Hunted

Fate

*Samantha's POV*

     I refuse to believe what the police are saying. I know I may not have known Oliver very long but I know he is no killer. I fell in love with how sweet and caring he is; no way could he just all of a sudden kill someone. There must be another explanation. I tried calling Aura and Rose's cell phones but both just went straight to voice mail. I really wish I knew where they were. I hate being bound to this hospital bed unable to do anything to help. The officers they sent out to the house to look for Oliver after asking me endless questions still haven't come back yet and my mind is running rampant with thoughts as to why not. I feel like I'm going crazy just laying here with nothing but what if's to keep me company.

A knock on the door brought me out of my obsessive panicking. The officer that came and talked to me..I believe his name was Ramsey or something like that..opened the door and walked in. I instantly knew something was wrong by how somber he looked, as if he was dreading telling me something. "Did you find them?" I asked, fearful of the answer. He sighed and said, "We found Tyler. There was a wreck on one of the roads leading back to your cabin. We haven't been able to piece together the events leading up to the accident but the vehicle you said belonged to your friend Chester was overturned. We aren't sure at this point whether anyone else was in the car with him but at the moment we believe there wasn't. Tyler sustained a lot of injuries, especially to his head, that resulted in his death. I'm so sorry."

No..this can't be..oh God..this can't be happening. Tears fell freely down my face and I made no effort to wipe them away. I was too stunned to do anything. Tyler is dead, never coming back. I know we didn't really talk a lot but he was still my friend. The officer continued to talk but I couldn't focus on a word he was saying. I just keep begging over and over again in my head for the rest of the gang to come back safe.

* Lacey's POV*

     What am I supposed to say to that? I shouldn't even be here right now. I should have ran when I had the chance, left him behind. Who am I kidding..I could never have done that. That's why I'm in the predicament I'm in right now. I love him, and I want to get to know him better, but can I really do what he's asking me to do? Can I really live a life of pain and torture? I don't think so. But what choice do I really have? I sure as hell will not spend the rest of my life his prisoner, and I really don't want to die. I guess that's what it all comes down to huh? The choice was already made for me the second I didn't walk away.

I looked up at him, tears in my eyes, and said "Yes, I will join you."

*Alex's POV*

     Did I really just hear her right? Did she just say she would join me? I never thought that would be her reply. I was already mentally preparing myself for a lifetime with her as my prisoner, but this changes everything. I don't even know what came over me. Amy would be appalled at my offer. She would say I was being too soft and letting human emotions get in the way of what needed to be done. She would have forced me to kill her.

I've always done everything Amy has ever asked me to do, whether I wanted to or not. At least that was the case until I saw Lacey. I don't know how but I knew it was her, my sister, all grown up. I couldn't believe Amy's choice of victim at first but then I quickly realized her reasoning. If I could kill Lacey, my own sister, then all ties to my old life would truly be lost. Amy would never have to worry about me missing my old family and trying to find them or anything. This would, without a doubt, be the one thing she could have made me do to ensure my undying allegiance to her.

To this day I still can't explain why I couldn't kill Lacey but I'm glad I didn't. With her on my side I will finally be able to show her who I really am, what makes me tick. I just hope she doesn't turn on me because I really don't want to kill her but I will if it comes down to my life or hers.

I carefully cleared my face of all emotion like Amy taught me to do and looked at her. "Now that your choice has been made, there is a few pieces of unfinished business to which we must attend."