Promise

➼Chapter 10➼

The man dragged me down to the end of the hallway. When he unlocked the door to the room I could see Ashton with his hands tied behind the chair. He turned to look at the door when it opened and I could see the bruises on his face and his black eye. I held back a cry while the man pushed me forward and tied me to another chair across from Ashton's.

"Here's what's going to happen, you both are going to sit here while I get the van to bring the both of you somewhere." , the man said.

I nodded because I didn't want to risk being hurt. I was not sure what this man was capable of doing.

The man left the room and I looked at Ashton. He looked so broken with the injuries on his face. I couldn't even comfort him.

30 minutes later the man came back and grabbed me first. He walked me to the van and sat me down handcuffing me to a metal chair inside the van. The man left and a few minutes later he showed up with Ashton. After hooking Ashton up to the metal chair the man got into the van and started to drive away.

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The van stopped and we arrived at this abandoned warehouse. The man took us out of the car and forced us to go inside. When we got inside there was a group of men who were waiting for us. Two of them grabbed me and the other three remaining grabbed Ashton. The two men brought me to a room and sat me down. They asked me a bunch of questions about my family and my dad's company. I could only answer the ones I knew and the ones I didn't know they kept asking me. Once they figured out that I didn't know the answers they were looking for they took my out of the room. The man I saw at the hotel led me up these stairs and brought me to a bedroom. I layed on the bed trying to close my eyes but I couldn't, I wasn't safe and my mind kept running through a bunch of scenarios on how to escape.

An hour later of me sitting and thinking there was a knock on the door. I slowly got up to open it and when I did I saw Ashton standing in front of me. I hugged him wrapping my arms around his neck and feeling his warmth. After we hugged we both sat down on the bed. 

"Are we going to be okay?", I asked

"I think so,  we just need to do what they say.", he responded 

I nodded my head in agreement. 

"They told me I could stay in the room with you.", he added. 

"Good because I need you."

"I need you too.", he said. 

I leaned in towards him and kissed him on the lips.

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The next morning I woke up from the sound of someone banging on the door. I opened it and the man from the hotel said, "Let's go!" 

"Okay.", I said quietly. 

I followed the man to the down the stairs and into a room with just two chairs. He told me to take a seat so I did. He sat across from me. He asked where my parents were and I told him that I didn't know. He didn't like that answer so he got up and slapped me across the face. He asked me again and again I told him I didn't know and he slapped me harder. I felt tears starting to fall down my face. I got up and ran to the door but the man stopped me and knocked me to the ground before I could go anywhere else. He sat me back in the chair and stared at me. I got scared and looked away but I shouldn't have done this because when I turned to look back at him his fist came in contact with my face making my vision go black for a few seconds.  He looked at me, wiped away my tears and dragged me out of the room. 

I headed back upstairs and when I opened the door Ashton's eyes opened real wide because of the marks on my face. His face soon turned angry and he got up and stormed out the the room. I went to go chase after him so he didn't do anything stupid but it was too late. He was already punching the man from the hotel. A few guys grabbed Ashton off the man. The man got up and looked at me. His eyes stared into me. He pulled out a gun from the back of his pocket and before I could run he shot me in the stomach. I fell to the ground and heard Ashton screaming. After that everything went black.

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I woke up in the hospital. Ashton was sleeping in the seat next to the hospital bed. I tried to move but I was in so much pain. I grunted because of the pain and Ashton's eyes opened and met mine. He smiled at me and I did the same back. 

"I'm glad you are okay.", he said. 

"I glad you are okay too."

"I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise to you."

"What promise?"

"The promise to not let anyone hurt you." 

"It's okay Ashton."

"No it's not Cayla."

"Ashton, do not worry about it I am okay."

He shook his head while tears started running down his face. 

I moved my hand and touched his face no matter how much pain I was in. 

"Ashton?", I said. 

"Yea?"

"Promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Promise me you will always love me."

"I promise.", he said. 

I smiled and he kissed me.