Black Crest

Anonymous Shock

Chapter twenty-four

If my brain didn't have enough to ponder on, additional questions started occupying the little remaining space in my brain.

Wrapping my legs around Carter's waist, I pulled him closer to myself and deepened the kiss. I just felt the urge to keep him close right now cause he proved to be the only source of bliss for me in that moment.

I pulled away to catch my breath and stared up at his beautiful mesmerising eyes.

I never noticed how beautiful your face really is.

Safe to say I agreed with that voice in my head for once.

Unconsiously, I reached up and cupped his left cheek in my palm and softly grazed my thumb against his soft lips that had covered mine only a few moments ago.

"Why haven't I done this before..." I muttered, staring at his perfect lips.

He chuckled lightly which got my attention back to his eyes.

"I'm not sure I can answer that question love" he replied with a smile that instantly made me happy.

Why haven't I noticed all this before?

"I think I got the answer..." I stated with a slight nod.

"And what's the answer?" he asked, caressing my cheek softly.

I leaned into his touch on instinct and smiled.

"I guess I had wrapped my head around the fact that you're my friend and didn't let myself explore any possibilities." I answered.

I knew he could make out the regret and sadness in my voice which I didn't intend on hiding anyway.

"Well I'm glad you're starting to learn new things now" he teasingly poked my nose, with his smile still intact.

A beeping noise got our attention. I turned to realise why Carter had gotten off the computer in the first place. He had something downloading into the system.

I sat up and watched him walk up to the computer and sit back down on the chair.

"What were you working on?" I questioned, getting up and walking towards him.

"The drive had a certain file that refused to open without a password. Although I managed to decode it and got it to download in hopes that it's an important file seeing as it was secured with a passcode." he explained while opening the file.

I watched carefully while several folders appeared on the screen.

"All of them look important..." Carter mumbled, scrolling down through the files.

Suddenly he stopped moving the cursor, making me frown.

"What's wrong" I questioned.

"This file...I bet it will tell us who the actual leader of the gang is..." he answered, clicking on the file.

I noticed the list of names and immediately recognised them to be the names of the gangs that had been destroyed by Blake's gang.

Carter kept scrolling down till an attached file appeared in the end. He clicked on the file.

"The gangs they're targeting next" I read out.

"This list includes our name which is the first one followed by all other powerful remaining ones."

I hummed in response and tapped my fingers on top of the table, trying to make sense out of everything displayed in front of me.

"These files have the names of gangs, the economy of the gangs, attack plans, individual informations and future targets....who would think this far..." I wondered out loud.