*****Kat''s POV*****


    "What are you doing here?" I heard Erika''s voice the moment we heard footsteps descending down the staircase.


    We all turned to see the look on her face, one that showed she wasn''t a bit happy seeing Gridshade here in the packhouse again.


    Gridshade stood up to his feet and without even acknowledging Erika''s presence, he went ahead to ask, "Where is Jace?"


    Erika smirked and descended to thest step.


    "What do you want?"


    "Where is Jace, he is the only one I came to see." Erika raised a brow and smiled.


    "Look, Gridshade. Just because you''re close to Jace doesn''t give you the right toe here and ask for him. Tell me what you want from Jace."


    Finally, Gridshade put aside his ego and walked forward to where Erika stood.


    "Take a look at this photos." He said and as he showed her another set of photos on his phone. There was also a video I guess, because I heard voicesing from the phone. Photos couldn''t talk at least.


    Erika shut her eyes and opened them as if the sight was horrific, then she looked up at I and Pa who kept watching her expectantly.


    "Come over, girls." She finally called and we both made our way towards her. She turned the phone to show us the video and there was saw Tasyra being tied to a chair in what seemed like an interrogation room.


    A ck cloth was used to cover her face as they dumped what seemed like Coldwater on her face.


    I winced internally at the pains that must have assaulted her.


    That was a deadly torture out there. That was wasn''t enough, they also soaked her with lots of water and electrocuted her, but the voltage seemed low. They were torturing Tasyra that bad, and I couldn''t tell the feeling I felt.


    I felt bad for her and wouldn''t want her to experience such.


    I turned to look at Gridshade and saw a tear slip from his eyes as he watched his beloved daughter been tortured like a lowly animal.


    "This is bad, they might kill her." Pa voiced out and everyone nodded in agreement.


    We turned to Rika who stood there quietly as if calcting something.


    "We''ll save her." She announced and we all let out sighs of relief. Gridshade''s face lit up as he asked again, "I need to tell Jace about it so that he c_"


    "We''re not telling Jace anything." Erika suddenly cut him shut. "None of you will tell Jace a thing about all these."


    "Why?" Gridshade asked before any other person could ask. His gaze had


    already darkened as if a storm wasing.


    "Jace just recovered and I can''t let him get involved in anything that would cost his


    health again." She red at him as she said those words.


    "What do you even mean?! My daughter could be killed at anytime!"


    "That is why I''m generous enough to want to help. Send these videos to me and I''ll send out men to


    Rika said to him and he her."


    unbelieve.


    in


    For some reason, I supported Erika''s decision, but I also have to help Jace achieve his goal.


    I was stuck in between the rock and the hard ce.


    “Erika what the hell do you even mean?!" Gridshade yelled again, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets.


    "I will say it again, Jace''s health is my number one priority and I will never let you or anyone harm him."


    "How am I harming him?" Elder Gridshade asked in shock.


    "By bringing such things to him, it''s "By bringing Shen things have just harm." She replied. "You have just two options to choose from, it''s either you ept my help of sending out men to find your daughter or just leaving my packhouse! Jace can''t die for you all."


    "Rika, calm dow_"


    "Don''t tell me to calm down, this people didn''t know how Jace


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    struggled to stay alive. Where were they when we saved Jace and almost lost our lives?!" Rika was


    really pissed this time as she yelled


    that out.


    "Now they alle here when they''re in trouble to call the same injured person they didn''t know what happened to."


    We all watched her as she watched Elder Gridshade who didn''t have any other


    words to say. Erika was right, no one was there to take care of Jace.


    They weren''t there when we suffered to get him from that forest.


    No one was there indeed.


    Gridshade stood for a while as steam practically came out of his ear while he watched Erika with a silent hatred shing in his eyes.


    "Fine then, if that''s how it is now, then I''ll leave." He said and without warning, turned around to walk out of the room.


    Erika rolled her eyes and turned to go back upstairs. I watched between her and Elder Gridshade, then decided that I would help Jace instead of my bestfriend.


    Without warning, I sprinted out of the living room, going after Elder Gridshade that was about to get into his car..


    "Elder Gridshade, wait." I called out to him and he stopped thankfully.


    "Elder Gridshade, can you give me those photos again?"


    Elder Gridshade gave me a narrowed look and asked.


    "Why do you want them?" Elder Gridshade asked and I sighed.


    "I''m Jace''s mate, so of course I support him and we''re looking for Tasyra, so we need every lead we could find."


    Gridshade sized me up and finally nodded before handing them over to me finally.