We were staying with a friend of Mitch, who gave us new clothes and something to eat. It was noticeable that the two had known each other for a long time and had good contact with each other. From what I found out, the guy's name was Richard.

I was now sitting in the room that Rapp's friend had pointed out to me. Tears ran down my cheeks and my hands were shaking mercilessly. I thought that I wouldn't feel any worse fear, but I was wrong. I was afraid for Thomas' life. Bucho is an unpredictable type. She could kill him at any moment. The man I love...

A knock on the door pulled me out of my thoughts, and a moment later Mitch entered the room. Without saying anything, he walked over to me and sat down next to me.

"If he wanted to kill him, he would have killed him right now." He said.

"But he definitely tortures him. " I replied and wiped my tears.

"For sure. " Rapp backed me up. "But we have to free your mom first. " He added, which caught my attention.

"And Thomas? "

"I'll take care of this. " He added and wanted to get up, but I stopped him.

"I want to help too. " I said firmly. "Thomas taught me... "

"That's not the point, Lyds. " He interrupted me.

"I can take care of myself. " I got up and didn't let him speak. "Perhaps more than you think. " I walked over to him. "You think I'm some child who fell in love with your brother and only caused trouble, but you have no idea how the pain of losing a loved one can change a person. You don't know what I went through and how much I suffered after my father died. And if it weren't for Thomas, I don't know if I would've endured it all mentally. He's been with me this time... I can't lose him, you understand? I'll do anything to help him, and you won't stop me. "

I said, and Rapp just sighed and folded his arms over his chest.

"If you say that I can't do anything, that I don't understand something, teach me. Please.... Then I'll be more useful to you. Please, Mitch. I want to help too. "

"We're going to get your mom. " He said suddenly and walked towards the door.

"Yeah, sure! " I shouted after him. "You didn't listen to me at all! " I shouted at which Mitch stopped for a moment, but after a while he left the room anyway.

***

Two hours later.

We contacted Radcliffe and right now we were going to the appointed place to hand him over the flash drive and retrieve my mother at the same time.

"Will you say something? " I looked at Mitch, but he said nothing, just as if he had never been driving the car any further.

This time we planned it a bit better, because the support was right with us. There were two more cars behind us, in which were Mitch's men. As far as I know, these were much more dangerous than the others and much more trained.

I knew Mitch was a dangerous criminal, even though he might not seem like that at first. Thomas warned me that you never know with him and it's hard to predict what he might do. I knew he was thinking about something important, but I don't know how hard I would try, he won't tell me anything.

Rapp's friend Richard taught me how to handle weapons and praised me for learning very quickly. That I have many hidden talents, just like my father. He didn't reveal many details to me, but admitted that he knew my father well. They were friends and he, too, experienced his death very much.

He also said that my dad's accident might not have been an ordinary accident, but that someone might have faked him. Apparently my dad knew too much and someone wanted to shut him up.

"Probably Thomas explained to you what and how to do in such cases. " Mitch said suddenly. I admitted that Tom had introduced me to these matters so that I would know how to behave. "So don't do anything stupid and stay behind. "

"What? " I entered his words.

"You heard. " Man looked indifferently at me. "Stay out of the way and stay behind. "

"No. " I said firmly.

"Lydia... "

"No, Mitch. " I straightened up. "I was supposed to provide him with flash drive and I will. You won't treat me like a child! Since you're here, I'm safe. I trust you. " I added, which caught his attention.

We looked each other in the eye for a moment, then Mitch looked back to the road and after a few minutes we were there. However, this moment was enough to see in his eyes: surprise, concern and fear. I had a hard time believing it, but he seemed to care about me.

I started to think about it more. Brunet tries to avoid me, because he sees that I care about his brother and he cares about me. I don't know what kind of feeling it is. Mitch knew me longer through Thomas' stories about me. I got to know him quite recently, but nevertheless I realized that he's not what he really seems.

"Mitch..." I walked over to him as we got out of the car. Brunet glanced at me and reloaded the gun. "I don't want anything to happen to you..." I said shyly, which caught his attention and at that moment I felt his gaze on me. "I don't want to lose you too... "

Rapp looked at me like never before. His eyesight was gentle and concerned.

He was a good man. I felt it, though the evidence might have contradicted it.

After a while, brunet handed me a gun and said:

"Don't worry, love. " He smiled slightly. "We'll get your mom back, then we'll get Tommy back too. " Added, and I returned his smile.

With Mitch's people gathered around us, we headed towards the meeting point.