Captive *Complete*

Chapter Seven

Liam Black.

"I've already sent two of my best agents to get him back. . .and Wyatt, of course."

Liam’s body tensed, and he felt the fear creep in. "Won't it be dangerous? Being a psychic, he could easily tell that people are up to get him."

Agreeing, Tyler hummed. "Liam is right. You just admitted that you guys are unsure about his abilities. For all we know, he could have an army of demons under his command."

George let out a light chuckle at how sincere yet unsure Tyler sounded. Normally, seers couldn't host any demonic presence. They were actually the ones capable of exorcising those illegal demons.

Part of the SCU was a unit formed with hosts of demons. They helped in catching and exiling those hell creatures who illegally possessed the humans. The agents that I sent to get Ethan, were one of those elite group.

"Only one." He replied briefly, and Liam demanded clarification.

"As far as I know," he went on with a sigh. "He has one demon under his command. One of the toughests, if I may add. . .As for it being dangerous; that's the whole reason why Ethan is there."

He paused, and Tyler sniggered.

"Let me guess, another information not worth sharing."

"Not at all. I guess you guys deserve to know. . .I don't think Wyatt could tell that Ethan is draining his energy, which would make his abilities ineffective."

"Drain his energy?!" Liam wondered aloud, absently.

"As I could tell," George confirmed.

"Another one of your hunches?" There was no hint of sarcasm in Tyler's tone of voice. Just plain curiosity.

"Wyatt wasn't aware of the sheriff's presence," He elaborated in a thoughtful tone. "If his dog didn't bark-as he told me, Wyatt wouldn't probably tell. He said that he looked surprised by seeing him there."

"Still, you can't be sure," Tyler argued, then asked deliberately. "How do you know that it's one of his abilities?" He addressed this question to both his husband and the SCU chief.

Liam just looked at him with a 'duh' look. He forgot that Tyler was still new in the field. He has never been around other psychics except for the late medium. He knew that for his husband, psychics could only speak with the dead and see flashbacks of what happened in the past. Before he could clarify, George was the first to beat him to it.

"It happened before," He said, and they could hear the strain in his tone. Liam knew that he told them more than he wished to share.

"He used the same ability before. Wyatt was still a teenager when he did."

Musing, Tyler said. "He used it to escape the agency."

George had to give him credit. Tyler was smarter than what he expected. He knew that it must be one of the reasons that piqued Liam’s interest.

The latter looked at his husband with a glint of admiration in his eyes, making the latter puff his chest with pride, although a clear blush brushed over his cheeks.

They observed how the line went silent for mere seconds. They could tell that George was still there by the ragged breath intakes.

"Yes," Came the short reply before he added. "He did. As well, when he gave the police the slip. . .Ethan was the only one who could easily track him, and that's not because of his great tracking skills."

"I know that I shouldn't share this with you, but. . ." He trailed off, taking a deep breath, and cleared his throat. "I'll tell you everything that scientist told me, or should I say, what I could get out of him."

"Yeah," Tyler interjected. "You'll also send us a copy of his file. You owe us that much."

They heard him heave a sigh on the other end of the phone, and Liam knew that he must have regretted ever accepting his call. But they needed to know everything. Now that the situation was much different than what they expected.

A rogue with psychic abilities and a dire purpose.

"Can't provide you with that. And not because I don't want to." He muttered quickly, leaving no room for argument. "His file has 'magically' disappeared from our data. I think we all know who's responsible for that." Sarcasm dripping from his tone.

"I can tell you what I know about Wyatt. Even though it's not too much. . .He was brought to the agency when his parents died. With his sister, they were placed under the custody of Dr. Miller, who ran studies on their underdeveloped abilities back then. Wyatt’s mother was a famous medium. You must definitely know her. She used to help the police before she joined the FBI."

"Are you talking about Ronda?!" Liam exclaimed with a frown. His husband as well looked uneasy at the mention of her name.

Ronda was a crucial part of their team. At first, they were unsure and skeptical about her abilities, especially Tyler, who was always on her back with cynical questions, doubting everything she came up with. The poor woman witnessed a tough time in convincing them to go to some places derailed from their evidence and trails.

She was a stubborn and tough woman, who got the job done with or without their help. With the amount of success they had in solving some of the mysterious murder crimes, she was offered a full-time job, making her an important addition to the FBI.

"I am," George confirmed solemnly. "Wyatt and Janey are her kids. After the accident, Dr. Miller gained custody of them, as per their parents' will. . .He was Ronda's best friend and well aware of their possible powers, so It was normal that he was the one who was stated as their guardian."

"Best friend my ass." Tyler lost his cool and mocked in disgust. "The boy wouldn't have run away from the agency and that Dr. psycho If It wasn't for something bad that happened."

"Yeah," Liam agreed and kept his gentle grip on his husband's arm to calm him down. Although, his hands were trembling noticeably.

"What happened to her daughter?"

A deep frown crossed his husband's features. He arched an eyebrow at Liam’s shaking hands and held them in his own, warming and steadying them up.

The silence was uncomfortable, waiting for George to resume the conversation. They could still hear his uneven breaths.

"That's the reason for his killing spree. Wyatt went missing when he was just sixteen. After an extensive futile search, the agency gave up on finding him. They even wiped out his own existence and covered their own mistakes. . .Suddenly, ten years later, a vicious killer targeted the higher-ups, that it raised questions within the agency. At first, we didn't look too much into it, but then, his list of victims started to get bigger and more interesting. . ."

"From a retired security guard, who was enjoying the rest of his restful life in a nice cabin in the middle of a Wisconsin's Forrest. To an independent scientist whose blood was shed during his retreat in a ski lodge abroad. . .In Switzerland to be exact."

"It was obvious that he was killing those who were present during. . ." He paused again, and it was clear that something wasn't pleasant to share, even for an SCU chief who had seen everything in his days.

". . .Those who were there when his sister died."

"You mean murdered," Liam said with certainty in his tone. It wasn't as much of a question as a confirmation, and George knew it.

"This wasn't shared with me, of course." He clarified, then chuckled dryly. "You would think, as the SCU chief, I would know everything about my agency, but, apparently, I'm just a pawn and a face for the media to rant about. The real boss here is Dr. Miller, and he made sure to hide well what he wouldn't like to unfold. . .He did an impressive job, and so did I. Through a secret investigation, I found out that Janey's file went missing the day after Dr. Miller’s son had his heart surgery."

"You mean, she was the donor?"

Liam mumbled in disbelief. He had been a good friend of Ethan for as long as he could remember. He knew how much of a good person his friend was, and how much he opposed his father's deeds. He knew he would be devastated if someone got killed for him to live.

The whole reason why he joined the force was to save as many lives as he could.

"And, that's not all. Ethan never needed that operation."

Both Liam and Tyler stared at each other in shock, confusion, and discomfort.

"Don't ask me why he had it, or for what reason. I, myself, am still trying to get to that point of comprehending these head throbbing puzzles. . .I just got an anon tip asking me to check Ethan’s medical records, who were hard to get by the way. Dr. Miller did what he could do best to stop me from getting them, but, since his son was out on a mission, I used that for my benefit to get everything about him, and I've succeeded."

"And get this. Ethan was subject two of his sick experiments."

Liam fought the wave of nausea that flooded in. He looked at Tyler, who mirrored his expression of disgust.

"What I couldn't get a hold of," George went on in a thoughtful tone. He sounded like he was addressing himself. "The head nurse who helped during the operation. The woman like she straight out vanished from the face of the earth."

"That's just sick. Oh my god, I feel like I'm going to throw up."

Liam always had a sensitive stomach. Something unexpected from the FBI chief. But then again, he got the position based on his great profiling and analysis skills; anticipating the perpetrators' next moves before they could strike again. He was the core of his elite group. The official profiler, who was highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals.

Tyler's strong arms wrapped around him comfortingly. He lifted him and placed him on his lap, burying Liam’s face in his chest.

The latter tucked his face on his spouse's broad chest. He inhaled the exotic and musky scent that always helped to calm his nerves.

"Are we okay over there?" George sounded worried.

"Are you okay, baby?"

Liam nodded to assure his sickly worried partner. He managed to mumble a question with his shuttered and ragged breaths.

"What experiments are we talking about?"

"That, my friend, I will need to show you."

Tyler shook his head at his husband, who just rolled his eyes dismissively.

"I am fine Tyler," He pecked the frown that touched Tyler's lips.

"Tell me where and when should we meet, and we'll be there."

His husband grunted displeased, tightening his arms around him protectively. Something that always filled Liam with a certain warmth. He loved how possessive and protective he could get. It made him feel safe, loved, and cared for.

Liam knew that he was just worried about his well-being, but this was something that he needed to know. His best friend was experimented upon, something that had to do with seers, a psychic serial killer, and a dead little girl.

"I'm currently in Switzerland, trying to convince Dr. Miller to come out of his hideout. . .I'll try to fly to LA this afternoon. Once I'll arrive, I'll give you guys a call."

They expressed their agreement about the meeting and where to be held, and before George could hang up the phone, Tyler implored.

"Are you sure your men will be able to get them here safely?"

"They can," George confirmed sternly, then added nonchalantly. "They are under strict orders to get Ethan back safely."

"What about Wyatt?" Liam remarked.

"To catch a host of a demon, we'll need to shoot him with a taser gun. The demon that he's hosting is powerful, by the notes I could get from the experiments he went through. If he didn't show resistance, which I'm hoping for, we wouldn't harm him. His demon, as I said, is powerful. Hence, my agents would need a high voltage charge to knock him out. . .I am afraid that it could kill the host in the process."