SAVIN' ME (A Bratva AU)

Chapter 4

Hi, dears, 

Here we go again. All I can tell you it's that this chapter turned out SO much better than I thought. I really proud of it. Many characters appear on this one, mentioned or on scene. Some of them appeared out of nowhere, but thanks to that, the story is so much better.

I won't keep you here anymore. Enjoy and happy reading!

PS: Thanks @acheaptrickandacheesyoneline for naming the club, and being the Fan #1 of this fic and the great friend that you are.

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CHAPTER 4

"You should have called me last night, man."

Diggle tore his eyes from the road ahead and looked to his right for a moment. Oliver was sitting on the passenger seat, with his head tilted back and his eyes closed. A fine sheen of sweat covered his forehead, a sign that the fever hadn't broke out. By the slight ashen pallor of his face, Diggle could tell that the man wasn't in his best day.

Oliver opened his eyes and turned his head, "I know, Dig. But I didn't dare. I'm appalled how easily I fell into that ambush. I didn't see it coming until it was too late," his voice dropped an octane, loaded with loathing and self-recrimination. "They killed everyone else and were too damn close to do the same with me. That should have never happened. After that, I couldn't trust anyone."

"I should take offense on that, but I know you, so doesn't surprise me that you didn't reach to out any of us. What does surprise me is that you went to her. Doesn't seem the brightest of all plans. She's a civilian, Oliver, an outsider."

Regret darkened Oliver's eyes, "What do you want me to say, Diggle? I know it was careless of my part getting Felicity involved. But at the time, she was the only one I could trust. My intention was staying long enough to take care of the wound and move on, but she wanted me to stay. She's quite persistent."

Diggle agreed, "I noticed. She's fiercely protective of you, too."

Oliver's expression softened and Diggle bit a smile back. The sappy face he had at the moment was strikingly contrary to cold-hearted stance he usually had. It was nice to know that Oliver found someone who was capable of knocking down that hard exterior he built over the years to cut himself off from the people around him.