Criminal

Chapter.26

   After our intimacy was finally to a close we both sat on the floor quietly. It seemed like Adrien was thinking of many things, his brain was filled with thoughts that I could not comprehend to read through.
"... Adrien..." I choked up the courage to speak.
"What are we doing here?... I feel a little hot." I swipe my forehead with my hand, my chills were coming and I felt weak all over again.

Adrien finally decided to glance up at me, he scooted towards me and placed the palm of his hand on my sweating forehead. "You are getting a fever again.." he sighs as he knew exactly what to do next.

"Can you just tell me why we are here? Shouldn't we be driving out to nowhere? Why are we wasting time?" I say with urge, I thought he wanted to be with me... I thought we were in love.

"Marinette—"

"Do you love me anymore?? Is that why your giving up! On us! I have done so much for you Adrien! I helped you escaped through prison! I-I lied to Luka, my parents.. my friends.."

"Marinette—"

"A-are you really going to let me go??—"

"FOR FUCKS SAKE MARINETTE! Can't you see?? You are too good for me, I do not deserve you!! This is wrong... I.. am wrong.." Adrien grabs my warm shaking hands, he looks down at the floor, his eyes give a defeated sign.
"I cannot love you the way you need to be loved.."

"What if the way you love me is what I want?" I calmly inch closer to him, i then reach for his cheek and kept my hand there hoping he would understand that I loved him.

"Then it is not good.. it is toxic.. I do not want to keep running away anymore, I want to give myself in, at least then I can see you alive and healthy... see Adrianna alive and growing. Marinette what if this is my chance to keep amends with my little sister? I could be the brother to her that Felix didn't have. A loving normal brother who is behind bars... but still alive?" Adrien starts to tear up like he was trying to hold it back for so long.

I could not believe what he was just saying.. this was not the same person who kidnapped me in the beginning, whose tongue was nothing but dirty words and whose hands were nothing but blood shed on them. "Adrien... I understand." I gulp. "I understand you..—-"

BANG BANG BANG

"ADRIEN AGRESTE IF YOU ARE UP THERE WITH THE VICTIM MARINETTE DUPAIN-CHENG SURRENDER YOURSELF OR ELSE WE WILL FIRE.." loud multiple voices can be heard from below the front entrance. We both quickly looked up at one another, our faces of tears now stuck on with fear.

"Adrien what do we do?" I whisper. He slowly stood up and grabbed my hand. I was still in my panties and bra while Adrien had on his pants.

"Don't worry, just put your hands up like me, the better we corporate the less harm will be done." He says to me. I nod in agreement.
"I SURRENDER." Adrien yells as he stands in front of me, our hands were both in the air and even though Adrien's face was straight, his hands and arms were shaking like a scared dog.
We both hear the thumps as multiple people come running up the stairs, slamming the door down in the process.

"We got them, Adrien Agreste and Marinette Dupain-Cheng." One of the police officers say through a walkie.
"DONT MOVE!" he then proceeds to tell, there seemed to be like 13 police, all guns aimed at Adrien who was shielding me.
"GET ON YOUR KNEES." He says loudly. Adrien does as he was told.

"Marinette!!" A familiar voice can be heard trying to get through the guys, his voice sounded like Luka...
"Oh my god your safe!!" He pushes through the people and shows them his detective badge. Luka grabs me from behind Adrien as the rest of the officers run up to Adrien and handcuffed his hands, his arms.

"Luka? How did you find me?" I say through his embrace. Luka doesn't let go of me, he just holds me while staring at another person...

"We did some digging and talking and persuading.. that criminal  won't ever touch you again." He glares at Adrien who's eyes could only me glued onto me.
Soon enough, the guards raise Adrien up from his knees and start to drag him out.

"Marinette, I will see you soon..." adriens lips turn into a smile as he stares at me until I could no longer see him.

"W-what? Adrien!" I tried to get out of Lukas grip, it did not feel the same warmth as Adrien had made me feel.

What was wrong with me??

"Marinette it's okay.. he's gone, you do not have to keep playing this act in front of me like you did with him." Luka looks at me, concerned.

"What do you mean?" I look at him confused. "This is me.. Not a act, I.. I.. love..—"

Before I could finish my sentence I felt a faint going on, I guess my fever was catching onto my body, and the next thing I knew,

My vision went blank.

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