WHERE IS DANTE?
Zhalia
11:00 pm
Dante Vale's House
Venice, Italy.
It was difficult to sleep alone now when I knew I was married. I needed Dante, though it was hard to accept it. I was becoming addicted to him. The way he touched me during our previous encounter was a feeling which cannot be explained. I wanted him so much at that time. I missed each and every moment of it. I wanted him to be with me.
The problem was that we never got time with each other. Even on our wedding night, we were in Spain searching for a fictional titan instead of being on the bed together. I felt as if something precious had been taken away from me. I know that time will never come back. Dante even tried to make up for the lost time, but was unsuccessful. It's not his fault. It's just that our profession demands us to be more attentive and alert, so it is difficult to get a quality time with each other.
As I lay on the bed, cherishing that wonderful time when we were on the couch together, I realized it has been four hours since Dante left. Maybe, the meeting was about something important. Why didn't they invite me, then? After all, I'm one of the Foundation's top ranking Seeker, just one below Dante. Maybe, Dante was the only one Metz wanted to talk to. They are so close to each and have a father-son like relationship.
I just couldn't sleep anymore. I walked down and switched the TV on. I was never interested in late night shows. They're just so boring. I went to the kitchen and made a cup of coffee. I read some of his, or rather our, mails. I even finished reading four-five magazines. I did everything to keep myself awake till Dante comes back. However, nothing helped me and soon, I was fast asleep on the bed.
1:00 am
Dante Vale's house
Venice, Italy.
I cuddled something soft beside while I was in a deep sleep. Thinking that I was cuddling Dante, I woke up. It was nothing but a stupid pillow. I was growing tired. Where the hell is he? I checked the time and was shocked to see that it showed 1:00 am, He's been away for almost six hours!
I was panicked now. He would have called me if he was about to take that long. I decided to call up Metz. This was getting too much!
"Hello?" Metz said when he picked up the call.
"It's me, Zhalia!"
"Ah- Miss Moon…..I mean Mrs. Vale! What can I do for you? And where's Dante?"
"That's what I want to ask you! He came to meet you and he hasn't returned till now!"
"What! I mean yes, I did call him to meet me, but he never showed up!"
It was confirmed. Something has happened to Dante.
"Zhalia….hello?" Metz said.
I was so panicked that I didn't answer him.
"Hold on, Zhalia! I'm coming there!"
He was at our place within fifteen minutes. Accompanying him were Guggenheim, Sophie and Lok.
"I really don't know……" I said, trying to hold back my tears which.
"Relax, Zhalia! Dante will come back! He can deal with any kind of problem!" Sophie said, trying to console me.
I saw Guggenheim, Metz and Lok calling all the Foundation's Seekers, ordering them to start searching for Dante.
"What if he's been kidnapped by the Suits? You see, it has become more dreadful after Rassimov took over!" Sophie said to Lok.
"It is difficult to imagine that! The Suits can't even touch him!" he replied.
"Still, we should check with the organization!" she suggested.
"Like they're going to tell us……" I murmured.
"At least we can try!"
After an hour, Metz got the report which said that Dante hasn't been captured by the organization. This made me wail even more. I wanted him. I wanted my Dante near me.
Where was he??
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The upcoming chapters will take sometime to upload as it will require a lot of research before I start writing it. I'll try to upload the next on by 16th March. Till then, keep guessing what might have happened to Dante Vale. Let's be a detective, and search for a lost detective!
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