Chapter 17. A New Plan

Mattias’s POV

Just a few minutes after speaking with my mother on the phone, my phone buzzed again. Fearful that it was my mother again—or Shimma, rather—I hurriedly picked up the call.

“Good day, Mr. Mattias,” the voice came in deep and low.

“Good day. Who is this, and how may I help you?” I said with a frown. I took a glance at my phone screen; it was an unknown number.

“I am Mr. Cornor, a police officer. We received both you and Doctor Ryles’ report about a man named Lucas. Am I speaking with the right person?” the man asked.

“Yes, you are. Do you have any news?” I asked, my heart racing. I hoped they had maybe caught him at the airport. That way, there wouldn’t be any brutality to this situation. As much as I wanted to teach him a lesson for the damage he had caused, I definitely wanted peace.

“Not really, but I wanted to let you know we went to his house with a search warrant. This might be disturbing to hear, but in one of his rooms,