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Sorry about how fast paced this chapter is!

Chapter 24: The Dark Character

Emery's POV

Bullets sliced the air, decorated the expensive cars, and traveled through human bodies.

This is war.

But somehow, someway, one person is winning against hundreds of gang members.

Not with a gun, but with mind games.

We're shooting at each other.

Now how could R.W possibly manage that?

~*~**~ 30 minutes Earlier ~**~*~

The tape was a fake. There was nothing on there. It was just blank.

With Duncan, Graham, Raiden, Kade, and I, we were all confused.

"Can't you do something?" Graham questioned. Who would just send a tap with Farrah's name printed on it?

Something's not right.

"I can check the film," Kade suggested. Kade roughly pulled the film from the tape, only to reveal bold yellow writing.

"Wait, wait! Slow down, there's something on the film." Raiden walked towards Kade while telling him to stop.

We all looked over Kade's shoulder as the words were lined up one by one.

We all read one word at a time as Kade revealed the entire film.

Lockheart Gates.

"Is this R.W character telling us to meet there?" Duncan queried.

"I think we should give it a shot. Round up all the men, outside, with guns." Raiden grabbed my arm, silently telling me to follow him.

After stopping to reload his gun, we headed towards the front doors.

Walking outside we see the grand gates closed as men start filing out from their hiding spots.

The air around us was silent as no one made a move.

That is until one guy shouted.

Hearing gun shots, everyone scurried quickly behind anything to prevent them from being shot.

Raiden hovered over me as we hid behind a red automobile.

Raiden started shooting towards the opposite way of our location.

"Raiden, Raiden stop! There's no bullets, it was just sounds!" I shouted at him once he lowered his gun. I didn't see any bullets flying by, it had to be sound effects.

That's when we heard it, everyone heard it.

Damien slept with your sister, Darren.

Drake got your brother in jail, Sawyer.

Graham kissed Mackenzie, Duncan.

Kade cheated on you, Layla.

Wyatt was the one that got your mother off life support, Spencer.

River lied to you, Casey.

Pierce destroyed your tea set, Harley.

Raiden kissed Emery, Delilah.

Delilah is sleeping with Graham, Raiden.

One by one, everyone's secrets kept spilling like an overflowing sink.

The last one really surprised me. Delilah, I know, but Graham!

Why would he even want to touch Delilah.

I looked around to see the hidden speakers, the ones that are causing everyone to shoot at their newfound enemies.

I look towards my left, hearing Pierce's scream.

About to run towards him, I stop once I realize it's just Harley beating him with a spoon.

I duck down once again, only to see a dark piece of fabric.

My eyes soon look up to meet a person, with a black cloak on, entering the mansion.

Wasting no time, I run before I think.

Thankfully no one notices me as I run, passing the flying bullets.

I catch up, following the dark character.

Is this R.W?

No way, I can't be this close, can I?

I follow the character to the kitchen.

What? Is it hungry?

Walking towards the back, he opens this door I've never noticed before.

Probably because it's camouflaged to look like a wall!

Once the door opens, I jump on the character, taking the hood off in the process.

"Delilah?" Before I can further my sentence, she claws at my hands, to rid them off her cloak.

Even I can't hold on with a manicure like that. She pushed me in, past the doorway, as she shuts the door on me.

Not even bothering to try and open the door with no handle, I look behind me.

Behind me, I see two girls that look exactly like Farrah and Mackenzie.

"Oh my gosh!" I stand up quickly as I make my way towards them.

"No Emery, don't!"

"It's a trap!"

But it's too late, their words hadn't reached my ears fast enough.

I tripped a wire, a wire that's meant to be tripped for this trap.

It's like everything slowed down. It's just me and the wire.

Everyone around me stopped, I knew something was gonna come down over my head, or something was gonna shoot me from behind.

To avoid this future sudden death, I did the only thing I shout at people to do in the movies.

I ducked, to possibly avoid a triggered gun or arrow shooting.

And I rolled, to avoid a heavy boulder or anything solid to cause me to become brain dead.

Something red flew across the room, piercing the wall.

I got up slowly, making sure there's no after explosives.

I look closely at the wall to see it was a...tranquilizer?!

I turned around, not caring about this attempt to pass me out.

"Farrah, Mackenzie! What happened?"

"You're supposed to be in school!"

I kneel down to try an untie their ankles, but both seem extremely quiet.

Trying to untie Mackenzie, she slightly kicks me. When I don't respond, she kicks me hard enough to push me back.

I finally take in their eyes, their eyes that's looking past me, behind me.

Before I can turn towards their eye's desired direction, a voice speaks up.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

~*~**~*~**~*~

Sorry if this chapter seems a bit fast paced, I was rushing and in a hurry.

Secret's almost out! You have to pay attention now if you want to guess the identity of R.W.

All the love,

~Izzy