Chapter 41

the beautiful bright sky, mixed with a little bit of pink that match the colourful flowers that surrounded Aiden who lay on a flat rock, listening to the sweet sound of the waterfall. it was calming. his body may be in pain but his inner self was at peace. looking at the sky. suddenly his eyes glowed and the cloud began to change forms, turning into different animals. it was entertaining ' if only Riley was here ' he thought to himself

there was no way he would bring Riley in. there are certain limits to his power. he can only bring Riley in if he is right next to her. Maybe Riley will be able to do it at any point since she is hundred per cent successful.

It's been 11 hours since they took Riley. why isn't she back yet? Aiden was already deep in his world when a scream pulled him out. his eyes fell wide open. he was back in the small dark room " Riley " whispering the name under his breath. it was Riley's voice, no one needed to tell him " Riley!! " he called out. they were doing something to her, he could feel it. it could feel that she was hurting. he struggled as he made his way to the door. banging on it freedom " let me out " yelling. at this point he didn't feel his pain, all ge could think about is Riley " Riley. what is happening to Riley "

" Sir we need to get her out of there " Lisa panicked with eyes on the beeping monitor

" give her time," Linda said with an impatient tone

" We are pushing her too far. she's been there for over 11 hours"

" she must have gotten to somewhere that scared her. she needs to calm down," Wilson said " Riley?" he called " Riley can you hear me?"

" sir this is not helping. we have to wake her up " she said making her way to Riley. immediately Linda pulled her back

" I will kill you if you touch her " Lisa shivered in fear and took a step back

" Riley? Riley can you hear me "

" They....they.. they are being slaughtered"

" where are you "

" in a cave "

" a cave?" Wilson raised an eyebrow not expecting that answer

" yes....No...no." she cried, " I think they see me "

" that is impossible Riley. they can't see you. maybe there is something behind you that they are looking at "

" she's coming. she is coming....No....no "

" Riley stay calm "

" No...no.....aaaaaaaa " she screamed. every electronic in the lab sparked and the entire building had a blackout.

" Fuck " he curses. suddenly the emergency lights came on. Wilson's heart dropped when he saw Riley, lying lifeless on the bed " holy shit " climbing on top of her

" she needs immediate CPR " Linda announced

" Damn it " Lisa made her way out of the room angrily. this wasn't what she had planned when she agreed to work with Dr Wilson. she thought that he had good intentions with the project. she only found out the truth about this project, yesterday when Riley tried to leave and now it is too late for her to back down. if she did it will cause her, her life because she knows too much. she has no choice but to hurt that poor girl.

She suddenly opened her eyes to find a self on a bed in a room, a familiar room. it was her bedroom. " why am I here ?" in a low tone she questioned. Riley sat up using her eyes to study the room. she didn't remember coming here so why was she here? she looks at the other end of her bed " Aiden " surprised to see Aiden lying next to her. he looked really weak and pale. even in his sleep, she could still see that he was in pain, serious Pain. if only there is something she could do to help

" I can feel your gaze on me Riley " his voice was calm as always but still stable. like he was holding back his cry. seeing again was enough to put a smile on her lips

" making you uncomfortable?" lying back down. Aiden slowly opened his eyes

" No. I like it "

" How are you feeling?"

" I should be asking you that?"

" why, ?" with an eyebrow raised

" you don't remember what happened yesterday " using his elbow to slowly lift himself" at the lab "

" at the lab " she squeezed her eyebrow in confusion, trying to remember what happened. and in a while, it hit her " oh my God. I remember"

" you do?"

" yeah. I was taking to this world. He said it was my world. that I could create it to my satisfaction"

" yes. I took you to mine ones "

" Yeah, you did. but.. " she hesitates

" but what "

" We went further, I left the country "

" you went further?" Aiden was shocked. that was something he has not been able to achieve yet but she did. she did in just one day " where did you go "

" I don't know. but I know that it is not London "

" How did it feel?"

" it felt like " in deep thought " it felt real. very real. like I was there but no one could see me. that was what I thought until I went further " Aiden noticed the fear in her eyes. he reached her hand and took it into his warm ones " I went somewhere. I thought it was a cave but it wasn't. like it was another world but darker. it felt different from ours. I don't know the feeling of evil but I know that everything I felt there was bad, very bad. them I saw people being slaughtered " she squeezed Aiden's hand " it was terrifying Aiden. and I think...." she stopped and looked into Aiden's eyes

" you think what?"

" I think one of them saw me. she saw me Aiden ".

" but that can't be "

" I know but I felt it. I felt her staring down at my soul " tears ran down her eyes

" it's ok. It's ok I got you " Aiden pulled her closer to him, wrapping his arms around her as he ignored all his pain.

" I don't want to go back there Aiden. What if she sees me? what if she comes after me "

" then I will be with you " Riley raised an eyebrow at him

" How?" he smiled at her question.

" you will take me with you just like I took you to my world "

" but I can't do that "

" I will teach you right now "