Aaliyah was frantic all the way home, Brax refused to tell Casey what was going on over the phone. As she walked into her house she was immediately greeted by Aden "Ali I'm so sorry" he pleaded as she approached him. She could see Brax and Heath in the kitchen; she bypassed Aden and headed towards them.

"Where is he?" she questioned as she searched the house "Riley, Riley" she yelled as she walked from one room to the next.

Brax took a deep breath; he had no idea how he was going to say this "He's not here" Brax said finally as he got up and grabbed both of Aaliyah's arms. Aaliyah shook her head "Well where is he then?" she laughed nervously. That's when Aden stepped forward

"I'm so sorry Ali, it's my fault" he said as he took over from Brax, he was now standing in front of her holding her arms. Casey had arrived by this point. "We were on the beach, I went to get some water for the moat of the sand castle, I swear I was only gone a few seconds, when I turned round I couldn't see him" Aden explained, as Aaliyah's eyes filled with tears.

"We searched the whole beach, I'm sorry" he added. Aaliyah just froze for a few moments before reacting.

"HOW COULD YOU LOSE HIM, I TRUSTED YOU!" Aaliyah yelled before launching an attack on him "HE'S ONLY A BABY" she continued. Casey instinctively stepped in and pulled Aaliyah away from Aden, she turned and put her arms around Casey's neck and cried uncontrollably into him "He's my baby" she repeated a few times before gathering herself.

Aaliyah turned quickly back to face Aden, Brax ad Heath "Why are you all here, why aren't we looking for him?" she exclaimed as she tried to grab her keys.

"We already know where he is" Brax stepped forward and handed Aaliyah a letter. As she read the letter Casey put his arm round Aaliyah, he could see her hands were shaking.

Aaliyah,

You underestimated me and now look what's happened.

Don't worry your son is safe for now. His safety comes at a price I'll be in touch

Alexis x

Aaliyah felt her legs collapse under her; Casey looped his arm around her waist and caught her."Aaliyah I'm sorry" Aden said as he stepped forward again.

"Stay away from me" Aaliyah sobbed as she clung to Casey's arm which was still around her. Heath found it difficult to watch Aaliyah clinging so tightly to Casey; he was completely clueless as to why she seemed to be comforted by him. Heath just assumed she was just clinging to anything close to her.

Brax crouched down in front of Aaliyah "Ali, I swear to you we will get him back" he said softly as he put a hand on her knee. Aaliyah nodded for some reason she trusted Brax, she still hadn't quite worked out why. But every promise he had made to her up to now he had kept it regardless of the mess it had caused.

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Aaliyah was sat on the sofa with her phone firmly gripped in her hand; she didn't dare put it down in case she missed anything important. Brax and Heath had gone to see what they could find out from the locals that might have seen something.

Casey was sat with his arms wrapped around her, Heath tried to make him go with them but Casey refused. He had no intention leaving Aaliyah. Aden decided it would be best if he stayed with Leah for the night.

Casey and Aaliyah were disturbed by an urgent knock at the door. It was Bianca, Casey opened it and as soon as Bianca saw Aaliyah she threw her arms around her "Oh my god Ali, I came as quick as I heard, do you know anything yet?" she exclaimed as she hugged her friend tightly. Aaliyah shook her head before heading back to the sofa. Bianca sat closely beside her. Casey wasn't happy that he had been interrupted but he wasn't going to voice his feelings at this moment in time. Aaliyah had enough to deal with.

As the three of them waited in silence, Aaliyah's phone started to ring; Private Number was written on the caller ID. Aaliyah answered it "Hello" her voice was shaky. Bianca took hold of Aaliyah's free hand and held in tightly as Aaliyah listened for a reply.

"Mummy" the little voice said.

"Riley, Baby are you ok?" Aaliyah replied frantically

"Hello sis" a more sinister voice had taken over now

"What do you want Lexi?" Aaliyah spat as Casey sat upright. "I swear if you've hurt one hair on his head I'll…"

"Shush shush, I haven't touched him, well not yet anyway" Lexi replied callously

"How much do you want?" Aaliyah knew exactly why her sister was doing this.

"That all depends on what you think Riley is worth, I think your share of Gran's money should cover it" Lexi added evilly.

"Fine, where and when?" Aaliyah didn't hesitate. The money didn't mean anything to her.

"I'll call you in an hour, we can arrange details then" Lexi said before ending the call.

Casey and Bianca were waiting desperately for news they were eager to know what Lexi had said "She wants my money" Aaliyah said quickly as she rushed into the bedroom.

"What money?" Bianca questioned, she didn't have a clue what Aaliyah was talking about.

"My inheritance from my Gran" Aaliyah explained vaguely as she came out with a hold all.

"Ali shouldn't we wait for Brax to get here?" Casey interrupted her. He didn't like the idea of Aaliyah meeting Lexi by herself. Aaliyah threw him a glare. Luckily Brax and Heath came through the door just at the right moment.

"Has she called?" Brax questioned when he noticed the holdall in Aaliyah's hand.

"Yes only just, I think she wants money" Bianca assumed. Brax and heath threw each other a glance.

"How much?" Brax questioned curiously

"All of it, will you help me get it?" Aaliyah said as she grabbed her keys.

"Ali, I'm not sure we can just yet, the banks are closed" Brax explained. Aaliyah shook her head before answering "It's not in a bank". Brax's eyes widened, who wouldn't keep 1.6 million dollars in a bank. Then he thought for a moment and it made sense, she was married to Johnny Cooper after all.

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Casey watched as Brax and Aaliyah left the house. He jumped quickly as his phone vibrated in his pocket. It was a text message, the colour from his face drained as he opened it. It was a picture of him and Aaliyah kissing in the restaurant.

"Something wrong Casey?" Bianca questioned curiously when she saw Casey's expression. Casey just shook his head "No its fine" he replied, before quickly slipping his phone back into his pocket.

Thanks for all the reviews and adds. It means a lot to know people are still reading and enjoying my fanfic. Hope this chapter was ok. As always please R & R.

Much love Nikki x x

Coming up-

Bianca involves the police in Riley's kidnap!

Will Aaliyah reveal her secret relationship with Casey when she receives some harsh words from Colleen?

Some of Aaliyah's darkest secrets are revealed in a showdown with Lexi. What will the Braxton's think of her now?

Will Casey find out who sent the picture?