Hunted

Chapter 3

Rowan's POV

I blinked once. Twice. Three times. Time seemed to slow down. We all just stopped and stared, our mouths hanging open. My brain also seemed to slow down since I couldn't process what exactly I was seeing. Ryan...reported us? To The Agency? The only comprehendible thought in my head was...why?

It seemed like an hour passed, when in reality it was just a few seconds. After a while, I finally regained my senses and looked at Ryan.

His face was passive, unfeeling almost. It was all still quiet, until Nate spoke up.

"Why...? Ryan....why would you report us? Wait...I know. This is just a joke isn't it? The Agency is forcing you to do this aren't they?!"

He shouted, his voice cracking a bit at the end.

Ryan's face remained calm as he said back in a slightly scary voice, "No, Nathan. This isn't a joke and I chose to do this on my own free will. No one forced me to do anything."

This time, Alex spoke up, the vein in his forehead visible, "Why would you do this? We trusted you! We told you everything, you bastard!"

Ryan, still calm said, "That was where you made your mistake. You were so quick to trust me...it was just too easy, Cadewells."

My voice cracked and wavered as the tears streamed down my face, "We...we're best friends Ryan...w-we...why would you....why would you do this?! We trusted you! We told you everything and you swore to take it to your grave, you knew all about us and you kept that secret all this time! Why would you report us now?!" I finished, screaming as more tears flowed.

Ryan finally lost it.

"You all wanna know why I did it? Huh?! You all think you're such great people...the best friends right? Ha, don't make me laugh! You guys never did anything for me, you knew how my family struggled! You knew there was barely anything for us to eat at home, hell we barely have a house! But you guys were just here, living it up in your perfect lives! Not a care in the world as you watched us struggle, you gave my family and I nothing. But The Agency....they're giving me millions...millions! All that money for reporting you scum to them. Now, that's what I call fair." He spat, his face red.

"So this is about money? This whole time...all you cared about was our money?! We cared about you, we stuck with you through everything! We practically grew up together! How could you think we didn't care about you when we did?!" Alex screamed.

"That's enough. Cadewells, you are hereby under arrest." The lady from The Agency said. "Guys, take them out."

That was when all hell broke loose.

Author's note

Hi Guys! Thank you so much for all of you who have read this story! I know its not very good but....yeah. Thanks. And I know it took a while for me to update but my exams have literally just ended so now I'll finally be able to focus more on this. So please, continue reading and commenting! It means A LOT when you do!