Jace's POV (A/N surprise!)

    Cole dropped me off and I waved tiredly at him. After the most intense race of my life, all I would like to do was to face plant on my bed. It was difficult to avoid a crazy racer from slamming into you and at the same time, aiming to win a race so I deserved as much rest as possible.

    I walked towards the front door and noticed it was slightly open. Elena won't leave the door open...

   I stepped into the house and saw nothing off.

   "Elena?" I called out and got no response. "Elena?!" I called out louder but nothing. My phone rang and I answered without looking at the caller ID.

   "Jason, you are really something, aren't you?"

  The sound of Mr Lyon's voice made me grip my phone in anger. What's was his plotting this time around?

   "The semi finals was supposed to be my big break. Everyone was meant to bet their fortune on you and I'll bet on a random racer. Then you loose and I get a shit ton of money. But no, you just had to find out, didn't you?" He spat.

   "How the hell do you expect me to pay off the debt?!" I almost yelled into the phone.

   "Debt?" He chuckled, "I have a different job for you, it's merely just an errand."

   Errand? Even a little kid knew what the errand would involve. Drugs and nothing but drugs. I knew the racing itself was not entirely legal but drugs was a whole new level and I wasn't planning to reach it yet.

   "The finals is tomorrow and I'm sure 99% of the audience will bet on the golden racer Ace. But Ace will sadly loose and my profit will skyrocket." He said.

  "And why should I do that?" I seethed. I almost threw my phone across the room when I had the maniac laugh.

  "Your little girlfriend is quite feisty. Elena, is it?"

  I felt blood drain from my face at the mention of her name. The one thing I avoided was putting the ones I love in danger. Elena was obviously more than a friend or a part of the family to me. I couldn't risk her life. No, I wasn't going to risk it.

  "You are a smart boy Jason so I'm sure you know what to do."

   The line went dead and my phone slowly slipped from my hand. I leaned against the wall behind me. Is she okay? Did they hit her? Or even worse, do something bad to her.

  I felt so useless. The girl I really liked was in danger and I had no idea where she was. I gripped my hair tightly and groaned, not from the pain but in confusion.

   I heard the front door open and someone stepped it.

   "Hello?" I heard Celine call and my blood began to boil. She was probably the one that told Mr Lyon about Elena and that she was going to be alone at home. Celine stopped abruptly when she saw me slumped against the wall beside the stairs.

    "This is what you want, right?" I asked her quietly and she looked away. I couldn't believe this was the girl I grew up with. "What has she ever done to you? Elena has been nothing but a friend to you. I don't know what your stupid reason is, but if as much as a single hair on her head is missing, I won't forgive you Celine." I warned and she took a step back.

   "Elena? What happened to her?" She asked and I scoffed. She was still putting up an act after everything.

   "Don't act like you don't know,  Celine. Don't act like you don't know she was taken hostage." I spat and she widened her eyes.

   "No, that was not the plan." She said shakily. She looked around the house and back at me. "He said he wouldn't hurt anybody. He was supposed to just talk to you and- and not.."

   "What are you rambling about?" I asked her and she looked at her shoes like they were the most interesting things in the world. "Celine.." I called and she sighed, leaning again the back of the couch.

   "My mom was blinded by love when she was younger. She got married to the wrong guy and had me." She started. I opened my mouth to tell her that I already knew that but she shook her head. "Let me finish." And I nodded. "When I was six. She had enough and divorced him. I stayed in contact with him though. He provided everything for me and I  kept wondering why my mom divorced him. Then we moved to our current house, you and I became close friends. So when you had a run in with that gang and had to pay them, I had to ask my dad for help." She paused and looked at me. My eyes widened in realization and she nodded. "Mr Lyon is my dad. I took my mom's last name. When Elena came around, I was jealous that she fit in so perfectly. Everyone liked her, you more than others." She said looking at me sadly. "I like you a lot Jace. I asked Dad for help, maybe he'll speak to you or something. I don't know what I was thinking." She laughed painfully.

   "So you had no idea she was kidnapped?" I finally asked after a whole minute of silence. I didn't want to touch the part where she said she liked me because we both knew that it was not going to work.

   "Not at all. He told me that if you win the finals that you'd cut ties with him and he won't know how to talk to you." She explained and I looked at her skeptically, "I'm being honest this time Jace, I have no idea she was kidnapped. I'm sorry for what I did, all of it." She said. I knew she meant what she said. Celine and I  knew each other for a long time, a very long time. I knew when she lied and when she meant every word she said and this was a moment like that.

  "I can't be mad at you. You're like.. like a very close sister to me so I can't stay mad at you." I said and she winced a little before smiling, a genuine smile.

   "As much as it hurts my teenage heart, you're right. I'm your older sister." She said playfully and I scoffed.

  "I have no idea what to do Celine. It's either my freedom or Elena and I'm not going to take any chances." I told her and she nodded.

   "First of all, why didn't you tell me that you started racing again." She asked tilting her head to the side.

   "You already complained about the race so many times so I didn't want you to be worried all over again." I explained and she smiled. It was the truth. Celine was always against the idea of racing. She knew the danger it held and I couldn't stop even when I wanted to.

     "I have a plan." She said sitting across me. She had a smirk on her face, a smirk that told me she had something crazy cooking. "Your older sister here has a plan you're going to love."

                Oh c'mon!!

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