Opening my eyes, I notice the guard standing in front of Mr. Hallowell, is now on the floor.

A bullet through his head.

Mr. Hallowell is touching his chest and we both look the direction the bullet came from.

LeAnn?!

She's in an office, located on the third floor, holding a gun out of the window.

The man looks up at LeAnn confused and then grins. She looks down at him, then aims the semi-automatic, and begins to shoot at him!

The man grabbed the closest guard and uses his body as a shield as he runs to the stairs! The guard groans as he becomes riddled with bullets.

Once the Man reaches the staircase he throws the guard's lifeless body to the ground, making his way up to LeAnn.

She begins to shoot the rest of the guards. When she sees more guards coming in from the back door, she aims her gun at a big oil tank and shoots!

It causes a huge explosion taking them all out!

The explosion is so big it also knocks the Hallowells and me to the ground.

The entire back of the warehouse fills with smoke and fire instantaneously. LeAnn then sees the Man running up the stairs, onto the third floor, and she disappears into the office.

Mr. Hallowell sits up and crawls to his wife. Her chair is on its side and she's quietly crying and as she pulls against the ropes.

He begins untying her. A guard comes up from behind him, grabs him, and punches him in the face. Mrs. Hallowell screams, still trying to pull at the ropes.

"Hey!" A familiar voice yells behind the guard. He turns.

It's Sam!

She uses the butt of the gun and hits the guard on the head.

He falls.

Panting, she then walks around and kicks him in the head, knocking him out!

Sam hesitates when she sees me.

She runs over to me, untying my arms and legs. "You said you would save my parents. It seems like I have to save everyone," Sam says smiling at me. Her smile fades when she notices how hurt I am.

I struggle to get up. She then wraps her arms around me, helping me to stand. Once I am on my two feet, I kiss her.

"Yeah? Well, you're late," I say coughing and wincing.

She gives me a sympathetic smile. "Yeah well...you fight for me, I fight for you."

Sam lets me go and turns to her parents. Her words slowly register in my head.

Does she mean that?

I looked at her like I am seeing her for the first time. Again.

The three of them wrap themselves in each other, giving each other kisses.

Samantha is definitely worth this and more. I love her and will dedicate the rest of my life to showing her I do.

We suddenly hear gunfire and things breaking in the office above! LeAnn will need my help soon. The Man would have gotten to her by now.

Max jumps out of nowhere and grabs Sam from behind!

She pales as he holds a big piece of glass to her neck.

Mr. Hallowell grabs his wife as she tries to grab for her daughter.

"I'm getting so sick of you all! What is it going to take to kill you all?!" Max looks around and continues, "I guess this place going up in flames with you in it should be fine."

Max puts his lips to Sam's ear. "Sam, sweetheart! I have big plans for you. Let's go!"

Max yanks her as two other guards rush by his side. "Don't let them leave!" He yells at them.

The fire towards the back is inching closer and closer. We all feel the heat of the flames.

One guard rushes up to me and punches me on my side! I instantly fall to the floor. The pain has me seeing double. More blood oozes out.

"Get up asshole!" The guard yells at me.

I try too. Getting up to my knees, I struggle. My wound is still bleeding and I don't know how much longer I have.

Suddenly, I hear two gunshots! Both guards fall to the floor.

Mr. Hallowell stands there and brings the gun down to his side. He exhales loudly. Mrs. Hallowell and I exchange stunned looks.

I struggle to get up when I hear the gun cock. Mr. Hallowell points it right at me.

"Tim, what are you doing?!" Mrs. Hallowell whispers, grabbing onto her husband. I stop and sit back on the ground, holding my side. I hear furniture break above us.

LeAnn.

"Is it true you kidnapped my daughter?"

I look up at him and nod.

"You held her for months, not caring how her family felt? You were supposed to kill her? Is that true?" Mr. Hallowell's hand is shaking. Not of fright, but of rage.

I nod again, looking at the ground.

"I deserve this. I'm a monster that should be put out of his misery. This, however, isn't the time or place to do it. I have to get to LeAnn and Sam." I look up at him.

Mr. Hallowell pauses, tears pooling in his eyes. "You love her? Is it true you love my Sam?"

I look at Mrs. Hallowell, then back at him. "I'll die for her, sir."

Mr. Hallowell shakes his head and wipes his eyes. "Then go get my baby back!"

Mr. Hallowell extends an arm. I reach and grab it when LeAnn and the Man go flying through the office window!

I hold my breath. Glass is all around them, as they fall towards the ground.

Three floors down.

LeAnn is on top of the Man when he hits the ground. She rolls off of him and begins walking towards us, backward, dusting herself off.

She turns around and smiles. There are bruises and cuts all over her body but I'm glad she okay.

"Hey!" She happily yells out of breath.

The Man gets up slowly. Anger isn't even a suitable word to describe the look on his face. Big pieces of glass are protruding from his arm and chest.

LeAnn stops suddenly when she sees our faces. She crossed her arms and turns.

"When will you get it!?" He yells at her. "I can't feel pain! Never have, never will! I am going to choke the life out of you! You will never-"

The Man stops mid-sentence when he sees LeAnn hold something up in her hands. It was a bunch of pins.

He looks down and sees a bulge in his pants. He scrambled to take it out when the grenades go off.

LeAnn turns and faces us, smiling. Pieces of him falling from above.

Mr. and Mrs. Hallowell are in shock and disgust.

I turn to LeAnn. "Take them to the airport! I have to get to Sam."

"I advise you to go up. Pieces over there said there is a helicopter on its way for Max." She points at what is left of the Man.

Mr. Hallowell hands me the gun as LeAnn examines my wound.

She shakes her head.

"You have to hurry! This whole place will be engulfed soon, sir. And you don't look too good either," LeAnn says worriedly.

She then removes a clip from her belt and hands it to me. It's holding three grenades.

"And take my babies with you."

"Thanks." I grab the grenades, turn, and try to run, holding my side. I am in so much pain, and still bleeding, but I need to push through it!

I look up and see Max and Sam. They are already on the third landing. She's fighting to get free!

I have to hurry! Who knows where that psycho will take her, once they are airborne, or what he will do to her now that his plans literally went up in flames.

Sam's Point-of-View

"Don't fight me, Samantha! This is all your fault! All you had to do was get kidnapped and brought here," he sneers. "You're used to that right? Being kidnapped? I just want to kill your parents, then you, and then Ryder. But nooo!"

Max is dragging me up to the roof of the warehouse.

"I stopped caring for what you wanted once I knew you were crazy!" I try fighting him off but it's not working. He has a tight grip on my arm.

"Walk or I'll slice your neck here and now!" He digs the glass into my skin. I freeze and do as I'm told.

He pushes me to the next staircase and we beginning our climb.

"What do you think will come of this?! You've lost! My parents are alive. The police will be looking for you soon. Why don't you give up?"

He lets go of my arm and grabs me by my chin, pulling my face towards his. "That's for quitters, sweetheart! Which I'm not. So walk!" He yells.

Once we make it to the fourth floor, I hear Ryder yell out my name. Max tenses as we both look over the railing.

"You hear that, Max? He's coming for me! He will never stop! Whether you kill me or not, Ryder will always be behind you," I say grinning.

Max spins me around and grabs me by the back of my neck, squeezing hard. "Shut the fuck up or I will throw you over! Walk!" He squeezes even harder and puts the glass on my temple. I gulp and start to walk.

Suddenly the back of the warehouse gives way causing the stairs to shake. I scream! I can also feel the heat.

"Hurry up or we all die!" Max yells, pushing me.

We finally make it to the roof. There's one guard standing around. A woman. Max asks for her gun and she gives it to him.

"Ryder is coming! Don't let him pass you!"

She nods as she watches the door. I suddenly hear, what sounds like a helicopter, in the distance.

I also notice the sun is starting to rise on the horizon.

Max lets me go and with the gun, motions for me to walk up a steel catwalk. There's another explosion and the roof shakes. The roof underneath the catwalk gives way, showing the massive inferno underneath our feet.

My biggest fear is going to happen! I'm going to burn to death!