Am I Forgiven?

Chapter 18

Ivan peeked through the nearby bush as the four of them watched the jeep disappearing in the foggy night.

Nathan had pulled them in time before one of them could fire.

"That was a close call." Colton huffed.

"We need to find a safe place to hide. We're not yet out of Donovan's area." Colton got up from the ground and brushed off his pants.

"Donovan?" Alex asked, his voice grave and serious.

"The one who controls the area."

"I need more information."

"Not here, we need to find a shelter first."

Alex let out a grunt of anger and took a step towards Colton raising his fist. Ivan and Nathan stopped him.

"He's right." Ivan said.

"I know it would take a lot for you t-"

"Shut the fuck up."

And so they went on in search of any house. They couldn't risk an inn considering that Donovan might have already got the news of Colton betraying them. They stopped midway to drink some water from a small pool. At around dawn, they came across a dilapidated abandoned house that looked like the only sign of human life in the forest.

Alex entered first. A branch tweaked under his foot. The rest followed in. The house looked quite habitable from inside. They tore some of the spiderwebs and walked around, inspecting for any bats or insects.

"I guess we're staying here." Alex nodded looking around.

All of them sat on the floor and huffed out a sigh.

"Who's in control of Andover, Colton?" Alex asked after a moment.

"You don't mean to..." Colton's eyes widened.

"Yes, I damn mean it." Alex spoke, looking straight into Colton's eyes.

"Look Alex.."

"Spit out the name, Colton Haynes." Alex spoke through gritted teeth. Nate and Ivan didn't say anything to cut the hanging tension in the air.

"Reid."

"Reid what?"

"I don't know his full name, their names are never fully revealed to us."

"How were you hired then?"

"A sudden call from a number that no one is able to track. They told me to reach a place and after that I was kidnapped and sedated. When I woke up, I was revealed through the intercom that I was supposed to work for them now." Colton sighed, breaking the small branch in his hand and throwing it into the small fire.

"Just like that? How did they come to know about you?" Ivan asked.

"I was a petty thief before." Colton said, looking down and picking another branch.

"Was Reid the person who ordered to.." Alex didn't want to complete the sentence.

"Probably."

Alex took a deep breathe and stood up and took long strides towards the door in anger. Colton immediately got up and ran after him.

"Where the hell are you going, Alex?" Colton pulled him by his jacket. He didn't see Alexander's fist raising in the air and before he could comprehend anything, he was punched in his jaw and pinned to the wall with Alexander's arm on this throat.

"Don't stop me. If I don't finish him, I will finish you." Alex said in a low voice.

"Alex, leave him." Ivan and Nate tried pulling him off.