The Hidden Rose(Book One In The Rose Pedal Series) /✔

Chapter Fifty-Three

i glared at all the cops with their hands on their guns, looking at me as if i was a bomb about to blow. but to be fair, i felt like one. i pressed the pencil into the cop's back and moved over, edging slowly towards my bike. all the other cops kept their eyes on me as i circled. as i stepped closer to my bike and turned his body so he was in between me and the group of cops. movement caught my eye and i glanced to the front doors of the school.

a bunch of kids from in the hallway were standing there, wide eyed as they watched me attempt my escape. Flora and Luke stood at the front of the crowd. Luke held up his truck keys and puffed up his cheeks, indicating holding his breathe. i nodded and shot my eyes back to the cops. they had all glanced over to see who i had nodded at.

i took the chance they gave me and shot away from them, knocking over the jerk of a cop. i sprinted the last few yards and jumped on my bike, revving it up and taking off. i rode over the curb onto the sidewalk and all the cops pulled their guns out and aimed at me. i ducked my head and tucked in my feet, leaning forwards as my crotch rocket shot off.

i turned onto the main road and sped up quickly, burning rubber and passing cars as i sped away from the pursuing cops behind me. they had to wait for cars to move over, and i simply wove in between them. i glanced over my shoulder and spotted Luke's truck speeding down a few streets over, blowing through red lights and cutting people off with his huge truck. i noticed with a chuckle, he had taken off his license plates to keep himself anonymous as he broke common street laws.

i turned my attention back to the pavement flying underneath me and headed to the waterfall.

i almost went back to the warehouse, but Luke had made motions for the waterfall. but then i realized there was only one road to the waterfall parking lot. we would be trapped.

i skidded, taking a sharp and immediate left turn, turning around to the warehouse. i took several turns, trying to lose the cops but they were persistent little bastards, and stayed right on my tail.

"fuck." i swore, turning one last time and just heading straight to the warehouse. they knew where it was before anyway.

jumping slightly, i swerved as a huge jacked up truck pulled up next to me, sharply turning from the connecting road and leaving burnt rubber on the pavement. i looked up to see Flora sitting in the passenger seat of Luke's truck. i scowled that they had followed me, i had wanted them away from the action about to commence. i turned back to the road and turned into the warehouse garage. i parked my bike and hopped off, quickly turning to the men who were staring at me in surprise.

"get those doors closed, you idiots! cops!" i ordered. they closed the door but then two men grabbed my upper arms to keep me still as my second in command, Carter, walked to me. he glared at me.

"who are you?" he asked harshly. i was surprised, to be honest. he was actually doing his job.

"i am Rose." i snarled. humor lit up in his eyes and his lips tugged up, but he forced down the smile.

"Rose has no face." he said, his voice filled with amusement.

"yes she does. i do. i only hid it from you so i could get away with it, you jackass."

"alright. tell me something only Rose would know." he challenged.

"i know you're here because you were a drug addict and you were brought in upon threatening me. you were tortured in the dark room until you broke and begged for mercy. i had showed pity on you, for the very few i did so, you got a job as a soldier." the humor disappeared from his eyes as i continued. "i know that you have nowhere else to go, and this is your home now. you don't care about anyone but me, because i rescued you."

"what's the back door pass?" he asked.

"roses are red, violets are blue. blood is thick, gore is too." i smiled at him. "anything else, Carter?"

his eyes widened. nobody else knew his real name other than me and a few of the men. everyone just gave him the nickname 'boss's bitch' or 'Kayden'.

"let her go. she's Rose." the men nodded and released me, backing up. i turned to them and glared at them deadly.

"get the men together. we're about to have company. i want all the men in their positions, snipers up, hackers gone, and everyone else ready with handguns and knives. they nodded and turned, sprinting out of the garage, to spread Rose's orders.

"Rose. where's your mask and cloak?" Carter asked. i turned my head at him.

"it's too late for that now. the cops know who i am." he nodded and grabbed a gun, loading the magazines and snapping one of them it.

i turned to Flora and Luke, who stood behind me.

"you two, take cover in the room where we talked without my mask." Luke nodded and ran off, dragging Flora behind him.

men began to flood into the garage. they all spread out over the building, guarding  over every angle. they all knew, that if i went down, they all went down. i grabbed a gun and slammed the magazine into it. i tucked the pistol into my holster that i strapped around my waist, replacing my belt and i grabbed multiple magazines, stashing them in my pockets along with knives. i stood off to the side of a window, peering out in between the bars that blocked anybody who tried to break in.

feeling warmth behind me, i turned to find Luke.

"get out of here." i hissed.

"no way." he shook his head before meeting my gaze. "I'm your boyfriend, and if you go down, i go down."

i narrowed my eyes at him. but before i could press the topic further, a siren wailed and tires screeched as cop cars pulled up and stopped swiftly. men piled out of them and a few big police trucks. they all held guns and had bulletproof vests on as they surrounded the warehouse. they kneeled down, pointing their weapons at the windows. one of the cops i recognized as he stepped forward, holding a megaphone.

then it hit me. i know why he was familiar.

it was Luke's dad.

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