Chapter 73 - Found Their Location

On the island. 

"Why are you here?" Killian asked the person standing in front of him in a cold yet lazy voice. The person was not supposed to be here especially when people were looking for Joseph's killer madly. Not that this person killed him, still it wasn't a safe option either. 

The person standing in a stiff posture was clad in black clothes from head to toe. Not even a bit of his skin was visible except for his extremely ferocious looking dark eyes. 

Killian could feel that the matter was more serious than he initially thought. He grabbed the iPad from his hand and just as his eyes gazed at the lit screen, a shocking look entered his indifferent eyes. 

"They are tracking the men?" Killian asked him again. 

The person's dark eyes blinked as if saying yes. 

"Damm…" Killian cursed out loudly. 

Now everything was clear as water to him. Persephone Marino was kidnapped by Joseph this time in order to contain dark horses. He made a great plan though. He had to give this to him. 

By kidnapping Persephone Marino thinking that she was Santiago's woman, he removed Santiago's attention from the royal family and the upcoming elections. When Santiago would be busy looking after her, he would indirectly put the royal family in trouble that would force the king in the corner as he (King) would have no choice but to take help from the three of them. He also knew that Killian would be joining the research team soon which meant he wouldn't be his competition. 

However, he didn't lose anything; rather gained Marino's interest by putting Persephone's picture on the dark web. 

But who would have thought that the great PM Joseph who couldn't be defeated easily even by the greatest politicians of the world would suddenly die overnight in the hands of the woman who was half his size and age? 

Now Marino's got a whiff of Persephone's location and another unknown group was looking for Joseph and his men like crazy dogs. 

Joseph's plan should have backfired but it didn't. Instead, it put them in a back corner. 

All of a sudden, Killian burst into laughter. He laughed so loudly and uncontrollably that his stomach was aching. 

The man in black was slightly taken aback and could not figure out what it meant. 

Killian Palermo was known for his indifference and nonchalant attitude. 

However, no one ever saw him laughing in such a manner before. 

Indeed, he was more than amused this time. 

To say Joseph was a dumb man would be an insult. He was a genius. By abducting one woman, he achieved so much. 

Even after death, he had everything he planned for. 

Santiago was stuck somewhere. 

Nash and Callum were handling both Marino's and Maisea. 

And he was doing what Joseph had assumed. 

The public was against the royal family. 

It wouldn't be a surprise if a civil war would break out in a week and the king would be overthrown! 

What a pity that the man himself wasn't here to reap the benefits of what he sowed? 

Was it what they call karma? 

To die with his balls slashed? 

The man in black said something in sign language and Killian immediately understood what he meant. 

"How much time?"Killian asked him. He wanted to know how much time it would take Marinos or Nicolas Scuderi to crack down on their location. Although their hackers were doing everything in their power to stop them from breaking into their firewalls, they knew that they wouldn't survive much as the information was posted by Joseph's man not them. So, it was difficult but they were managing right now. 

'A few hours or perhaps a few minutes …' 

" What do you think we should do?" Killian asked him. 

'Exchange…' 

However, both of them knew that it was not possible as they had no idea where Villain was currently. Even though they received a message this morning which instructed them to wait for a few days and let the storm calm before taking any major steps. 

The man seemed to have said something but Killian saw that he was holding back. 

"Say… it won't cost you treasure." 

'A boom.' The man signed. 

"A big boom," Killian murmured under his breath. Suddenly, he smiled while repeating the same words. 

A big boom indeed. 

It will buy them some time. 

Nevertheless, he didn't share Nash's thoughts of solving every problem by bombing the enemy. 

…..

After arranging everything, Killian dialed a number. The person on the other side picked the call on the third bell. 

"And here I thought I had a free day," The person on the other side of the line groaned. 

"You are not paid to have a free day," Killian replied lazily. "Report what did you know about Nicolas." 

The person pouted on hearing Killian's business tone. "Nicolas Scuderi also known as the miserable and gloomy groom of NYC is currently eating the shit cooked by his mother while hearing how he needs to look after health but I can bet his mind is on the meeting which is going to be held in Marino residence a few minutes from now…" 

"Just this?"Killian scowled."Eating and crying with his momma?" 

"How could this be possible?" a sharp shrill voice interrupted his words. "He also has a gorgeous sister-in-law to attend to. Heard he is also looking after her security. Almost burned down the man who laid hands on her…" 

"This is not the information I need…"The person had an impeccable talent for getting on anyone's nerves. 

Sigh, not everyone can have it. 

"It's time for you to come back."

Thud. 

"Say again?" He heard a shocked and excited voice. 

"It's time to end your mission. You know what to do?" Killian inquired. 

"Hell, yeah. It seems that's gonna be the last murder for the job," the jolly voice whisper shouted."Send me the plan and I will immediately work on it." 

A big boom on the way… 

…..

When Persephone came back to her room, she saw Villain groaning and moaning in his sleep. He was clenching his teeth. The sheet covering his body had fallen off him. His injuries on the abdomen and arm were on display. 

Thankfully, she locked the door while leaving, or else she couldn't fathom what she would have done if someone found him in such a condition. 

Surely, she wouldn't be able to fight with this many people without him. 

"I am telling you mean Villain, don't die on me," said Percy with slight resentment. She was frustrated beyond words when thinking about how he seemed to have made her crazy. 

"Ah, if you found in the morning that I took care of you all night at the cost of my own sleep, you better compensate me." 

"You know what?"

"I will forget about this little 'help' if you just recover."

"Don't think that I care for you. It's merely because I think someone will kill me if you won't protect me. I am but a weak woman. So, you better get well and protect me from all the dangers." 

She kept on placing cold towels on his forehead after a fixed interval of times. She appeared as diligent as a nurse. 

She didn't realize how she spent the entire night sitting on the chair wiping his body with cold water. 

At some point of time, she fell asleep on the same chair. 

…

The next day when Persephone woke up, she found that she had fallen asleep on the uncomfortable chair. 

Checking his temperature, she realized that it wasn't as high as last night. Although his fever was gone, she still needed to take care of him. 

She checked the time and realized that it was almost eight o'clock in the morning. 

Again with one look at his sleeping figure, she entered the washroom to clean up. 

When Santiago woke up, he found Persephone placing the food tray on the table.

She smiled when she saw him opening his eyes. 

"Good morning," She greeted with a lovely smile and then helped him to sit on the bed. 

"Good morning…" he found himself replying to her. 

"Do you have a good sleep?" Persephone asked as if she was a nurse who was asking questions to her patient. Maybe, she took the role of nurse too seriously. 

What a pity! He was stuck in bed or else he would have fulfilled the nurse fantasy with her! She was the only type of nurse that he was willing to have. 

"Yeah…" he murmured in reply to her question. His body felt tired and numb. He didn't remember waking up at night. So, he must have had a good night's sleep, right? 

What could go wrong with her guarding him like a mama bear? 

Persephone helped him in cleaning up and then fed him medicine and food. But she didn't mention that he had a fever last night or how she diligently took care of him. To her, it didn't matter if he knows or not! 

After all, she did all for her mental wellbeing. It had nothing to do with it. 

…

Ah, throw some gifts and power stones at the poor author!