KAI
I drove back to my place in the rain. I know she didn't mean what she said in her battle. I tried to hear what she was talking about with the tape recorder. The words hurt so much that I couldn't hear her sarcasm as I played it again. I let it play a bit longer and I heard the beginning of something new cut half way through. I hadn't listened this far so I decided to hear it. 'You'd better check your people. I'm not-' That is where the tape was cut. I didn't know what this meant but the damage had been done.
I was on my own in my room later that day and was torn between wanting to be with her or to punch her. After a while I went down to get a drink from the kitchen. Voltaire seemed to be reveling in my heartbreak, how I hated that man. 'Think of the devil.' I spotted him and his butler through a space between the wall and the door. I leaned against a nearby wall listening to their conversation. "How is my grandson today?"
"Still in pain by the look of things sir." An evil grin cracked upon that old gits face. "That recording did the trick. I wonder how she told Kai it was all a set up."
"You were right when you said Kai was weak and easily manipulated when he showed any strong emotion."
"I just hope nothing will ruin this. Our alliance with Irene's family will be going ahead as planned." My blood boiled with an unsettling rage. I felt like running in there and beating the crap out of him.
I searched for Ebony after that bit of information. Her mobile was switched off and I couldn't find Hilary to ask where she might be.
Later on my new phone rang and Hilary's name flashed up on the screen. I answered it immediately. "Hello? Kai?"
"Yeah." She sounded worried and I had a feeling something was wrong. "Ebony hasn't come home and I wondered if she was with you?" My heart stopped. "She didn't?"
"No! Why do you think I'd call you if she did?" I hung up and ran down the stairs to the front door.
That's all I needed to run out the house and jump in to my car. If Hilary didn't know then who would. It had turned dark and I didn't care what time it was. I searched all the places we went and then some. But I couldn't find her at all and it was still raining. I noticed she had become quite pale over the time we had been apart and looked to be on her last legs. Her match against Tyson had probably taken it out of her.
'Why did I jump to such a bad conclusion?' All day I ran that thought through my mind again and again. I would have to work hard just to gain her trust again. I hope her love hadn't died so easily.
I searched and searched not stopping for an instant. My mind raced as to where she could be. The winds started to blow and the temperature started to drop. My final place to search was the park. Thunder and lightening crashed over my head. I spotted Ebony lying on the ground and she wasn't moving.
She was on her side in a large puddle and it was getting colder. Quick as a flash I took a towel out of the boot of my car. I ran to her not looking at anything else in my wake. "EBONY!" I called but she didn't respond. I turned her over but still she didn't respond. She was cold to the touch and completely drenched. "Ebony?" I whispered in her ear but still I got no response. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you."