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Chapter 2

"What?" Ben asked in disbelief.

"I'm the one he is looking for," Riley stated.

"What happened Riley?" Ben asked.

"I've always wanted to tell you, but I thought it best to keep you out of the loop hole so if this ever happened, you wouldn't get hurt," Riley explained.

"Still Riley you should have told me," Ben told him.

"I know," Riley mumbled.

They sat in silence for a while.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Ben asked.

"We can wait til Abigail comes home. I can't stand to tell the story twice," Riley sighed.

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Christian Haas smiled to himself as he entered the ware house him and his buddies had found.

"This is perfect," Christian smiled.

His friends, Daniel and Seth, checked the place out. While in jail, Christian met Daniel and Seth when they became his cell mates. They explained that they wanted revenge on Gates for letting their brother die on treasure hunt. They decided to team up with Christian when he told them his story and what he planned to do.

"There's a little room down these stairs that is perfect for your little friend," Daniel told him.

"When we going to get him?" Seth asked.

"Not for awhile. We have to track him down then make a plan to grab him, so it will be too late to save him when they find him," Christian explained.

Christian smiled to himself again. Finally he will get his revenge. He vowed to make Riley Poole pay. He would make sure Riley didn't leave this warehouse alive.

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Ben, Abigail, and Agent Sandusky sat on the living room couch while Riley stood in front of them waiting to tell his story. They had called Agent Sandusky so he could hear what happened and learn a little about Christian.

"Were ready when you are Riley," Ben told him.

Riley was shaking badly.

"Okay. So about 5 years before Ben found me for the Templar Treasure hunt, I was hanging out with Christian. We met in college and became good friends. He did some drugs and stuff, but I didn't and respected that. So we just hung out and stuff. One night I was going to meet him at this diner and we were going to go see a movie. I waited for an hour and he never showed. So I went outside and started to go home when I heard a commotion in the alley. I looked in it. Christian and some other guy were arguing. Something about how this guy owed Christian money. I was going to leave, but then Christian pulled a knife. I hid behind the wall and watched. They argued a little more, than Christian stabbed him. I immediately took off. After hiding for a few days, I turned Christian in. It took a month, but they found him guilty thanks to me testifying, but as they pulled him away, he told me that I would pay one day. And now it looks like it may happen," Riley explained.

"We won't let it happen. I promise," Ben promised, "you'll just not go anywhere alone for awhile. Until we find him."

"I agree with Ben," Agent Sandusky spoke, "I'll send a few agents over to watch all of you. If Christian finds out that you two are connected to Riley, he might come after you too."

"Thanks Sandusky," Ben thanked.

Sandusky left. Ben went up and put a hand on Riley's shoulder.

"It'll be okay Riley," Ben told him when he felt Riley shaking, "we'll find him. I promise."

"What if we don't Ben?" Riley asked, "what if he gets me? What if he gets Abigail or you? I wouldn't be able to live with myself."

Riley let a few tears come down his face.

"Hey it's okay," Ben comforted pulling Riley into a hug, "we will find him. I won't let him get you I promise. Nothing will happen to me either. I promise nothing will happen to you. I will protect you. It'll be okay. I promise."

Riley just listened to the gently rhythm of Ben's heart beat. It relaxed him knowing that Ben would protect him no matter what. They sat on the couch as Riley counted the heart beats he heard. He just let Ben hold him and rub small circles on his back until he fell asleep.