Behind them, the man casting sleazy looks, realizing his luck was running out, tried to escape. But he had barely gotten up before another sharply dressed man, precisely Matteo, knocked him down.

"Ah! Ah!" Another yell broke the silence.

It dawned on the man belatedly that he was no match for Matteo, whose strong build indicated regular workout.

Matteo stepped on the man's uninjured hand, demanding, “Talk! Why did you kidnap her?"

"Ah!" The man's face was contorted into a grotesque expression. "I didn't hurt her. I just took a little bit of her blood..."

He abruptly stopped, recalling the warning over the phone, aware that revealing too much would lead to dire consequences. Even though men involved in shady deals like him had heard plenty of menacing words, it was only when the man over the phone spoke that he felt a real shiver down his spine. For the first time, he was genuinely scared.

But Matteo had heard enough and pressed on, "You took her blood? Why take her blood?"

Mitchel's grip relaxed as he looked up at Raegan, his face turning solemn. "Did he take your blood?"

Regaining her composure, Raegan nodded and showed him her finger.

"Yeah, he did." The small prick on her finger was almost invisible now.

A chill went through Mitchel.

“Take a seat here for a bit." Mitchel carefully placed his expensive jacket on the ground for Raegan to sit on before turning back with a serious look on his face.

“Where's the blood?" Mitchel demanded.

The man shook under Mitchel's intense gaze, realizing he was facing someone just as daunting. "I don't know..."

Before he could finish, a threatening look crossed Mitchel's face.

Mitchel's fancy shoe pressed down hard on the sleazy man's mouth, turning his words into muffled cries.

With eyes as dark as the night, Mitchel glared at the man, shifting his weight slightly to deliver a warning. "Think hard before you talk."

Overcome with fear, the man nearly peed himself. Facing Mitchel's menacing presence, he knew his miserable end was coming, whether he spoke up or not. The person behind all this was much more terrifying than Mitchel could ever be.

“My partner took the blood. He's out in the car waiting!" the man blurted out, subdued by the palpable terror.

Mitchel gestured at Matteo, who wasted no time in sending someone to check things out.