Chapter 38

" Aiden " she whispered in shock. immediately Riley ran to him. falling to her knees, she lifts Aiden's upper body, placing him on her thigh. she could see that he was in a lot of pain and the fact that his eyes were bleeding was even scarier. her heart raced in panic. what is going on with him " Aiden what is wrong" she cried even more

" R..Ril...Riley.... leave...now " he struggled to speak

" How do you expect me to just leave you like this "all that Riley could think of right now was that Aiden was dying " what is happening to you "

" Riley...i...i. will be ok. just go...now "

" What the fuck Aiden " At this moment Riley Riley has forgotten about everything that was going on and Aiden was the only thing running through her head. he was dying, he was dying in front of her and he fucking ask her to leave " Aiden what is happening" Crying her head out as she used her tomb to wipe the blood. it didn't stop. he bleeds even more. breathing heavily. she felt like the room saw running out of oxygen. " Aiden you can't die now "

" he is not dying " That familiar voice announced. with the light which was still unstable. Riley lifts her head from Aiden to see her father who has managed to stand up, holding a small remote that he displayed to her. it had just two buttons a red and blue

" you " she grew furious "what did you do to him "

" Nothing that will kill him actually" he smiled. Riley saw blood on the side of her lips. it must be due to his hit " well Riley. there are many stories to tell you. and here is another one " she raised an eyebrow at him " you see Aiden is one hell of a stubborn kid. Again and again, he chose to disobey me. I wanted to keep him under my control so first I treated him with death. but is just too smart. he knew that. he knew that I will never kill him because I need him, I mean he is another one of my experiments " rolling his eyes " what will I do to put Aiden under my control I thought " slowly walking back and forth in a dramatic manner " then it hit me. PAIN " he emphasized " not just any pain of cause Aiden has a high tolerance to average human pain. pain that felt like death itself, pain that will make you only want to end your life, pain that will make one submit to their master. and to do that I inserted a small chip at the back of his neck. and with this " displaying the remote " I can control him "

" you monster " She yelled that the monster who happens to be her father

" and also. if you are thinking of attacking me again or even killing me if you even have the gut to do that " he smiled evilly " I will use my last breath to press this red button here and just like that you will watch your beloved Aiden's head blow up. die right in front of you "

" I hate you " she cried

" I know " in a low tone. from the corner of his eyes, he saw Linda getting up slowly along with a few other guards " so Riley. what is it going to be? Your freedom, or his life "

" Riley...am fine " looking up at his confused angel. there are a lot of things that have happened in Riley's life. but this? this was the most difficult of them all. she had to choose. she had to choose between leaving this place for good. which will not only grant her freedom but also save the lives of many that will be hurt when her father begins his evil plan but will cost Aiden his life. or saving the man she loved but will mean that she will be used as a poppet by her father to control the world. " Riley...aaaaa" Aiden couldn't speak, only cry in unbearable pain

" what will it be Riley " Riley looked down at Aiden. if she gets out of here, what next? she will just be stuck in a cold Mountain and even if leaves the mountain, what next? she doesn't have a home anymore, nor does she have any money or anybody. she has gotten used to walking around with Aiden and without him, she will be taken over by emptiness. even if she knew, very well that Aiden betrayed her for reasons that he refuses to tell her. " wait " realization hit her " reason" looking into Aiden's eyes, it was now clear to her why Aiden did it. he did have no choice. he truly didn't mean to hurt her " I will stay," she said in a low tone but they all heard

" Good " he gave a victory smile

" Riley, ...it...it not. Worth..it " he " aaa. fuck "

" you are crazy to think that I am going to leave " she smiled, " I said I will stay. let him be " look up at her father

" am afraid I can't do that "

" What!!"

" It's not something I have control of. I can only put him in pain but when it pain stops is not up to me " he explained

" you programmed it this way " with worries in her tone.

" I did. but don't worry it will be over in a few days "

" a few days? " tears began running down her check ones again " how long "

" a week or two "

" what the fuck " she cursed " I hate you "

" Are you alright?" looking at Linda who was now beside him

" Yeah. I will live " she gave a small smile, but this smile faded when her eyes landed on Riley " looks like the runaway princess has been caught " she was happy at all " I will make you pay for hurting me "

" It's ok Linda. " he turned to the guards that were already on their feet " put the bracelet on her and lock the both of them up " with that Riley watched Wilson lift Linda off the ground. into his arm "let's get you checked " he walked away the Linda in his arms