I frantically screamed and yelled trying to find her but I couldn't. The desire to see if she was okay was burning inside me. I was feeling so fucking helpless. What if she isn't here?

What if I am too late to save her?

What if something happens to her?

Will I be ever able to forgive myself it someone hurt her?

What if I fucking lose her?

No. No. No.

That can't happen. I need to find her. I can't even think about the thought of losing her. I am not going to leave those mother fucker kidnappers. I am going to kill them with my bare hands. I can't lose her, I can't because that can't be happening. I can't-

That very second I came to the end of the hallway I was walking and that is when my eyes stopped at the petite figure who was tied on the chair. I couldn't see her properly due to the darkness around in the basement but I knew it was her. I know it.

A sudden rush of relief washed over me as I started breathing again. My eyes warmed as I saw her. A mere look at her made me relieved. She is here. At last I found her.

I dashed, without wasting even a single second, towards her. I bent down on my knees to come to the level of the chair she was tied to. She seemed to be fainted. I shook her lightly to wake her up. I just want to hear her voice. I want to hear her say that she is okay. I shook her again to look into her eyes and tell her that I was here, to save her. She shifted slightly and slowly her eyes fluttered. She opened them to reveal those pale blue orbs which were confused, then relieved and then some life came into them. She looked at me and her eyes showed how much she had been through and how happy she was to see me.

"They fucking kept me here without even a single grain of food. I am so going to kill them." She said idiotically but I was too damn happy to hear her that I didn't mind it at all. I cupped her face as I kissed her forehead and pulled her into me. I hugged her and reminded myself that she was here, with me, in my arms, safe.

"Uhh...I am smelly as hell in here Ace. I don't think you-" I cut her off and said instead-

"Shut up Eva. I thought I was going to lose you forever. You scared the hell out of me." I said honestly.

"Oh..umm.." She stuttered expectedly.

Suddenly, something seemed to get into her as her body became stiff.

"What happened?" I asked worried.

"Are you really here? I thought I was hallucinating.....Does...Am..I...I am safe..I..D.." She was confused as hell as her eyes fell on my face and she seemed to take in the fact that I was actually there. And then, the panic kicked into her eyes.

"Ace..Ace..Take me home. I don't...I don't want to stay here..Take me home..I need to get out of here..right now.." She croaked and I couldn't see her like that.

"Wait. How did come here? Didn't he stop you?" She asked and I stopped to look at her.

"Who? There was not a fucking soul in here. I had come here with the thought of beating the shit out the person who fucking did this but no one is here." I said gritting my teeth. I was expecting a pack of goons and a leader in here which was not the fucking case. Instead it was so silent in here that I for a second thought that it was the wrong address that I had got. How can the kidnapper just disappear? And who dared to kidnap her in the first place?

"Who was it Eva? You must have seen him. Tell me his name. I am going to hunt him down and break all his ribs after knocking the life out of him." I said in anger, meaning every word I said.

Eva looked at me for a second then cast her eyes down not meeting mine. She is trying to hide something. But before I could say or ask anything, her soft voice said -

"take him home Ace. Please."

I nodded at her instantly and picked her up from the chair in bridal style. I held her firmly as she snuggled into me, trying to calm herself down. I could literally feel her accelerating heartbeat as she leaned onto me for support. I could feel her warm skin against mine as I realized that she was still wearing the bikini with the cover up. She seemed to realize that too.

"Wait." I said and put her down for a second only but she wobbled with her weak legs. She took a second to balance herself and I quickly took off my jacket to give it to her. I took her slender hands and made her wear my jacket to cover her upper body as the cover up didn't cover much. She looked at me thankfully and I nodded at her, understanding her thoughts before it came out into words. I then picked her up again in bridal style and walked out of the isolated building with Eva snuggled into my chest while I breathed in relief at the thought that she was finally with me.

"Oh fuck. Who gets kidnapped in a bikini?" She groaned as we reached my car and hides her blushing face into my chest and I chuckle at that.

His chuckles vibrate through his chest and a weird feeling sets in my stomach. Weird but good yet Unknown.

After that, I try to keep my eyes open but I am so comfortable right now that automatically my eyes start to drop and before I know, I was sound asleep.

Probably snoring also. Uggh. I hate myself.

The darkness around was intolerable. I was no longer being blindfolded but the inner darkness seemed to be dominating me. I frantically looked around trying to see the face of my kidnapper.

"Hello! Is anybody out there? Is anybody listening?" I asked stupidly. I felt like I was singing a song. If you get it, you know.

Silence.

But the curtain of silence broke when I heard footsteps approaching the door in front of me. My senses awakened, and my body stiffened waiting for someone to show. After what seemed like an eternity, the door swung open and I focused my eyes on the figure in front of me.

There he was. The man who ruined every single good thing of my life.

My guess was right then. He came back.

He started advancing towards me with the same menacing eyes that I had seen that night In Virginia. But, if possible, those eyes held more cruelty than the last time I saw him.

He raised his hand and in a reflex action my eyes shut down - not being able to do anything as I was still tied to the chair.

I woke up with a jolt as the nightmare of the reality that I had been through scared me. I never thought that he would be alive. How could he be...

Sweat drenched, I looked up as the deep voice of Ace brought me back to present. He was gazing at me with confusion and thousands of questions were pooling in his eyes as tried to understand what was going on. I don't blame him. he doesn't even know who kidnapped me.

"Shh. It's okay. You are home now. Take deep breaths. You are home." He said cooing in my ears as he made me sit up and hugged me. He held my head as I exhaled into his chest, as my breathing started to come to a normal level.

"Who the fuck was he Eva? tell me please." He growled at first in my ears but then added the latter part softly.

How can I tell him? How can I tell him that my own father kidnapped me and tortured me with both words and hands?

I looked away from him and not wanting to lie. He would catch my lie in a second even if I did. It was when I looked around, I realized that we were actually home. The hell house but still, home. The familiar bed room made me feel loads better.

"Where is Jennifer?" I asked instantly.

"Fuck it Eva. You are deflecting. Jennifer is preparing dinner for you." He said as he pulled away from me and stood up from the bed I was on.

We were currently in the hell house and Jennifer was probably here to see if I was still alive.

Which makes me wonder-Am I alive?

"You have not changed much in these years, my dear daughter." His evil voice said as he observed me by circling around me.

"Same can be said about you, daddy." I said with a sneer.

" Don't talk talk to me like that you little piece of shit. I can kill you within seconds." He said but I already knew that.

"Well, why haven't you? I am surprised as this is against your otherwise asshole behavior." I spat at him.

At that, his nose flared and those sapphire eyes went so dark that it sent chills down my spine. He lunged towards me and grabbed a bunch of hair in his hand, pulling it hard so as to hurt me as a sharp pain erupted in my scalp.

"Speak to me like that again and I will kill you this very second without caring about the perfect plan that I have in store for you and your bastard husband." He said making my mind wander about different possibilities he was thinking about hurting me and Ace. But why Ace?

Funny that both Ace and Zach call each other by the same name - bastard. Though I am hell sure that the name suits Zach loads better than Ace.

"Why Ace? You don't even know him." I asked voicing my confusion.

Well, I think chit chatting with my kidnapper/dad/Zach/Bastard - is the only thing I am capable of doing right now. When I thought he wouldn't answer, he said -

"I know that bastard from a very long time. Much before you even saw his so-called-pretty face which made you marry someone as worthless as you." He sneered.

"Well, I am sure that you don't understand the simple meaning of 'worthless' if you think that Ace deserved that title. Honestly, my only definition of 'worthless' is - you. A piece of worthless shit who fucking ruined my life by killing my mother." I yelled and spat at his foot.

Wrong move. But who cares?

He will kill me anyways if wants to.

In a heartbeat, he was leaning towards me as close as possible. He took a gun out of his waistband which earned him a gasp from me. He pointed it towards my temple, as his breath fell on my face which reeked of weed and smoke.

"Listen carefully you bitch, if you-" I cut his cursing off with my usual sassy self.

"Well if I am a bitch, that automatically makes you a dog only. But I think you knew that already, didn't you?" I said with every inch of attitude I had.

A sharp slap rang in my ears, as his rough hands made contact with my cheeks. I felt something wet on my nose seconds after the pain erupted.

Fuck. My nose is on periods. Get some pads/tampons.

"You know what? Now I loathe you as much as I loathe that bastard. I think you two were a match made in hell only. Perfect for each other." He said making me scoff.

Why does he hate Ace?

Thousands of questions were gurgling in my brain and mind but it was no use asking him. If he felt that I was too desperate for answers - he would never utter a single word.

"Eva Ace Estevan Parker!" Ace's shout brought me back to the present. I was lost, again.

"Sorry. I just.." I trailed off not knowing what to say.

"Okay fine. Just stand up." He said making me raise my eyebrows.

"Well technically I should be resting, considering the injuries and bruises I have." I said pointing towards my body which was now covered in sweatpants and a t-shirt. The doctor had probably come when I was unconscious considering the fact that there were bandages and everything on some areas.

"I asked you to stand up. Can't you just obey me without questioning?" He asked huffing.

"Well, you aren't actually going to be like Christian Grey and turn me over and bend me over your knees while you spank me hard so I probably won't be-" I clasped my mouth as my innovative mouth ran with my wild imagination.

Ace smirked and looked at me with weird expressions, which he was giving me a lot today.

"Come on, get up." He added.

"Wait what-? Are you actually going to sp-" I asked horrified but was cut off by him.

"No Eva, for fuck sake I am not going to spank you. I want you to stand up and do as I say. No pun intended." He said smirking.

I mentally stitched my mouth as I stood up and faced Ace. He nodded appreciating it and proceeded down to take his phone out and do something on it. He then played 'Take on the world ' by You Me at Six.

He took out his hand and asked for mine. I looked at him questioningly but nevertheless put my hands in his. He looked down at ours hands and a feeling of warmth spread in my whole body. The small contact was enough for those Weird but good yet unknown emotion to kick in. And then, he started dancing - with me.

And trust me when I say -

'this was the moment which was the beginning of a feeling which was about to bloom into love'.

But I didn't know that just now.

He glided me with the rhythm of the song as he looked into my eyes as if bringing the lyrics of the song to life.

And with the lyrics, his eyes shone with the sense of promise I was yearning for.

And just say the word

We'll take on the world

And just say you're hurt

We'll face the worst

He swayed me, made me glide with him, follow his movements and action and I did everything he wanted me to. I swayed, glided with his hands, twirled, twisted and everything.

Nobody knows you the way that I know you

Look in my eyes I will never desert you

He leaned his forehead with mine and whispered - "Feel it Eva. Feel the passion for dance you did when she was here with you. Feel it and own it. Let dance be the one thing which makes you forget all the crappy things you are dealing with right now."

I looked into those grey eyes as they made me realise that. Yes. I will. Feel it and own it.

With that determination and promise - I let myself become free.

The next second, he twirled me around I circled round feeling the world revolve around me. And finally, Ace's warm touch was lost but then I became free. I glided across the room, dancing to the rhythm of the song playing. It was working. And soon before I knew it - I was lost again.

But this time it was not a bad thing because right now I was lost in discovering myself which had been missing since mom left me.

I finally Had found myself and made my long lost connection with dance as well as my mother.....