Aldo's mind was reeling. What he saw at the airport.... He had expected it but not for the situation to reach that extent. He didn't waste a second and dispeared among the crowd, out of the airport and to their hideout. He was alert and kept on the lookout in case anyone followed them.
Upon recognizing the black range Rover, the guards at the villa automatically opened the gate for him. Armed guards patrolled around the villa while technicians kept an eye out through CCTV. He went on to park his car before walking into the house.
His subordinates were sure to give him a polite nod in greeting as he passed them. He looked pissed off, as he usually did, and their thought was quick to go to their big boss who had snatched his woman. They knew he was yet to get over a gem like Esmeralda. Little did they know it had to do with his trip to their airport.
"Aaaah! Mmmm!"
His blood boiled when he heard Esmeralda's moaning. He could hear them from the hallway. How did they always have the appetite to have sex or was it Dylan deliberately taunting him? He picked up his pace and balled his hand into a fist only to give their room door a hard knock.
Knock! Knock!
"Ugh!" Dylan groaned in annoyance from the other end. Aldo patiently waited and seconds later, Dylan swung the door open. At least this time, the man remembered to cover his private bits with a robe which he was still tying. "Something about your timing..... It feels deliberate."
'I could say the same about you', he mused in irritation but chose to keep that thought to himself.
"I came to report on the task you sent me on", he answered, ignoring Dylan's displeasure.
Dylan's expression turned serious and he gave him his full attention. "What's the situation?"
"We can't leave. They've issued a search and a travel ban on you and Esmaralda", he said.
"WHAT?" she screamed from inside. Dylan watched her throw on a robe and rush to the door, opening it wide to accommodate them both.
"Calm down", Dylan put his arm around.
"I can't calm down! We're literally being hunted down like some... some ... criminals!" She screamed in panic.
"But darling, we are", he pointed out jokingly.
"Now's not the time Dylan", she snapped.
"Alright. We'll use disguises, it's very easy to tweak the system and get an easy pass", he said. He had learned from the best after all.
"That won't be possible", Aldo said, with regret.
"Why?" Dylan's brows furrowed.
"They somehow created all the possible disguises you could come up with and used those to help with your search", Also explained. "The pictures are all over the airport and sources of media."
"A.J", Dylan snarled, knowing full well who was capable of going to that extend.
"Noooooo. Dylan this is not what you promised me", Esmeralda started sobbing in fear. "I've never been in this situation. I-I-Iwant to go home! I've never been a fugitive before. I want to go home!"
"We're not... Don't....", He sighed and pulled her into his chest. He turned back to Aldo as another serious thought occured to him. "How many men can you gather that can get the goods back to Italy whole we figure a way out of this place?"
"That's.....", Aldo cocked his head to the side with an annoyed expression. "....also impossible."
Dylan closed his eyes and let out a deep breath before opening them to reveal a cold shimmer in them. "Why?"
"My face is also on the wanted list", he explained with a grave expression.
"How did they get your face?" Esmeralda looked up at him shocked, eyes wide, with her tear stained face.
"I'm not too sure, I would like to think the corporate gala since they have yours too", he gently explained to her. Something flashed in Dylan's eyes in that moment that the two failed to catch.
Aldo sighed as he continued, "They are on the look out for anyone smuggling those goods. I think with the information they got after seizing Greco, they know what to look for. Security is tight at the airport. Anyone found smuggling these drugs will..... well", he let them make their own conclusion.
He remembered how the immigration officers had tightened security, making a thorough search whilst the authorities kept an eye out for anyone suspicious. He could only thank the heavens that he was able to escape the airport despite being on the wanted list.
"Oh my gosh!" Esmeralda continued to cry. A strong feeling of doom bubbled up inside her. It was the end, she felt it deep inside her bones.
"It's going to be okay", Dylan whispered to her and kissed the top of her head.
She pulled away and faced him with a crying face. "Don't just tell me that, fix this!"
Dylan sighed as she stormed back inside. Aldo just stood, watching the man who suddenly had a smile on his face. He recognized it to be the 'we're fucked' smile.... He walked back inside and closed the door behind him.
Esmeralda was blowing her nose with a tissue with half her face buried into the sheets. She watched him walk to the floor to ceiling window and take in the outside view.
"What do we do now?" She sat up to face his broad back.
"We wait", he answered without looking at her.
"For how long?" She pressed on. "We can't just sit here and wait to be caught."
"If A.J can't find us, no one will", he said monotoned.
"Dylan...." Her eyes shimmered with fresh tears.
He could hear the desperation and anxiousness in her tone but he ignored her. As he gazed outside, realization had dawned on him.
The roles had been reversed; they were now being forced into hiding. How long that would last was only a matter of time. Still, taking in the situation made him let out a chuckle.
'A.J..... You actually clipped the wings of the King.... '