that Axel had to look up. He thought maybe when he saw theirs faces he would he pity but instead they had conflicted expression.

Nadia sighed "Do you wished to see your brother?" She asked.

Axel stiffened, before getting up. His face held fear, and pain.

"N..no, no I don't. He probably hates me for leaving him. I don't want to ruin his life by appearing into his life after being away from him for so long!!"He shook his head while muttering.

Nadia climbed on the bed completely, and grabbed hold of his face.

" Hey, Hey!! It's okay if you don't want to see to him, but I think it would help you, and how are so sure that he hates you. He probably wants to see you just as much as you do" She exclaimed, and Axel shook his head.

"He definitely does. I would too" He whispered tears falling down his cheeks onto Nadia's fingers, but she didn't move away.

Nadia sighed, and glanced at Peyton.
Peyton decided to speak"How about this? "Axel turned to him" I get someone to looked into him, and when we find him we'll show you how he's doing, and then you can decide if you really don't want to see him"He explained.

Axel was quiet, as he thought about it. His eyes looked down at his hands, and sighed, before nodding.