Riot [On Hold]

Chapter 12

Roy's POV

I stared at the camera in the room as I picked up the phone.

"Congratulations. You have proven your trust to me. Now,bring me my prize,and you might just get your reward."

I nodded towards the camera before speaking into the phone.

"Give me five days," I mustered,and he hung up.

Sitting on the bed,I sighed and placed my phone into my pocket after powering it off.

You're one step closer to what you want.

I furrowed my eyebrows,curious as to why Riot was such a huge bounty for him.

What did he want from her despite revenge? Surely there's more than that.

Focus on the prize Roy. You don't give a shit about her. Besides,you don't even know her; to you she's just hot.

I have to get this money. I don't care if Riot lives or dies. I've got bigger problems.

Riot's POV

You better tell me why the heck you interrupted our moment.

What moment? The one in which he was manipulating you or the one where he was seducing you?

I blushed,but felt a tinge of sickness creep up in my stomach making me feel nauseous.

Don't make me to it again.

It was you who made me sick?!

Oh let me tell you, imagine being brushed away by an asshole who found her lover boy attractive so was about to expose everything that there was to herself -I had to do something.

I didn't-

Roy isn't on your side. Nobody is but me.

What do you mean?

I don't know everything,but he has an agenda. Did you really think it'd just be a coincidence that an ex-member of the secret service,a man who made his name out of manipulating his targets,a telepathic just like you, would be a stranded homeless at the exact same abandoned motel that you were headed for? That's a new low for you.

What do you mean?

What do you think this Roy boy did after leaving? Hunting. Wherever he could. For however much he was given. He seduced many women, manipulated others,playing with their trust like a girl with a Barbie doll.

I was stunned.

B-but I know everything about him,he showed me-

Oh fuck off. Nobody's perfect Riot, but even you should have known that he could have simply placed a barrier between his thoughts as he comforted you when you were crying. Didn't we do just that the first time you met him?!

But why seduce me? Why?!

My heart felt heavy as I was met with my reply.

Your his next target-the tiger's  prey- And  you fell right into his trap.

The way I see it, Lorenzo's gonna pay him a hell of a lot of money.

I stared at my reflection,face crumpled with sadness. How could I be so stupid?

I was alone.

He didn't want to help.

He lied. And was good at it.