Chapter 50

When Rajani woke up, she had no idea where she was and what was happening. Her stomach growled fiercely and she felt nauseous, trying to get her equilibrium back on track. The last thing she remembered was standing in her house and then everything went black.

I told you, you need me.

Those words echoed in her mind and Rajani snapped her eyes open, the harsh realization crashing over her. Kane! She was with Kane! Looking around the room, there were four concrete walls and bars on the window, absolutely no escape in sight. He betrayed her and Taker AGAIN! This was Stephanie's fault and whatever happened rested on her shoulders and conscience.

"Hungry?" He had heard her stomach growl and, considering how long she had been out... well, she was probably overdue on something to eat. "No utensils, just stuff you eat with your hands."

Kane set a bag down by her and stepped back, folding his arms over his chest and spared a glance at the watch on his wrist. Counting down the hours, Mark along with the rest of the 'team' were probably going out of their minds with worry. Rajani had been out for the rest of the night and most of the day, forcing Kane to cart her from the small motel on the outskirts of Miami to the arena, where they currently resided. They were actually in a deep freezer that Kane had cut the frost machine off on, not wanting Rajani to freeze to death in her shorts and short sleeved top. He had confiscated her phone along with everything else she didn't need to use as a weapon against him.

"Calm down, Raj." He ordered when he seen the look in her eyes, shifting his balance.

"S-Stay away from me."

How the hell did she wind up kidnapped by this psycho not once, but TWICE? Rajani should've kept her guard up better or listened to Taker about going to her house. She figured with the packers and movers, nobody would try to snag her and she was wrong on that assumption. Looking down at the bag of food, her stomach gurgled again, forcing Rajani to snatch it up and pressed her back against the wall.

"So is this the part where I'm supposed to beg for my life and freedom? Because that's not happening." She'd been through too much and popped a fry in her mouth, closing her eyes at how incredible it tasted. "Or do you want to just cut to the chase and tell me what the fuck you want with me now?"

Kane shook his head, keeping away from her across the room and simply leaned back into the concrete wall. He could feel the coolness seeping through his t-shirt and glanced at his watch again, frowning slightly. He was antsy, which wasn't something usual for him. Someone would eventually realize what was going on and he would have to make a decision very shortly.

"Just eat and be quiet, it's almost over." He said ominously.

For once, Rajani did what she was told and ate the food, devouring it actually since she hadn't eaten and however many hours. She could tell something was different with Kane, especially when he kept glancing at his watch. Already knowing she would end up back in Cena's clutches, Rajani mentally prepared herself for it, trying not to show her nervousness. Until Kane actually delivered her to Cena, Rajani would maintain her composure because she knew how dangerous Kane was.

"Where are you going?" She demanded, blinking when Kane just pressed his finger over his lips and shut the door, locking it behind him. "HELLO?"

Stephanie looked up when Glen walked through the office door, stopping her husband and Mark from going after him. "Where have you been, Jacobs?" She demanded angrily. "We have a crisis on our hands and you've been MIA since yesterday afternoon! Rajani was kidnapped and I want your alibi or else I will let Mark and Paul rip you to shreds right here and now." She meant every word she said, blue eyes flashing dangerously and hoped he wasn't still working for Cena.

"Chill out, Princess, I just got in." Kane said flatly, throwing his plane ticket receipt and packet at her, watching as she caught it reading the information. His flight had just landed, or so it seemed. "I got here as quick as I could."

"You didn't answer your cell." Taker growled, flexing his hands into fists, wanting to destroy something and his former best friend was looking like a pretty good something to take his frustrations out on.

"This one?" Kane snorted, pulling a badly damaged cell phone out of his pocket.

"That was my bad." Paul said quietly, having crushed the device accidentally the other night when he and Kane had a slight altercation.

"Now... if I'm done being the guilty party, can someone tell me what's going on?"

Eyeballing him skeptically, Stephanie couldn't deny Glen's alibi and squared her shoulders. "Raja is missing. The last place spotted was her house about 20 minutes from here. She went there to start packing up things, hired a crew to help and disappeared. The crew have no idea what happened and, if they do, they're not talking." She sounded mildly irritated, dropping a packet of papers on her desk. "My guess is Cena kidnapped her."

Taker didn't like the sound of that, cracking his knuckles with narrowed eyes. "Have you had the arena and area scouted?" He demanded, knowing if Cena had Rajani they had no time to waste.

Stephanie nodded, scrubbing a hand down her face. "Yes, so far nothing. But Cena has to show up tonight and once he does, we'll definitely be able to question him." There wasn't anything else she could do, which made Stephanie feel helpless.

"Why the hell did you let your fiancée go to Miami by herself anyway?" Kane had to bait the man a little, folding his arms in front of his chest when Taker growled at him. "Hey I'm not the one who let her run off without protection. Some husband you're gonna be."

Lunging, Taker wrapped his arm around Kane's throat and slammed him against the wall, snarling angrily. "SHUT YOUR FUCKIN' MOUTH RIGHT NOW OR I'LL RIP YOUR TONGUE OUT, JACOBS!"

All Kane did was laugh, the sound bone chilling as it resonated around Stephanie's office. "Go ahead, end me and watch how fast you find your precious Rajani." He taunted coldly, hazel eyes narrowing to slits and pursed his lips tightly together. "Well?"

"When this is all said and done, mark my words I will make you pay for everythin' you've done to her." Taker promised in a low dark voice, acidic eyes boring holes through his ex-best friend and reluctantly pulled his hand away from Kane's throat, stepping back. "Stephanie, unless you want bloodshed, just get on with the fuckin' plan."

Stephanie knew Mark meant those words with every fiber in his massive 6'9 frame and nodded. "We need to start looking in places security isn't. I'm calling around the hotels right now surrounding the arena to see if they've noticed anything suspicious happening. Don't worry Mark, we'll find her."

Not saying a word, Kane left the office and headed down the hallway, stepping out of view just as Taker exited, no doubt trying to follow him. What an idiot, Kane thought, shaking his head as he whipped his cell phone out and sent a text message. His phone was on vibrate, so nobody would hear it go off if they passed him since he stood behind a black curtain. A few minutes passed and Kane went to send another text message when he received the confirmation he needed. Snapping his cell phone shut, Kane slid it in the pocket of his black jeans and looked both ways down the hall before heading back to retrieve Rajani.

It was time.

Rajani's head snapped up when she heard jingling keys behind the steel door and scrambled to her feet, brown eyes wide with perplexity. What the hell was Kane going to do with her? Would she ever make it down the aisle with Mark or would he end up killing her? Kane stepped through the door, his hazel eyes stone cold along with his stoic expression. Rajani had never been terrified of Kane as she was at that moment and backed up when he took a step toward her, swallowing hard. His hand outstretched toward her and Rajani shook her head, tears clinging her eyelids. Growling, Kane didn't have time for the runaround and wrapped his large hand around her upper arm, wishing Rajani would make things easy for herself for ONCE in her damn life. Rajani cried out, trying to dig her sandals into the concrete floor, but all they did was slide and made it easier for Kane to drag her to his next location.

"P-Please let me go…" She whimpered, struggling with every ounce of fight she had inside her small body, but it was no use. His grip was iron clad with no hope of breaking it. "Kane…"

"Shut the fuck up, Raj." Kane ordered, thrusting her through another door and shoved her up a set of stairs, daring her to try making a move against him.

Blinking, tears slid down Rajani's face as she climbed the stairs and then came to a ladder. Did Kane really want her to climb THIS? Looking up, Rajani felt her stomach tighten and shook her head, only for Kane to wrap his hand around the back of her neck. With shaking hands, Rajani gripped the steel bars on each side so tight her knuckles turned white and began ascending the ladder slowly. She didn't do well with heights.

"Kane…" She whispered once they reached the top of the arena with nowhere else to go, the ceiling stopping them.

"Push it open." He ordered once they were at the top, knowing the flap would give way with little trouble and planted his hands on her hips when she started crying harder. "I got you, Raj. I'm not gonna let you fall. Now push it open if you want to get the hell off this damn ladder."

Normally, Rajani would've shoved Kane's hands off of her in a heartbeat because his touch made her physically sick. However, right now it was comforting since she was incredibly high up and would die if either of them made one wrong move. Rajani reached her hands up, gritting her teeth and saw the small latch, flipping it open. Then she pushed, the secret passageway flying open as outside air engulfed Rajani's lungs. She immediately rushed up the rest of the ladder and climbed out of the hole as fast as she could, looking around with wide eyes. They were on top of the arena!

"What the hell are we doing up here?"

"You ask a lot of questions, Raja baby."

Scrambling to her feet, Rajani felt her jaw drop at the sight of her ex-husband John Cena and felt fresh tears start falling instantly, backing away. Kane had sold her out AGAIN! Their partnership had never ended like Kane made everyone believe and now Rajani would more than likely pay the price with her life. She hated the fear coursing through her veins because John never used to scare her – until now. Sordid hatred joined with that fear for this man who tricked her to not only have sex with him, but marry him too.

"Miss me? Because I sure as hell missed you." John walked toward her and frowned when Kane stepped in front of him, blue eyes narrowing. "What the hell, big man?"

"First you give me what I want and then you can have her." Kane stated, blocking Rajani from view and folded his arms in front of his chest, knowing Taker would never think to look up on the arena roof, not right away at least. "Well?"

Rolling his eyes, John nodded and waved him off, pulling something out of his pocket handing it over to Kane. "There, now move so I can greet my lovely wife properly." He ordered, a sick smirk curving his lips.

"I'm not your wife anymore or didn't you get the memo, Cena?" Rajani spat angrily, not realizing just how close to the edge of the arena she was because she kept slowly backing away.

Kane noticed it though, not saying anything and stepped aside as he looked over the paperwork Cena handed over, nodding. "Everything looks good." He commented indifferently and tucked the papers in his back pocket, watching as Cena grabbed Rajani by her thick black tresses. "There's just one other thing."

"What the fuck is that?" Cena growled, his eyes fixated on his conniving ex-wife.

"You really should never trust someone you stabbed in the back."

It all happened in slow motion, at least to Rajani, her eyes shooting nearly out of their sockets. People began piling out of the arena to look up at the roof just in time to see John Cena fall to his death, crushing right through one of the WWE trucks with a sickening splat. The force of the shove Kane gave John also sent her over the edge, making her scream out, but his hand reached out grasping hers. Rajani looked up into Kane's hazel eyes, finally realizing what happened and closed her eyes, waiting for him to either pull her up or let her fall to her death as well. With little strength, Kane pulled Rajani up with his arms wrapped around her waist, her face instantly burying in his chest as her tears soaked through his shirt.

"I told you, you'd need me." Kane murmured in her ear, cupping the back of her head and was thankful for his fast reflexes because Rajani wasn't supposed to fall.

"RAJANI!"

She slowly looked up as soon as Kane said that just as Taker rushed over to her, pulling her into his arms. Every part of her body trembled against him as Taker lifted her, legs wrapping around his waist and clung to him with all of her strength. She stammered through what happened, not making any sense and finally buried her face in Taker's neck, sobbing violently while trying to find her heart again. That fall scared her to death and Rajani really thought her life was over, seeing everything she'd done flash before her eyes in those few precious moments. Taker locked eyes with Kane, both of them nodding simultaneously and couldn't believe the plan worked, his eyes shutting tightly.

It had to be done. John Cena was never going to stop until he had Rajani once and for all, so Taker did what he had to do in order to protect his soon-to-be wife. He would do anything for Rajani, even killing a coworker in order to keep her safe and in his arms. After the fiasco with Cena, Kane came to Taker and they both sat down to hash everything out. Kane explained that the only way to stop Cena once and for all would be death, but they couldn't kill him, not directly anyway. That's when Taker came up with the plan of having Cena 'fall' off the roof of the arena with Rajani and Kane being the only witnesses. Her fall wasn't planned and Taker owed Kane his eternal gratitude for saving her life because he didn't know what would happen if Rajani had died along with her psychotic ex-husband. It worked though, the fall looked completely accidental and nobody would end up in prison, especially since John had a few drinks prior to coming to the arena that night.

Truth and trust.

That's what it boiled down to in the end for everyone involved. The truth was revealed regarding Kane's intentions with Rajani along with Cena's, which in turn made him show his true colors and whose side he really was on. Rajani had to trust Taker to protect her and, in turn, Taker had to trust Kane. They would never be back to the way things used to be as far as their friendship, but hopefully things would get back on track now that John Cena was finally out of everyone's lives. It probably wasn't the smartest idea in the world, but both Taker and Kane mutually decided not to tell Rajani they'd been working together ever since Stephanie brought him back in the loop after his attack from Alex. They would go on and get married with Rajani thinking that Kane saved her life instead of it all being one master plan by the Brothers of Destruction in order to get rid of her nuisance ex-husband.

Sometimes, the truth was better left buried and that's where it would stay forever.

The End.

**Thank you everyone who read this story and reviewed! So glad you all enjoyed it! I hope I didn't disappoint anyone with the ending, even though it was somewhat abrupt. Even I agree to that, but sometimes that's just how stories are. I don't know if this is the end of my Taker stories or not, but as of right now he'll only pop up once in a while in stories as either a supporting character or the bad guy. Let's face it, Taker as the bad guy isn't that bad of a thought, is it? LOL! Love you all!**