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
CHAPTER 242. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. Do You Think Anyone’s Coming to Look for You?The problem was that all her weight fell on her pelvis, causing her legs to ache horribly when they weren’t numb... at least she wanted to believe that was the reason for the pain.Emil watched her constantly, ensuring she followed his instructions. Sometimes, when she made a mistake, he would hit her to get her attention and make her start over. Danna obeyed, though fear and pain coursed through her every time the rod struck her.Two hours later, Emil looked at her intently, as if trying to assess her determination. Finally, he smiled.“Now,” he said, offering her a bottle of water and giving her just a sip. “Do you promise to do everything I ask?”Danna nodded.“Yes,” she whispered. “I promise... but you have to get me down from here... I need to go to the bathroom...”“You can do it on yourself. You’re wearing a diaper,” Emil smiled, and Danna felt her stomach churn. “How could you forget you’re a lit
CHAPTER 243. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. A Desperate Attempt“You need to calm down, there’s nothing left to break. If you hurt yourself, we’ll never find Danna…” Jhon warned, and Loan glared at him from across the room, his teeth clenched.“Why don’t you just say it outright? ‘Calm down before you leave your son an orphan without a mother or a father too,’” he growled, tears streaming down his face.“I don’t need to say it, you already know,” Jhon replied firmly. “It’s been two days, the odds aren’t good, and we’re following every lead.”“The tracker... the money suitcase had the bank chip…”“That might have worked if you hadn’t discussed it with Noemi in front of Danna’s mother. But my men followed it and found the suitcase empty in a bathroom at a station almost two hundred miles from here.”Loan held his head in his hands, feeling like he was dying with every passing second. Jhon and his team had done everything to find Danna, but the search had yielded no results.“We’re doing everyth