Chapter 22

Riley couldn't sleep. she was in pain all night and she grew weaker by the minutes. what the hell did they wear on her wrist. " hhhhh" struggling to breathe. " Aiden " she cried. what was taking him so long, she thought he will be here by now.

the sun began to rise, she noticed from the light that reflected from the window. " shit " she heard a voice. Riley lifted her head to see Anthony standing in front of the door with that innocent smile of his. " you are completely drained. wow " he mocked closing the door behind him. " you know " walking towards her " if only you didn't shut the door at me that day," he said reminding her of the day he delivered her pizza. " I am sure we would have talked a little longer. and you know " he stopped in front of her and bent down to her level " I won't be so upset about handing such a pretty face over to Levi. Because I would have already taken you to bed " he smiled

" fuck you " she cursed " fuck you," she said out loud

" curse as much as you want," he said

" Aiden will come for you "

" how many times will I tell you. we won't find us so easily" He stood upright " we are leaving now "

Before he could do anything. The door suddenly burst into pieces and a body landed in front of them taking them by surprise. Riley was too weak to react but no doubt she knew who it was and she smiled " Aiden " she whispered

" what the fuck " Anthony yelled. it was Liam's body and what followed was a single gunshot, taking away the little life left in him " oh shit " From the dark Aiden slowly walked. revealing that perfect face that Riley waited so long for Ai. Aiden?"

" Aaa," he grumbled rubbing his hair with his right hand aggressively while holding the gun with his left. he was very angry. they could both feel the strong energy around him.

" Aiden " he heard Riley's sweet voice call his name. As his eyes fell on her, he grew even angrier

" you know what I hate the most " His eyes fell on Anthony who looked frightened " when I let someone go twice and the person appears the third time "

" ho...how..how did..." Aiden cut him off

" How did I find you?" he smiled " I once told you. you are not good at stuff like this. "

" I hate you " Anthony yelled. before he could act Aiden shot both kneel and he fell to the ground in pain " aaaaaa fuck " he cursed

"Neither do i " Aiden walked up to Riley leaving Anthony who was struggling on the ground. he pulled out a knife from his boot and cut the rope, setting Riley free. he helps her up but she was too weak to stand. he had his hand around her waist preventing her from falling " Why is she this " he asked but Anthony didn't really

" fuck you " Aiden pointed the gun at him immediately those words came out

" how about I pull this trigger sending a bullet straight to your fucking brain if you don't talk" Aiden yelled. Riley was surprised that Aiden was acting like this because of her

" the...the metal bracelet on her wrist " Anthony pointed " Aiden looked at her wrist

" fuck " he cursed. Riley was too weak to react to Aiden's Language, she just smiled at him " sit down " he instructed helping her to sit then he places her hand on the chair handle and pointed his gun at it " close your eyes "

" what are you...?" she panicked

" Just close your eyes " he yelled and she immediately did as she was told. Aiden was the best at aiming but for the first time in his life he hesitates to pull the trigger

" Aiden " she whispered his name still with her eyes closed. immediately he pulled the trigger blowing the metal bracelet off Riley's wrist " aaaaa" she screamed

" Are you alright "

" Yeah. yeah, am fine " looking at her wrist. it has already turned red. Aiden pulled Riley for a hug. thank God he was on time. from the corner of his eyes, he saw Anthony pulling out a gun and Aiden didn't think twice to shoot him right on the forehead. even without looking he still aimed right.

" Aaa" Riley was shocked at the sudden gunshot. Aiden held her tight, assuring her that she was ok

" Sorry about that " he apologised

" What took you so long " she cried " I almost lost hope "

" I'm sorry. I had to do some investigation" robbing her back as she cried

" Aiden?" she calls in a low tone

" I am hungry " her words took him by surprise

" what " he pulled away from him.

" What?. can't I be hungry "

" no, it's just that I didn't expect you to say that in this situation" he explained

" I can't help it. am hungry " she said honestly and Aiden smiled that the cute girl. even if she was looking weak. she still looked cute

" you are cute "

" I told you to stop saying that " she complained. Aiden ignored her compliant and carried her in his arms

" I say whatever I want about. as long as it's the truth " with that he walked out of the building with Riley in his arms.

As they reached outside Riley first notice that the building was the only one in sight. they were surrounded by bushes. She was stunned by the ride in front of her. it was a black Bugatti La Voiture Noire

" holy shit " she managed to speak. " where did this come from "

" I needed something fast to get to you and I didn't enjoy the taxi yesterday " he explained.

" oh "

" you like it?" Riley nodded in response " glad you do " he put Riley Down with his hands around her waist to keep her standing. he opened the door for her to get in and closed it after she did then went around and entered the car " you should try to get some sleep. it will be a long ride back to town. you need your energy back "

" ok " she did agree. Riley put her seatbelt on and they took off.