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On the other line, a man said. "So, I take it that you are not my employee. Your name is Vincent, right? JT's long time friend?"

"Who are you? What do you want with JT? Let him go!" Vincent demanded.

At first he was shaking, because he was scared to death to hear that JT was hurt. But that changed instantly, when he heard the man on the other side of the line, laugh out loud.

Instead of answering Vincent, he laughed at him! Vincent felt his anger rise again, making the Beast want to get out. He was squeezing the phone, almost breaking it.

But at that moment, Catherine wanted to prevent that from happening and she also saw that his face was about to change. She stood in front of him and cupped his cheek with one hand. He looked at her and saw her shaking her head. In her eyes, he saw a person… a woman pleading for him to calm down. Vincent struggled with the Beast, but luckily he was able to listen to her this time.

His face changed back to normal and he asked again."Who are you?"

This time the man decided to answer him." I am someone you don't want to get involved with. I assume that you are searching for your friend? Let me give you a piece of advice. Let it go. If you stop looking for JT, we won't harm you."

Vincent was shaking again from anger. His voice sounded like he wanted to rip things into pieces.

"I can't let this go. JT is harmless! What could you possibly want with him? Are you sure that you have the right person?"

"Okay, now you are really getting on my nerves. But let me tell you something. You think that you know JT, but you don't. He has done some things in his past, things that are too bad to mention. He's not, who you think he is." He responded.

"What?! JT?! He couldn't even hurt a fly!" Vincent replied.

At this point, the man got really, really pissed."I am warning you. Let it go." He snapped.

"What if I don't?!" Vincent growled.

"If you don't let it go, we will… You don't want that dark haired, pretty thing to get hurt, do you?" he threatened, then hung up the phone.

Vincent immediately locked eyes with Catherine. She was shocked, wondering how the man knew about her. At that moment, he couldn't hold back anymore! Knowing that someone was out there who didn't think twice about hurting Catherine, made him lose control completely.

He crushed the phone with his bare hands and within seconds, Catherine saw him change… into the Beast…

She looked at him and tried to calm him down with her eyes, but it was no use. Vincent was gone…

The beast was growling and grabbed an old, heavy table and threw it in the air. It ended up on the other side of the building, making a lot of noise. 'No one touches my Catherine… No one!' he thought.

"Vincent, please calm down. Please." She pleaded, but the Beast turned around and stormed out of the abandoned building.

"Vincent, wait! Vincent!" she shouted, but he was gone.

Sighing deeply, she called in about the bodies. But she didn't use her real name; she called anonymous.

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Wondering where he could be, Catherine drove away from the crime scene. For some reason, she ended up at the warehouse. Hoping that he was there, she got out of her car. Walking towards the door, she saw that it was torn open. JT's room was a mess!

Catherine shook her head, not understanding what Vincent was doing. When she saw that he'd changed back into his normal form again, she let out a deep breath. Relieved, but still worried about him, she walked closer to him.

He was frantically going through JT's stuff. She didn't know what he was looking for, so she asked.

"Vincent, what are you doing? Why are you going through JT's private stuff?"

Without looking at her, he answered." I don't know yet, I'll know when I see it."

Shaking her head, she asked." Can I help?"

"No." he replied, still with his back towards her and frantically searching for some kind of clue.

Catherine was hurt a little that he was acting like a jerk again. But it was like he could feel it.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you." He said, looking at her.

She didn't answer him, so he continued."I am looking for something. Maybe JT has hidden something here that will explain why he is being held captive."

Catherine swallowed and asked." So, you believe the lies that man told you?! He was lying! JT cannot be the man he described! JT is harmless!"

"I don't know what to think anymore, Cat. I just wanna find him, bring him to safety. Maybe, just maybe… I will find something here." He replied.

Catherine took a seat and couldn't believe that Vincent would think JT was capable of doing bad things. Vincent turned around and stood in front of her, looking her in the eyes.

"Catherine, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have… " he sighed deeply and continued." I shouldn't have let you get involved. Please, let me do this… alone. I don't want you to get hurt."

She got angry and stood in front of him, her face so close to his." No! I am not letting you do this alone. You need me, Vincent. I can help." she said, almost shouting.

She was angry. Vincent saw it in her face, heard it in her voice, saw how she was standing in front of him with determination and he saw it in her eyes. He wished that he could change her mind, but she was so stubborn. He wouldn't know what to do, if she got hurt. Didn't she understand that? Didn't she know that she had become 'everything' to him? That she'd become his whole world?

He cared for her so much, it almost hurt physically. Couldn't she see that?

"Please, Catherine. We don't know who we are dealing with. They could be very dangerous." He begged.

She shook her head furiously, still standing close to him. Catherine let it out, her voice trembling. "So, you can worry about me? But what about me? Huh? You really expect me to let you do this alone? How do you think I feel, not knowing what could happen to you if you went alone? Huh? What if I never see you again?" she paused, her eyes welling up. " When I am not with you… Don't you know how … how worried I am about you? Muirfield and everything else…" her voice trailing off.

He looked her in the eyes and said." I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if you got hurt, Catherine. Don't you get that?"

"I feel the same way. Don't you get that?" she retorted, her voice shaking from anger and fear.

They were gazing into each other's eyes, like there was no tomorrow. He had the sudden urge to bring his hand towards her face, to caress her soft cheek with his hand. But he wanted to take his time and caress it slowly, very slowly to make the feeling last longer. He imagined that if he did, the moment his hand would touch her skin, she would automatically shut her eyes tightly.

She was looking into his eyes, trying to convince him that she was not backing down. She was not going to leave him at the mercy of kidnappers! No!

Still locking eyes, they both almost forgot to breathe. It was like time stood still and you can almost hear a pin drop. It was that quiet.

He didn't know what came over him. It was like the Beast was spurring him on.' Do it, make a move. You hear her heart rate increase and you see in her eyes that she feels the same way. Do it… make a move.'

But it was like he was frozen, only able to look into her gorgeous, hazel eyes.

Catherine was suddenly overwhelmed by him, by his closeness and the way he was looking in her eyes. Her heart was beating uncontrollably, like it wanted to come out of her chest. It was too much, making her knees gave out. Avoiding his gaze, she held onto him, one hand on his chest and the other on his upper arm. Her head rested on his chest and she could hear him breathing, hear his heart...

He was smelling her hair and closed his eyes, enjoying her warm body leaning on him. A whirlwind of emotions were running through him. His mind clouded and his hands balled into fists, her scent driving him crazy, increasing his adrenaline, his heart beating wildly, feeling her heartbeat go faster.

Then she looked up at him, their faces so close, their lips inches apart. They were lost in the moment and she closed the little gap between them…

And just as her lips were about to collide with his… Vincent pulled away.

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