CHAPTER 234. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. I Won’t Miss It for Anything!"Where’s my son?""Danna took him," Milo replied."Took him...? What do you mean...? She left?" he asked incredulously."She said you were busy with someone and that she was leaving with Lissa," his brother answered. "Just so you know, she seemed pretty upset.""Yeah, well, now there’s two of us!" Loan growled as he got into the car and drove as fast as he could to the house.He saw the bodyguard’s car parked across the street and at least felt relieved knowing they were safe."Danna?" he called as he knocked on the door, which she opened a moment later, already in her pajamas and ready for bed.She stepped aside to let him in, and he took a deep breath to deal with his frustration."You could have waited for me," he scolded. "I was worried sick.""You could have supported me," she retorted. "It seems neither of us was in the mood to back each other up tonight."Loan ran a hand through his hair."I’m not taking Ailsa’s
CHAPTER 235. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. I don’t want her aroundDanna raised her head when she heard the knocks on the wood and crossed the room with determined steps towards the front door. She knew it was Loan knocking because no one else would arrive at that hour.She had been trying to avoid him for days, as her mother kept showing up at the rink, and whenever Loan arrived, she would flutter around him like a happy butterfly, without him doing anything to push her away. They had barely spoken since then because Danna had remained firm in her decision not to trust Ailsa again.Danna took a deep breath before reaching the door handle, and when she opened it, there he was, standing in front of her with his hands still tucked into the pockets of his jacket.“Hi,” he murmured when he saw her.“Hi,” she replied without smiling. She simply stepped aside to let him in. “Mauro is already asleep. You can go up and see him.”He nodded and went up the stairs while Danna returned to the sofa, list
CHAPTER 236. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. What You Taught MeShe loved Loan, but she wasn’t willing to compromise when it came to her son’s safety. And if Loan was the kind to turn the other cheek, well… she wasn’t.The next two days passed quickly. She left Mauro with the nanny at Loan’s company, and he spent most of his time with the baby until Danna came to pick him up in the afternoon. If they exchanged two words, it was only to talk about their son, and Loan couldn’t deny that he missed being there with them, but he felt he had to do whatever he could to make Danna see reason.Finally, Saturday arrived, and the family gathered at the church for Mauro’s baptism. It was a sunny and joyful day, perfect for such a celebration. The small church was undoubtedly filled with happy people because the Keller family had many friends, and they had invited everyone.Mauro was solemnly baptized by the parish priest, who gave him words of blessing before pouring the holy water on his little head.Dan
CHAPTER 237. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. The worst kind of predatorJhon was the first to pull out his phone, but Loan stopped him.“What do you think you’re doing?” he asked, horrified. “The note says not to call the police...”“They all say that, Loan!” Jhon growled back. “But the last thing you should do is follow those orders. If you don’t want to involve the local police, fine. I’ve got my own people, but you can’t just sit around and do nothing.”Loan felt like the ground was opening beneath him. His heart pounded in his ears. Danna had been taken, kidnapped. His first thought was about Sibar and where the hell he was, but then he remembered he’d given the bodyguard the day off because he hadn’t rested in over a week, and Loan had planned to be with Danna to protect her.“Alright,” he murmured, letting Jhon go ahead with his call. Then he turned to his sister Noémi and pulled her aside. “We need five million urgently. Whatever we need to do, we have to have it ready.”“I’ll take care
CHAPTER 238. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. Rescue“We have a call on the house landline. It seems to be Emil Landou,” he told them, and both men ran toward the living room.“Don’t give any information, just ask what he wants, how, when, and where. And ask for proof of life, ask to speak to Danna,” Jhon instructed before putting on headphones to listen through the tapped line.As soon as Loan picked up the phone, Emil Landou’s cold, raspy voice was heard.“Are you playing hard to get, Keller? Or do you just not care about the mother of your child?” he hissed venomously.Jhon signaled one of his men, who immediately began tracing the call.“What do you want, Emil?” Loan tried to stay calm.“Can’t you read?” the man snapped with disdain.“Yes, I can read, but I just wanted to confirm. Five million?” Loan asked, and Jhon gestured for him to keep talking to buy time for the trace.“Exactly, five million if you want your little woman back in one piece,” Emil growled with evident irritation.“I nee
CHAPTER 239. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. The ransom noteThe argument escalated quickly, becoming more intense until the rest of the family had no choice but to step in.“Loan, please, listen to me!” Jhon pleaded desperately. “I’m trying to tell you that this isn’t our best chance. If we hand over the money, we’ll never get Danna back…”“And if we don’t hand it over, we won’t get her back either!” Loan shot back. “He’s not even asking for that much, Jhon, it’s only five million! Maybe this isn’t our best chance, but it’s *a* chance! Danna is out there somewhere, alone and vulnerable, at the mercy of a psychopath, with no hope of rescue. I can’t bear to think about the harm he might do to her! If I have any chance of reaching Emil Landou, I’m going to take it.”Jhon stepped away from Loan and took a deep breath, walking into the other room.Meanwhile, Jhon checked the suitcase and approached Mrs. Ailsa.“I know this is a lot to ask, but I need your help,” he said. “Emil only wants you to de
CHAPTER 240. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. It’s All His FaultLoan opened his mouth, but he didn’t even know what to say. It was the note they had found in the room, the ransom note, the one that demanded the same thing Emil had asked for, but if he hadn’t written it, then who…“Damn it!” Jhon growled, putting on his headset. “Stop the lady! Get her off the train! Don’t lose sight of her for a second! Stop her!”Loan felt his heart harden just hearing that. Jhon had reached the conclusion before him. If Emil hadn’t written the ransom note, there was only one other person in that room who could have done it.“Ailsa…” he whispered as screams erupted from the speakers.“They’re moving.”“Who has eyes on her?”“I think I see her.”“Damn it, she got off the car!”“I’m stuck inside!”“I don’t see her!”“She’s crossing!”“Damn it!”…The silence that followed was agonizingly long until one of Jhon’s men spoke the final verdict.“We lost her. She got off the car at the last moment and took the train
CHAPTER 241. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. Start moving!Danna tried to open her eyes and remember what had happened, but everything was too blurry. All she felt was a cold sensation running down her spine and the certainty that she had been kidnapped. She noticed her hands were free and opened her eyes, hoping it had all been a nightmare, but she wasn’t that lucky.She remembered entering the church room and seeing her mother on the floor. When she had turned around, the last thing she saw was her former coach’s face before losing consciousness. Then she had woken up in the dark compartment of a train. She remembered Loan’s shouts over a phone call and her own desperate questions about her child, because her baby was the only thing that mattered to her.After that, Emil had again pressed that horrible cloth against her nose, resulting in an unbearable headache and the uncertainty of what he had done to her while she was unconscious. She didn’t even want to think about it; her body hurt too