The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

He’s escaping

The line was filled with Vlad breathing heavily and the sound of cars whizzing by, and then Dean finally heard “Boss, I got kidnapped and was just released on the side of the road with a bruised face, no shoes, and bloody clothes..”

Snapping his brows in confusion, Dean looked at his mother, who had a serious expression on her face and was glaring at him as he let out, “What are you talking about?!” “Someone has people watching the motel… I don’t know, boss… I don’t know who it is… I don’t know who the men were or how many they are because I was blindfolded, but they didn’t like that I had been snooping around the motel!” Vlad explained, sounding frustrated. A sense of worry and anger welled in Dean as he tried to control the emotions rising inside of him, clenching his fists, he hissed, “What?!… What did you tell them then… huh? Did you tell them who asked you to spy on the motel?!” “No! Of course not, boss. I would never betray the Hayes family like that.” Vlad protested, his voice full of determination.

But Dean was unconvinced, shaking his head in response as his temper flared, yelling,” Bullshit, Vlad!! Why the hell will they let you go if you didn’t rat us out?!” When the line went silent, Dean’s eyes darkened as his breathing quickened and his thoughts started racing in his mind. “Fuck!” He shouted when Vlad ended the call abruptly. “That bastard!! All the money I paid him, and for what, to get his ass caught!! I swear if I get my hands on him.” “What happened? Why are you angry?” Madam Jewel cut in, her eyes full of curiosity.

Heaving out a deep breath, Dean turned to her and replied, “Vlad got kidnapped. Apparently, someone had eyes on the motel and didn’t like him snooping around, and a bunch of men kidnapped him for questioning…”

“Did he mention who hired him to spy on the motel to them?” Madam Jewel inquired, her eyes widening in shock, her hand flying to her chest, where the diamond necklace hung proudly in its place, her eyes filled with fear.

“The bastard ended the call… I don’t know how much he said to these strangers.”

The atmosphere in the living room grew tense once again and a silence fell upon it for quite some time until madam Jewel asked, “Do you think it’s Bryan protecting her again… Peach… the way he did with the media?”

“That’s my only sensible thought. Who else will have such power and wealth to hire a gang to protect the motel.” Dean responded bitterly, his eyes hardening with hatred. Pacing back and forth, Dean cursed every moment that passed, his anger mounting by the minute, and he whispered, “None of this is making sense… Nothing is adding up?!” “Things don’t need to add up for us to know that there’s an uprising storm, and even though

it hasn’t hit yet, we can not take risks anymore…” Madam Jewel stated calmly, her voice steady and strong

A look of stress clouded her expression as her gaze darted left and right, deep in thought, and then she whispered, “I will have to see him,”

“Huh?” Dean questioned curiously, confused over what she said. Raising her gaze to meet her son’s, she shook her head and said, “Nothing. Forget about it.” Although Dean was reluctant not knowing what she said, knowing how serious their situation was, he nodded his head and muttered, “If you say so..”

The room was silent as Elijah watched the evening sky, out his window before focusing on his ceiling, allowing his brain to wander from one idea to another, knowing that to take down a family like Hayes you need a plan that is nothing short of perfection.

before sighing and sitting up. When he saw Jerome’s name on his screen, his brows furrowed, then he answered and

a little trip.” Jerome’s voice came through his

frown tugged on his lips

expecting him to make such a move… so soon.” Jerome responded truthfully,

I bet Vlad is alert, one wrong move from Rick will cause a scene… I can not risk that happening. Tell

of his head is that Dean Hayes had uncovered where he was from and was sending Vlad to

agreed before

ear as he sat on the bench, a hoodie covering

Vlad as he withdrew the device from his jacket pocket and answered, “), what did the

is leaving but doesn’t want you to risk it. So your order is to find out the flight he’s taking and report back.” Jerome’s voice filtered into his ear as he took in a breath, letting it out softly. “He cares

don’t let him down. Make sure that

“Okay, talk to you later.” After shoving his phone back into his pocket, he began following Vlad’s movements, keeping a distance between them in case something went wrong. Finally, Vlad stopped at the male bathroom door and then pushed it open, walking inside, leaving Rick standing

the thought that crossed his mind was high, but the fact that Elijah put him first before the mission made Rick want to risk it and he slowly walked over to the door, watching his back before he quietly opened it and

was in, he realized that it was just him and Vlad in the restroom, and in a flash, he moved for Vlad, not giving him a warning

body, but then Rick tightened his grip around him as he whispered, “Shhh!!! Shhh!!! I just want to talk, but

bit better, Vlad stopped struggling and asked, “What do you want… Who are you?” “Why are you leaving the

not wasting any time. “How do

lot, Vlad. Like how you work for the

one of the guys

from you is to tell

But knowing that he didn’t

fighting to get air into his lung, and then Rick’s hand slightly loosened, allowing him

kid-nap, and I know my life is not spear because of my incompetence, and I don’t have… I don’t have the money he paid me to