Wanted man

Dexter, Treasure, and Noah finally planned together how to capture the stalker once and for all. Dexter was wearing a wire so Noah and some of the cops with him would be able to hear anything he was saying.

At first, it wasn't easy for Dexter to convince Treasure to be a part of their mission since she was scared but after much persuasion, she finally agreed.

Since Shawn usually follows Treasure anywhere she goes, Dexter and her decided to have ice cream together at the ice cream parlor and after that, they would walk straight to the field. That way, Treasure's stalker can come out from wherever he was and if he tries to hurt either Dexter or Treasure, he'd be surrounded by the police.

Right now, there were people casually walking around like normal citizens but they were all police officers who were secretly armed waiting for anything suspicious to happen. They were in casual outfits instead of their police uniforms so it wouldn't be suspicious.

Carl would've loved to be in this operation but as busy as he is, he was in court doing what he loves the most which is prosecuting a criminal. Carl has given all orders to Noah to do a perfect job in catching Treasure's stalker once and for all.

"He's coming right this way," Treasure said to Dexter. From her view where she was standing, she could see Shawn walking quietly toward Dexter.

If Dexter should look back, he'd see him.

"Don't worry it's going to be okay. I promise to protect you," Dexter assured her.

"I warned you to stay away from Treasure," Shawn who was a few steps behind Dexter shouted.

Treasure gulped and Dexter turned his back and saw the strange man standing in front of him.

Immediately Dexter saw Shawn, he felt very furious and he clenched his fingers into a tight fist.

"Dexter, get a hold of yourself," Treasure said to Dexter in a soft tone. She saw how angry he was and she held his hand.

Shawn wore a pained expression on his face as he saw Treasure holding Dexter's hand. He became very angry and upset that Treasure who he was so much obsessed with was holding another man's hand.

With annoyance, Shawn threw Dexter a swift punch on his jaw making Treasure shriek in fear.

"Dexter, are you alright?" Treasure said in a worried tone as she was checking Dexter's face to see if he was hurt.

Dexter spat blood from his mouth and he fixed his gaze at the strange man in front of him who looked like he was going to tear him apart.

Shawn was just about to strike again when he felt a metal tube of a gun touching the back of his neck.

"ENOUGH!!" Noah yelled. He was standing right behind Shawn, pointing a handgun at the back of his neck.

Shawn's eyes widened immediately as he felt the gun at the back of his neck. He wasn't expecting it at all. He has been stalking Dexter and Treasure from the ice cream parlor till they got to the field. He didn't know that it was all a setup.

"Keep your hands in the air," Noah said.

Shawn looked around him and he saw that he was being surrounded. The undercover cops that were walking around had brought out their guns pointing at him.

Shawn heaved a frustrated sigh and lifted his hands into the air.

"What do you want from me? I'm not a criminal" he said.

"Shut up motherfucker! You're wanted for killing Mason Hart who was a high school student and for defiling a minor six years ago. And let's not forget, you're also wanted for shooting a police officer and for constantly attacking Dexter Robyn Stewart" Noah listed most of the crimes he has committed.

"Detective Noah Grimes... Do you really think I committed all those crimes alone? Have you ever thought that there was someone I was working with?" Shawn laughed mockingly.

Treasure, Dexter, and Noah became very curious.

What is Shawn talking about?

Noah said with a lot of concern "What the hell do you mean by that? Do you have an accomplice or wh..."

Suddenly in one swift movement, Shawn moved his head and grab a hold of Noah's gun.

One of the undercover cops that was also pointing the gun at Shawn, fired him a shot before he could point the gun at Noah.

Noah, Dexter, and Treasure were all shocked as they heard the loud gunshot. They thought that Shawn would die on the spot but he was still alive, bleeding profusely on his lap. That was where he was shot.

"Good job" Noah muttered silently to himself as one of the undercover cops shot Shawn even without being told.

"It's all over! Surrender now!" Dexter said to Shawn. He was happy that his plan has worked to capture Treasure's stalker.

"NEVER!!" Shawn cried out. In a flash, he pulled Treasure close to him and pointed Noah's gun he was holding at her temple.

Treasure gasped in fear as she was being held by Shawn and the worst part of it was that a gun was pointed at her head.

This was definitely not the plan.

Dexter's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he saw Treasure in Shawn's arms. "T..Treasure" he stuttered, trembling with fear for what might happen.

"Drop all your weapons or she dies" Shawn yelled. His chest was heaving up and down and he looked like he was going to kill Treasure if the cops refused to comply.

If only the cops had finished him off when they had the chance.

Dexter looked around him and saw that none of the cops was willing to drop their guns and it made him panic more.

"Drop all your weapons!!" Dexter shouted in a commanding voice to the police officers. He couldn't afford for anything to happen to Treasure. He was scared to death.

Meanwhile, the police officers were still pointing their weapons at Shawn regardless of Treasure being in danger. They were all waiting for Noah to call the shot first before they could do anything.

"It seems y'all imbeciles don't care if this bitch dies," Shawn said huskily and a drop of tear dropped from Treasure's eyes. Her heart was beating fast and she felt like her chest would explode any time soon. She was covered in fear of what might happen to her.

"Detective Noah, please do something!" Dexter screamed at Noah.

Noah's hands were clenched into tight fists. He was furious that everything they planned was ruined and the tables has turned in Shawn's favor. As much as he hated the situation Treasure was in, he still wanted to attack Shawn but he couldn't risk it because of what he might do to Treasure.

Noah had no other option but to signal all the cops to drop their weapons because Treasure's life is more important.

The police officers obeyed Noah's signal and Shawn delivered a devilish smirk seeing that none of the police officers were pointing their guns at him. His lap was still hurting from the gunshot but that wasn't bothering for now. He was at least satisfied that Treasurer was in his arms.

At this point, all Shawn could think of was doing what he did to Treasure six years ago.

Treasure was scared especially Dexter. They were all worried that Shawn might go ahead and kill Treasure even after they had surrendered their weapons.

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It was past 7 o'clock in the evening and Kim was walking back and forth in the living room of his house. He has called Treasure's number uncountable times but it still wasn't going through. For the first time, Kim was genuinely worried for his sister.

'why isn't she back yet?'

'What is happening?'

Kim thought to himself. He felt very restless which was unusual and it bothered him more.

Treasure was supposed to come back home by 5 pm after school but the time was past 7 pm already. If it were a normal day, Kim would've gone to the club or be smoking by now but he wanted to see his sister and have a conversation with her.

The way Treasure has been acting nowadays seemed weird to Kim. This morning, he was surprised to see her applying lip gloss on her lips and what stunned him more was that she wasn't at home last night. In addition to that, the time is past 7 pm and Treasure is not yet back from school. Kim couldn't help but think that all these changes were because Treasure might have a boyfriend.

Kim's head was unsettled.

He knows that his sister is 21 years old but he still looks at her like she was 16 because she's still very naive and knows nothing about this world despite her being a nightclub singer.

He was scared that his sister might be in trouble especially if she was involved with a guy like him. The last thing Kim wants is for his sister to fall in love with a bad gangster like him.

Kim found his way to Treasure's room and he decided to find anything that'll serve as a clue to where she might be. He looked at her desk and he saw different texts books but what got his attention was a pink journal which read 'Treasure's diary' on the cover.

That diary was very precious to Treasure. It contains everything about her life including all her secrets concerning her with Shawn Colbert.