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I ADDED MORE to this chapter! A lot more: Catherine is in Tinos and will do whatever it takes to find Vincent.
As she reached the hotel room, Catherine took a deep breath. She closed her eyes for mere seconds, opened her eyes and balled her hands into fists. She then opened the door, as her heart pounded against her rib cage…
She had convinced the lady at the lobby to give her the key to Vincent's hotel room. As Catherine walked inside, her heart filled with regret and guilt. This was the last place she had spoken to him… As she walked towards his bed, his scent invaded her nostrils… It was like he was just here not long ago. After searching for more than 50 minutes, she didn't find one single thing that would help her find him. An unbearable pain gnawed at her heart, regret and guilt not far behind. She regretted with all her heart that she didn't try harder to get answers out of him. Catherine wished that she didn't back down and wished that she stayed… She asked him a dozen times, the last time she saw him, even begged him… but he kept talking cryptic and vaguely. Saying that she was in grave danger and that she should trust him…
By then, he had shut her out and didn't budge. As the seconds passed, the guilt was eating her up from the inside out, cause that awful night… she did give up on the 2 of them. She did give up on their love, the second she decided to walk out of his hotel room. As Catherine took those steps away from him that night, she thought that maybe they weren't meant to be… maybe she wasn't 'Agathe' and maybe she was stupid to believe that she was the one who was destined to break the curse… That night, she gave up and now he's GONE!
At this very moment, she felt so guilty and was regretting her actions of that awful night, wishing she was able to take that decision back…
As her eyes welled up, her tears on the edge, but not flowing down yet, Catherine pulled the drawer of his night stand one more time. This time, her fingers automatically searched the top of the drawer. And there it was… An envelope! It wasn't in the drawer, but taped tightly above. Catherine had a little trouble opening it, cause of all the tape and cause she was nervous about what she was going to find inside…but luckily she managed. As her heart pounded wildly against her rib cage, she opened the envelope with trembling fingers.
And it was then, when she let go. Catherine began to sob loudly and uncontrollably, as her eyes fell on the contents of the envelope…
They were photos of her and Vincent. Heather or JT must have been the one that took them; a few were of the two of them at the masked ball. Vincent was holding her, as they were dancing. He held her like he never wanted to let her go… And she was holding onto him, as if she was asking him to never ever let her go…
And all of a sudden Catherine felt 'something'. She felt like an invisible force had opened up her heart completely… like the one she felt when she was in Tinos.
And now more than ever she believes that she's the one to save Vincent from the curse. And not only that; she believes with every fiber of her being that she was brought into Vincent's life to save him. And like her mother used to say; the road to true love is never easy. It's usually very hard, but when you're FINALLY with the one you are meant to be, all the hardships you had left behind and will face in the future, will be worth it.…
As Cat frantically tried to wipe away her tears, she went through all the photos one by one… One was of her and Vince, as she sat on the swing in his back yard… OK, WHO made that one? One was of them on their way to the mountains to look at the green marbles… OK, Heather, Calinico, JT or her dad couldn't have taken this one. Someone must have taken it, while they were following them.. But WHY? WHY would someone do that?!
She didn't understand! WHO would do that?! Who would spy on them? And why?!
Cat got her answer, when she turned the photos around… On all of them was written: MAKE SURE SHE LEAVES TINOS OR SHE WILL GET HURT!
At that, she let the photos and the envelope fall to the floor. She was still in shock, when her eyes fell on a piece of paper(a page, torn from a book), a key and a marble necklace that had fallen out of the envelope. As she read what was written on the piece of paper, a chill went up and down her spine… OH GOD! Vincent was associated with these people?!
The room started to spin, as she gasped for air, feeling a panic attack coming up. So Catherine laid herself down on his bed, her eyes closed shut. It took her quite a while, but as her head had processed all of her findings, Catherine decided to act. She opened her eyes and sat up straight. Vincent, the love of her life, was still missing. And she had a gut feeling who had taken him, after the conversation she had with JT. But the problem is that she didn't have any proof. She was a very good lawyer and knew more than anyone else that you cannot go around and accuse someone out of the blue. You've got to gather solid proof first and then you can go and accuse someone. The person she had in mind had a very good reason to harm Vincent. Of course in her career she'd seen that most people even killed for less. But was greed this man's only reason?! After all that Vincent had done for him?! She doubted that greed was his only reason… there had to be more. But she had no idea what it could be.
Catherine thought that she would find some proof for her accusations here, that's why she came to Vincent's hotel room. Yes, she found out that someone was threatening Vincent, but nothing was pointing at the man she accused. Damn it! Damn it!
She got up from the bed and grabbed the envelope and the contents of it. Cat walked out the room and locked it. As she walked towards her car, she decided to try to get some proof herself.
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It was 10 in the evening, when Catherine walked into the apartment building. She knocked on the door and heard him mumbling.
Then the door swung open."Catherine? What are you doing here so late?" he asked.
"Agh, I'm sorry but I needed some company. But if you are too busy, I understand. OK, I will go now. Sorry to bother you." She said.
Cat was just about to turn around and walk away, but he stopped her in her tracks. As she felt his fingers grip her on her upper arm, fear struck her but she was able to mask it.
"Don't go. Please stay." He pleaded.
30 minutes later, Cat's companion dozed off on his couch. He had been trying to kiss her several times, but she avoided him tactically. She got up from her couch and as she looked down on him, she almost had the urge to throw up. Cat had drugged the man.
"Kiss him?! Ewww…" she whispered.
She looked around and searched for something… Anything that would help her find Vincent. It took Catherine 45 minutes to go through his apartment, but still she found nothing! She was still busy looking, when the phone rang. She let it ring, so the answering machine took over.
As she listened with undivided attention, she furrowed her brows, trying to place the voice on the other line. It was so familiar, but she couldn't remember from where she knew that voice! God!
Plus, Cat didn't understand what was said, cause the person was speaking Greek.
Oh, now she wished so badly that she paid attention when Vincent tried to teach her his language. When the person hung up the phone, Cat had an idea. She was going to play the message and record it on her phone! But just as she was about to do so, she heard her companion move on the couch.
"Cat-t-therine… where… where are y…?" he said incoherently.
Without thinking twice, she grabbed her bag and bolted out of there!
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Catherine was fast asleep, but woke up startled. She heard a voice and knew that it was Vincent's.
"Help me… Catherine…" he whispered.
She immediately jumped up and searched for him. As she walked out her room, she saw Vincent standing in the middle of her living room.
She closed the gap between them and looked up at him.
"Vincent?" she said, pleading.
He looked down, his face disappointed and sad." You didn't come for me. I needed you, but you didn't come.
As a sob escaped her throat, she managed to say." I didn't know where you were."
"It's OK, now. I am with you now." He whispered, as he caressed her cheeks.
She nodded, as a tear rolled down her cheek."Yes, you are here. We are together." She said softly.
Suddenly they weren't in her living room anymore! They were on his private beach in Tinos.
Cat furrowed her brows and asked."Vincent? Why have you taken me here?"
Vince looked at her and said."This is where I saved you."
She nodded."Yes, I know but why are we here?" she asked.
"Because you are forgetting me…" he said.
"No! I am not, I could never forget you." She said.
Vincent's eyes bored into hers, like he wanted to say."Then show me."
"I love you."Catherine whispered.
She cupped his face, softly brushing her lips against his. She poured all her love in that one kiss. Like every other time, his lips against hers , made her head spin. She moved her lips slowly, savoring every feeling, like she wanted this moment to last forever.
She had her hands in his hair, tugging on it real hard as they deepened the kiss. She was showing him that she could never forget him, so she kept on kissing him with so much passion, leaving them both aching for more. Their lips began to move faster, leaving them both breathless.
Cat locked her fingers around his neck and whimpered softly.
"Vincent, we are in the open." Her voice a plea and a warning.
Suddenly they weren't at the beach anymore. As Catherine opened her eyes, she realized that they were in Demetrios' room.
"My baby boy." Vincent said, as tears rolled down his face.
"Vincent. I'm so sorry about your son." She whispered.
He looked down at her, but said nothing. Suddenly someone grabbed her and forced her out of the room. Vincent was looking at her and attempted to reach out to her, but he wasn't able to grab her hand. Instead he looked at her, like he was powerless to do anything.
"Vincent!" she sobbed, but it was no use.
He was gone and the last thing she saw, was a symbol. The SYMBOL!
Catherine woke up from her confusing dream, her sheets and pillow covered with sweat and tears.
"The SYMBOL." She whispered.
The symbol that she saw, was the same as the one on the piece of paper that she found in the envelope. Catherine hadn't found anything yet that could lead her to Vincent… She had stumbled on a dead end and was at the end of her rope. So as much as she feared it like nothing else. And as much as it made her skin crawl, Catherine decided to go back to Tinos to try to have a meeting with them. At this point, she knew that no one else is capable of helping her find Vincent.
No one else but THE PHOENIXES…
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The moment Catherine arrived on the island, she felt like she had come home. Tinos. It seemed so long ago, when she had first set foot here. As she breathed in the fresh air, her eyes automatically closed. She let out a breathy sigh and looked over the sea and beach from her balcony. Catherine had checked in the same hotel as before. As she watched the people below and the inviting sea, her fingers traced her golden necklace.
"Vincent." She exhaled.
Catherine didn't think it was possible to love someone so much. That she was going to do what she was about to do, showed how much he meant to her. She grabbed her coat and bag, before walking out the hotel door. As she walked out of the elevator, Catherine heard her phone buzz. She reached for it and saw JT's name on the display.
"Damn it." She whispered.
She shook her head and ignored the call. Catherine was determined and knew that JT was only going to be in her way. She knew that he was going to try to prevent what she was about to do. As she walked out the hotel, she jumped into a cab and gave the man the address.
"Miss, are you sure about the address?" the driver asked, his brows furrowed.
"Yes, the address is correct." Cat replied firmly, without even smiling.
"OK then." He said, while shaking his head and began to drive.
It was 4 PM, when they drove into a dirt road. From the hotel, it was a 2 hour drive to their destination. They were far away from the city by now.
"OK, miss. This is as far as I am able to go. This is private property. Are you sure about this?" the driver asked concerned.
"Thank you, kind sir. But this is me." Cat replied and paid the man.
"Miss, should I wait for you?" he asked worriedly.
"No, sir. I'll be fine. Don't worry." She replied and walked away, leaving the man confused behind.
As Catherine walked down the path, her heart began to pound faster and faster.
"Ugh, Catherine. What have you got yourself into?" she muttered and went up the hill.
She was in the middle of nowhere, scared and didn't know who or what she was going to face. But… she staggered on, because she needed to find Vincent.
Catherine took the first path on her left. It was very narrow, but very well taken care of. Red roses were blooming and she heard birds chirping close by. After walking 30 minutes through bushes and trees, she saw an open field.
"Finally." She said.
As she reached the end of the field, a huge building came into view.
"Oh, God. Wow." Cat whispered.
The building was old and looked so mysterious, almost like a castle. There was a symbol above the huge, wide front door.
"The symbol." She breathed.
It was a symbol of 4 phoenixes. The symbol of this 'secret elite organization'.
As Catherine reached the wide gate, 2 armed tall, large men walked towards her.
Her heart rammed against her rib cage, as she saw them. Her head told her:'Catherine RUN!'
And she wanted to run, she did! But she was determined and stood her ground even though she was scared like hell.
"Madam, this is private property. You aren't allowed to be here!" the first man growled.
"I know. But I am here to meet Parthenios Niarxos." Cat said, her voice trembling.
The second man stood all up in her face and said." He doesn't get visitors here. If you want to contact him, call him at the office."
Catherine shook her head, as her heart pounded wildly, her palms all sweaty.
"No, I need to speak with him here." She said firmly, as she looked him straight in the eyes.
"You need to go now." The first man said, as he towered over her small frame.
Catherine sighed deeply and with trembling fingers she pulled out the 'key' and the marble necklace from her bag.
"Look, I have this." She said and showed the 2 men.
When the 2 men saw the objects, their eyes widened.
"Where did you get those?!" they shouted.
Though Catherine was afraid, she stood her ground.
"They are Vincent Keller's possessions. You know him, I am sure of it. Cause he was once part of The Phoenixes. And Mr Niarxos knows Mr. Keller, because he is still part of your 'secret organization'. Please, I need to speak to your boss. Vincent is missing and I need Mr. Niarxos help." She pleaded.
"Stay." The first man said and pulled the other aside.
Catherine watched the 2 men, as they argued in Greek. One of the 2 men still looked shocked, after seeing the 2 objects in Catherine's hand. They argued for a while now, so Catherine boldly walked up to them.
"I'm sorry, but time is running out. I need to speak with your boss now." Cat said firmly.
They both looked at her and one of the men said."No, you have to go."
At this point, Catherine got so impatient and angry. She had enough! Her whole body shook from anger.
"Tell your boss that my name is Catherine Chandler and that I came here in Tinos to break the Niarxos' family curse." She said, her voice loud and firm.
At that, the 2 guards didn't hesitate anymore and looked convinced. They immediately made a call to someone.
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Catherine was led into the building by another guard. She walked inside and was surprised about the interior of the house. The man who showed her the way didn't say much. As she walked down the hall, she saw paintings on the walls. Were they of the members of this secret organization?
At the end of the hall, Catherine stumbled and almost fell but the guard grabbed her on time.
"You OK, miss?" he asked, as he helped her on her feet.
"Yes… yes, I am fine. Thank you." She replied.
Catherine's eyes bored into the last painting at the end of the hall. It was of Agathe and Soterios! Soterios… Soterios looked just like Vincent!
"Come, madam. Mr. Niarxos and the rest of the Phoenixes are waiting in here to meet you." The guard said.
She took in a deep breath and nodded. Catherine didn't know what was coming her way; she was beyond terrified. But for Vincent she'd do anything… anything.
So this was it… She will finally meet the members of this secret elite organization. Cat didn't really care much about that though; all she wanted was Vincent back. And she knew that the Phoenixes were powerful enough to help her find him…
As the guard opened the red door, Catherine stepped inside…
Oh boy! Vincent was a member of a 'secret elite organazation?!
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