Chapter 10

Hazel POV

I woke up the next morning with Xavier's arms wrapped around me and my head on his chest. I looked up and saw his face. He looked so peaceful. I lightly kissed him on his lips. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled.

“Good morning." I smiled and replied.

"Morning."

I got off the bed and went to the closet. I took out a pair of black shorts and a navy blue top and got in the bathroom. I turned the water knob on. The cold water hit my skin and I instantly relaxed. I took my vanilla scented body wash and rubbed it all over my body. It took quite a while to shampoo and condition my thick, long hair.

Drying myself, I wore my clothes and went out. I quickly got down the stairs and into the kitchen. Xavier had already freshened up and was sitting with the others. They were busy stuffing their face with cereal.

“Hey guys " I greeted and took out a bowl. They replied with 'heys'.

I took out the coco puffs and poured them in the bowl along with milk and sat beside Xavier. He instantly wrapped his arms around me and I smiled.

"Hazel, what are you doing today ?" Skylar questioned while stuffing her mouth with coco puffs.

“Nothing much.” I shrugged.

We were buys talking when Michael asked Xavier something rather important.

“Xavier , I forgot to tell you earlier. Remember you sent Ashley to take the drugs from Lucas?” He nodded his head.

“Hunter refused to give the drugs and he has held Ashley in his captive.We have to get her back.”

Ashley? What if it’s she? But she died that night.

I was taken away from my thoughts when Xavier started talking.

“Yeah, we will get her. Tell Caleb to get the guys ready. We will leave in the evening.” Michael nodded and went to Caleb.

“Who is Ashley ?" I asked Xavier getting a bit impatient.

“She is one of our group members . She gets the drugs or things we need from our dealers.” He explained and I got lost in my own thoughts.

“Can I go with you guys ?" He stopped eating and turned to me with a stern face.

“No, you can't go. It's dangerous. I can't afford to lose you again. It's final and you are not coming.” I wanted to argue but Xavier gave me a 'don't you dare to argue with me' look and I sighed.

“Okay.” He gave me a half smile and went out of the kitchen. I turned to look that Sam was also gone and it was only me and Skylar. I need to go with him. I need to see if it's her or not. If she is alive or not.

“I guess I will get going.” Skylar also went to her room and I was left with my thoughts.

It was almost time for the guys to go and I had also made my plan. Now I just only had to wait for them to go. Just then, they came to the hall where I was sitting on the couch with my phone. I got off of the couch and went towards Xavier and he pulled me in for a passionate kiss.

“Take care and don't do anything.” He warned me. I gulped and nodded my head. God, he is not going to like it when he finds out.

They all went out and I saw three black cars with the windows tinted leave the porch. Xavier, Sam, Max and Michael got in one car while the others got in the remaining two cars. The men looked quite scary with black shades and some also had tattoos. The typical gang members.

I watched as the cars left and I went inside the house. Skylar was in her room probably taking a nap or a shower which was good for me anyway. I quickly got to mine and Xavier's room and took out the duffel that I had packed. Xavier wasn't here in the room because of which I was able to hide it. I opened it to check if I had all the necessary things. There were guns that I got from the basement without getting caught. I took one of them and loaded them with bullets and tucked it at the back of my jeans and covered it with my shirt. I took out the pepper spray and tucked it inside my boots. There was also a rope and a snipper. Satisfied with the things, I slung the duffel bag on my shoulder and put my phone in my pocket. I opened the window of my room and saw that it was probably 8 feet above the ground.

God, save me.

I blew a breathe and jumped out of the window. I swiftly landed on my feet. Damn. That was easy. I feel like a ninja now. There were guards guarding the house so I had to be carefully. There were two guards beside the entry of the house and two at the back. I hurried to the basement and took out the car and drove off . Luckily, the basement was at the other side so the guards didn't notice me.

Stupid guards.

I took out my phone and turned on the tracker that I had put on Xavier's jacket when he pulled me to him. I saw that he was going to the other side of the city where almost no people lived. I connected my phone with the GPS and started driving the car.

I hope it’s her.

Don’t make me regret this.

I reached a wrecked building after following the GPS. There were two wrecked buildings side by side. It was in the outskirts of the city. I found it a bit weird but ignored it. I parked my car far away at the backside of the second building and took my duffel bag and phone with me.

I saw Xavier's car parked infront of the house. They just reached here now. Xavier turned the engine off and got out of the car. Soon all of them were out. I saw Michael checking out their surroundings for any kind of danger.

I noticed an opened window of the building I was hiding behind. I slowly creeped out and reached the window. Making sure to be as quiet as possible, I jumped up and clutched the window sill. I hoisted my body up and swung my left leg on the sill.

With great difficulty, I managed to get in. The weight of my duffel bag made the task harder. It was dark and eerily quiet. Fear clutched my heart.

This is not the time to get scared.

I searched for a torch light in my bag. After shuffling through various things, I took it out and flashed the light on. Moving the torch, I looked around my surroundings. It was dusty and filled with thousands of spider webs. I saw a staircase and quickly but cautiously climbed up the stairs. The sound of footsteps echoing through the space. The second floor seemed somewhat less dark as light streamed in from an open window. I peaked through the window to avoid getting caught and noticed that I had the perfect view.

Finally, the odds are with me.

I saw Xavier arguing with the two securities standing at the entrance of the building. His fists were clenched and he looked angry. Max was trying to calm him down but it was futile. Suddenly, he took out his gun and shot both the guards dead. I gasped but quickly recovered as I saw a few guards armed with guns come out of the building and point it towards them. I took out my sniper and watched them like a hawk. A dark figure came with black hair and dull green eyes. He seemed to be the man who kidnapped Ashley.

Ashley? Where is she?

I watched as Xavier and that man exchanged a few words. Then the man said something to one of the guards which I couldn’t make out as he whispered it to him. The guard left and later came with a girl. Her face was hid by a cover. The guard removed the cover on Xavier’s instructions and my heart instantly dropped at the sight.