Temporary Alliance

Chapter 28 : Feelings

Alexander's POV

Vita abruptly ended the call and I brought my phone away from my ear in disbelief. She never answered me. Worry for her safety seeped into my heart.

A few hours ago, I received a call from someone that claimed to be Cadence Reyes, a person that was supposed to be dead according to Vita.

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"Alexander Blades, my name is Cadence Reyes and if you do as I ask, I will reveal where Vita is held."

I immediately narrowed my eyes in suspicion. "You expect me to trust a dead woman?"

Cadence remained silent for a moment. "My elder sister had a bad run in with Cody three years ago and they killed her. She left behind a five-year-old son named Nolan. A few months ago, Efren used my moment of weakness to recruit me. When I didn't agree, he kidnapped my eight-year-old nephew and I haven't seen him since. I know you are protecting your family and are willing to do anything to keep them safe. Well, so am I, Blades."

"You and I are nothing alike," I replied back icily, not going further into detail that she betrayed her country and all her close friends.

"You will never find Vita fast enough without my help. She was able to survive last time but there's no guarantee that she will fight to live this time."

I clenched my hands into fists. "She's stronger than you think."

"I saw her, she doesn't look too good right now." She sighed. "Alexander Blades, you're doing everything you can to protect someone you hold dear, that is what I'm trying to do as well."

I clenched my teeth and looked around the room in frustration. "I need proof."

"I can't prove that Cadence Reyes is alive, but I can give you the location of my nephew."

"I'm not sure if Vita has ever told you about me or not, but I'm good with computers. I hacked through Efren's system and found where they were keeping my nephew. The reason why I couldn't go get him myself is that it is very well guarded and the moment they realize it's me, they're going to kill both of us and I can't risk that."

"Then, I need more than just Vita's location."

Cadence paused and sighed. "I can get you files on all of Efren's dealings, all his compounds and all of the members of his team."

I squeezed my eyes shut, feeling like I'm being pushed into a corner. "Give me the address of your nephew."

*

"Wait, what did you just say?" Emmaline widened her eyes in shock and disbelief.

"It will be all hands-on deck. We will be splitting into three groups. One will rescue Cadence Reyes' nephew, another will seize Efren's current compound and find Vita Simmons, the other will meet Efren at the set location. Cadence is aware of this plan and she will be giving us a signal when it will be the best to enter the compound."

"All at once?" She furrowed her eyebrows as she glanced at me questionably.

"The most important question is if we can trust this person called Cadence," Victor spoke up for the first time since I revealed my plans in our unit room.

"I was able to access her records and she is telling the truth about her nephew. A few weeks ago, he disappeared and never went back to school."

"You know it could be a trap for all teams." Victor eyed me cautiously.