Sin pov.
I felt like crap; I wasn't myself. It was like I was going to faint any moment now. He walked over to where Alesso sat, typing repeatedly on the laptop in front of him.
"Any update yet?" I asked him for the hundredth time since he came.
"The picture has been proven to be fake; whoever did it was an expert. They knew you would probably check to see if it was Photoshop and made sure you wouldn't be able to notice this: Alesso says, empathizing with each word. "This took time; whoever did this was not in a rush, meaning they were well orchestrated."
"Have you been able to pinpoint where she might be taken?" I growled.
"Sin, I'm trying my best. It's not easy to..."
"I don't care; I don't want you to try your best. I want you to find her; this is a matter for Mani and my child. So you better find her, or you will be sorry, Alesso." I threatened him and suddenly groaned at the sharp pain I felt in my head.
It was like my head was being split in two. I felt a hand on my shoulders and turned to see Luca behind me with a worried look on his face.
"Look man! You need to calm down," he says, coming to stand beside me.
"I can't do that; I just can't fucking do that, Luca." I don't know where she is, and it keeps driving me crazy. "We need to find her." I growled at him. I knew he was as worried as I was, but he did everything to maintain his calm while I felt I was losing control.
Who would have thought that Nikolai Violenta would go nuts over a girl?
But that is the situation now.
"We are all worried too." I looked at Samantha, whose eyes were closed as she lay on the couch.
Luca finally got her to have a rest and tried to do the same with me, but the last thing I wanted to do was sleep right now.
"We need to think rationally; you need a rest, man. Let Alessandro do his work while you take a little bit of a nap. If there is any update, I will let you know." I gave him a defeated look.
"Luca is right, Sin; I will find her." I haven’t seen her yet, and I want to meet the girl who has you wrapped around her little finger," Alesso said, trying to assure me.
All this was my fault.
I always bring destruction to the ones I love. The only way to find Mani now was through Alesso. Luca and I had gone to interrogate Jason in the basement when we found out about Mani's disappearance, but he was found dead along with the guys assigned to monitor him, the same as Luna. This was a big proof that whoever was doing it was among the people in this house.
"We have to ask Alesso." My life is worthless without her in it. I promise to give the person a slow death when I find who is responsible for this. I mutter angrily.
"Any news?" Samantha says, letting out a little yawn. She looked between Luca and me.
" No." Luca mutters, shaking his head. "Alesso is still working on it.
Samantha let out a defeated sigh, burying her head in her hands. Her shoulders slump in defeat.
"Who the hell could have done this?. The last time was in New York, when they tried to kill her. This person keeps getting away, like he enjoys playing whatever game this was. This is not just a kidnapping if they aren't asking for a ransom, not in this line of work." Samantha said, thinking aloud.
I rubbed my face with both hands, inhaling and exhaling, trying to calm my racing heat. I heard the sound of something ringing, and I walked to my table to see that it was my phone. I looked at the number and didn't recognize it. I picked up the call, placing the phone close to my ear.
"Ciao," my voice sounded furious, and my tone was strained and stressed.
"Nikolai. Help me, please. I heard the scared voice of Mani.
My heart kept beating fast, like I was about to have a heart attack. I felt my emotions being mixed together. Just the sound of her voice gave me more courage and determination to find her.
"Mani, is that you, baby?" I voiced my worries. A sob left her lips. "Where are you?" I asked fiercely.
Samantha and Luca were by my side the minute I called out her name. I put the phone on the desk, putting it on speaker so that Alesso could listen and trace the call.
"There are trees; a ditch is close to a highway. Nikolai I don't know. I have no idea where I am; I'm scared." she cried, Her words and tears sent my heart shattering into different pieces.
Samantha had tears flowing down her face as Luca tried to comfort her. She had her hand clapped to her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud.
"Don't worry, princess. I have someone tracing the call," I tried to comfort her, "and I turned to look at Alesso for any updates.
"It's a payphone; it's going to take a little bit of time before I can pinpoint the exact location," he says.
"Hurry the hell up and get it done fast." I screamed at him. "What am I paying you for? Do it now!" I let out a series of swears both in Italian and English. I took the glass cup off the table and smashed it against the wall, and it shattered into pieces.
I heard a sound coming from the phone but couldn't hear well because the call was breaking. " Nikolai"
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I asked all at once.
"I need to tell you something, so listen." I was worried; I needed to know if she was okay and not hurt. More importantly, she needs to be somewhere safe before we come get her.
"yes amore. I need you to... " I started, but she cut him off. If she managed to escape, she needed to hide because I was sure whoever took her would be after her.
"No, listen; I don't have much time." "Do not trust Z."
"Mani, Mani... Amore, are you still there?" I screamed, waiting for her response. " fuck."
"I was able to get the location," Alesso said, getting up from his seat.
I wasted no time. Strapping my gun by my side, I walked out of the office with the rest behind me.