Never Totally Content (WIP)

Chapter 6

Ezra's POV:
I think I'm being stalked or something. I hear weird things on my balcony and constantly feel like I'm being watched. I don't know if the whole thing that happened between Lukas and I is still unsettling to me but that had happened about a month ago by now. I could just be overthinking too.

But I'm getting weird text messages from some man, and he's asking me weird things like "If you faked your death, how would you do it?" or "How do you feel about a fake funeral?" and it's starting to freak me out. I'm thinking that Lukas had set something up. Why would I want to fake my own death? I mean, life isn't exactly going as planned but I would never fake my own death. I don't know what to say but I think I might just give them an address and meet them there. I don't know anymore.

Fast forward a week later

I told this person to meet me at a local hiking area. A very discreet place, just in case it was something that Lukas had set up. I was sitting behind a tree, on my phone, texting them the correct trail I'm on. Of course it wouldn't send right away so I sat there and waited. Then before I knew it, I heard someone yelling for help deep in the woods. I sprinted towards the blood curdling screams from what seems to be coming from a man in his mid twenties. I ran as fast as I possibly could, dodging trees and random burrows inside of the thick woods. The screaming was getting slightly louder, yet I felt as if I was still super far away. As I got closer, my heart was racing. I have no experience in anything medical and there's no service in these damn woods.

I was getting close, but I had to stop to catch my breath. I tried to listen for another scream, but there was nothing. I felt defeated. I felt like I had just let someone down. I started walking back, slowly with my head hanging down, in pure sadness. Then, I felt a breath on my neck and was ripped away with a bag over my head. It wasn't aggressive at all. I was super scared but I was also confused as to how "aggressive" this person was. I could tell by how gentle they were, they didn't want to hurt me. I knew I was thrown in a car, and it wasn't a very large one. Felt almost like a sedan or something like that. After they buckled me in with my hands zip tied to the front of me, they took the bag off of my head.

This was a man. He had a bandana over his nose and mouth and wore a beanie. He had icy blue eyes and dyed, dark red hair. He was wearing all black so I couldn't see if he had any tattoos but he had some ear piercings.

"Sorry if I scared you. I have something to tell you," he says with his deep raspy voice.

"Uh- do I know you?" I stuttered out in fear.

He chuckled then responded, "Not exactly, but that's why I'm here. You can trust me. I can't explain right now though."

"Where are you taking me?" I asked.

"Somewhere Lukas and Noah won't find us. I'm protecting you. Consider yourself lucky," he said in disappointment.

He pulled down his bandana. He had the cutest dimples and a smile that is more contagious than the flu. He rolled up the sleeve of his black sweatshirt, revealing a sleeve of tattoos.
"I like your kingdom hearts tattoo," I said knowing it had to have meant something to him.
"Oh, thanks. No one really knows what that means, except for my best friend, and you of course." he said with a slight smirk.
"I kind of put that in the back of my mind and forgot some things about it, but all I got from it was pure enjoyment." I replied with.

He chuckled a little, "Well, we are here. I'll help you out." I waited patiently for him to come to my door to let me out. When I got out of this smaller vehicle, I turned around and saw the car. I realized it was the one that followed me and Hailee around after the incident. I bursted out in pure anger when I felt like he wouldn't yell at me for being loud.

"I realized that Lukas and Noah put you up to this. You knew about all of it! What do you still want from me? I'm so drained from spending six years of my life thinking I wasn't able to be replaced! Whatever you were set up to do to me, just do it. I don't want to be here anymore," I said out of pure anger and panic.

His eyes went wide, "No no! Lukas knew about Noah before you guys moved out here. Lukas contacted me to take care of you if you figured out. I was watching you for a little while like I was told to, and I realized that I couldn't do that to such an amazing girl. I'm the best in the city and I've never spared anyone in five years, and we don't talk about how that ended. But I feel something different about you. You didn't deserve this kind of treatment. That's why I agreed to meet. I have an idea, but only if you're comfortable with some extreme revenge."

"What's your name?" I asked slowly.

"Asher. Asher Davis.. Lukas never told me your name," he said in confusion.

"I'm Ezra, and I love me some revenge," I said in excitement.

Asher smirked, "Let's start planning."