Thrill Ride ~ The Boyz

Chapter 17

Lottie awoke with a groan and a dizzy head. She felt a slight burn in her wrists and as her vision focused, she saw she was tied to a chair in a basement. She looked around and noticed Juyeon tied to a chair opposite her, the male awake, as he gave her a small smile.

"Hey baby." He called.

"What's....What's going on?" Lottie called, her voice groggy.

"We got kidnapped, sunshine." Juyeon answered with a chuckle.

"I...Wait...The guys..." She mumbled, remembering what happened.

Juyeon nodded as the door opened. Lottie recognised one of the guys from the diner when she was with Younghoon and the other being Mark. She gave the familiar male a glare, as he gave her a sorry look.

"You...I saw you when I was with Younghoon." Lottie mentioned.

"That you did, angel. I'm Taeyong." He said, introducing himself.

"She doesn't care, now let us go." Juyeon called, fighting his ropes, making Taeyong laugh.

"She will. If she cares for all of you." He said, before leaving, Mark remained still.

"Hey um...Lottie..." He called.

"I don't want to hear it. Get out." She said, turning away from him.

"I-"

"She said get out." Juyeon said, cutting him off.

Mark sighed and left the room. Juyeon looked over at Lottie, seeing her eyes tearing up.

"Hey, hey baby look at me." He cooed gently.

Lottie looked over at him, a small pout on her face. He gave her a small smile.

"Don't believe anything they say okay. We're all going to live and get out of here." He told her.

"What was he talking about anyways?" She asked.

Juyeon sighed and began to explain.

"NCT are a group of wanna-be racers and drug makers. We crossed paths with them just as Jax moved in with us. They would turn up at races just to cause trouble and try to sell drugs. We never bought anything of them, knowing it was seriously messed up. But at one race, they tried to convince Jax to race for them, they knew he was a good driver and as he was still new to everything, they thought they could poach him. Jax being Jax didn't agree obviously and they didn't like it. They didn't like no as an answer. So Jax gave them a deal. If one of their drivers of his choice won, he'd join NCT. If he won, they'd stop going to all the races." Juyeon started.

"Jax won right?" Lottie called.

"One hundred percent. Jax was still new to the whole racing world, but we informed him of all the regular racers. He picked one of their weakest drivers and won by a mile. They didn't like that either but a deal was a deal." He continued.

"He played dirty." A voice suddenly called.

Both Juyeon and Lottie glanced over to see Taeyong walking back in. A cold look on his face.

"No he didn't. One thing Jax never did was play dirty." Juyeon responded sharply.

Taeyong laughed and walked over to Lottie, cutting her free from the ropes. She felt slightly confused but very worried as she rubbed her sore wrists. She didn't dare move, not knowing what he was capable of.

"Right. It's us who play dirty. That's why I paid Stray Kids to get rid of him." Taeyong confessed.

"You what?" Juyeon called, as Lottie was frozen in shock.

"You heard me. I paid Stray Kids to take him out." He repeated.

Lottie suddenly felt a wave of anger flood over her. She stood up from her seat and walked over to the smirking male, standing in front of him.

"Your....Your the reason my brother is dead?" She questioned.

"Correct little one." He said with a laugh.

Lottie screamed and suddenly kicked the male between the legs. Hard. Taeyong fell down to the floor with a groan, but Lottie wasn't done yet. She jumped on the leader and started to punch him, blood was being spilled but she didn't care. She just screamed and cried as she beat up the male. Crunching of bones were heard and Juyeon could only watch as he struggled against the ropes. He finally managed to get free, rushing over to Lottie and pulling her into his arms. She struggled for a moment, until she realised it was Juyeon.

"Hey, hey it's okay. I'm here." He whispered, rubbing her back as she cried into his chest. 

Juyeon looked over at Taeyong, seeing him unconscious and blood all over his face. He sighed and after a few minutes, gently pulled away from Lottie, having her sit down again. He walked over and searched Taeyong's pockets, soon finding what he wanted. His phone.

"What are you doing?" Lottie called quietly.

"Calling back-up." He answered.

Juyeon managed to dial Sangyeon's number, hearing his voice after two rings.

"Hello?" He called.

"Sangyeon Hyung, it's me." Juyeon said.

"Juyeon! Where the fuck are you both!" He shouted.

"Long story and no time to explain, but get over to NCT's place now!" Juyeon replied.

"Already on our way." He said before hanging up.

Juyeon sighed again and threw the phone down, knowing his boys were coming to help. He walked over and hugged Lottie again, knowing she was going to need more time to heal.