Chapter 39 *** Statement ***

[ CHAPTER THEME SONG:
Light Me Up By Ingrid Michaelson ]

[ THIRD PERSON'S POV ]

The young man gave them a name that rang in their ears few times before everyone put their firm attention on the man's words.

Asher commanded to the soldiers standing beside the man who was tied up,
" Start recording his statement. We need it to seek legal order from the court for arrestor Luther."

At the second time, the young man howled, frightened by the news that Asher had just spoken to his men. He kept pleading in tears,
" Please don't.. don't use my words.. Please... Luther will destroy me whole... Please..I can't be your witness.."

He cried harder and hoped that they would understand his terrible situation. If he was going to spill out everything, a terrible death would be waiting for him.

Before Asher could offer him a reply, another round of gunshot echoed in the room. An enraged Blake was shooting between his two thighs and shot after saying,
" I don't think that you will have a fine death here. If you cooperate with us, perhaps you will be able to live a little longer."

Asher prevented Blake from using violence. Snatching back the gun from his grip, he warned in a shouting voice,
" Blake!!! We aren't allowed to use shots unnecessarily. Restrain your anger. He is going to spill out everything. Calm down a bit."

Blake scoffed at Asher's words and replied between his raspy breathing,
" He won't,Asher. Luther knows how to brainwash them. Remember the girl who died the other day inside the boat? How can you believe that he would pass us informations?"

The man who was tied lifted up his head to look at them terrifically. Persuing his lips together, he spoke out anxiously,
" Which girl that you are talking about? That one who used to wear the same clothes like Model Victoria Knight?"

Both Asher and Blake averted their attention on his face. Asher spoke narrowing his eyes suspiciously,
" You know her?"

The young man nodded before revealing weakly,
" She is my girlfriend and has been missing for days. I asked boss about her but he said to me that she has gone out for a mission."

Asher exhaled a soft sigh. Looking straight into his eyes, he informed passing a sad condolence,
" She was shot by your Boss's men when she was returning to C Nation with us."

The man's jaw dropped disbelievingly. His mouth was slightly open in awe as he screamed out in agony,
" No... It can't happen...They promised me not to kill her...No...You are lying..."

Blake smiled bitterly at his state. He knew that how bad it felt to see your lover getting died. He used the opportunity to give the man some knowledge,
" Now that you have seen your boss's true color, do you still don't want to give your statement? Think about it. Your girlfriend agreed to help us and was coming back to give her Official statement."

The man mourned for a while before turning enraged. His small eyes turned bloodshot as he groaned in rage and pain,
" Record my statement now. I am revealing everything. Fast before they come and kill me."

Asher nodded rapidly and gestured at his men to arrange the equipments. Less then two minutes, all the cameras were focusing on him as the young man started speaking,
" I am Marcus Marshmello, a undercover man of Raven Mafias. I have working under Luther and Lucas for years and have taken part in their malicious activities. I, hereby confess that the attempt to murder case of 27th July on Street Park road has been directed by Luther Michael personally. He has the one who told me to delete the footage."

The video was recorded in different cameras and was copied into various files. As soon as Asher got the video, he didn't wait any longer and asked the men to send the video in their higher ups. He needed legal statement of arresting Luther. In that way, he would receive official orders to invade in Luther's territory and more soldiers would be sent to him.

Asher inquired further taking the chair in front of him,
" How do we enter into their territory without using ocean? Is their any secret root to enter the island?"

The man was silent for a while as if he was deciding whether to spill out the truth or not. But whenever he recalled a blurry image of his girlfriend's dead body, his mind wanted nothing but revenge.

The man further revealed without caring about his wounded legs,
" There's a way. I can draw a map for all of you."

Asher smiled a little and nodded approving,
" Sure! My team will be helping you out."

After the final words were done with that man, both Asher and Blake came out together side by side. Standing on the corridor, Blake lit up a cigarette to endure his pain and took long puffs silently.

Asher gave him a suspicious glance. Until now, he had witnessed terrific sides of Blake while using such dangerous persons from Luther's side.

Asher couldn't help but being a little curious. Embedding his fists into his pockets, he questioned in a mysterious voice,
" Can I ask you something, Blake?"

Blake hummed inhaling another puff and replied briefly,
" Go ahead! "

Asher questioned narrowing gaze slightly,
" How do you know about this ways of interrogation? From the normal judgement of normal businessman like you, it is impossible to come up with such terrified methods. Besides I noticed that your direction of gunshot is too perfect. Is there anything else that I don't know about you?"

Blake sighed deeply and replied taking another puff from his cigarette,
" I was captain in Military for 3 years before taking over my Father's business. Due to some confidential news, my identity of being a captain is hidden from others."

Asher almost puked blood in shock at that place. Staring at him disbelievingly, Asher murmured lowly,
" No wonder! "

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Blake returned to the hospital after letting Asher handle the matter completely. He was getting worried about Veronica and couldn't stay any longer.

He entered into the I.C.U after taking permission from the doctor and walked over to sit beside her. His eyes observed her pale features darpped with gloomilness. She appeared nothing but a lifeless soul.

His mind drifted back to the moment when she threw herself to save him without thinking. He heard such stories in fiction but never expected that it would happen with him in real life.

Did she love him that much?

Even the thought of loosing her for eternity suffocated him to death. He no longer chased for fame or anything but her. In this entire life, he had only found his soul happiness inside her.

Blake spent few minutes quitely observing her. Reaching out to pick up her hand, he brought it underneath his lips and pressed a kiss full of tenderness and love.

His shoulders shook violently before a muffled sob came out through his barely parted lips. He was guilty and understood at that point that he fell in love with her. There wasn't any more lust, liking or anything else existed between them. He now knew that he wanted to spend his entire life with her only.

Kissing on her palms several times, Blake uttered in a pleading voice,

" Please come to me, Veronica..I can't live without you.. Please baby...I just can't..."

He cried as his hot tears dropped down from his eyes and made its way over her pale palm. The girl in the hospital gown shivered a little after the hot teardrop met her skin. Her pupils also shrank at the impact slightly.

Blake didn't notice her changes. He buried his head into her palm and started sobbing harder than before.