His Secret Obsession
Chapter 101

(Asher)

Today started out like any other day and yet turned into the worst day of my f*****g life. Something felt off..Ethan had been too quiet..he even sent a letter to Emery's lawyer saying he planned to plead guilty and apologize for his mistakes. He is playing the mentally ill card. Which to be honest he definitely does have a few screws loose..but that's even more reason why he shouldn't have been granted bail.

I woke up this morning with Emery's wrapped around me and couldn't keep the stupid grin off of my face. It was 4:30 am and I almost wanted to skip practice today and just stay home with my future wife. I was going to call later to schedule the appointment to get our marriage license that way we are one step closer to getting married.

We are having a subtle wedding with about fifty guests or so at a venue downtown. They take care of all the services and I even hired a wedding planner..I might have sent her my Pinterest board without telling Emery..She is the calmest most caring bride that ever existed, I swear..she has included me every step of the way in this whole process and it has been a breeze..I wasn't sure if this would cause our first fight or not but apparently it's practically impossible to fight with Emery.

I had just finished practice and was heading to my first class when I felt the urge to text Emery. I couldn't get her off of my mind like usual so I sent her a few texts and even a couple to Scott just to make sure everything was still going okay. Why was I so f*****g anxious today? Maybe I just really miss Em.

I was walking towards the other building with Carson where my history class was held and decided to call Emery. It started off normal and she told me about her plans to go run some errands and we talked about wedding stuff and everything felt fine, but then something weird happened. The fucking air changed and I could feel her tension through the phone I swear. That's when I heard a male voice speaking and Emery cried out for help.

"Baby, BABY!! Answer me! Are you okay?!" I screamed into the phone, only to be met with silence as I pulled the phone back from my ear and saw the call had been dropped.

I didn't waste a single second..I was gone. I took off for my jeep, yelling at people to move out of the way as I quickly dialed Scott.

"We are on them now. I don't know how this fucking prick got through the system." Scott gritted through his teeth, making anger boil up inside of me.

"Who the fuck took her Scott?! I thought Ethan was being watched!" I was livid..I quickly jumped into my jeep, realizing I dropped all my shit on the way here but luckily kept my keys in my pocket. Just then the passenger side door opened and there was Carson, carrying my stuff as he slid into the passenger seat. I had almost forgotten he was there with me.

"Let's fucking go now!" He shouted and I turned the ignition over before quickly shifting the car into reverse and peeling out of the parking lot.

"Where the hell is she Scott?" I yelled, hearing Scott curse under his breath over the car's Bluetooth.

"They just got off of 25, he is taking the back roads. She still has the bracelet on and Jack is with Monroe heading to Ethan's." He informed us and I slammed my hand down on the steering wheel.

"How the fuck did this happen Scott?!" I know I am taking my anger out on the wrong person..but this is why he has been following Em around for two goddamn weeks.

"My guy is looking into it..he either worked or lived in those apartments because we have been running surveillance on every new face that entered that damn building." He stated angrily, that cool exterior he usually shows now cracking.

"Where is the car now?" I asked hastily before merging onto the freeway.

"Fuck dude watch out!" Carson blurted, pointing at a truck that merged in front of us. I just sped up, weaving through traffic and not giving a shit that I was going 90 mph.

"Fuck, they stopped. It shows they are at a property by Lake Lawrence." Scott quickly sent over the location to Carson's phone and we typed it into our GPS. It was f*****g thirty minutes away. How the hell did they get there so fast? Thirty minutes...so much can happen in thirty damn minutes.

"I have to take this, it's Jack." Scott interrupted before hanging up the phone and causing me to grip the wheel even tighter.

"We will replace her dude..we will replace her and we will fucking bury Ethan." Carson was seething...I could see the worry just beneath that anger and I felt it too..I felt the panic and the desperation..please let her be okay..please don't let him get to her. Before I could say anything my phone began to ring again, and Carson quickly answered it for me.

"The police are fifteen out..I am going in. I just got here..I am going to get her back and Asher..that boy won't be bothering her ever again..." And with that Scott hung up, his words making me glance towards Carson as he nodded his head slightly. We both knew what Scott meant when he said that..and honestly it made me fill with relief that he was there. Ethan was a dead man..

Carson reached his hand out, touching the screen as he answered another call that I didn't realize was coming through from Jack.

"She better be fucking okay or I am going to kill Scott. He should have been watching her..he should have been with her!" Jack yelled, making me grit my teeth..to hear him this angry had my blood pumping as I tried my hardest to focus on the damn road. "Do we know if Ethan is there?" I asked hastily..wondering who the guy was that took her to begin with.

"Asher, it's Officer Monroe. It appears today at 8:00 am Ethan had a friend visit. The friend promptly left at 8:20 a.m. We believe Ethan disguised himself as the man who was visiting and left under the radar. He slipped off his ankle bracelet somehow and it showed him in his home all this time." Officer Monroe explained.

"That fucking bastard!" Carson shouted, I can't fucking believe this. He is insane..he is fucking insane.

"Scott..he said he just got there." I informed the two and a thick silence filled the car. They must've known..

"We are five away. We will get her Asher..she will be okay..she has to be." Jack choked out, making my eyes fill with tears of frustration and worry as the call ended and I turned a sharp right, following the GPS. We're coming baby..please hold on.. you have to be strong for me..you have to because I know for a fact there is no way I am living in a world without you in it..no damn way.