Black Widow: A Vampire's Bodyguard

5) Goodbye Big Apple

“Here.”

I twisted away from the window, seeing something horrid in Aiden’s hands. I hiccupped a breath, looking to the beaded cross necklace. I glanced up at Aiden as I gently took it from his hands, “How’d you get this?”

He shrugged, coming closer and sitting down next to me and hugged his knees. “I was interrogating the pipsqueak and went into his bag, clearly, he was all over the police department. He stole some tape too when you were attacking cops in the street.” He turned to the window, seeing his bright blue eyes stare out at the rainy outside. I gulped, staring down at the necklace in my hands.

“I’m guessing he watched it.” I blinked, seeing some of the beads were worn down from Dr. Nolind always rubbing them when in deep thought. My lips twitched a frail smile while listening to Aiden exhale.

“No but I remember that night.”

My eyes flicked up in time to catch the lightning. The guy in the fog. “It was you.” I whispered, meeting his calm stare. He blinked then turned back to the window. “You called the cops on me.”

“I didn’t but I might have an idea who did…” He raised a brow. I already knew the answer he was going to say: Raiders. I growled and turned back to the window, the lightning flashed brighter as the thunder rolled. Aiden suddenly getting plowed, making me flinch. Seeing him flop forward, seeing his brother hugging him from his back; trembling.

“Aiden, there’s is too much thunder and lightning going on!” He muttered. Aiden snarled and pushed himself up with his hands, throwing his head back.

“Let. Go of me!” He shouted, seeing Alex grip tighter. Aiden suddenly grabbed him by his jacket and pulled over his head, making the kid yelp when he flopped on his back. Aiden panted as he growled and glared down at his brother. He suddenly pointed at him, jabbing Alex in the chest. “Don’t. Fucking. Hug. Me… Again.” He glared, watching his shoulder hunch up. Alex’s head pulled into his hoodie like a turtle, only seeing his eyes and up nodding. Rolling over and scurrying over to me as Aiden chewed on his lip and glared outside, I gulped and stared at Aiden as he seemed to fall into his own little world. Alex now sitting on my left and huffed, he yipped and jumped at me when the thunder crackled; hugging me around my waist.

I growled but quickly swallowed it back down, clearly, Alex was a momma’s boy.

“Oh god.” Aiden sounded breathless, both of us looking to see him stare at the window as he got to his feet in seconds. “They found us.”

I didn’t even get to one knee before glass shattered, knocking me over and rolling. Alex surprisingly yelled over it and was heard, flopping on my back and seeing a guy in all black stepping towards him. I got to my hands and knees when something hit in my ribs, knocking me to my side. A sharp yelp escaped me, seeing one of them was near me. I jumped into a crouch mode, hissing out-loud. The lightning kept distracting me, acting like a slower version of a strobe light. Watching the guy’s hand raise up, hearing the crackling up close as the electricity ran like veins around his glove. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up, glancing past him to Alex, the guy had his foot on his tiny chest as he yelled for Aiden.