Reborn- His Scarlett Moon

Ryan’s phone was ringing for a consecutive number of times, without stopping.

He did look at it but then pressed the silent button and put it back in his pocket.

It was Rose. She was possibly bugging him with an apology but he wasn’t in the mood.

He stood at the dock. His sunglasses on as the sunlight kissed his handsome face. His arms folded as he watched the shipment being unloaded which was being held by the custom officers.

“Is Patrick’s package ready? ”

He asked the middle aged man in-charge of the port. He nodded, ” Yes, sir, already on the way. ”

” Good, and what about the custom officer? ”

Ryan questioned.

” He has been reunited with his family. He looked pretty grateful to find his son whole. ” The man chuckled, ” Sending his bloodied T-shirt along with a random severed hand, indeed did wonders in pursuing him. That idiot perhaps didn’t even look at the hand properly, just imagined that it belonged to his only son, from the t-shirt. ”

Ryan pulled the man by his shoulder and shook him in a friendly side hug, at which he looked pretty concerned.

” That’s how our minds work Benny. That’s how it works. It sees what we want to show it. It feeds on our fears more than our hopes. ” Benny scratched his head at Ryan’s sudden affection, definitely deciding whether to take it as a compliment or a threat.

” We still haven’t found the one that reported, did we? ”

This question made Benny realize that indeed it was a reminder to not get very excited at just the delivery of the shipment. Their work was far from over, until they found the ones who dared to lodge that complaint.

Just then, Beck’s car zoomed in and stopped right where Ryan and Beck were having their conversation. He jumped off the car and hurried towards Ryan.

“What is it Beck? Why do you look so flustered?” Ryan asked, turning towards him and letting go of Benny.

“You aren’t taking calls again! ” Beck huffed.

” What’s wrong? ” Ryan sensed something wasn’t right immediately.

” Rose has been trying to reach you for more than an hour… ”

” What about her? I am sure you didn’t come here just because I wasn’t taking her calls. ” Ryan cut Neck off.

Beck took a deep breath, probably trying to put him words as less provocatively as was possible.

” Apparently Rose and you had something like an argument, after which you left right? ”

Beck continued.

” Yes , so what? And that is not considered as an argument Beck. She was overstepping her line… ”

” Whatever it was, she had just gone outside, in the backyard to take a few moments of breather. Bellow was out, fetching some house essentials because we now have two humans to feed and Josh and I were already out on our patrols… ”

It was Beck this time who cut Ryan off and began blurting.

“The guards never left their spots outside the house and the perimeter. In short everything was as it was supposed to be but…. ”

Beck’s heaving intensified as he reached the climax of his narration.

” But what Beck? Ryan roared, almost anticipating the answer.

” But the human… Sherry is missing. We searched everywhere but couldn’t find her. ”

Ryan didn’t even look at Beck anymore. He sprang into his car and drove like he was the winner in a race of formula one.

He thumped inside the house, kicking the gate open, as Rose came forward but Ryan yanked a slap on her face as she fell on the ground.

” Where is she? Where is Sherry? ”

He thundered, his eyes turning orange with rage.

Rose stood up, trembling from the impact Ryan’s slap had on her face. It had his hand imprinted in red on her skin.

” I don’t know Ryan, we have all been looking. I was outside for less than half an hour and when I came back, she was … … ”

Rose choked as Ryan’s hands grabbed her throat and lifted her up.

” You need to stop, Boss! You are killing her… Let’s first look where the girl disappeared. ”

Josh tried to get Rose off Ryan’s grip but it seemed like he was possessed with rage.

” How dare you leave her side? Didn’t I order you never to leave this house? ” Even Rose, a seasoned assassin, couldn’t feel the pangs of fear engulfing her as Ryan roared like a raw wolf. His beastly nature, splashing through his changing iris.

He let go of her as she stumbled on her feet and darted off to the place where she was sleeping. He checked and rechecked, for any sign of struggle, just then his nose picked up the scent of her blood.

He shoved Josh away as he darted off towards his study, with Beck at his toe.

The device that had caused her to bleed was there on the ground, under the table.

Ryan picked it up and turned it around to check.

” What is this thing? From where did it get in? ”

Beck took it from Ryan’s hand and began examining.

” It has her blood on it… ” Ryan started shuffling through the load of bloodied papers that she had kept behind.

Ryan ran from one corner to the other picking the trails of her blood wherever it took him.

Unfortunately however, he couldn’t reach the ending as the sarcophagus had shrunk back again .

That was the reason why Sherry was trapped in a sand slide.

Ryan sniffed the droplets on the ground and put his ear against the floor, trying to hear a noise. Anything that could lead him to her.

At this moment Ryan thought he picked up a slight moan, a little call for help.

” Sherry…. That’s Sherry’s voice….. ”

He smiled in a laugh and turned in the direction it came from.