Chapter Fifty Three
Elisa's Point Of View
I looked up when the sirens sounded, Lyla still in my arms.
This happened before, when we escaped the first time.
"We need to go, now." I pulled Lyla to her feet and nodded once at Dylan, setting my jaw.
"Why? What's wrong?" Lyla frowned, refusing to let me pull her away.
"We have to get your other pets, my friends. We are in a dangerous facility and they are locking everything and will soon come to exterminate us all. I need to find the man behind this and kill him so this never happens again." I eyed Dylan's gun.
Lyla's eyes widened with fear
I pursed my lips and placed my hands on her shoulders and crouched slightly to reach her height. "I know this is a lot, just don't be afraid. I won't let anything happen to you ever again."
"Let's go." Dylan scanned the room, the only light from the red flashes of the siren.
"Ready?" I whispered to Lyla.
She swallowed and nodded as well.
I grabbed her hand and ran.
The others will be alright. They have Sammi and Nick. They'll make sure nothing happens to the others. Sammi has the best hearing and Nick can sense anything. Yeah, they're okay.
"Wait." Dylan stopped running and stared at a sign.
Lyla and I stopped as well and walked up behind him.
"What?" Lyla asked.
Dylan looked back at me.
I clenched my teeth.
This will either work really well, or turn out horribly.
"Call them."
Sammi's Point Of View
"This is your fault!" I slammed Nick against the wall, my teeth cutting through my lips. "Why weren't you paying attention?"
Nick didn't react. He just stared at me, no emotion in his eyes.
"You had one job! Keep Jameson safe! Now look where he is!" I yelled, my fingers itching to grip his neck.
Nick didn't even flinch when a bit of my spit hit his cheek
What is his problem?! Why isn't he showing any reaction?
"Do something dammit!" I screamed and punched him, Nick stumbling away after impact.
I glared at him, breathing heavily.
Nick stood up straight, standing more on his left leg than his right, and continued to watch me.
I growled and punched him again.
"Sammi!" Namjoon shouted.
"Fight back!" I punched him again and again, us both on the floor now with me on top.
Then I was tackled.
Dylan's Point Of View
"They're coming." I nodded at Elisa and pocketed my phone once more. "15 minutes."
Elisa tried to smile. "That's the best news I've heard all day."
"Didn't you say there were others?" Lyla looked up at Elisa.
"Right." Elisa's eyes soften at Lyla. "We need to-"
"There they are!" A voice yelled from the corner of the hallway.
We spun around and saw a group of men all armed with guns.
Elisa grabbed both Lyla and I's arms and dragged us around the corner, a rain of bullets hitting the wall where we previously stood.
"14 minutes." I whispered as I ran.
Nick's Point Of View
I struggled to sit up with wide eyes as I watched Ben restrain Sammi. I held my shoulder, forcing my pain to stay hidden.
"Will you control your temper?! Can't you see he's injured?!" Ben shouted, slamming Sammi's head into the ground.
Everyone looked over at me with wide eyes, their eyes locking on my shoulder. I scooted away from them, trying to get away from their attention.
No, pay attention to Jameson. He needs the help, not me.
Ben's eyes water and he rolled off Sammi, his eyes squeezing shut.
Then he began to sob, his back against the wall. "We can't fight each other. How do you expect us to get out if we can't even work together?" Ben cried, burying his head into his knees.
"Ben, I'm so-" Sammi began, but a round of gunshots made all of our heads snap towards the noise.
Nalla bit her lip as she looked down at Jameson.
I stood up and tried to walk towards the two, but my right leg gave out underneath me, my vision blurring. I didn't even see the ground before I hit it.
Peter kneeled beside me and tried to help me stand, but my leg refused to support any weight.
"His, limp." Jameson gasped, turning his head towards me.
Peter looked back over at me.
"You trust me, right?"
"With my life." I locked eyes with him.
"Perfect." Peter swallowed. "Turn into a dog."