Predator & Prey

Chapter 34

Blake's POV:

                "Ask him what phone company the phone is using." Detective Murray told me as we sat outside, listening to Liam take deep breaths. I nodded before doing as he asked, knowing that they'd be able to trace Liam's location through the network he was using.

                "Love?"

                "Y-yes, Blakey?"

                "Is this Jacobey's phone?"

                "Oh, um, no. I-it's mine. Ma and Papa gave it to me y-yesterday as we left."

                "That's great! I'll be sure to kiss their feet when I see them." I joked, making my mate giggle slightly. "Can you look at the screen and tell me what phone company you're using?"

                "O-okay." He mumbled. A few seconds later, his voice was back as he mumbled the name of the network. I recalled the information to Detective Murray and also gave the elephant the number that Liam was calling from. Once he had all of the information, he got to work tracing the call which wouldn't take much time.

                It was quiet once again as I listened to my mate breathe. Just knowing that he was on the other end of the line made my lion relax a bit. Hearing that Jacobey had touched him pissed me off to no end. Hearing that he had fucking hit him made me livid. It wasn't an empty threat when I said whoever this Jacobey person was, was dead.

                "Blakey, you're growling." Liam's soft voice broke through my angry haze. I took a deep breath to stop my sudden growls, not wanting to scare my mate more than he probably already was.

                "I'm sorry, lo-" Liam squeaked, cutting me off as I heard angry pounding on a door.

                "Precious, are you still in the bathroom?" A voice said, making Liam whimper.

                "H-He's back early." He whispered softer than his usual tone. It was almost impossible to hear him over the pounding on the door. Instantly, I knew it was this Jacobey guy.

                "Precious, open the door now! I don't like being ignored."

                "Tell him you're not feeling well." I told Liam as I impatiently tapped Detective Murray's shoulder. I heard Liam relay the message to Jacobey as Murray raised one finger at me. Seconds later, he held up his thumb.

                "We got him." He told me, making me sigh in relief as Liam screamed. I listened as the phone made contact with something as Liam shuffled.

                "I thought I gave you clothes to change into!" Jacobey stated angrily. My guess was Liam had successfully hidden the phone from view.

                "We have to move now. Jacobey is back." I told Murray, causing him to nod.

                "I'm on my way, baby." I said into the phone although I knew that my mate didn't hear a word I had said.

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Liam's POV:

                Half an hour hadn't even passed yet, so what in the world was he doing back? I shrank into the corner of the bathroom as Jacobey menacingly advanced toward me.

                "When I tell you to do something, I expect you to do it!" He said angrily, slapping me across the face again. This one was harder than the last, but I didn't have time to cup my possibly bruising cheek as he dragged me up from the floor.