Each step he took the further it seems I wouldn't be saved. He walked through the tunnels like a maze, gripping his gun in his fist as if out of nowhere someone would appear to attack.

It's almost like panic

I swung on his shoulder like a rag doll, the clear bile in my throat wanting to come out.

"What would you gain from this? You're basically torturing yourself, a measly girl that has no use to you aren't you sick" I said earning a low growl. I bit my tongue hard, not wanting to say anything else, knowing anger was the last thing I wanted from him.

yet "a girl you've tortured what is there to ga-"

"I'm amused that you got a mouth now but sweety, be careful of what you say," he said with a fierce warning. She didn't have to look at him to feel the angered tension. "I might really kill you out of temper."

The air became tense as soon as those words left his mouth, I was beyond myself in keeping calm I needed to escape him.

The sound of crunching became louder with each step he took, alarming I saw the flicking of a light bulb.

I raise my elbow steadily without warning I jam it into his lower back receiving a groan along with his body tumble with mine hitting the ground hard.

"Fucking bitch" he shouted in anger but I heard him get up as I hurriedly ran down the tunnel with no sense of direction my blood fill head causing my focus to tip over.

I ignore my pain, running blindly turning every corner hearing his hurried steps behind me.

"Get back here, Eliza... ELIZA" A light shone ahead my fear slowly fading, it was a half-opened door.

I tumbled through the frame slamming the door but unsuccessfully his hand got slam instead.

I moved back quickly ignoring the pain from my fall. Scurrying back quickly, he angrily held his hand his jawline evident of him gritting down hard.

He raises his good hand holding the gun, aiming at me with a sick smirk present on his clenching lip. "Eliza... sweet Eliza, how long must you do this to yourself huh?" He said his head tilting to the side looking me over but when his eyes met mines he glared.

"Now be a good girl and come to me," he said coldly with a sickly twisted look in his eyes.

I hesitated, what was I supposed to do

He had his gun aimed at me ready to shoot at any time. As I was thinking his something moves from the corner of my eyes.

I moved slowly with a silent prayer for someone... Ashton could quickly save me. I fear the point of the gun he clenches it tightly in his fist as if daring me to run.

Holding his gaze I stood up moving with caution before I could get closer a gunshot sounded I leap back on the ground hurting my arm in the process. But I didn't miss the hiss of pain coming from my capturer, his hand that held the gun was now missing fingers a bloodied mess I couldn't take my eyes from.

"Son of a bitch" he groans the words pass through his gritted teeth. The gun was a couple of steps from him, the bravest thought crosses my mind; I wanted that gun.

Jayvin was holding his bleeding hand with his already injured hand, the person that shot him nowhere in sight. I took this as an opportunity, racing for the gun but received a kick in the stomach before I could grab the metal.

I hit the ground with a thud catching my breath, my head rang from the impact. I heard the ripping of fabric, he tore his shirt wrapping his bleeding hand.

(3rd person speaking)

Somewhere in the building is a man lurking in the corridor leading to the exit, Ashton ran loading his gun Alex was awaiting orders at a specific spot on the roof.

She successfully shot off his fingers getting rid of his gun, she races down the steps a hand suddenly hits her in the face. Alex curse feeling the warm flow of her blood, seeing the craved smirk off the man in front of her.

He glared at her finding the petite female assuming. Alex gritted her teeth roughly wiping away her blood, she stood ready to fight.

"Oh feisty are we," he said tauntingly holding up his hands in playfulness, she didn't take this lightly running up to him with her fist aiming at his face, he skillfully dodges causing Alex to tumble a little.

She turned glaring angrily at the man, he stood 6'0 above her, his frightening blue eyes with a daring smirk were only pissing her off more.

"Now allow me to introduce myself, I'm James and you must be sweet Alex," He said amusingly humming at the end, Alex watch him carefully 'what game is he playing' she thought holding her guard up.

He was only more interested in the small female the fire presented in her eyes drew him closer "I'll give the lady what she wants after all I'm a gentleman" he winked taking his gun from his waist tossing it out the window.

"Now shall we" his eyes glared suddenly, it's frightening how he could change his emotions thus fast. It shook her a little but she matches his glare, going back to her defense.

Within a blink of an eye, he ran already close to her if it wasn't for her reflex he would have hit her in her ribs. He wasn't someone to mess with, in all seriousness, she focuses on her opponent.

'This might get bloody' she thought before matching his speed.

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Ashton ran faster and harder, after losing the connection to Alex it brought him to worry, hoping nothing had happened to her. He couldn't focus on her knowing she was capable of handling herself, one person was on mind.

Jayvin Black's name felt like Venom rushing through his bloodstream. The word brother became tasteless after all he had done that was the last thing on his mind.

He rushes through the halls, before the connection went out he registered what Alex said 'there on the south wing the helicopter landing platform, and hurry be...' the statics came shortly, the painful sound causes him to drop the headset, cursing at the wretched thing.

Ashton came to a halt, he thought the exit would be clear but he was wrong. A half-dying man held his gun tightly for support as he sat against the wall clenching his teeth from the gunshot wound on his side.

"Fuck...should have quit when I had the fucking chance" he sobs out his anger, holding more tightly on his bleeding side. It didn't help the pain but he had to stop the bleeding.

Ashton grip his gun tightly, no matter how injured he was he had to go. He took a smoke bomb from his waist, pulling the connected pin before tossing it to the occupied man.

As soon as the smoke began the spread the sound of gunshots began to fire rapidly. This was all to Ashton's plan, any fool would fire their gun till empty without seeing if there's an actual enemy.

He counted the number of bullets, 32 bullets to be exact in one round the gun was clearly a M16 rifle. (A/N:-Not sure if this is right y'all but...eh)

An assault rifle compare to the others allows shooters greater precision, but Ashton had no time for that, he quickly removed himself from his hiding as soon as the clip was empty. The smoke was starting to ease down indicating he had no time left to spare.

He reach for the blade handle as he swiftly races to where he was clumsily fumbling with his gun. Ashton used the remaining smoke as a cloak, it gave him an advantage blinding the man with a late reaction as his throat began to blind.

Ashton was already on the other side, his knife leaving droplets of the man's blood behind, the fatal sound of his body falling was all it took for him to move on more while silently praying for no more persons to be in his way.

What he didn't realize was his partner in the opposite direction. Her face was bruised along with a resting unmoving hand at her side. She glared angrily spitting out the blood that settled in her mouth.

The asshole stood smugly, wiping the blood from his now broken nose. He smiled enjoying the little vixen strength, she got a hit on him a vile thing no one has ever done before.

"Nicely done...but let me feel you hit harder" he said charging at her but she dodge his blow countering with a sweep kick, he expected this jumping in mid air directing a kick at the back of her head.

She yelled from the sudden pain causing her to slam face-first to the floor. She hastily lifts herself up seeing him slamming an elbow into her side the major impact causes her to cough blood.

He smirks darkly enjoying this little game but it soon crosses into pain. Alex slams her forehead angrily striking her fist at his throat crushing his windpipe.

She attack once again seeing him stagger a little before falling to his knees, with this she race lifting her knee directly hitting him in his neck area followed by a satisfying crunch.

His body harshly tumbled to the ground the life leaving his eyes but strangely enough, he still had his smirk on his lips.

"You talk too much... next time do better" she said through her heavy breathing tapping his head harshly, his unmoving diagram told her all as well as his lifeless eyes.

A sudden scream pulled her from her daze "no Avery" she mumbled worriedly walking away from the scene, she was in no shape but she had to save her friend.

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Avery laid a distance away from him as he walked stalkingly to her, she gathers her breathing had received a powerful blow to her stomach it cause her body to roll from the impact. Her chest tightened from her violent coughs which turned into heaves.

The pain was starting to become unbearable with each breath she took, she tried crawling away but her attempt was worthless "where'd you think your going" he grab her by her hair the force causing pain to arise in her root. He tosses her harshly on the ground causing her breathing to hitch.

"Why won't you just listen to me don't you see I love you" he said insanely griping his fists tightly inching closer with each word he spoke, his already bleeding hand was bleeding more than before but he seems not to care, his focus on her. A sudden chill race down her spine both disgust and anger clouding her eyes.

Sudden gunfire was sounded causing the man to stop in his tracks. It only pass his shoulder a inch before impact a near miss that might be a warning.

Both eyes turn to the person, holding a steady gun aiming at his target he shared the look of a ripper here to collect your soul.

'Ashton' Avery whispered thankfully before her focus went back to the man before her. He held a chill-raising stare which soon morphed into a sick smile.

"Brother a pleasure to have you here but it seems your aim is a little off" he mockingly said not breaking eye contact.

Ashton didn't say a word knowing his brother's trick, a smile like that could mean a million things even at this moment.

"Did you hit poor dad with that...no? Well not to worry my aim is sharp" he said in a friendly voice, he was hinting at something but that didn't break Ashton's focus. His father was nothing but a power-hungry, sex driver and waste of space trash. So losing him wasn't much of a surprise, what surprise him was that his brother was delaying.

Avery saw the two talking as she's gripping her side, she attempted to crawl away once again seeing that he was distracted. She spotted something at the very corner of her eye, the gun laid against the wall.

A sudden thought told her to grab it but it was in vain, a risk of him seeing her go for it could be even more harm than good. She avoided it seeing the brothers of a heated stare off, Ashton looks angrier as his brother had a stupid smirk on his lips almost teasing as his hand leak more with blood.

A grimaced across Avery's face as she was almost off the platform near the staircase, she stops immediately hearing the click of a gun. Ashton aimed his gun at his brother, Avery almost tumbles overseeing the haunted look on Jayvin's he took a step in her direction but stop when he heard the click.

"You wouldn't shoot me over a girl" his voice rang out amused at his brother's threatening demeanor. "It's clear you've turn a wuss over the years, I guess working for the police does that to you"

"Shut up" Ashton said gritting his teeth.

"Oh did I hit a nerve broth-" the sound of a gunshot went off almost heart-stopping seeing Jayvin hold his side. The bullet impaled him, his eyes held no emotion but that smirk was present.

He hit the ground with a thud, Ashton took a few seconds to realize what he had done but blinked it away as he focuses his gaze on Avery. He ran to her side pulling her up "can you walk?" She gave a quick nod, leaning into his side as they walk.

"Took you long enough" Alex surprised them coming from the garden area.

"Damn you look like shit" she chuckle a little, taking a look at her torn and bloody clothes.

"Feel like shit" gesturing to her broken arm.

In there little chatter "get down" Alex quickly push them to the ground, as she got down but the bullet grazed her arm. A lowly chuckle was heard from behind, the man standing with a gun in hand laughing like a mad man.

"Alex lovely for you to drop by, luckily it at the wrong time" he aimed his gun with no care in the world he had one thing on his mind.

"Give me the girl and you'll all live to see another day," he said gazing his sharp cold brown eyes into hers searching her soul.

"You know what brother she was never the Eliza you knew, yeah... Those sick parents kidnapped a random girl" Ashton started to speak coming to a stand pushing Avery into Alex's arms, Jayvin was slightly confused at his words.

"If you had any common sense you'd know, your obsession is a sickness, you're having an interest in an already dead girl" he finished the veins in his head about to explode from anger.

"Now I wanna see your remorse, that guilt of your regret, you sick fuck"

Jayvin spit out blood wiping the warm liquid from his mouth "remorse you say brother? You must have forgotten who I am" he said a deadly smirk coating his lips, amuse at what he was hearing, a made-up story to lose his focus.

"Ashton, just give me the girl any excuses right now are only in vain" his face morphed into one of seriousness, enough playing this game he held his gun ready dead or alive he's taking the girl, sweet Eliza. My mind filled with you every second of every minute.

Alex already had her gun ready but Jayvin saw that moving his gun over to her. "No kitten your 9 life would be up before you aim that gun" she immediately released her gun holding onto Avery more tightly getting ready to run at any minute.

"No what am I doing...Eliza sweet heart get over here" he said training his eyes are here, her figure shake from the look in his eyes it was like a knife cutting into her soul deeper and deeper. Yet she didn't make an attempt to move, Alex holding her more to her but that seeing this pissed him off more.

"Don't make me repeat myself..." she saw the craved look in his eyes a promise hidden behind those words. If she didn't move a massacre would happen before her very eyes, that was the last thing she wanted more deaths on her hands.

"Good" she took small steps avoided the whispers of pleads as she moves forward. A sole tear falls down her cheeks, her mind racing back to all those tortures the pains and being used left deep scars on her sanity.

Lost in her thought she felt the predatory eyes on her. The more she felt his eyes the more her tears came. What Avery didn't realize was the subtle movement of Ashton hand reaching from the small gun on his waist, being distracted Jayvin didn't notice.

"Go Eliza run as far away from here" A sudden gunfire pull all from there thoughts with a cry of pain Jayvin held tightly on his pulsing foot.

Ashton had successfully shot him in his leg above the knee cap. Avery fell back lost to what had just happened but she listened going back to their side

"Take her and go Alex and don't look back" Alex didn't say a word, no word was needed to say.

"Where you going baby, the fun has only begun," he said holding back the pain, he coughs a little spitting out more blood while chuckling.

Avery felt his eyes not wanting to look at the man before her. His defeat was close, he tried to stand up again spitting blood on the pavement.

Alex took her hand making sure to keep her damage hand tuck away. Giving a firm nod they ran with speed, Alex pushes harder getting them both to safety.

"Eliza!!" his haunted voice yelled after her.

Avery ran with the tears blowing against the wind. Her shaky legs pushing her harder, avoiding the pain.

As they were running from the scene two gunshot went off in the distance. That stop Avery's heart but her feet ran keeping up with Alex.

Whatever happens don't look back.

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