Chapter 1 Saved By Night.

When Jayden opened his eyes, he was surrounded by unknown men.

"Tell your Father to withdraw the new project or you will die here," a man said.

Jayden looked at the gun over his head, wondering how he got there.

He had been walking down a street trying to get home a second ago. Who was it that had him abducted?

Project, what project? Were these his father's enemies? He recalled getting taken. They were professionals. They did not even give him a chance to struggle when they stuffed him in the back of the van.

"Where am I? Who are you?" Jayden asked. He could smell a bit of iron and hear water from afar, but it was still too dark for him to recognize where this was.

The men pointed a gun at him.

"Stop with the nonsense or, I will blow your brains out! Pick up your phone and tell your father to withdraw the project!"

Father? Project? What project? Jayden did not know what this was, but rightly, he knew very little about his father's work.

"Pick it up!" they dropped his phone on the floor.

"Please at least tell me why I am here," Jayden tried to bargain.

"You really are pitiful. Your father sold you to us as collateral. If he successfully does his part and withdraws the Night family from the bid, he can take you back,"

Sold him? Night? What Night family?

Jayden picked up the phone in a panic and dialed his father's number. As the phone rang, he became nervous. What would they do to him if his father did not withdraw from this project?

He knew his father, or better, he did not know him at all because, they had not talked for years. His father never cared about him. So to withdraw something this important?. Jayden doubted that he would. He may be the son of the vice president of the Shaw Family corporation, but no one would care what happened to him.

When the call went through, a female voice sounded on the other side. "Who is this?"

"Put my father on the phone, it's his Son, Jayden," Jayden answered. The other person went silent for a while before he answered.

"Mr. Day Family is busy at the moment, why don't you leave a message with me?" the woman said.

"I said to put him on the phone! There are people here with a gun on my head because of him. They say I am to tell him to withdraw an M project or something. Put him on the phone!" Jayden basically shouted.

The woman on the other end paused a bit before she continued.

"Master Day, whatever is going on, Mr. Day has an important announcement to make tonight and is about to go on stage. You are his son and should understand this, right?" the woman said.

"So, you will not give the phone to the owner so, his own son can speak to him, is what you are saying, right?" Jayden asked almost chuckling.

This woman was his father's secretary, Linda. Normally, Linda was very respectful but now she seemed to be mocking him.

"You know this call is recorded, right? If something happens to me, do you want to guess if your response will end up on the Internet and you become a celebrity," Jayden threatened.

"There is no need to exaggerate,

Master Jayden!" the woman said and Jayden sneered.

So, this woman could raise her voice?

"Linda, you are my father's Secretary yet you are talking to me with this much disrespect? I am sure this conversation can be spun in many ways. Are you a mistress? I can see the headlines. Mr. Day with his Mistress as his son is kidnapped. I heard father is gunning to be promoted to president of his branch," Jayden said.

Jayden knew his father was not loyal to his step mother, so it was probably true, but he just wanted to taunt her. He was desperate.

"Tell him, I am sending men for him. End the call." Jayden heard his father's voice say on the other end and paused. So, he was listening?

He knew he was In danger and did not even bother answering his call? Tears filled his eyes and the woman's smug voice repeated his father's words.

"Mr. Day Family says to let you know he will send men to save you," the woman said and ended the call.

Tears filled Jayden's eyes. Was this a dream? He did not sound like his usual his father.

"As you heard, it seems he will not withdraw any project. Whether, M, A or S. He will not withdraw anything for me. Please let me go, I have nothing to do with this," Jayden begged. He needed to save himself.

"Did we get the wrong woman?" one of them asked.

"He is definitely his Son, we did not get it wrong," Another said.

"Please let me go," Jayden begged.

The men talked for a while ignoring him. The next moment, there was a loud crash. "We have been attacked!" one of them said.

Soon, Jayden found himself in the middle of a gun battle. One of the men used him as a shield, dragging him all the way to the edge of the water. Now able to see clearly, Jayden realized they were at the docks.

"Don't come any nearer or else, I will throw him in!" the man holding Jayden backed closer to the water.

Those raiding stepped forward and Jayden could see them better. They were not the Day Family security.

These guys were more dangerous.

When he saw them, he calmed down. But the leader opened his mouth to speak. "We have already cleared out all of your men and captured those from your unit. Mr Day said they have other sons.

You walked right into a trap," the leader said and Jayden went pale. A trap? Was he bait? How could he be bait?. Jayden suddenly heard an engine roar and looked down at the water. It seemed the man was trying to escape on a boat.

"Don't let him get away!" The leader ordered and Jayden turned sharply. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a figure he had not seen in years. He knew that face. It was Marcus; his bully from high school. How worse could this situation be? He lowered his head hoping he did not see him.

"Boss, he is putting up a fight," someone said to Marcus.

Boss? Jayden was not stupid. He could tell these were not normal people. Even an idiot could tell that these men were from the underworld. He gazed at Marcus' figure as he took everything in. Marcus was in an underworld gang.

Jayden was not sure what was happening when gunshots went off. Then suddenly, he found himself falling into the water.