sweet as sugar, cold as ice

Chapter 27

Alex's pov

"W..who are you?" I asked nervously, he just ignored me. "Max drive" he ordered. I had no idea where I was going, I didn't dare ask these people seemed dangerous. I couldn't help the questions that popped into my head though like "why did he take me?" "Where are we going?" "Who is he?" "What was he going to do to me?" "Is this to do with either Harry or Aston?", anyway I didn't know, I hate how Harry and everyone else keep me in the dark about everything, they never tell me anything.

After about twenty minutes we arrived at a smallish house, in the middle of nowhere, and when I say nowhere I mean nowhere.

The man grabbed me and marched me into the house, he marched down at least two flights of stairs into a dark cold basement, there were pipes lining the ceiling and the floor. He pulled out a thick rope and sat me down and tied my hands to the pipe.

"Now, your probably wondering why your here aren't you, darling?" "Don't 'darling' me" I snapped "oh, feisty" he laughed and his friends laughed along. "What are we going to do with her?" One of his friends stepped forward ".go get the gas" he ordered "gas?" I questioned trying to be as brave as I possibly could. "Yes. Gas" he replied, I swallowed hard, certain gases could kill, couldn't they?

Minutes later the man appeared back in with a tank and a mask, sort of like the ones you get in hospitals if your struggling to breathe. "Now this is just until we figure out what to do with you" he smirked "what so your just going to gas me basically until you decide if your going to kill me or not?" I gulped "pretty much yeah." He shrugged. He attached the mask to the gas tank, and forcefully shoved it to my mouth, I wriggled my face away, but he took his other hand and held it still by my chin.

I then tried holding my breath, but I couldn't hold it forever obviously. I gave in after a while.

I felt my eyes kind of roll to the back of my head then flicker open and shut. Oh god. Oh god. Oh god.

The last words I heard were "phone styles."

Then it all went black.

Harry's pov

I unlocked my front door and stepped inside. "Alex, are you in?" I shouted as I threw myself on the couch "lex?" After that I just guessed she wasn't in.

Minutes later I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. Unknown number. "Hello?" "Ah, styles" I heard the familiar voice down the phone "Nathan" I seethed "I want you to do a job for me" he stated "and what makes you think that I would ever do another job for you?" "Because I've got someone you love" my eyes widen. There was only one person I truly loved "and what makes you think I should believe you?" I played it cool "oh I don't know, she might already be dead for all you know.... I could have stabbed her, shot her, gased her...." He trailed off "if you've done any of the above your a dead man" I snapped "so you'll do it then" I paused, if I do this, it will be like my 16 year old self all over again, but if I don't, Alex's life is at risk. "Text me the address" I then abruptly hung up.

"Niall turn that music off, it's shit" I told Niall, on the way to the address that I had been told to meet Nathan at. "Well I like it" he out a cigarette "want one?" He offered, I took one and lit it, keeping my eyes on the road. This place seems quite far away, it could take a while.

Alex's pov

I was still in a sleepy sort of trance but i wasn't fully awake, but I could hear all of them discuss things.

"We could just kill her?" One of them suggested, how lovely "no it's too simple. We need her to blackmail styles to do the job" the sort of leader person answered "so what, are we just going to keep her here forever?" Oh god no "no" he replied.

"Unless..." He trailed off "we have her working for us too." They all laughed "her, killing and dealing drugs. Yeah right"

What the hell makes them think I couldn't? I'm not saying I want too, but I could.

I felt my eyes open a bit. I wasn't in the same place as earlier, but I was still tied up. I sat up the best I could.

"Ahh, sleeping beauty's awake" he smirked "I wouldn't have been sleeping beauty if it wasn't for you" I scoffed "calm down"

"Calm down? It's not like I've just been kidnapped and gassed or anything..."

"Anyway, we were all wondering, instead of killing you, how would you like to do one or two jobs for us?" He asked.

Just then an idea popped into my head "I'll do it, I never liked any of them anyway..." I trailed off "huh, what makes you think I'll believe that." He scoffed "it's true I was playing a game all along." "But you were living with styles. I still don't believe you"

"Why wouldn't I hate them. They're all messed up. Louis, Molly and the rest of the east side plotted against me, Gillian killed alfie. And the all keep secrets you wouldn't believe" "do you love Harry" he asked raising an eyebrow. I crossed my fingers behind my back.

"Love?" I laughed "I don't even like him" I seethed. "Alex, your not the person I thought you would be at all. I can see why styles likes you" he grinned, he then walked over and began untying me "what's your name by the way" "Nathan. Nathan Sykes"

"So do we have ourselfs a deal?" He asked helping me up then holding his hand out for me to shake "deal." I shook his hand.

The door burst opened and Harry walked in. "I'm here now. Sykes" he said through gritted teeth.

"Oh Alex and I were just having a little talk. We made a deal. You can take her and leave now." He grinned.

"I heard it all you know" Harry's jaw clenched as we got out of the car parked outside of Harry's house. Harry hadn't said a word to me since we had left that place.

Harry's pov

"So you really are just a user" I snapped, my heart suddenly sank. "What?" She questioned "no. I'm not" she looked pained "you don't even like me, and we're all messed up?" I scoffed, I was being harsh but I didn't care right now, she deserved it.

"I was doing it to protect you, can't you see that?" A tear fell from her eye "you clearly dont trust me." And she stormed towards the door. I am such an idiot. "Alex wait!" I ran after her, I felt terrible now, she really does love me.

I grabbed her waist and spun her around "I'm sorry, and I do trust you, I just didn't realise..." "It's fine forget it, it's done with now"

"Except it's not" I sighed "what do you mean?" She raised an eyebrow "you should have made that deal with Nathan." "Why not?" She asked. "Because I did once. And there's no going back. Not ever."