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Chapter 19: The Truth

Ricardo P.O.V

I felt my blood froze when I heard her utter that nickname. Only one person on this entire earth calls me by that name. "Sapphire?" I whispered, not able to process that she of all people is calling me now after three years of getting a divorce. What could possibly have happen to make her desperate enough to call me of all people, at night with such panic.

"I need your help. He's going to kill me when he gets back," her voice quivering in fear as she said that. "Ok. I need you to calm down, and tell me what is happening right now?" I ask her calmly hoping that she can calm down enough to explain what is happening.

"I'm in serious trouble. I made Rufus mad and now I think he's going to kill me and Dante when he comes back!" she explains in a rush. "Alright. I'll come to your place. Give me the address," I instruct her without asking questions as she sounds like she is about to have a panic attack.

Once I write down the address she rattle off on a sticky note, I told her that I'll be there in an hour before rushing out of the bedroom. I didn't bother to change out of my shorts and plain white cotton t-shirt, and I all but ran to the front door, grabbing the keys to my Audi as that is the fastest car I own and ran to the garage.

As soon as I enter the car I start the engine and put the address that Sapphire gave in the GPS before I quickly reverse out of the garage and drove to her location. As I drove I call the police to help if there were trouble I couldn't solve on my own. The policeman that I call assures me that they will be there as soon as possible with an ambulance just incase before disconnecting the call.

While I'm driving like a maniac cutting people when I could, I couldn't help but to think what is happening with my ex-wife to make her so terrified that someone is going to kill her and this Dante person. Furthermore, why would she call me of all people instead of the police?

I thought she doesn't care for me at all. All these thoughts ran through my head and before I know it the GPS inform that I have arrived at my destination. This apartment complex is in the middle of nowhere.



The second I am able to find parking in front of the apartment complex that looks dilapidated and deserted.

I shut of the engine got out of the car and lock it before I sprint to the apartment.

I ignored the very old looking elevator and find the stairs and began running up until I reach the highest floor, which is the fifth floor.

By the time I reach the right door it is already 8:30pm as I look at my watch. I was breathing hard from running up the stairs as fast as I could and about to knock on the door when I heard a lot bang like something loud just fall down and shouting coming from inside the apartment.

The moment I heard that I forgot about knocking and tried to open the door but of course it is locked so I did the only thing I could and that was to bust to door open myself. I put all of my body weight to force the door open and it took me five tries before the door burst open and slam against the wall with a loud boom. My shoulder is throbbing but what I see inside the medium size apartment distract me from my pain as the whole place is in utter chaos.

Furniture's are over turn, lamp were on the floor broken, broken glass everywhere. The apartment basically looks like it has been hit by a tornado. However, I am brought out from inspecting the house by screaming that is coming from behind the wall of the living room. I hurriedly ran to where I hear the screaming, ignoring the sounds of my shoes crushing the glass that is covering the floor, as I ran.

The moment I reach behind the wall I see a dark hallway that has three doors line up in a row on right. All the doors are closed except the last door that is wide open and I can see light coming from the room. Moreover, it also where all the screaming and crashing noise is coming from so I ran the short distance to the room.

My eyes took a second to adjust to the bright lights in the room and the first thing I see when my eyes adjust to the lighting is a figure of a rather large man, a few inches shorter than me, with jet black messy hair and wearing an old ragged and stained white shirt with old track pants, standing by the bed shouting at something on the floor.



His right arm is raised like he is about to hit something so I look down to see what he is about to hit and I see Sapphire laying curled on the floor sobbing while holding her stomach and covered in blood. As soon as I see that, my blood froze and I am overcome with rage that I didn't even have time to think before I quickly grab his hand before he has the chance to hit her again. He asks "Who-" but didn't get a chance to finish his sentence because I punch him at his jaw.

Then I got his arm in a firm grip and I pull him towards me and as he loses his balance, I kick the back of his leg so that he would fall down and fall down he did but he was quick to get up and retaliate managing to punch my quite hard on my face that it made me stumble a few steps back. As I steadied myself, I could taste blood as my lips are bleeding but I just wipe my mouth with the back of my hand.

As I wipe my mouth the guy angrily ask me "who the heck are you? What are you doing here?" I just grin and said in a sadistic tone, "I'm your worst nightmare."

The guy's eyes just narrowed before he charged me like a football player but I just stood at the same spot, brace myself and when he when he swing his arm to punch my head I ducked down and hit his ribs as hard as possible that I heard the satisfying crack sound that indicates that I broke his ribs.

I grin when he gave a painful growl and began to turn around but I quickly got him in a headlock and pull him to the ground. Once he is lying on the floor I secure him in a tight hold before I punch his face repeatedly until his face is unrecognizable and once I'm 100% sure that he is unconscious I stopped.

After I stopped punching him I can feel my bloodied hand throbbing but my hand felt numb when I hear a quiet groan that made me turn around and I see Sapphire trying to get my attention so I quickly ran to where she is still lying on the floor. "What happened? I thought you said that he would be back in a few hours!" I told her concern leaking in my voice as I cradle her head on my lap making sure I don't jostle her too much, as I don't know how much pain she is in.

She coughs; specks of blood escape her mouth. "H-He ca-came back faster then I thought he wo-would," she stuttered looking very tired and drain of energy. "It's ok! Everything is going to be alright now! The ambulance is coming. They can help to lessen your pain," I tell in a firm voice even though I felt like breaking down inside from seeing her in this horrible state but her bloodied lips pull up a little in a small smile and she shakily lifted her dirty bloodied t-shirt and I couldn't stop the gasp that escape my mouth.



Her stomach has a couple of stabbed like wounds a lot of blood is coming out of her wounds. I didn't notice the increase of puddle of blood surrounding her, as I am too focus on my fight with that guy. "I-I don't th-think I'm go-going to make it. But be-before th-that I-I need t-to tel-tell you some-thing," she stuttered at me, looking like she is ok with dying. "It's okay save your strength until the police get here with the ambulance," I said in a strain voice trying hard to keep my tears from escaping my eyes.

She just shook her head at me, and clear her throat before saying "I need you to kn-know the rea-son I left you th-three years ago was be-because Rufus the guy that was beating me, threaten me that if I didn't di-divorce you and get mo-ney from you he would blow me up as when he kid-napped me he injected a small device into me that will ex-explode when he press the but-button on the remote," without stuttering too much but she did cough violently until more blood came out of her mouth again.

I begged her to stop talking but she stubbornly continued. "Nor-normally, I would have told him to ju-just blow me up as there is no way I wo-would do that to you but I just fo-found out I was pregnant be-fore he kid-napped me and I co-couldn't let our child get kil-killed before he or she has the cha-chance to live so agreed and you know the re-rest," she said as she relax a bit like a weight has been lifted of her shoulders.

My heart stop beating for a second. I have a son. All these years I saw all the couple with children and wishing I can have that, when I have a son who I have never even met before. I could feel my eyes watering.

"Bu-but why would he want you to divorce me?" I ask, not understanding why this Rufus would want her to do that and still having a little problem digesting the fact that I have fathered a son that I didn't even know about.

"He told me he has be-been stalking me ever since he saw me wa-walking in the mall one day be-because I was the pre-prettiest girl he ever seen and as a bonus I was ma-married to a rich guy so he wa-wanted me and the mo-money at the same time."

I felt like I couldn't breath as my chest is tightening up thinking about what she had to go through and the pain and suffering she experience. "I tho-thought that when I you got home I could tell you but h-he at-attach a de-device on my shirt and i-if he hears I sa-said some-something I shouldn't he would press the button. Th-that's why I didn't tell you that night. I was so scared that day. I wanted to surprise you that night about

me being pregnant, as I know you wanted a child but he ruined it. I didn't know what else I c-ould do. I'm s-so sorry," she sobbed.



I could do nothing but to I just hugged her to me as I couldn't make any words come out of my mouth and I let the tears slide down my face one after the other. After a few seconds she lifts her right arm shakily and points to a rather large wooden wardrobe that is in front of us and said, "Dan-dante is in the-there." I knew she is talking about my son, as I wanted to name my son as Dante if I ever have a son. Now I remember that name. She remembered when I told her that when I have a son I wanted his first name to be Dante.

As gently, as I possibly could I laid her head on the floor and walked to the wardrobe, I took a deep breath before opening the creaking door. I took a sharp breath because I the first thing I see when I look inside the wardrobe is a sleeping toddler that is almost a carbon copy of myself. The only thing that is different is he has his mother's vibrant red hair that I love.

He must be about three years old now. I wipe the tears with my hands and I gently pick him up so that I don't accidently wake him up, as I don't want him to see his mother in this condition. It will traumatize him for the rest of his life. I carried him to where his mother is lying down so that Sapphire can see that he is ok besides a little bruise and cuts here and there. I'm so grateful that she manages to protect our child from getting severely injured or worse killed. I shook that thought out of my head. All that matters now is that he is safe and I will not let anything to harm him ever again and shower him with all the love deserves.

When I reach her I adjust him in my arms in a way that she is able to see his sleeping face. As soon as Sapphire sees Dante's face a radiant smile bloom on her face making her face look brighter despite her face looking beaten up and covered in blood. "M-my baby boy," she whispers. I brought his face closer to hers and watch as her bloody lips shakily place a kiss on Dante's small forehead before she whispers "ta-take care of h-him and kn-know that I always have, always will love you," before her eyes start to slowly close.

When I register her words I shout at her to keep her eyes open until the ambulance arrive but she didn't open her eyes even when I shook her she didn't make a sound. I cried loudly saying, "I love you too! I can't raise him without you! Please don't leave me!"

All the noise I am making to wake her up causes my son to wake up from his slumber and starts to cry really loudly and I feel helpless, as I don't know what I am suppose to do right now and I am lost in my thoughts, covered with Sapphire's blood, with the sound of my son's crying and the familiar sounds of the police's siren in the background.