Chapter 3: Mike's Pv; kidnapping

I get up with a start to realize that my beauty of the day is asleep in my arms. I fell asleep without realizing it too tired by this part of the leg in the air. Shit, Nora is going to gut me that's for sure. I lean to the side to pick up my phone to check the time. I'm fifteen minutes late already. It's official, Mike McAllister will die at the hands of his beloved niece.

I will never understand women. They love to make men booze but hate when they are made to wait. I'm even surprised she hasn't called me yet. Given my haste, the beautiful young woman whose name I still don't know offered to leave and I was grateful to her. I should have asked her name or offered to drive her home, but I wasn't in the mood for that.

After quickly getting ready, I go out to take the car to the restaurant. I get there thirty minutes late. I rush out of the car. It's only now that I see the police vehicles surrounding the restaurant, barricading the entrance and the strong crowd of people on the premises. My heart jumped in my chest. I had a bad feeling. I take my phone and call Nora's number but no answer. I run to get into this damn restaurant but I'm stopped by police officers.

- Let me in, I have my niece inside.

Agent: Sorry sir you have to wait for the police to finish their job.

I was this close to punching this little agent in the jaw, but I was holding myself back. He refused to tell me anything about what was going on. I was going to explode, especially since Nora still wasn't answering my calls. Stretchers were being pushed outside. On three were injured people and on another was a person wrapped in a black plastic bag. I don't wait another minute. I slip under the barriers and run to look at the face of the person in the bag. When I get to the level of the body, I feel a hand on my shoulders. I turn around in anger, the reaction of which is to make the agent take a step back.

Agent: Sorry sir you don't have to be here.

"Leave him Agent Gallager, he's a friend of mine," said a voice behind me. This voice, I recognize it very well. It is that of Captain Jeff McCain. We had cooperated in the past while I was still in the army and he was a simple sergeant.

- McCain!

Jeff: McAllister what a surprise. What are you doing here?

- What happened here?

Jeff: A kidnapping gone wrong.

- A kidnapping? I had an appointment with my niece at this place. Now she's not answering my calls and I'm worried.

Jeff: Your niece? Is this phone hers?

- Shit, don't tell me it was her who was taken away.

Jeff: Sorry. They had come for her. She didn't let herself go, the restaurant owner tried to protect her that's why he was killed. The others were injured by bullets flying in all directions.

- Were you able to see the surveillance videos? Do you have any idea of the identity of these criminals?

Jeff: Not yet but my team and I are on it. McAllister, do you have any enemies who could come after this young girl to hurt you.

- I have my little idea but don't count on me to tell you about it. Go investigate on your side and I will do the same on mine.

Jeff: Will you let me know the progress of your investigation?

- Don't count on it too much.

I go home with the handbag my niece left behind. Once at home, anger seizes me. I smash everything within my reach. I couldn't keep my promise to Maria. I let that stupid Kovalski take my sunshine because I know only that motherfucker could pull off a stunt like that. And damn it! I'm so sorry. If I hadn't wasted time with this woman, maybe I would have arrived in time to protect her.

I pick up my phone and dial a private number I thought I'd never have to call again. They transfer me to the person I wanted to talk to. It's Wesley Anderson, the man in charge of the facility that Donovan and I worked in before he died. This structure which has been striving for years to bring down Kovalski in vain.

Wesley: I didn't expect to get your call one day. It's been what... fifteen years?

- Is Kovalski in New York?

Wesley: I can't give you such information. You're not on Team McAllister anymore.

- Listen to me Mr. Anderson, my niece, Donovan's daughter, this man who gave his life for your fucking organization was kidnapped today and I have every reason to believe that Anton Kovalski is the kidnapper. responsible then please answer my question.

Wesley: I'm sorry but if you agree to come back you'll have all the information you need otherwise I can't help it.

- It will take me days to finish with the admission paperwork and that's something I can't afford. I'll find Kovalski alone and we'll settle our accounts the old-fashioned way.

I hang up the phone even angrier than before. And so it is, you risk your life in the service of others but no one to help you when you're in trouble.

As far as I know, Kovalki took refuge in Russia fifteen years ago. He moved his biggest businesses there but of course he could come back as there was no evidence linking him to any illegal business. I'm shaking so badly. Who knows what that crazy guy might do to my little Nora for revenge?

I leave my house and take the path to Nora's apartment. I enter his private space which smells so good of vanilla. On the table, gifts and greeting cards for Nora. All of his friends from college. Photos of her with Maria then several of us from her childhood to her majority through her adolescence. I couldn't stop my tears from flooding my face.

I log on to Nora's computer and search for Kovalski's whereabouts. After an hour, I lose hope. The computer is not my thing. I'm more physical, I like to use my fists more. Night falls and no concrete information about Kovalski.

The vibration of my phone alerts me to the arrival of a message. I open my box and see a short message that immediately makes me jump out of my chair.

"Hi McAllister, this is Griffin. I'm writing to you because I heard what happened to Mark's daughter so I managed to get the information you were looking for. Kovalski arrived in New York two days ago. this. He lives in his private jet on the airport Tamac and tomorrow he is flying back to Russia but you can meet him at Holiday hotel currently, he is meeting people there. Delete this post after you get to know, good luck”

Everything I needed, so I go to this hotel because I have to beat him up to start.