ELECTRIFY ME• aaron warner

16|ANDERSON

I don't recognize where Warner is taking me. I'm next to him in a tank, and from what I can see, we aren't going back to the headquarters of Sector 45.

"Warner, where are we going?"

"Somewhere where I can keep a low profile."

"Why?"

He leans back, looking at me in admiration. "Always so many questions, love."

I'm being kidnapped by Warner for the second time, but the only thing I can seem to focus on is how perfect every aspect of his face is. I've seriously never seen anyone look better.

He also seems much more educated in driving tanks than Adam is. I'm still extremely worried about Adam, but my hope is that Kenji can help him. And once he saves Adam, he'll realize I'm missing. And then he'll save me again.

I need to get away from Warner, but it seems so impossible. Every time I get away, he just finds me again.

I sigh, and then the tank comes to a stop. I get out, and I don't see what I was expecting to see. I see a normal house. There's nothing else around for what seems to be miles. There's just a little house sitting all alone in the midst of nothingness.

I wearily follow Warner inside. Everything seems too quiet and empty and it makes me feel uneasy. I don't think we're alone in here.

And I'm right.

Almost as soon as the door opens, I see someone who looks so similar to Warner, but older. He is impossibly beautiful and a perfectly sculpted jawline.

He stands much taller than me, and I can tell that despite his classy appearance, he intends to be very intimidating. I keep looking from him to Warner, noticing their immediate resemblance.

"You didn't tell me we were going to have a guest, Aaron."

I flush for a second, but then it hits me. Warner's real name isn't Warner. It's Aaron. It sounds so nice repeating in my mind. Aaron. Aaron. Aaron.

I always wondered what his full name was.

The man chuckles. "And you must be Emilia. Unfortunately, Aaron has talked a lot about you. Too much for his own good."

I keep turning to Warner for answers, but his expression is stone cold.

"Who are you?"

"Paris Anderson. Warner's father."

I nod nervously. And then he grabs me by the throat. I gasp, and I realize that I can't breathe. I'm hanging in the air and everything is spinning. Anderson is going to kill me.

I never even thought of the fact that Warner has a true family. But my mind immediately goes back to when he told me about the scars on his back. Did Anderson give him those?

I fall to the ground when Warner throws himself at his father. "Don't touch her."

"So defensive. I always knew this stupid girl would be a distraction. Bring her to sit on the couches."

I'm shaking so badly, and somehow I feel so much better when Warner takes my hand. Or should I call him Aaron?

"You're going to be ok," he whispers into my ear. I sit down, and he's still standing.

Anderson follows us in. He's cold, and he's terrifying.

"I can easily destroy Omega Point."

"Omega Point?" I question.

"Dont play dumb."

"No, I don't know what you're talking about-"

"The little team that your friend Kishimoto is apart of. And Castle."

That must be the safe place Kenji spoke about. I don't know why Anderson is harassing me for information when I truly don't know anything. Adam and Kenji have only just entered my life.

"You know now, don't you?" Anderson asks.

"Sort of, I don't understand what you want-"

He leans down. "I have some of them hostage. I can easily end all of your friends if you don't listen."

I don't even know some of these people, but I can't risk their lives. I sit still.

"Now tell me how you managed to entrance my son. He begged me to spare you, and I need to know why he loves you so much. I also need to know how you managed to escape him."

I tell Anderson everything. I tell him how I was turned in to Warner, and I tell him how Kenji and Adam helped me escape.

"Take her upstairs for the night. Don't let her out of your sight."

Warner takes my hand again, but before he can leave, Anderson looks at him. "One more thing."

He slaps Warner across the face, but Warner hardly reacts. "Dont let your stupidity fool you, son."

I feel horrible. All of this evilness in Warner had to be from Anderson. I feel his pain, even though he chooses to hide it.

I'm walking up the stairs with Warner, and everything is silent. The room that we enter looks childish.

There's a full bed, but everything else looks like it belongs in the room of a child. I don't know what this house is or the true backstory behind it. The door shuts, and even though Warner is my kidnapper, I feel safer than I was before. I look at him so sincerely.

"Aaron, I had no idea-"

He's smiling and his cute dimples are showing again. "You called me Aaron."

"I didn't mean to, I just heard Anderson-"

He's taking my face in his hands. "I love it when you say my name."

"Aaron or Warner?"

He leans his head back. "God, I love that."

I don't know what to call him anymore, but it seems like he's pretty happy with either. Warner has been what I've always known him as, but Aaron seems so much more natural.

"Your dad's horrible. Is he always like that?"

Aaron nods. "Always. He wants to kill you, Emilia. I won't let him."

It's my turn to lean in closer. "Do you really love me? Or was he lying?"

"I've told you myself that I love you."

"This is so wrong. I should hate you, and maybe I do. You kidnapped me, and now your father wants to kill me. You want me as your weapon."

He brushes a piece of hair back behind my ears. "You are much more than a weapon, Lia. Now please lie down."

I listen to him, but I still don't feel comfy in this strange bed. Aaron tucks me in, and he sits down at the edge.

"I'll be here when you wake up."

I find it hard to sleep. I'm just there with my eyes closed, and I can feel Warner's strong presence. I only go still when I feel his hand tracing my leg.

"You're so beautiful," he whispers.

I am so glad that he can't see me blushing.