Author's Note: Hey guys I know it's been a while since I last posted a chapter of this story but I hope not that long. If you've checked my website in the last few weeks you've probably noticed I've been making a few changes here and there. I am currently in the process of editing all of my stories as well as adding new additions to the site so a lot of my time has been taken up with that. However, I want to ensure you that I have not forgotten about SOTH and SR both stories and are working on both of them as we speak.
I will be away on vacation for the next week so nothing will be updated for at while but, if you want updates as to the status of any of my stories you can check the my website or just email me. Once I get back I should have the next chapter of SOTH ready to go. Also, I am working on the next installment of the Salem Family Series; it's already completely planned out and needs to go through an editing process. Unlike the last two installments of the series this one will showcase all three families so look out for that. All right now enough chatting and on with the fic.
Chapter Ten
"You're what?" Philip exclaimed staring at his daughter in bewilderment; then turned to Patrick. "You got my daughter pregnant."
"Oh, I knew it, you had to get married because you got Angel pregnant." Elena added shaking her head.
"Why does everyone assume that Patrick had to marry me because I got pregnant?" Angel asked only to receive equal looks of astonishment on the faces of the people around her. "For the record, Patrick did not marry me for Eva." She pulled her necklace from under her shirt and opened the locket. "This is our daughter, Genevieve Annabel." She showed the photo to both her father and aunt not to mention father-in-law. "This picture is only a few months old, it was taken when Eva was six months old, she nine months old now."
Philip looked at the picture of his grandchild with a mixture of feelings he couldn't identify. She was beautiful and reminded him of photos of Angel at that age that he'd seen. He glanced over at Elena, and saw the same expression of wonderment on her face. "I take then that you never knew about her either."
Elena felt her eyes fill with tears as she stared at the picture of her grandniece then glanced back her husband to see his expression mirrored hers. "No, I didn't know." Xavier came to stand behind his wife but he said nothing. His silence told her everything she needed to know, he was as deeply affected by the revelation that Patrick and Eva had kept their daughter from them.
"Annabel, you named her after my mother?" Xavier asked.
Patrick nodded slowly as he came behind Angel placed his hands on her shoulders in comfort. "We thought it would be great as an honor to her because I know Grandma would have loved her."
Clearing his throat, Brady attempted to turn everyone's attention to him. "As touching as this little family reunion maybe, I'd like to bring it back to finding my son. Or are you just planning to forget that my son was kidnapped?"
"Your son was kidnapped?"
"Yes, he was."
Xavier and Elena exchanged confused looks. "If you're here because his son was kidnapped then where is my granddaughter? Why isn't she with you?"
Angel snapped the locket shut and before meeting the questioning gazes of everyone in the room. "She was taken, kidnapped, two weeks ago."
"Why didn't you come to us?" Xavier demanded. "You know we could have found her by now."
"We were going to at first but, it's not that simple. The kidnappers left us a note in the crib and it said to find Eva we needed to see my father, naturally we assumed it was about you," Patrick answered nodding to his father. "But, I talked to Charlie and he told me that you guys haven't had anything contact with anyone in the business in years, and then we thought about Philip—,"
"Wait a minute, you can't tell us, your parents, that we have a grandchild but you have no trouble at all telling your ten-year-old brother. Exactly how many people knew about Eva before us?" Elena asked in a quiet tone.
"Aunt Elena," Angel started but at her aunt's penetrating glare she answered her, "Charlie, Jacob, and Lily but that's it."
"Lily knows, how could she know already after just two days?"
"How could Lily know what?" Chloe asked as she entered the room followed by Mimi.
"Oh my god Rex, what happened to your face?" Mimi asked rushing over to her husband's side.
"Mimi, I'm fine, I'm fine, I just had a little run-in with a gun." He pulled his hand away from his face and saw the blood on his shirt. "Ugh, I've got blood all over me, look I'm going to clean up." He rose unsteadily to his feet and was aided by Mimi.
"Let me help you."
"No, Mimi I'll be fine really." He patting her shoulder, he awkwardly walked out of the room.
After he was gone Chloe repeated her question of what knew Lily.
"I have a granddaughter." Philip nodded to Angel and Patrick.
Chloe blinked in surprise glancing from her husband to his daughter. "Where is she?"
"Kidnapped apparently," Brady answered dryly from his position at the doorway.
"When?"
"Two weeks ago—,"
"That's how you knew, isn't it? That's how you knew they were going to take Nicky?" Mimi questioned as she began pulling the details of the story together in her mind.
Angel nodded. "Yes, but we didn't know your son would be with him, I swear. We never even saw him; if we had we would have taken him too."
Mimi nodded somewhat comforted by that. Finally, she noticed Elena and Xavier standing across the room; her green eyes were lit with questions she didn't ask.
"Well, I guess that explains Charlie." Xavier added crossing his arms over his chest.
"What about Charlie, Dad?"
"Someone broke in and took him two days ago. That's why we came here, there was a vague message left on the machine about coming to this island. We were attempting to get our old Recando to tell us what he knew when your daughter," he nodded to Philip, "showed up."
"Recando?"
"Rex Dimera or at least that's what he's going by now." Elena explained.
"So wait a minute your son was kidnapped too?" Brady asked again to ensure that his facts were straight. After Xavier nodded he turned to Philip. "Well who the hell did you piss off Kiriakis, if everyone's kids but your own were kidnapped. There's more going on than you're telling us isn't there?"
Philip broke under the leaden stares from all the occupants in the room and explained everything that happened over the last few weeks at Titan and Phoenix Enterprises.
"What kind of half-cocked security system do you have that would allow for so many breaches to go unnoticed for so long? What did you do let your son make it?"
"Dad, you're not helping."
"Considering that your brother was taken due to your esteemed father-in-law, I can't help that I'm not exactly in a helping mood."
"What makes you think your son was taken because of Philip, he doesn't even know you. Did you think that maybe your past as a CIA, ISA, or whatever agency you were working for might be the reason for his disappearance." Chloe added defending her husband. "I simply refuse to believe that my husband has more enemies working in the corporate world than someone who was a spy.
"Guys, this is not helping anyone. We need to figure out who would want to take our children and we need to figure it out now. Everyone is a target." Mimi said stepping in the middle of the room. "Just put your family issues aside for a second until our children are back then you can rehash it all you want."
"Mimi's right, if good ole Uncle Phil and I can keep out feelings neutral to find my son. I don't see why you can't do the same for the benefit of your granddaughter."
"Thank you Brady."
Elena noted the passing glances between Rex's wife and her son's father with an arched brow. She mentally filed that knowledge away knowing that it could be useful later.
"So how about it, Dad a truce for my daughter?"
Xavier looked from his son to Philip Kiriakis and without a word offered his hand to the younger man. "Truce?"
Philip stared at the other man's hand for a second before taking it in his for a firm handshake. "Truce."
"Aunt Elena?" Angel prompted.
"Oh, it goes for me as well."
"Me too." Chloe added.
"Good, then we can get down to business—," Mimi started clasping her hands together when Stefano Dimera appeared in the doorway.
"When Rex told me the Tigress and Lion were in my humble abode, I simply couldn't resist coming to greet them." The heavily accented voice boomed as he rolled his motorized wheelchair into the room. "Elena, Xavier to what do I owe the honor of your presence, I thought you retired."
Elena smiled slyly at the old crime lord as she moved to greet him. "Now Stefano you can't be surprised to see me here. Didn't I tell you I'd always be watching you old man?"
"That you did." Stefano chuckled heartily as he kissed Elena's hand. "But you know I've retired from the business as well just as you. After you left, my dear, the agents just didn't have your flair."
"Flirting with my wife old man now is that anyway to say hello to an old friend." Xavier said smirking. "How are you?"
"I am good, still in the wheelchair but that's to be expected."
"And this is the man that was just lecturing me about how dangerous Stefano Dimera is. Here he is acting like they're old buddies or something." Patrick murmured under his breath to which Angel responded with a not so sudden jap to his solar plexus, making him take in a breath.
"From the condition of my grandson, I'd wager that Elena had a little chat with him?"
"Well you know me Stefano, hit first, shoot later." She laughed lightly.
"Yes, I do. I'm only sorry that Rex had to be on the receiving end of your discussion."
"Oh for crying out aloud, if the three of you are done with your little social call could we get back to the issue at hand?" Brady asked figuring enough was enough already.
Stefano scowled openly at Brady. "Do not forget whose home you're in Brady Black."
Xavier's gaze shot to the tall blonde's in surprise. "You're John Black's son?"
"Yes, you know my father?" Brady countered.
"Everyone in the agency knows your father." Elena answered promptly. "But, Xavier worked with him exclusively for a brief time before becoming my partner."
"Exactly, what agency do you work for?"
"CIA, ISA, DEA, it depends take your pick. I specialized in armed/unarmed combat and foreign affairs. X was security and intelligence; we were partners for ten years before I retired from the Buz. X here worked solo for two years after me until he decided to get out of the game as well. If you want to know anything more than that I'd have to kill you."
"So how do you know my grandfather, did you work for him?" Chloe asked trying to understand the dynamic between the three people.
Elena, Xavier, and Stefano's rich laughter rang through the air. "You're kidding right? Stefano and I never worked together. We're on opposite sides of the law after all."
"Then what's with the instant camaraderie, like the three of you are friends or something?"
"It's simple really, not a big deal. We respect each other. Besides there's an old adage that I like to follow, know your enemy. You would probably do well to remember that Black. You have to know someone in order to bring them down." Elena leaned down to Stefano and added in an aside, "He clearly doesn't know much does he?"
"Not a clue," Stefano confirmed.
Rising back to her standing position she sighed. "Like father, like son."
Before Brady could comment the telephone on the desk began to ring. Philip walked over and picked up the phone. "This is Philip Kiriakis."
"Good day Mr. Kiriakis would you like to hear about your granddaughter?" The slighted accented voice inquired.
Philip signaled for everyone in the room to be quiet. "What?"
"I said would you like to hear about your granddaughter? But, if you don't know what I'm talking about I'll just hang up—,"
"No, no do you have my granddaughter, where is she, tell me now." Philip demanded.
"First things first Mr. Kiriakis, are you alone?"
"No."
"Who's with you?"
"My wife, nephew, daughter, son-in-law, my cousin's wife and my wife's grandfather." He answered deliberately leaving out Xavier and Elena.
"Is that everyone Mr. Kiriakis?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"I'm asking the questions here Mr. Kiriakis, now I repeat is that everyone who is with you?"
Sighing Philip revealed the last to people in the room. "That's it everyone."
"Ahh, I'm glad to see the Tigress and Lion could make it. Do you have a speakerphone, Mr. Kiriakis?"
"Yes,"
"Then put me on it."
Philip pressed the speakerphone button and put the phone down on the desk. "You're on speakerphone."
"Good, Mr. Kiriakis. Now, I'm going to do a little roll call to make sure everyone is accounted for before we get down to the business of your missing children. Right then, are the Cabreas present – Angel and Patrick, I believe?"
"Yes, we're here." They answered simultaneously.
"Black and Lockhart-Dimera?"
"Present." Brady answered for both of them.
"Lion and Tigress?"
"We're here," Xavier answered.
"I'd knew you'd get the message. And finally Stefano and Mrs. Kiriakis?"
"Of course we are here you fool, now where is my grandson?" Stefano answered for them.
"You'll find out in due time Mr. Dimera. One moment please," the phone went silent.
"What the hell is this?" Brady asked annoyed already with the way this was going. Honestly, what kind of kidnapper puts a person on hold?
"Quiet," Xavier said as he took out a small hand held computer from the pocket of his pants. Elena walked over to her husband to hand him a small pair of pliers and two small wires of which she pulled from zippered pocket on the black vest she was wearing. In less than a minute Xavier had the small computer connected with the phone and stood back to admire his handy work.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen let's get down the business." The male voice said as he came back on the phone. "We will release into your custody the baby girl and boy – Genevieve Cabrea and Alexander Dimera."
"What about my son?" Tigress growled.
The man continued on as if she had said nothing. "In order for this to happen boys and girls we seek something that was rightfully ours, a project file on the Titan database—,"
"Why don't you get yourself since you've already breached the security systems?"
"Because we want you to get it for us Mr. Kiriakis. The project file is called ARIAs find it and we'll make the switch at Glen Echo Memorial Park Merri-Go-Round. You'll have 72 hours. There are to be no cops or law enforcement of any kind. We want each child's father and Mr. Kiriakis to be in attendance. And for safety reasons no Tigress, we've seen her work before and we don't want any bloodshed. If we see her anywhere near the site the deal will be off. Should you attempt to bring anyone else with you or arrive without the file, the deal will be off and you'll never see your children again. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that a beautiful blonde baby such as Genevieve or John Black's grandson will sell well enough on the black market to have us disappear completely."
"We got it, we be there." Philip replied sternly.
"Good, I'll see you there gentlemen. And it was lovely doing business with you."
"Wait a minute what about my son?"
"Your son is fine Tigress."
"Then why isn't he being freed? Why are you holding him he has nothing to do with this?"
"You'd like to think that wouldn't you Tigress? Does the name Joe McDougal mean anything to you?"
"Joe McDougal?" Tigress frowned in confusion as she tried to figure out why that name seemed so familiar to her.
"Think on it Tigress." With that the person clicked off the phone as Xavier went to his small computer and began working with it.
"So what's the plan Philip?" Chloe asked her husband.
"First thing we need to head back to New York to get everything together. I'll need to get the file from Titan and find out where that Park is."
"Can't you just have Lucas locate the file for you and meet you in New York?" Chloe suggested thinking that it would easier to have Lucas bring the file than to have Philip running from Salem to New York once he got back home given that they only had 72 hours.
"Yeah, I'll call him and have him get the file and meet me at home."
"How soon do you want to leave?" Brady asked.
"Tomorrow? Is everyone okay with that?" He pointed looked at all the necessary parties in the room.
"Fine, I'll have Julia arranged from some rooms to be set up." Stefano added as he wheeled himself out of the room in search of the housekeeper/head maid to have the room made ready.
"Good, Xavier how long before you finish," he paused "whatever it is you're doing?"
"About thirty minutes give or take a few." Xavier answered promptly not looking up from his position leaning against the desk fiddling with the small the computer.
"I'll be back; I need to speak with my wife in private." Philip held out his hand for Chloe to take. Which she did without question, as he led her out of the room and headed down the hallway. Together they walked down the corridor to another room which he pulled her in and promptly closed the door.
"What did you want to tell me that you don't want anyone else to know?"
"It's not what I want you to know it's what I want you to do."
"And what do you want me to do?"
"I want you to stay here in on the island with Stefano—,"
"No." She said interrupting him shaking her head.
"Chloe, you—,"
"No absolutely not. Philip I wouldn't feel comfortable if I knew you were there and I was here doing nothing waiting for you to get back. We don't know what could happen while you're meeting with the kidnappers and I want, no I need to be there if something happens for my own piece of mind."
Rising his hands he grasped her shoulders. "Chloe, I understand that I do but we don't have time to argue about this. The fact is that I can't guarantee that the mansion is safe any longer. At least if you're here then I know that no one can gain access without Stefano or his security being alerted."
She snorted indignantly. "If that's true then how you do explain Patrick's parents' getting on the island without anyone being alerted?"
"Well, they're different. They are experts on getting in and out of places undetected."
"And you think the next set of kidnappers won't be?"
"Obviously not if they think thought that Alex was Nicky," he muttered under his breath. "Look, Chloe just humor me, please." He asked smoothing his hands down her shoulder blades to her run up and down her arms soothingly.
"All right, I'll stay." She agreed after her long pause during which she stared intently into his stormy blue eyes. He pulled her into his embrace. "You have to do one thing for me though."
"Anything."
"Tell Lily that you're making her stay on the island. I calmed her down earlier but there is no way I'm going to on the end of the fit she'll have when she finds out that she has to stay."
"I'll talk to her." He promised. "But first I need to call Lucas and have him find the file for me." Releasing his wife with sigh, leaving Chloe to herself with her thoughts all filled with concern for her husband for the danger he was likely to face.
After making the phone call to his brother in Salem, Philip returned to library to find out if there had been any progress made on finding out where the Glen Echo Memorial Park was located and to find out what Xavier had found with his gadgets.
"We've already located the Park. It's in a moderately, secluded wooden area in Maryland right outside of DC. We're pulling instructions off web now." Patrick answered as he typed away on a laptop computer that was presumably Stefano's with Angel leaning over him.
Philip nodded to his apparent son-in-law and then turned his attention to Xavier. "What have you got?"
"At the moment not much, the kidnapper was smart enough to put a scrambler on the phone line he used. But, than any crimie worth his salt knows that." Note: Crimie is a word I made up as a nick name for a criminal
"So you won't get anything from the phone call?" Brady said.
"Now, I didn't say that. I'll get something the trick is simply to have a better, quicker, smarter system than his to unscramble the phone number. Which I, of course, happen to have designed specifically for the purpose of unscrambling the best systems."
"You can do that?" Brady asked his voice filled with awe.
"There isn't much I can't do." Xavier replied shortly not taking his attention away from the small computer he was working with. "Are things set with your brother?"
"Yes, Lucas will meet us at my house in New York when he gets the file. More to the point, when we leave Chloe and my children are staying with Stefano, is anyone planning on staying here or is everyone going?"
"I think it would be good for one of us to stay here, Lena. You know just in case and considering that they specifically said they didn't want you around," Xavier started.
"I should stay, I got it." Elena finished nodding.
"Well, I have to go because Xander won't recognize Brady as his father."
"And I'm not staying here." Angel answered arms crossed over her chest giving her husband a defiant look because she knew that given the choice he'd have her stay.
Hand raised, he shrugged knowing no matter what he said she would be going. So he wisely said nothing.
"What about Rex?" Philip asked of Mimi.
"He'll—,"
"He should stay here." Elena interrupted. "I mean the kidnapper asked for Brady not Rex, after all." She amended.
Mimi looked as though she would object but Brady said something. "Yeah, and the last thing we want to do is piss off the kidnappers."
"So its settled then Elena, Rex, Chloe and my children will stay." Before Philip could even finish his statement Lily appeared in the doorway.
"Why do I have to stay Daddy?" Lily asked arms crossed over her chest. "I should go with you, I can help."
Philip glanced over at his daughter in the doorway. "I,"
"Philip why don't you and Lily go talk, I can get everyone settled." Mimi suggested knowing that her friend needed to talk with his daughter.
"Yes, of course," he turned away from Lily. "Meems can tell you anything you want to know. She knows everything that we do with you have any questions." He paused by Mimi nodding to her as he followed Lily out of the room to go talk.
"So any questions?" Mimi asked throwing herself into the position of all-knowing Meems.
Lily led her father to Stefano's game room, the former family room pre-grandchildren. She sat down in the black leather armchair, with her legs curled under, her arms crossed with a perpetual frown marring her beautiful face. She said nothing waiting for her father to speak before she began to build her case against him. Mentally thinking of excuses and reasons to protest his apparent decision.
He sat down on the entable before her. "Lily," he started and waited for her hazel eyes to rise up to his blue ones. "I realize that this has been a lot for you to take in the last few days. I mean finding out that you have a half-sister, a brother-in-law, and on top of everything you are an aunt—,"
"Oh, she told you about that. Good."
"Yes, she told me. The point is with all of that drama followed by the breaches in security and Alex's consequent kidnapping things haven't been exactly easy on any of us, least of all you."
"Which you didn't tell me about at first," Lily added breaking her gaze with her father to stare at something else in the room.
"Lily, there are going to be things that your mother or I can't or won't tell you for many reasons. I'm not going to apologize for that because ultimately I'm trying to do what is best to keep you safe and protect you."
She dropping her arms from its crossing position she returned her gaze to his. "But, Daddy that just it, you keep things from all the time, I'm not a little girl anymore and by protecting me as you call it all you're really doing is just shutting me out."
Philip grabbed her hands out of her lap, holding them in his. "I get that, I really do. But, sweetie no matter how old you are, you'll always be my little girl. Even when I'm old and gray can't walk anymore, when you have children of your own. While, that may not be something you like, it's the way it is."
"Fine, I can deal with that. I just don't understand why everyone else gets to go and we have to stay here."
"First of all everyone else isn't going and its not like we got to choose who could go and who could stay, the kidnappers did that for us. As for my needing you to stay here, it's a tactical decision really." Lily gave her father a bemused look. "This is the safest place for you to be right now. Stefano won't let anything happen to you on his island and while I'm not here I need to know that you're safe. Three children have already been taken and I don't want to add a fourth or fifth to that list. So I'm asking you even if you don't like my decision, not to given your Mom a lot of grief while I'm gone and humor me."
Lily shrugged sighing. "I don't like I but, I understand why you're asking me to stay. So I won't make Mom crazy while you're gone. But, you have to do something for me in exchange Daddy."
"Anything."
"I want you to call us every hour on the hour to let us know that you're okay."
Philip nodded, "that I can do." He cupped her face smiling slightly. "Thanks sweetheart." Kissing her cheek, he rose to leave the room.
"Remember, every hour on the hour, Daddy." Lily called out after him.
Everything had been arranged for the return trip back to New York. Lucas, who had found the file, agreed to meet his brother and company at Philip's home to make the transfer. Xavier determined that the call was virtually untraceable but targeted its location as from coming somewhere in the Bethesda area of Maryland, which was consistent to the directions that got for the park online. He'd also informed them that he had a friend that could get him the plans for the park so they could see where everything was located and where the kidnappers could be holding the children for the meeting.
As time passed by on Eixel, day soon became night and everyone seemed to be getting more and more anxious by the minute. Everyone that is except for Elena, as she was more concerned about the motive behind the kidnappings and what they had to do with her than planning of the leaving the island. While, everyone else had been focused on New York, her attention was more focused on trying to get in contact with buddies from her former spy days for information and trying to get a handle on the new and improved Rex Dimera, as he was calling himself these days. More attention was paid to the latter of course as she sought Mimi out after dinner and their conversation was nothing if not interesting.
"So how long have you known Rex?"
"Almost five years?"
"And he didn't tell you anything about his former job, curious." Elena replied.
"So is it that he worked with Stefano before or something else entirely?" Mimi questioned wanting to know why this woman seemed to be so interested in her husband.
Elena in turn studied the petite woman before her intently. Finding out that Rex had married and had a child was a shock but seeing the woman he married was pretty shocking as well. Miriam "Mimi" Lockhart wasn't Rex Dimera's type of woman at all. In fact she was the polar opposite to the air headed bimbos he'd dated when she was around. No, she was smart but how smart she truly was remained but in the air as it was clear that she truly had no idea what kind of man her really husband was. "I take it then you are fully aware of the kind of work Stefano did before he retired?"
Mimi nodded. "Of course, I know what Stefano did. I was born and raised in Salem I know he's always been on the less than legal side of the law. But, even then things aren't always as black and white as they seem. There are a lot of gray areas concerning his previous job."
"Yes, I suppose that's true. Look, I'll level with you here. While there maybe a lot of gray areas in life there aren't that many when it comes to Rex Dimera. There are things that you don't know about him, things that aren't good. And if you knew the truth about some of the things he's done. You wouldn't trust him not with your life or that of your son."
"Ms. T'gre I respect that you knew my husband a long time before I did and in your line of work I'm sure you some pretty unconscionable things. But, people can change and maybe Rex did."
"Maybe he did but in my experience, both professional and personal, people like him don't change." Her gaze traveled to the man in question talking with Philip across the room. "Some people can seem like they've changed but the truth is that its only camouflage. Their true personalities are hidden from the world and everyone at large until they get what they want. Once that happens they revert to their old selves in a heartbeat," she shifted her astute grey gaze to the woman in front of her. "And destroy whoever or whatever happens to be in their way. If you want to know the real truth about Rex Dimera, ask." With that Elena turned away from the smaller woman leaving her staring at her husband across the room.
"So is everything set, Dad?" Patrick asked as Elena joined the threesome.
"Yes, Wolf said he'll have everything ready when we get there." Xavier looked at his wife. "Are you sure you want to stay here Lena?"
"Yes, I'm positive. Besides, I've got Donnor calling me hopefully with so info soon. Not to mention, I wouldn't leave my own worst enemy alone with Rex Dimera. I want to know what he's up to."
"You don't think he's involved to you Aunt Lena?" Angel pushed a strand of hair behind her ears. "I mean he seemed nice enough to me."
"And what was the first thing I ever taught you?"
"That nothing is as it seems and if something is too good to be true it probably is. That if you look hard enough beyond the surface you can find even the nicest person has a dark side lurking, waiting to for a chance to catch you off guard." Angel recited from memory.
"Exactly. Recando Dimera has a darker side than anyone I've ever known. His only saving grace is that he knows how to hide his well. If he's given the chance he'll betray you in an instant. So to answer your question yes, Angel I think he's involved. I'd say he's up to his eyeballs in this. While you guys go get my granddaughter and Black's kid I'll be here watching that little rat bastard to make sure he does step out of line, by any means necessary." She punctuated by crackling her knuckles.
The next morning all those leaving for New York departed bright and early in their quest to get their children back. Leaving Chloe, Lily, Nicky, Stefano, Rex and Elena awaiting their call and taking up the investigation of the kidnappers motives in their wake.
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