As Long As You Love Me (Third Book to Hold Tight)

Part 33

I was not about to let this guy win, no matter what hell i had to go through. I was not about to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry or scream, not now. Not after all this family has put us all through. 

"Sam will kill you," I say as Jake smashes the phone he was using so that the tracker is disabled.

"Sam will never find me after you sadly burn in the building. All that will be left of you is ash, and I will watch until the last wall falls," he says walking out of the room. I look around and frantically look for a way out, the door wasn't locked behind him, I never heard the lock click. The challenge was getting out of this rope. 

"Dammit," I say swinging my body in hopes my hands would just slip out, no hope though. I could smell it, the horrifying smell of the smokey fire getting started. The smell burned my nose and made me cough, I could see the light from the flames under the door. Smoke filled the room and I tried to focus. I looked up and examined the situation. My wrists were already bleeding, but I could get them slipped out with a little force. Of course it would rip my skin up, but I don't feel like burning alive today. I forced my hands to slip through, one slipped and I fell to the ground. Ignoring the pain in my wrists, I rush to the door and I can instantly feel the heat rolling off it. 

"Think Cassidy, think," I say to myself as I take my shirt off, I was still in a tank top. I use my shirt to grab the door knob and fling it open. The flames were in the hall, on the stair case. How many floors are there here? and where is here? I rush to the end of the hall and look at a sign, four floors and I was on the third. 

"Shit!" I say as flames race toward me, the  only way to go was the stairs that went up. I open the door and rush up the stairs, flames not far behind me.I crash through the door and it ends up on the fourth floor, it was empty. The smoke was filling my lungs and I needed air, I rushed to the next flight of stairs just as the flames reached the fourth floor. I ran up the stairs and once again crashed through the door and landed on the roof. Smoke was all around the building, but i could hear water. I ran to the side the noise was coming, a Lake was next to the building.

"Do it for Sam and Faith," I told myself looking at the huge gap between the lake and the building, nothing but rocks in between. I walked backwards until the flames broke through the roof door and were getting closer. I shook my head and sprinted toward the edge of the building. Closing my eyes and praying, I let myself jump hoping to land where I planned.

SAM'S POV

As soon as the line went dead Josh was already done tracking the phone. Even though the guy thought we coudln't he clearly didn't know what Josh was capable of doing. As we wall lean over Josh he types away at a fast rate that no one is capable of doing. 

"Well?" Cole asked. 

"Some building,, but the location is not here...." He says making us lose hope.

"Where's Allie?" TJ asked as we notice she isn't here. We hear the speaker on and rush to the window to see Allie in with Lisa.

"Where is she Lisa?" Allie says with her arms crossed.

"Who are you?" Lisa says in a bitchy tone and a smirk.

"I'm with the BAU, and let me tell you a little something Lisa. I am capable of labeling you as so much more than Bi-Polar, so either you help us here, or you will be put away for so long you won't get to see any part of your babies life," Allie threatens leaning forward on the table. Lisa looks at the glass knowing we are watching and holds back tears.

"Jake has a building out by the lake, it's only a mile from here," she says. TJ, Josh, and Justin all rush to grab some things before we leave, Cole and I stay back and watch Allie and Lisa. Allie stands up and smiles, she goes to leave but then stops.

"And for the record, I'm Colton's girlfriend," She says with a smirk before walking out. Lisa went crazy and we turned the speaker off when Allie enters the room. Cole smiles and kisses her.

"You are amazing," He says as we rush to get to the building. She was so close all this time, how did we not notice this.

Cassidy's POV

I jumped and fell for what felt like forever. I was sure I was dead, I knew i couldn't make it. But thankfully the impact of water made me feel relief. Of course I was struggling to swim due to the many beatings I got while tied up, but I needed to stay floating until I got to shore. I came to the surface and coughed, smoke and water in my lungs was not a good combo. I noticed I wasn't to far from the shore, then I noticed Jake was standing there. I forgot he said he was staying until the last wall fell. All the smoke I was breathing in is making it hard to breath, which is making it hard for me to have strength, which also means I was struggling to keep my head above water as It was. I was so focused on myself, I didn't notice that Jake had gotten into the water and was just feet from me. 

"You are just like your mother," He shouts as he grabs my arm and pulls me toward him. I struggle to swim away but he was to strong. He pulled me close enough and then pulled me under the water and was holding me down. I was trying my hardest to get free, but soon the water became to much and I could feel my lungs burning. I found myself stopping putting up the fight and my body was going limp.