The Love that Never Really Dies

“Matt! Ian, look! It’s Matt!” Vivian cried and pulled Ian over. The two gasped in terror when they saw the atrocious scene. “So, Mr. Hayes, is this your son? You’d better pay up, or I’ll kill him right here!” the man jeered with a sadistic laugh. When the man saw Sebastian’s reaction, he knew instantly that Sebastian was shocked. Sebastian’s mind went blank. He totally did not expect to see a boy who looked just like Ian. Before he could recover from the shock, Sasha had already picked up a huge wench behind the man. Though she was struggling to get on her feet, she was ready to give that man a fatal blow. Sebastian’s eyes widened in alarm. Without a second thought, he hit the command button beside his hand.

The snipers near the pier were already waiting for his order to shoot. Before Sasha could ambush the kidnapper, the man’s body froze at a muffled shot. Sasha took a step back instinctively as specks of warm blood splashed on her face. Right at that instant, she was lost for words. She stood looking at the man dropping to the ground with a blank stare. Everything happened so quickly that her body stiffened at the brutal sight. It was not until a pair of small, clammy hands tugged her that she finally came around and drooped her head, looking at the frightened child. “Mommy, Daddy’s here. He came to save us.” Sasha felt an unbearable burden lifted from her chest immediately. Then, she collapsed to the ground and passed out. She had been out looking for Matteo for the entire night, and she was spent. The wound on her body, although not fatal, had sapped her of her remaining energy with all the excessive bleeding over the past hours. Help arrived in a timely fashion.

small face. “You have nothing to be sorry for, Ian. You’re my family, and I don’t want anything to happen to you either. Come to think of it, it’s good that I was the one who got kidnapped. I doubt you’ll be able to survive all this.” Tears welled up in Ian’s eyes when he heard what Matteo said. After all Matteo had been through, he was still thinking about Ian. Sebastian looked at

turned and left without even looking at Sebastian. In the meantime, Ian and Sebastian looked at one another, not knowing what to say. Did my son just turn his back on me? He doesn’t even care if I’m his father? A gloom settled over Sebastian’s chiseled face. Ian came over and wanted to explain Matteo and Vivian’s behavior, but Sebastian just patted him gently on his head and assured him before going after the two kids. Sebastian knew he was the one who had to do the explaining. After all, he had never done anything for Matteo. “Matt. That’s your name right? Matt.” Sebastian asked when he caught up