Ryder and Olexei
They were complete opposites. At a young age they formed a bond that no one was able to understand. It was unusual especially, in the mafia. They weren't supposed to trust anyone but, they did.
Olexei was a survivor. He was ruthless...
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"Fuck" I hissed in pain dropping the clothes on the floor.
Once it eased I slowly bent over and picked the items up trying my hardest not to pop my stitches. I really should have been in hospital but, I couldn't. The last thing I wanted was to be there when everyone arrived. I didn't want to see anyone. I just wanted to leave.
So, I pulled the needles from my body and snuck out in just a hospital gown. Catching a taxi, I made it to my apartment and now I was packing. Maybe it was the adrenaline but, all I knew was I wanted to fucking leave and get as far away as possible. I was in the middle of writing out my resignation letter when I heard a knock at the door.
No one was supposed to know I was here. I thought I would have a little bit more time before people noticed I was missing from my hospital room. Going over I unlocked and opened it to see Olexei standing there.
"What are you doing here?" I asked turning around and going back to writing the letter.
"That should be my fucking line don't you think! You are supposed to be at the hospital! You were fucking shot" he exclaimed coming in and closing the door behind him.
"I remember" I scoffed glancing at him.
"How the fuck are you even standing after surgery?" he questioned shocked.
"I'm a cop Lex. It is not the first time I've been shot but, hopefully, it will be the last. Do me a favor and give this to the captain. You guys are great friends after all" I grumbled finishing and handing him the letter.
"What is this?" Olexei hummed his tone laced with confusion.
"My resignation" I breathed before going back to my bedroom. My chest still ached but, I continued. Not even a gunshot wound was gonna stop me from leaving this town as fast as possible.
"Why are you leaving?" Lex asked.
"Cause I can't keep doing this shit! Today I watched as a criminal and the man that murdered my father got off without any consequences. I am a cop. I'm supposed to put the bad guys away for the good of the innocent but, I didn't. I compromised myself and everything I believed in to help you" I explained.
"You are a good person Xan" he sighed and I just rolled my eyes cause it didn't sound like a compliment coming from him.
"Not to be rude but, you aren't too good a judge of character. You torture people as a form of therapy and the man you call yourself loving is no better" I spoke staring at him.
"You don't get to stand there and judge me 'cause you are feeling shitty about yourself Xan" Olexei hissed and this caused me to stop packing and finally look at him.
"But am I lying though? You murder and torture people to make yourself feel better. To hide from your past. Newsflash Lex that won't change the shit that you went through" I stated.
"So your better than me? You haven't dealt with your past either! You're mad I killed your dad, guess what I would do that shit again. He was a scum of the earth that took pleasure in getting shitfaced drunk and beating his son unconscious! You want me to be the bad guy in your story, fucking fine. I'm no saint and I never damn well pretended to be but, stop being delusional! Your life is your life because I removed that motherfucker from this damn earth!!" he yelled glaring at me.
"Oh please forgive me. Let me drop to my damn knees and thank you so much for saving my life. Is that what you want? You want some fucking gratitude! The thing is I never asked you to do that. I never asked for any of it. You think you did me a damn favor. Guess what, I would take my father's beatings any day over the time I spent locked in that damn dungeon!" I spat.
At this point, I just wanted to fucking leave. I wanted to go away from this city, my job, and everyone. I didn't say another word as I finished packing. Olexei kept quiet as well just watching me. When I finally finished, I grabbed the bag with my good arm and left out the bedroom, ignoring him as I passed. I was going to the door when it burst open and Ryder and Han came through.
"What the hell?" Han questioned.
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"Where is Olexei?" Ryder asked at the same time.
"I'm here" Lex hummed coming out from the back.
Looking around at the men that were now standing in my living room, I felt caged. Every single one had caused me some type of trauma. I surrounded myself with people that hurt me and the realization of that caused me to finally feel the exhaustion of being shot and leaving the hospital too early.
Slowly, my breath became shallow and my vision spotty. The bag slip from my shoulder and hit the floor loudly as I placed a hand on my chest. I needed to catch my breath before I went in to pull panic attack mode. It was difficult though and before I knew it I was back there. Back in that dungeon, in that house just waiting for the next scream or beating.
"Xander?" Han breathed coming towards me but, the last thing I wanted was to be touched. It would only make it worse.
"N-no!" I gasped sticking my hand out to halt him from coming any closer. I could feel three pairs of eyes on me as I stumbled to my couch and sat down bringing my knees to my chest.
"I'm home. I'm safe. I'm home. I'm safe. I'm home. I'm safe" I repeated under my breath and buried my head in my arms ignoring the sting of pain. Twenty minutes later my breathing stabilized and my vision was back to clear. They were still staring at me but, I didn't care. They did this. This was a product of them. The only thing I was ashamed of was allowing myself to be drawn in once again.
"You okay?" Olexei asked.
"I'm leaving and no one is going to stop me. Y'all don't have a right to. I helped you. I took a bullet for y'all so, this is the least of what I deserve" I muttered scooping up the bag from the floor.
"Xander-" Han started but, I cut him off.
"I meant what I said all those years ago. You will never mean anything to me again. Goodbye," I hummed before finally exiting the apartment and that life.
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Sorry, this chapter took a while. I had finished the when I went back and read it, I didn't like it so I rewrite it. This chapter I think will be a great lead into the sequel. Which I will also be changing the plot of. Oops. Anyways one chapter left and it will focus on Ryder and Olexei. See you then...
