Chapter 8

Trust is like ice. once you break it, it melts away.

It was raining hard when I woke up the next morning. Bella was still sleeping in my arms. I kissed the top of her head she woke up slowly.

"Hey," I said quietly as her eyes opened. I stroked her hair back and she looked at me with soft blue eyes.

"We have to get up now."

"Okay." She said, tired.

I helped her get dressed. I had know idea what she was going to do while I was out with Peter.

"What did you dream about last night that made you so scared?" I asked in a hushed voice.

She sighed and looked at me.

"I had a nightmare that I was standing alone in New York City with no one around me. All I saw were the bodies of all the people I loved, dead."

I walked over to her; she was putting on a light jacket. I helped it over her head.

"I will never go anywhere, ever! I love you with all my heart!" I took her in my arms and she wrapped her tiny arms around me. "You will always be my daughter, no matter what happens!"

There was a slight knock at the door.

"Come in!" I called.

It was Alex.

"Hey, what's going on?" she asked.

I looked at her and stood up.

It was Bella who spoke.

"Nothing much."

I picked her up and we went into the living room. Mozzie and Elle were sitting on the couch laughing.

Mozzie turned in our direction.

"Hello."

"Did you get any sleep?" Elle asked. "Because I sure a heck didn't."

I laughed and I put Bella on the ground. "are you hungry?" I asked.

She shook her head no.

Peter came into the room to discuss the plan of how everything was supposed to go. They were going to catch Roux in the Central Garden. Peter had supposedly heard he was making a transaction of a child for money.

I had to leave Bella. They had Douglas watch Bella and we left. One other agent in training would stay to also watch.

When I got to the garden I saw a small child sitting on a bench her head held in her hands.

Peters phone rang and he answered it.

I walked over to her but before I could talk to her Peter called my name.

He looked at me with a hard face.

"Neal, Bella was kidnapped. He's been working with Roux the whole time."

The blood drained from my face. Then I fell over and passed out.

When I woke up I was in the car.

"Where are we going?" I asked frightened.

"Back to the Safe-House."

Douglas had taken Bella. The one thing I loved so dear to me was now gone.

I started to cry my eyes out.

When we got to the safe house, I saw the body of the agent in training on the floor dead.

I looked to see the picture of me when I was holding Bella when she was born ad held it close to me.

I hope that you are enjoying this story. Sorry it too so long to update. A lot of homework and school.