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he cannot disregard.” Moira replied, turning to leave the chamber.
     
    “Where are you going?!” Ally cried.
     
    “To celebrate, my dear.”
     
     
     

CHAPTER SEVEN
     
    November 2nd
    5:53 PM
    A day had passed since the disappearance of Ally. Not a sighting had been seen; not a word from her had been heard. Gabriel was at a total loss. After leaving Benedict’s presence, he went straight to Flambé and The Silver Bullet to get some answers. He received no leads, not even one measly clue.
     
    He decided to hire some investigators, but they, too, turned up without any information over Ally’s abduction. He met with a few people, who saw the Banshee that accosted Ally, but no one knew the woman personally and his investigators were unsuccessful at relocating her.
     
    Goddamnit, people don’t just disappear out of thin air, he growled. She was in mid-transformation for crying out loud, how can she go unnoticed? Squeezing his eyes shut, he realized that he now had 48 hours before Benedict got married to that witch.
     
    Gabe, without any doubt, knew that Moira was somehow involved. As his uncle used to say, if they didn’t pull the trigger, they definitely bought the ammunition. And, yes, Moira bought a shit load of ammunition for this gun. He was tired of standing around; he wanted answers from her family. He initially sent his investigators to question them, but one by one, they were all turned away. Ultimately, he tried his hands at getting an interview himself, but the family declined once again. His presence was now officially prohibited on their grounds.
     
    When he asked why they were not being cooperative, they simply stated that since this disappearance was not a High Court official matter, they saw no reason in divulging any information. When asked to humor him, they replied that they had better things to do; like prepare for their only child’s wedding.
     
    The household had a myriad of excuses. They knew very well that it was impossible for Benedict to officiate the matter, because it would take too long to commence the process. Vampires, unlike humans, never go missing. It’s unheard of. If they were to disappear, it would be to go into exile. There was no department of officials that Ben or Gabe could count on to react immediately. All in all, this was very convenient for the Verdons Household. A little too convenient.
     
    When Gabriel briefed Benedict over his lack of findings over the phone, Benedict expressly told Gabe not to go lurking on the Verdons’ property without proper consent. This isn’t some damn tea party, Ben! I don’t need their consent nor do I want to give them time to hide your fiancée, he barked. Benedict asked him not to make things more complicated than they already were. As of now, Gabe had no proof that the Verdons were even remotely entangled in Ally’s kidnapping.
     
    In the end, Gabe reluctantly agreed and ended their conversation. Benedict was going through so much that Gabe did not need to add to his grief and anger. But what was he to do? He was now between a rock and a hard place. The Verdons were refusing to cooperate and somehow Moira constantly managed to escape his attempts to question her.
     
    From the hill he was standing on, he reopened his eyes and stared down at the Verdons’ estate. It was dusk, and very soon, he would be able to patrol the area unnoticed. The sight of the immense, turn of the century mansion pained him. He remembered running down its corridors and playing hide and seek in its many rooms.
     
    Now, one of his most beloved Household’s possessions belonged to Moira’s family. He would not get over it; he could not. Their blackmails, their lies and, their manipulations have ruined his family’s name within the social circle. They lost nearly everything. But, was it enough? No, it’s never enough with that lot. While they gained wealth and power, other families became poor and outcasts. Gabe was all too aware of this. His family