Starcrossed | Bellamy Blake

18. noose

Noose (noun): loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people.

Bellamy

"I just heard, Murphy has Jasper!" Octavia panted.

It was the morning of the next day and Murphy still had Jasper and Luna. People were starting to panic and we were left vulnerable.

"Yeah. South part's all done?" I asked her urgently.

"What? Bellamy, my friends in there with a killer!" Octavia said, outraged.

"O, look around. No one's working if the grounders attack now, we're all dead." I reminded her.

She huffed and pushed past me.

"Murphy! Murphy if you even touch Jasper I swear to god-" She yelled at the Dropship door but I cut her off.

"O, I've got this." I told her.

"Really? Because it doesn't look like you're doing anything about it." She growled.

"Bellamy, you were right. There's a loose panel in the back, if I can pop it we can get in through the floor." Raven came up to us, speaking in hushed tones.

"Good, do it." I told her. She nodded, turned on her heel and was gone. I turned back to Octavia and saw the guilt on her face.

"Sorry." She said quietly. I nodded.

"It's not just Jasper in there. He's got Luna." I told her. She looked at me with knowing eyes before I pulled the walkie talkie up to my mouth.

"Murphy. Hope you can hear me. All our amo and food are in the middle level you know that. You're leaving us vulnerable to an attack. I can't let that happen." I spoke strongly.

"Well, in case you haven't noticed you're not exactly in control right now." Murphy's smug voice came through the walkie.

"C'mon Murphy, you don't want to hurt them, you want to hurt me. So what do you say. How about you trade them for me?" I bartered.

"No!" Octavia growled.

"Look all you have to do is let them go and I'll take their place." I convinced him.

"How?" He asked.

"Bell no. If you do this, he'll kill you." Octavia told me.

"If I don't he'll kill them." I replied.

"Simple. Open the door, I walk in. They walk out." I answered Murphy's question.

I held my breath as I waited for his reply. It didn't come. Instead, the door to the Dropship started to open and I blew out the breath I had been holding.

"Just you, Bellamy! Unarmed! Ten seconds or I'll put one in Jasper's leg!" Murphy's voice came from inside.

I gave my gun to Miller and began to walk inside as Murphy counted.

"Raven will find a way to get you out." Octavia promised.

"I can handle Murphy, get everyone back to work. The grounders are still coming." I told her before going up the ramp and into the Dropship.

"I'm here!" I called out.

Murphy was standing just behind the curtain, holding Jasper and Luna. They were gagged and both of their arms were tied behind their back. Luna's feet were tied too for good measure.

Her eyes were wide in alarm as Murphy pushed her and Jasper out the door. She hit the ground, hard with nothing to break her fall. I saw Octavia grab Jasper and Raven helped Luna to her feet.