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CHAPTER 173

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"Aaaahh…."

The three men raced forward at her and she was ready to attack when suddenly…

WHOOSH!

One of the sniper guys shot at her but rather than a bullet it was indeed a pin, causing her to stop in her tracks the minute it landed on her neck.

Jade paused and pulled it out then brought it forward to see what it was.

"Bloody h…"

*BLACKOUT*

"We have her. Grab her and let us go." The first man gave his order then turned his back and left.

***

All through what was happening, Xander could only manage to hear the few sounds made by her attackers but he could not fathom anything from it.

And when he heard the screams that followed then the voice of the man, telling whoever it was to get her.

Xander's heart began to beat very fast. It felt as though his heart would burst any second as his mind replayed all that he had heard a few minutes ago.

"No. No… Damn it. No. Quinn."

He still couldn't piece it together and for a moment there, he forgot what to do other than just stand and watch.

It was not until his mind replayed the words again the man had said that he came back to his senses.

"Quinn is in grave danger. I must move. But then I do not know where she is. Wait, I can track her phone. I can track my call or even sense her."

One of the good things about the whole thing was that they had forgotten to take her phone with them, leaving Xander a good enough hope in trailing her.

Quickly he picked his car keys. It was still early in the afternoon and flying was a very risky thing but before he left, he closed his eyes and concentrated his power.

"Jay, Sky, Jenny. Answer me if you can hear me," Xander called out to them but no reply.

"Damn it guys. Alright, Xyler, are you there?"

"Where else would I be? I understand the problem, I would help search her aura out."

"Thank you but before that, I need you to link Skyler, Jeriah, and Analinda. I need to talk to them all."

"Done."

"Thanks. Jay, Sky, Jenny, if you can hear me, I need your help."

"Xander/" It was Jenny who first responded.

"Jenny, where are the others?"

"Right here," Sky answered.

"Present," Jay said loudly. "What is wrong, Xan?"

"It is Quinn. I think… Damn it, she has been kidnapped."

"WHAT!"

"When, why, how come?" Jenny was confused. For all, she knew Jade was a good girl and not one with enemies except… Except due to her involvement with Xander.

"If I knew then I would not have been calling you all for help. Help me find her, please."

"Right away. We would meet you at the cave."

"No Sky. She last told me she was at the East Coastal street. Let's go there."

"Should we ride in our cars or in our natural form?"

"I am so tempted to say natural form but please…let's, screw it guys. We move in our natural form."

"Got it."

"Roger that."

"Race you there guys."

"Thank you." Xander opened his eyes and they shone a dark hue of his dragon form. "Xyler, it is time to go full-blown out. Release the aura, get hers."

"Noted."

Without wasting another second, he rushed to his balcony, and just like that he jumped down then transformed into his natural form and soared high into the sky.

"Quinn, wait for me, I am coming."

***

By the time they arrived at a warehouse, the men took Jade to a room and locked her there then went to report back.

All four men found their way to an office upstairs in the warehouse and immediately they entered, they found Zale seated on an office chair behind a big desk reading some documents in his hands.

The moment he noticed them walk in, he peeled his gaze from what he was doing to look at them.

There were five other men in the room, one of which looked particularly different in terms of dressing from the others.

"And how did it go?" Zale's voice echoed in the office where he sat down.

Rather than replying, all four of them looked at each other then returned their gaze back to Zale who was eagerly awaiting their reply. They all had a wonderful smile on their faces.

"Hmm, from the look of things, I assume it went well?" Zale added.

"Yes boss," the first man replied. "Finally we have caught her but we did not get a ground to fight her and check for ourselves if she really was the one."

"Great then. Take me to her, I would confirm, myself."

"Not so fast." As if on cue, everyone turned their gaze to the man who had spoken.

He was the person who was dressed differently from the rest. He wore black leather trousers with a plain white shirt and a black leather jacket on top with black fighting shoes while the others dressed in normal black jeans with black tops and a black cloth over the mouth and nose, leaving their eyes exposed.

"You have a problem?" Zale asked, not feeling happy about the disturbance.

"We made a deal. I help you get her and you release her."

"Well then, Unkillable Killer, you of all people should know things do not work that way. I need to ascertain the good first before payment, is that not right?"

Arctic clenched his fist at his side. Zale was pushing his luck, real bad.

"For all I know, it could be a trap and you played me, giving me the wrong person."

"I did not play you," Arctic retorted.

"Then I would confirm myself. Until then, kindly do not make me go back on my deal and kill her. I suggest you shut up and let me check."

Arctic did not say anything anymore and just let him go. Seeing as he was being obedient, Zale smirked then turned to face his men. "Shall we?"