The Gift

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Chapter 24: The Newton's

CHPOV:

I pulled up in front of the Newton's house. Stepping out I took a deep breath before closing the door to my cruiser. I hated coming here, and especially the people who lived inside. They were the most cold-hearted people that I had ever met. I mean hell they are worse than my ex-wife Renee.

"Chief Swan," I heard Karen say before I could make it to the door.

"Karen," I answered her as politely as I could. "How are you?"

"Good," she said in that fake ass voice. You know where their voice is three times higher than it should be. How could someone be so fake? "Why don't you come inside?"

"That would be wonderful," I said following her into the house.

"How can I help you today," she asked as we walked to the living room.

"Is your husband home," I asked her taking a seat on the couch. "I would like to speak with the both of you."

"Senior," she yelled towards the stairs. Since their child's name was Mike as well, everyone called old man Newton Senior. "Could you come to the living room?"

We sat there in silence waiting for him to come downstairs. What was taking him so fucking long? How long could it possibly take? With each passing minute I sit here I could be looking for Bella.

"Chief," Senior said when he walked into the room. "What can we help you with today?"

"Cut the bullshit," I told the both of them. I didn't need any of their fake ass attitudes. "Where's your son?"

"I don't know," Karen said automatically. Figured she would say that.

"I don't like your language," Senior said standing up.

"Get the fuck over it," I told him standing up and meeting him face to face. "My daughter's missing and I want to know where in the hell your son is?"

"The little slut probably deserved it," he said laughing. When those words came out of his mouth I snapped. I slammed him against the nearest wall holding onto his shirt collar.

"Don't speak about my daughter like that," I said slamming him against the wall again. "It was your son that was the problem."

"She just wanted the money," Senior said pissed. "She was ruining his life with that little brat."

"He whored around," I said through my teeth trying to keep my cool. "She caught him in bed with some slut. She was the one who wanted the divorce."

"She wanted the divorce," Karen said speaking up for the first time. "Mike said he wanted out and wanted the divorce."

"Why do you think she was the petitioner," I said letting Senior go. "Why do you think she asked for nothing in the settlement?"

"Senior," she said looking over at him dumbfounded. "You and Mike said that she took half of everything."

"So I lied," he said with a smug look on his face. "What's the big deal about that?"

"You bastard," she said walking over to him and slapping. "The only reason I hated Bella and Carly was because of you two. The two of you said that she cheated and all she wanted was the money."

"Shut up," he told her as his faced turned red.

"His half-brother," she started to say.

"Wait," I said cutting her off. "His what?"

"Shut the fuck up Karen," he yelled at her. "This is none of his fucking business."

"It certainly is my business," I told him stepping in between him and Karen. "It became my business the moment Bella went missing. Finish what you were saying Karen."

"Before Mike was born Senior had an affair," she said as he stormed out of the room. "The girl got pregnant and ended up keeping the baby."

"When did you find out," I asked her helping her to the couch to sit down. "Please Karen I need to know. I know that we never got along but my little girl is missing. Anything you tell me could help in finding her."

"The young man showed up when he was sixteen," she said taking a deep breath. "He said that his name was James Volturi, and that he was Senior's son. I made him get all the tests and blood work done."

"Was James Senior's son then," I asked her.

"Yes," she told me shaking her head in shame. "Senior would give him a couple thousand dollars every two months."

"Karen," I said interrupting her once again. "Did Mike go off with James yesterday?"

"Yes," she said taking another deep breath. "They left around nine o'clock in the morning."

"Did he mention where they were going," I then asked her.

"No," she said before looking at me. "Do you think that he?"

"Yesterday," I started to say remembering what Edward had told me. "He walked into her house calling Carly names. Mike and Edward Cullen then got into a small altercation."

"Charlie," she said in a worried tone. This was the first time she had called me Charlie since high school. "I honestly don't know where he is and his cell phone is off."

"Please call me if you hear anything," I said getting up from the couch.

"Charlie," she said getting up as well. Her tone was completely different. It was if a weight had been lifted off her shoulder and her real self was coming out. "I hope that you find her and that everything will be okay."

"Thanks," I told her as I was leaving out the front door.

"One more thing," she yelled at me as I opened my cruiser door. "When you find her? I would like to come see her and Carly. I owe her so many apologies because I believed the lies my son and husband told."

"She would like that," I said getting into my cruiser.

I couldn't believe what I just witnessed. I always knew that Senior was a sick son of a bitch, but this put the icing on the cake. I placed my cell phone in its holder and dialed the station's number.

"Officer Mark," he said answering the phone.

"Mark," I answered him. "I need for you to give Eric the name of James Volturi to trace."

"Sure thing Chief," he said and I held as I heard him yell Eric the new information. "Besides that Chief I was about to call you anyway."

"What about," I said as my heart skipped a beat. Please tell me that someone has found Bella.

"It's about Newton," he said taking a breath. "Dr. Crowe called and he just admitted Mike Newton into the hospital in critical care."

"Details," I barked at him. I wanted to know what happened to the bastard.

"He was found on the side of the road," he said say shuffling through papers. "Old Country Girl Road he was beaten pretty and has a gunshot wound in the left shoulder."

"I'm heading over to the hospital," I said taking one hand and rubbing my face.

"Chief," he asked questioningly. "Don't you think you need to get a little rest? You have been going strong for fourteen hours."

"No," I yelled over the phone. "I won't rest until I have Bella home with her family."

With that I ended the phone. So if Newton was in the hospital, then where was Bella? I pushed my foot onto the gas to get to the hospital. Mark was right about one thing it has been fourteen hours since she was taken. With each passing hour her chances of coming home alive get slim. I couldn't and wouldn't think like that.

Sorry that this is short, I just wanted to tie up a loose end before the chapter.

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