Chapter 49


    Jess POV


    I sat at the club two months ago drowning my sorrow and pain. It was one of those days when mum


    had chastised me over something I couldn''t do right, she was alwaysparing me to Kel. The perfect


    son, he could do no wrong in her eyes while I was the imperfect one, the one she always had


    something against. Nothing I did could please her.


    All her love was rendered to Kel and Tess. I loved my twin but Kel, that was another story. I don''t think


    I''ve ever liked him. Yes he tries to y the father figure but that is overbearing. He''s never going to be


    a father to me, he''s never going to give me that fatherly love I so craved for. There was a time we were


    really cool, the time in high school when he was dating Shayan. He was more open and sensitive to the


    feelings of others, more empathetic. He was always there for me when I needed him, attended my


    games, yed the fatherly role well. But once he and Shayan were done he returned to his cold self,


    shutting everyone out.


    My mom took it upon herself to mend him and that sometimes meant not having enough time for us.


    We all didn''t take not growing up without a father well especially Tess, she didn''t do rtionships until


    recently. Kel on the other hand was a man whore, he had different girls for different asions. All that


    changed when he met Shayan. I guess I haven''t found someone to love me, to fix the broken part of


    me. I envy Kel in so many ways, he''s more good looking than I am, everyone seems to like him, he''s


    more intelligent than I could ever be, he has a wife that loves him, my mum adores him, he has the


    background, covered by Kel''s shadow.


    I gulped down the rest of my drink and looked around. I needed to getid, maybe it would help. People


    were scattered around dancing, making out or drinking. I scanned the room for something that would


    catch my eyes, instead, I met Carlos. He was Kel''s best friend, they''ve been friends for as long as I can


    remember. He strode over to where I sat in his usual arrogant swag.


    "Hey Jessie, it''s good to see you." We did some sort of handshake and he sat down on a stool beside


    me asking the bartender for a drink.


    "You don''t look so good, what''s up?" He asked scanning me through his ss.


    "The usual, just in a sour mood," I said shrugging it off.


    "Oh, it happens. You might want toy it off." He winked thest part scanning the room for girls as I''ve


    been doing earlier.


    "What do you think of that blonde over there?" He gestured to a blonde in a tight red dress with a


    tomato red lipstick. She looked good but she didn''t appeal to me.


    "I don''t know. What about you, what do you think of that redhead at the corner there?" I motioned to


    where two friends were dancing, they caught our gaze smiled and we returned it.


    "They''re good but I''ve got a particr dark-haired girl on my mind since forever." He said dreamily and


    sighed.


    "Oh, who''s that?" I asked winking.


    "Shayan. Goodness, I love that girl, she''s so perfect. Beautiful face, fully rounded breasts, nice ass,


    soft skin... What more could a guy want?" He chuckled.


    Iughed too, there was no way he could have her. She''s Kel''s already. Lucky bastard.


    "You''d just have to keep on dreaming then. You know she''d never be yours." I saidughing at his


    obsession with her, I know he has liked her since highschool.


    "Oh, don''t be so sure." There was an arrogant smirk on his face and a wicked look.


    "I''m sure Carlos, you can''t have her, Kel wouldn''t allow it."


    "Kel? That idiot can''t stop me. I''d have her, she''d be mine and I''d steal her right under his nose." The


    way he said it like he was already picturing it, there was a wicked smile as if it had happened already.


    He was crazy about her, real crazy.


    "That''s not possible." I said but he justughed.


    "You''d see, I heard their witch of a daughter would be having a birthday party in two months, that''d be a


    good time to attack."


    Iughed when he referred to Evie as their witch of a daughter. The little girl was an angel. "What did


    she do to you?" I askedughing.


    "The bitch put a lot of pepper in my food thest time I visited." He looked mad just remembering it.


    Iughed so hard." She must not have liked you then."


    "Whatever, I have no interest in her only Shayan. I can just imagine what it feels like to be in her arms,


    to touch thatscivious body."


    "Dude, you''re really obsessed about her." I seriously said and heughed it off.


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    "It''s not obsession, it''s love. I love her and Kel took her away from me. I''d just be taking what should


    have rightfully been mine all along." There was anger in his eyes as he spoke about Kel, like he was


    going to rip his head off with his bare hands.


    I heard from Tess that their friendship is waning and they had a fight over Shayan. He must really be


    into her.


    "So how do you n on getting Shayan? " I jokingly asked.


    "I''m going to kidnap her." He answered without hesitation, his tone serious and it made me wonder if I


    was safe talking with him.


    "How would you do that? Have you seen the security at his ce?" I was bewildered that he was


    seriously considering it.


    "I have some people there, I''d need an ally, what do you think? Would you help me?"


    "I don''t know man, I don''t want to be in any problem." I answered but internally I was considering it. We


    can ask for shares and thepany as ransom. Maybe if I get to control thepany people will love


    me, maybe I''d be mom''s Golden boy.


    "Your eyes says otherwise." He pointed with a dark smile.


    "Why don''t I tell you what''s in it for you? Besides you don''t have to do much. All you have to do is drive


    us out of the house after I have her, that''s all." And that''s how he nted the evil thoughts in me and


    spent his time watering it.


    And now I''m here, today''s Evie''s birthday and I was pretty nervous. Everything was going on fine. Kel


    doubled the security so it was hard for Carlos to move around.


    "Hey." Kel saiding over to where I stood. "How have you been?"


    "I''ve been good." I answered inly, so now he''s deciding to ask. I mentally scoffed.


    "I''m sorry. I know I haven''t really been around much since I married Shayan. I''ve just been trying to


    settle things with her and now that all is good I''m hoping to make it up to you."he gave my shoulder a


    gentle squeeze, a wide smile on his face. Why couldn''t I be happy? As if he could ever make it up to


    me


    "Oh, it''s all good." I casually shrugged it off. It didn''t matter now anyways.


    "Evie''s really excited and lucky to have you all. Thanks for taking out of your time to be here." He was


    smiling, his smile was eating me up.


    Oh, little did he know that I couldn''t miss it for the world.


    We talked about some other things before he left. The party was in full swing now, I was mingling with


    everyone until I got a text from Carlos. He hasn''t been able to get Shayan alone since almost everyone


    wanted to talk to her. I didn''t know what to tell her to lead her upstairs so I told Evie I wanted to see her


    photo album, she in turn asked Shayan to get it. I was leading her straight to the lion''s den and she


    didn''t even know it. She left and soon enough Carlos texted me that he needed help with carrying her


    out so I helped with that, although Kel had tried dying me by begging me to stay. There was some


    blindspots that the CCTV couldn''t capture so I stayed on thatne, we nearly got caught while putting


    her in my car but we managed to do so unnoticed.


    Carlos and Shayan were in the booth of the car so they were undetectable or so I thought. There was a


    bodyguard that wasn''t on our side and wanted to be rigorous with his search but the one on our side


    convinced him by pulling the brother card and I was acting like my girlfriend was in dire need of me


    otherwise she''d end up dying.


    The speed at which I drove was maddening, immediately we were safely out of their side I parked at a


    corner where Carlos and Shayan came to the backseat and from there we didn''t stop again till we were


    at the warehouse. I couldn''t believe we did it and it was sessful. I didn''t stay long after we had tied


    her up. I just reminded him of the ransom to demand. I went back home to get some rest before I


    headed back there the next morning and to my outmost surprise Kel and an officer were there. From


    the look on the officer''s face he was suspicious of me, he asked me some questions which I pulled off


    well moving the me to my mom. I could see how confused and angry Kel was, hitting his head on


    the wall and shouting. In an hour or so he has gone from a calm and collected happy man to a


    crumbling sad man. Oh how quick did the mighty fall!


    It seems like I wasn''t getting enough rest this night as we made it back to his ce. Once there the


    officer took my mum in for questioning. It made me happy seeing Kel like this, thest time I saw him


    like this was the night he came home drunk the day he ended things with Shayan. Now was even


    worse, I know he was really trying to keep it all at bay, not show too much emotions, not express it but


    he was failing. The dude was wrecked, he looked as if he''d go mad if he didn''t find her in the next hour


    or two,it nearly made meugh.


    I excused myself out of the room and went outside to a very discreet ce to call Carlos to demand for


    the ransom. Kel was vulnerable, he could do anything for the one he loves.


    I came back a few minutester and surely Carlos had called demanding the ransom as I had


    demanded. Kel looked like he would give in just to get it over with but my mom wasn''t hearing it and


    Shayan''s parents. They really couldn''t say much, I know they''ve never really been a fan of Kel so they


    were probably ming him for it in their heads. I was texting Carlos and he wanted me toe over,


    he was thinking of flying out of the country with her. I didn''t really care what he did with her as long as I


    was getting my own end of the bargain and that didn''t look like it was happening so I went over there to


    give him a piece of my mind. I saw the look of confusion on Tess''s face as I mentioned Mel was sick,


    she could have figured that I was lying but so be it. They were bound to find out anyway.


    CARLOS POV


    I had been nning this moment since the day Kel came into my house and beat the crap out of me.


    This was my revenge, I''d take the one person he loves who I also happen to cherish. Shayan was mine


    from the start, Kel just stole her that''s why I did everything to break them up and make them hate each


    other which I seeded in until recently.


    Back in highschool, I had a crush on Shayan. I did everything to get her, make her mine but she never


    agreed which made it more exciting for me. Kel was always making fun of me for it, that I was a love


    sick puppy and she wouldn''t answer me so I should find someone better. I thought she wouldn''t answer


    him either because she was Miss prim and proper and didn''t want anything to do with guys especially


    the likes of us who were famous for sleeping around. So we made a bet and he told me he could get


    her in less than three months and we ced a bet on our cars. What I wasn''t expecting was for Kel to


    be whipped or Shayan to be moved but it happened.


    I was mad the day I realized they were in love and made it my mission to destroy their rtionship


    which I seeded at. Now they''re back together and it annoys the hell out of me. What did she ever


    see in him anyways? I had got her flowers, sent her letters, did everything I could for her to like me but


    no, she falls in love with the douchebag. But look who has her now.


    I smiled victoriously staring down at my conquest, I did it. She was back in my arms. I had tied her up


    to prevent her from trying to escape when she wakes. I watched as she slept, there was a slight frown


    on her face and I kissed it away, she was mine after all. I couldn''t wait to have her in my bed and do


    whatever I wanted with her.


    I stroked her hair away from her face, she looked beautiful, her soft pink lips inviting me in. I kissed her


    lips making sure I devoured her. She was mumbling something and slowly she woke up. She was


    startled as she saw me, trying to break away from my grip as I held on to her face.


    "Let me go Carlos." She tried hitting my face away but all to no avail.


    I chuckled staring at how cute she looked trying to scare me off. "Shhh baby, calm down." I tried kissing


    her lips but she kept on turning her head. I held her head in ce and forced a kiss on her lips which


    she immediately bit and out of annoyance I gave her a p on her face.


    She wasn''t too shocked that I did but she looked scared.


    "Let me go." She screamed.


    "No one''s going to save you, not today not ever. You belong to me now, it''s high time you got that in


    your head." I shouted angrily.


    "I''d never be yours Carlos, not today not ever. It''s high time you got that into your head." My Shayan,


    she always had a loud mouth, talking back at people but the usual spirit was not there, it was reced


    with fear.


    I did nothing butugh. "You''re already mine my Shayan. " I said with a smirk.


    "I''d never be yours." She said with anger now matching my tone. Brave? We''d see about that. I knew


    she wasn''t going to be easy but guess who likes a challenge.


    Jess called telling me to demand for the ransom which I did so I called Kel, I knew the ransom was


    really high and I truly wondered if he''d do it but either way I was not giving Shayan up.


    "Do you think he''d do it? He seems to love hispany and his position." I was trying to get into her


    head but she didn''t seem fazed.


    "If it were you, would you?" She asked with a raised brow.


    "You know I''d do anything for you Shayan." I said kissing her eyes.


    "Kel would do anything for me too." She said boldly and Iughed.


    "He wouldn''t. And don''t say his name again." I said stroking her hair taking in the scent. It smelt like


    coconut oil and vani.


    "Whose? Kel? Why shouldn''t I say Kel''s name?" She asked daring me with the way are eyes were


    wide open.


    I grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled it causing her to scream.


    "What did I tell you?" I asked pulling it tighter.


    "You told me not to call Kel''s name." She screamed as I pulled it further.


    "What did you say now sweetheart. Don''t worry, I''d make sure you scream my name by the end of the


    night." I pulled her hair with force then left it causing her to hit her head on the chair fiercely and she let


    out a loud scream as I smiled.


    "Yeah, I can''t wait for you to scream my name baby." She said nothing as she red at me wickedly.


    A thought came into my mind, I could fly her out of the country to my private ind and we''d start our


    life there where no one knows us. We''d be there forever, with her ceaselessly screaming my name. I


    smiled at the thought and called Kel to taunt him about it and made other arrangements for the jet to be


    prepared then I smiled at Shayan.


    "Guess who''s leaving the country. Bye bye to your family and child."


    "You''re going to rot in jail for this Carlos, you''d see." She said venomously but I could see that she was


    holding back the tears.


    "Don''t cry baby, I''d take care of you, I promise." I said going to her and wiping the tears as it fell.


    Shayan''s POV


    It was crazy how Carlos seeded with his ns but at this point I was grateful he had me and not


    Evie. I''d have died from the agony of not knowing where she was or what he was doing to her, I''m sure


    Kel must be going through that right now. My Kel, I miss him, I miss Evie, I miss my family. I was


    scared and I didn''t want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me weak but when he mentioned not


    seeing my family again I lost it. There has to be something I can do, I''m not ending up with him no


    matter what.


    "It''s okay baby, don''t worry I''d take care of you."


    " Get your hands away from me you demented idiot." I angrily said removing my face from his reach.


    A loud pnded on my face within seconds and I blinked back the tears. I haven''t been hit before


    and he has hit me twice or was it thrice now.


    "You''re crazy Carlos. You belong in the psychiatric hospital." I said fighting the waves of tears.


    "You. Wouldn''t. Question. My. Sanity." He spelt out dangerously. His eyes were pitch ck, he was


    damn capable of murder. He was choking me now and I couldn''t breathe, there was nothing I could do


    as I was tied. I started gasping for air and he seemed to havee back to earth.


    "Goodness, I''m sorry baby. I didn''t mean to hurt you." The way he said it sounded so genuine and for a


    second there was guilt in his eyes, it got me confused as I stared at him while coughing.


    I saw a figure walking in and when the face became known I sighed in relief.


    "Jess, Jess please you have to get me out of here." I screamed as my croaked voice could carry me.


    He turned to look at me and back at Carlos.


    "What''s all this?" He asked angrily. I felt relieved, he was defending me, he was going to get me out of


    here.


    "What''s what, what do you want?" Carlos looked frustrated at seeing him. Heck, it didn''t even look as if


    Jess was here to get me.


    "Why the hell did you tell Kel that you''d consider giving her back if he agreed to the ransom?" Jess


    shouted angrily. "The deal was thepany and shares in return for her and that''s it."


    The harsh realization sunk in, he wasn''t here to get me. He was with Carlos. He probably helped


    Carlos escape. The bitter realization stung like a bee and I could feel the ache of betrayal in my soul.


    No help wasing.


    "Who said anything about returning her? We''re moving to Thand now." He said leaving where he


    stood with Carlos to start untying me.


    "The hell you are. My side of the bargain was not kept. I didn''t get my reward, there''s no way I''m


    leaving here without it so you better call up Kel this instant and demand for it." Jess was fuming with


    anger now, he was nothing like the innocent Jess I thought he was.


    "Well that''s for you and brother dearest to settle." Carlos said not sparing Jess a nce as he undid the


    "So I just did this for nothing? you realize I could go to jail for this?" The anger Jess was radiating was


    definitely scary.


    "Rx Jess, no one''s going to know about your involvement. Just act like this never happened." Carlos


    said brushing him off.


    Jess was not having any of that as he punched Carlos, Carlos wasted no time in returning the punch


    and I took it as my cue to escape. I undid the knot rapidly. I couldn''t feel my legs when I stood, it


    seemed as if it would give me away but despite that I kept walking.


    "It''s the police, put your hands up." I halted in my position as guns we''re pointed at them.


    Carlos and Jess we''re out numbered and I doubt if they had weapons.


    "You fvcking led the police to us." Carlos angrily said bringing out a gun from his pocket and pointing it


    at Jess.


    I did my best to go into hiding to put myself away from Carlos wrath.


    "Put the gun down." The police menmanded pointing the gun at Carlos.


    I could see the fear on Jess''s face but Carlos? He seemed bolder than ever.


    I didn''t even know Carlos knew where I stood until the gun was pointed at me.


    "Drop your weapons or I''d fvcking kill her." He had a smug look on his face and me? I was about to pee


    my pants out of fear, I''ve never been this scared in my life. Everything could end in seconds, I might not


    see Kel and Evie again. I might not...


    "Put the gun down now."


    Fear kept me rooted in ce, it''s like all the air was being sucked out of my lungs. I was really


    panicking, I could loose my life. This was not the way I envisioned today, we were finally happy,


    everything was going great already. I couldn''t stop the tears from flowing, I wasn''t going to see my


    family again, I was going to be buried six feet under.


    "Walk over here Shayan." Carlosmanded.


    "Please Carlos." I pleaded quietly as I cried.


    "Come over here right now Shayan or I''de get you." He harshly said, the gun still pointed at me.


    "Don''t move or I''d shoot." A police officermanded pointing at Carlos. Three police officers had


    joined, it seemed as if they split up at a point. They should just shoot him already.


    "Fvcking move Shayan." Carlos ordered, he was getting frustrated already. He could pull the trigger.


    "I''ming... please I''ming." I carried my wobbly legs as it could carry me. I felt dizzy, the whole


    world was spinning. It felt like it was a straw I had instead of legs. Heck a straw was even straight. My


    legs felt like noodles.


    I did baby steps as I slowly made my way to where Carlos stood. I knew he was going to use me as a


    leverage to the police so I didn''t want to move fast and besides my legs couldn''t carry me. I said a


    prayer as I walked closer and closer to him.


    "Heck." He muttered moving to drag me and in that moment sounds of gunshot went off as I felt myself


    copsing to the floor.