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Chapter 16

I was surrounded in all directions. Dad. John. Rosie. Irene Adler. My foster parents. Mycroft. Tyler. I shrunk and shrunk until they towered over me. There was no escape. I could see the figure of a woman far off in the distance and I begged them to let me go after her but they began to shout at me "why would she give you up?" "You'll never be loved" "give up now". I fell to my knees screaming at the top of my lungs.

I jolted awake as someone was shaking me gently.

"Sophie!"

Tyler was standing there with a worried look on his face as I opened my eyes. His face flooded with relief as he saw me

"Sophie I heard you screaming are you okay?"

I nodded shakily before bursting into tears again. The nightmares were getting too much for me to handle now and my heart ached at the thought of not having dad here. I felt strong arms snake around my back and envelope me into a warm hug.

Gently, Tyler climbed onto my bed and sat down next to me. He rubbed circles on my back and stroked my hair as I released the emotions I didn't know I'd been holding in. After a long time, I finished sobbing and took a deep breath, neither of us said anything and Tyler didn't question why I was screaming and crying, he just hugged me tight and didn't let go.

At what point I fell asleep I don't know, but when I woke up, my head was resting on Tyler's chest and his arms were still around me. I basked in his smell of sea air and fresh laundry as I felt his chest rises and fall rhythmically beneath my head. I carefully manoeuvred myself so that I wouldn't wake him and grabbed my phone. I sent dad a text and said-

'Start extraction plan. Need to get home'

He replied quickly with-

'Okay. Bakers street is empty with only me in it'

I smiled, glad to be leaving soon. I had the information I needed and although I had got close with Tyler, i knew that how I was feeling about him was wrong. So I needed to leave.

I got up and walked to the bathroom, climbing into the shower. I let my mind wander as the hot water ran over me to Tyler but I quickly scolded myself. No I can't think of him. Dad would be disappointed. I climbed out of the shower and wrapped myself in a towel. When I got back to my room I put on a fresh pair of clothes and checked my phone.

'Be ready, on their way'

I walked downstairs and was about to walk into the kitchen when I heard a heated discussion happening. I stopped to listen in, creeping closer to where the voices could be heard.

"Yes I'm sure it's his! She looks identical to him"

My heart stopped beating for a second when I heard this. No. She can't be talking about me.

"She says she doesn't know but I beg to differ"

I grabbed my phone and text dad-

'How much longer? I think she knows I'm your daughter'

He didn't even have time to reply as there was a pounding on the door. I ducked into a room and waited.

"We have a reason to believe you are housing a missing person in here. Unless you hand her over we will be forced to search the premises"

Irene's voice followed

"Sophie"

I walked out into the hallway and pretended to act shocked and worried when I saw the police officer standing in the doorway with 2 other officers.

"Please don't take me back"

I begged in a fake pleading voice.

"I'm sorry Miss Hooper but we have to take you back, gather your belongings"

I tried to look distraught as I walked back to my room and grabbed my bag. I was about to leave when I bumped into Tyler, a white towel draped around his waist and his abs on show. He grinned at me but his face dropped when he saw my bag.

"You're leaving?"

I nodded sadly and looked away, averting my eyes from his perfect chest. When I looked back he was scribbling something messily on to a piece of paper before handing it to me.

"It's my number, text me Soph"

I grinned and shoved the paper into my pocket

"Bye Tyler"

I waved at him before turning on my heels and walking towards the hall. I thanked Irene before heading down the driveway and into the back of the police car parked on the drive. When we had safely pulled away from the house, I let out a sigh of relief. Home here I come.

AN// Another chapter! I'm so motivated right now, I'm in such a writing mood right now I'm actually having to fight off the urge to post multiple times a day :D Hope you're having a great Saturday guys!

Starryeyes <3