Liquid Courage

He's so dead//Ch17

Amber's P.O.V.

Matt's face contorted in anger as I told him about what I saw and as I observed him he looked like steam just may appear from his ears in large blazes of fogged anger. 

As he was about to go do something he regretted I grabbed his arm and bolted his feet to the floor with ink as his fogged gaze lingered where he felt my touch distracting him from the shackles at his feet. 

I pleaded softly for him not to fall for the trick of a man whose only goal was to destroy our happy bubble of warm fog. He contemplated my words for a moment before softly nodding but even I could tell he was plotting something devilish in his dark mind and it scared me but I slowly let him go before walking past him to where Milly slept. He knew he couldn't fool me and yet he tried. I felt his eyes on me in pleading energy knowing he had lost. He began to speak stopping when he felt me staring at him. He could hear my heart and he knew it beat in pain at his lie. 

He looked down at his feet his jaw ticking in a soft rhythm as I stared at him. He seemed to debate if he truly wanted to argue with me so he took a deep breath and slowly released it. His voice was soft as he spoke. He promised me he wouldn't go after him knowing that if he broke a promise to me I wouldn't forgive him. We left it at that or so I thought. But I knew him and right as he knew I was asleep he left. Sadly that's the thing about my power I could change something as simple as my heart beat and he wouldn't know. I was upset that he had left despite his promise and I had a sickening feeling he would regret it and I would pay for trusting him. I let my mind drift as tears began to drip down my face.

I laid their and cried as softly as I could only getting up as a knock rang through the apartment. Glancing at the time I felt my face scrunch up in confusion. But I made my way to the door to tired to check the peep hole I pulled it open thinking it was Alisa who forgot her key before work only to see Stephan. 

My heart froze and I tried to close the door quickly only for him to block it with a heavy looking boot. Quickly I inked it shut running to My room to get Milly and bring her somewhere safe. I grabbed her and dragged her out the window. She cried out confused as I dragged her down the fire escape only to see the ladder was broken. I swore under my breath and jumped shielding Milly from the impact of the trash below before crawling out of the can and taking her around to the front of the building knocking really hard on Martha Stasky's door when her daughter answered I called out for her mom who ran to the door asking me what was wrong but I just quickly told her to call Sarah as I shoved Milly at her before running out the door. 

I needed to get somewhere safe and fast. I quickly patted down my pockets finally realizing I didn't have my phone. I cursed at myself but didn't stop running. I made my way to Matt's apartment relived as I looked around seeing no one had followed me. But as I made it to his door I realized it was cracked open and me caring more for his safety then mine I made my way in and looked around. It was empty and there was no sign anyone was in there. Quickly I locked to door and tried to relax myself smiling as the door to the roof opened only to be struck with fear as something was shot at me pricking me in the shoulder. As I looked over I saw the label of the dart and let out a cry. It wasn't just Stephan anymore but his old lab. The realization hit me as I saw the name plastered on the dart along with the person who caught me. 

Stella Cort the main boss of Cort Corp. a scientific company with high security protocols and a habit of doing not so legal things in the name of science. I had an ungodly itch telling me that I would be their next experiment. I felt them clamp something around my next as my vision go hazy. Looking at an approaching figure I saw Stephan with an evil grin on his face. I could tell my features soured as he grabbed my face roughly. He spoke so quietly I wasn't sure if Stella might hear. 

"That little boyfriend of yours won't be saving you and neither will your useless powers at least not where you're going..." His smile seemed to grow "Oh and if he tries guess what?" He paused as if I could answer "I get to kill him in front of you to see how you react for our experiments" He began to laugh making me feel sick. But he wasn't finished as 
I got dragged away he waved a picture at me letting me know he was going to make sure Matt knew just where to go and I was about to regret ever falling in love with  vigilante. I felt my lungs and thought burn with my want to scream and cry and fight. But no mater what I tried I couldn't do anything my powers didn't even seem to work as my vision went black.