Mine only

Chapter 16 - Capture

Enzo's POV

There I was, fighting the urge to burst into our house and comfort Alyssa. I could see from the window how scared she was. Terrified. We fully convinced them we were away as Alex and I laid on the ground. We were still and camouflaged into the forest. You couldn't even tell we were there except if you knew exactly where to look for us. Which the stalker didn't.

We waited for hours on end. It felt like forever.
"So Alyssa's pregnant, huh?" Alex tried to relieve the tension.
"Yeah, she is. But I can't help but feel like we're rushing into things. It was so selfish to ask her at the moment. I should've waited until this whole bullshit was sorted out." It was all true. I regret putting her through that much. It felt too fast. But don't get me wrong, I loved the fact she was having my baby.
"That does seem like a fair point. But you missed her. I know the feeling. When I got back, Lizzy and I were on it for hours on end. And it was different. More passionate and raw, you know?"
"Yeah, I know the feeling. But still. What if this isn't what she wants? What if she just wanted to make me happy? What if she just missed me and wanted to make me happy in any way she could? What if she doesn't want this?"

Alex thought for a moment.
"I think she does love you enough to do shit like this for you," I felt pure guilt and regret. "But she seems happy. I think she wants children. But maybe not during this shit show. But it's too late now, eh?" I nodded, understanding.
"I guess you're right. Either way, I have to tell her about it. I was just so obsessed, and I missed her so much that I didn't even think about anything else."
"If it makes you feel better, when I got back, Lizzy and I were also straight away trying for a baby," I was surprised. I never would've thought. "But after many failed tries, we talked about it and decided it wouldn't have been the best decision at the moment anyway. She wanted to finally work again, you know, since we were all occupied, the base was always empty. And I needed to find something that could support her and her baby too.

"So are you still working as...?"
"Yeah. I'm not planning on for long. These uniforms make me feel some sort of shame. For the things we've done. At the end of the day, they were still people. People we murder like it meant nothing. I can't live with that." I thought about his words. Maybe he was right. Maybe I needed to think a lot about everything. He made me question everything, even my relationship with Alyssa. And he knows me better than anyone ever has.

Then we were interrupted by sudden footsteps. Being in the military means you can easily make out soft noises, too. We ducked a bit more, so we were fully gone in our camouflage.

There was a tall, slim figure. Staring up at the girls' bedroom. I knew it the second I saw him. It was him. He was holding a small envelope like the ones he had given us. We slowly pulled out our guns. We had managed to steal some darts containing a sedative drug. It would make him pass out a couple of seconds after being shot. Twelve seconds exactly. I nodded at Alex, letting him know we were going to risk it. We aimed at the target, but I let Alex shoot first. He was used as a sniper and got special training for it. I had training but noting special wa about it. He put his gun out, and with a soft, almost soundless shot, he got the guy right in the leg.

The best place. The guy noticed and bags to slowly try to run away, which measured us that he was the stalker. I told Alex to grab the envelope from the door, and I'll grab the man. We nodded and parted.

I stood by his feet, his body on the ground like he's fallen over. I picked him up, trying not to attract attention from the girls. It's better if they think the stalker just disappeared. Alec brought back the envelope, too, revealing another threatening message. I ripped off his hood, revealing a blonde man with blue eyes.
"Hey, that'd Aaron..." I went pale. All this time, all those months, this freak was the one sleeping next to MY Alyssa?

Alex held me down, telling me to wait before I make any movements. The good thing about our little village is that other than the guards, there are no cameras in such small areas of houses. I carried the man to Alex's car a couple of streets down and put him in the trunk. We put all of our equipment back in the car and drive.

We drove until we were more down South. Near where the borders were. We knew the place like the back of our hands. And I happened to know an abandoned row of empty garages. We carried Aaron in and cuffed him to the wall, waiting for him to wake up. We had two days rest of our 'mission'.

My phone rang. It was Alyssa. I was happy knowing she was safe now. Hopefully. I picked up, and Alex nodded, giving me space.
"Hey darling. Are you okay?" I heard her faint cries.
"I'm scared. Lizzy is asleep, but I have a really bad feeling." Fuck.
"Honey, I'll be home tomorrow around midnight. It's okay, you'll be fine." I looked at the past out man next to me.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"More sure than I ever have been about that bastard." She chuckled lightly.
"I miss you so much. I wish you were here." She had that soft voice. I knew exactly what she wanted.
"What would you do if I was?"
"The real question is, what wouldn't I do?" She laughed in a whisper, and I smiled. I love her voice. It reminded me of why I was here. Why I had Aaron fucking chained to the wall.

We talked for about 10 minutes while Alex was smashing apart Aaron's leg with a crowbar. Then I juined him. We beat him so bloody he choked on it. What pervert. Spending years stalking a girl. Too bad he messed with the wrong girl. My girl. The love of MY life. Not his.

The next day, I urged to go back to Alyssa. But I couldn't. Me and Alex agreed it'd be best if we never told them that this mission wasn't any ordinary.

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