Vindicate || Devilish Sequel

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Harry probably had gone before sunrise while I was asleep because when I woke up instead of finding him lying next to me I found a note, which I had been thinking about all morning.

'I decided to leave earlier just in case that fucker decided to show up before you went to work. I'll be near in case you need me. I love you, angel.

Love,

H. x'

I wish he at least had woken me up so I could've said goodbye to him. With Zayn around we need to keep our distance but I still can't help but miss him.

"Raiza, could you please go for the Poe's copies? We're running low in stock." Dax asked me as I arranged the books displayed in the showcase.

"Sure!"

I headed over to the cellar and turned the light on. I scanned the room and decided to check the small square containers first.

"Poe, Poe, Poe. Where are you?" I whispered as I went through the boxes full with books.

When I didn't find the copies on the boxes I checked the shelves. I ran my fingers through the stacked books, reading carefully the names written on the back.

I can't find them. The only place I haven't checked is the upper part. I ran my fingers through my hair impatiently. "Not precisely one of my favourites things of being short." I let out a deep sigh and grabbed the stair and placed it on the shelves. I climbed it and started looking for the copies.

After a while my search came to an end. "Finally! I found them!" I said more excited than I should have.

"Can you do me a favour and stay there. I have a pretty good view right now." I heard someone saying.

I was startled by the sudden voice and almost fell off the stair. I held on tight to the handrail and turned my face slowly. My eyes landed on a smiling Zayn looking up to me.

"Zayn." I said placing one hand on my heart. "You scared the hell out of me."

"Come here, babe." He said offering me his hand.

"What are you doing here? How did you find me?'" I whispered as I came down the stairs with the stack of books under my arm.

"I just wanted to see how you were doing." The model looking demon smiled and then winked at me. He wanted to see how I was doing? Yeah right. More like wanted to stalk his prey. Zayn came closer to me and caressed my cheek. "You know... After that pretty rough and shitty night you must have had when you discovered your boyfriend was with your best friend."

I jerked away from his touch unconsciously. "I'm ok."

The dark haired demon frowned slightly and gave me a meditative look. "You still want to do what we talked?"

"Zayn, I can't do this right now. I'm working."

"That answers my question then." He turned around and started walking towards the door.

"No, wait." I said. "I want to kill him with my own hands."

He turned around and raised an eyebrow at me. "You sure you can handle the pressure, babe?"

"Give me that knife and you'll see."

He smirked and narrowed his eyes. Zayn stayed looking at me in silence for a few minutes. "Come by my place at 8. I'll text you the address. We'll finish this tonight."

Before I could say anything the door was opened and Dax came in. "Hey, you're alright?" My boss asked me. "I was starting to get worried about you."

I looked at Zayn but he wasn't there anymore; he had disappeared. I turned my face to look at Dax again. "Yeah, I just had some troubles finding the copies."

We both went back to the store and continued working. I went to the Classic Literature section and placed the copies in the empty space in the shelves.

The customer flow was increasing as the hours went by. The only thing I could think about was Zayn and the knife. I wanted to text Harry and the guys to let them know that I was almost there but I still didn't know if Zayn was keeping an eye on me.

Finally it was lunchtime and all of us could have a break. We ate the food Dax has brought from Cole's. Mr. Gilbert and Mrs. Agnes had made a special welcome back cake for me. Now they all knew what had happened and why I had been away.

"I am truly sorry about your lost, my dear." Mrs. Agnes caressed my back and gave me a warm smile.

"Thank you, Mrs. Agnes." I smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, darling." Mr. Gilbert said. "Your friend is in a good place."

'A good place'. How does he know? Cam died being a demon. What if his soul was gone forever and now he's in the limbo? But he was a good person...

"Raiza?" Dax moved his hand in front of my face. I blinked a few times and looked at him. "You didn't hear me, did you?" He laughed.

"I'm sorry."

"I asked you if you wanted a piece of cake."

"Yes, please."

After we finished having lunch we opened back the store and continued working.

"Thanks for coming to The Last Bookstore. Come back soon!" I said to the customer as I handed his book.

"I think you're ready to go, Raiza." Dax smiled at me.

I looked at my watch and smiled. "Yep, I'm out of here." We both laughed and hugged each other. "Bye Dax, see you tomorrow."

"Bye, Raiza."

My phone started buzzing so I pulled it out of my pocket. '864 Stradella Rd. See you in a bit ;)' I read the text and a cold shiver went down my spine.

I stayed there sitting in my car for a few minutes until I type the address on the GPS and waited till it calculated the distance.

"Thirty eight minutes to destination." The robotic voice said.

I placed my hands on the wheel and took a deep breath. "Here we go." I started the car and drove away.

...

Sooo... If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future? I personally would like to go to the past because there are so many events that I would like to have witnessed. Like the fall of the Berlin Wall, Martin Luther King's Speech, or the beginning of Women's Right Movement. Dude, the beginnings of all the Art movements too! And what about the Ancient Cultures! And so much more... SOMEONE GIVE ME A TIME TRAVELLING MACHINE!