The Queen of Hearts | ✓

chapter thirty

By the time that I've called the cops and stepped out of the room, determination has taken over me. I feel like a woman on a mission, literally.

I have to find Kyle and get out of this house and it's my only worry at this point. I don't even care that my left arm has been burning ever since I got out of those ropes, or how my hair is probably frizzy from the heat.

I realize how I've never really had a chance to live a normal life, and that I've wasted almost half of it not knowing anything about my past, and wasted the other half making stupid decisions like joining a fucking motorcycle gang.

As soon as I get us out of this place, I make the decision that I want to do something good with my life. But first, I have to do the actual getting out and not get myself killed in the process.

So I tiptoe my way to the room that Kyle is supposed to be in and quietly open the door. I see Kyle tied to a chair the same way that I had been.

I run over to him and grab his face in my hands. "I'm so fucking happy you're okay Kyle, and I'm so sorry for getting you into this mess." He smiles at me, softly placing his lips onto mine and putting his forehead on mine.

"Don't feel sorry Ri, I would gladly give my life for yours any day." He smirks. I chuckle, almost crying again. "If we weren't trying to get out of this house I would totally bone you right now, but getting out is our number one priority right now so I'll save that for later." I wink and he laughs.

I pull the knife that Jack gave me out of my back pocked and cut the ropes off of Kyle's chair, helping him up when I notice that he's limping. "What's wrong with your leg?" I ask him, lifting up his jeans.

I gasp when I see a big gash in his leg. It's not too deep, but deep enough to hurt like a bitch. "It's nothing, Damien just skimmed my leg with a knife. It's really not as bad as it looks." Kyle smiles at me in reassurance but I'm angrier than I was before.

"I am going to beat the shit out of them Kyle, I told him not to fucking touch you." I almost run out to find Damien and Ginny when Kyle grabs my wrist and pulls me into a hug.

"It's okay Ri, I'm here aren't I? It could've been a lot worse." I bury my head into the crook of his neck and smile. I realize that I love this man, but I keep my mouth shut because it is definitely not the right timing.

"Come on, lets get the hell out of here." I tell him, giving him another kiss and motioning towards the door.

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I hear the sirens coming from outside once I step out of the room. I give Kyle a look but before I can grab him and make a run for it, I see Ginny holding a gun in her hands and it's pointed right at me.

I push Kyle behind me and glare at Ginny. "You bitch, I can't believe you called the cops on us." She glares back, still pointing the gun at me. Kyle pushes me aside and tries to step in front of me but I stop him before I can.

"Kyle I'm not letting you take a bullet for me, you've already done so much." I smile up at him and he frowns back. "I love you." I whisper into his chest so he can't hear me and turn back around to face Ginny.

"I'll come with you both. I'll join the motorcycle gang again if you just let Kyle go." I tell her, putting my hands in front of me. "Please." I beg.

"Look at you, so pathetic babydoll." Damien comes from behind Ginny and I roll my eyes but stay still. "Giving your life up for your stupid boyfriend." I dry laugh and reply, "At least I have someone who loves and supports me, that's more than your idiotic ass can say."

"Ri, don't do this." I hear Kyle behind me and I squeeze his hand to tell him that it's going to be okay.

Damien opens his mouth to speak but before he can, the door is knocked down and two men with police uniforms come in, guns pointed. I smirk when Ginny and Damien try to run but are handcuffed before they can get anywhere.

"Guess it's good I'm not on your side huh." I shrug, and smirk at Ginny and Damien. They both try to get out of the handcuffs and glare at me, shouting words that I pay no attention to. I just laugh and wave as the two policemen take them out of the house.

I turn over to Kyle and laugh in relief, putting my hand on his cheek. "I love you too Rihanna." He whispers and I smile harder than I have in the past week. His lips are on mine before I can say anything to him and it's never felt so good.

I suddenly remember something and pull myself away from him, putting a hand over my mouth. "Oh my God, I forgot about Jack." Kyle looks over at me confused, "What?"

I run into the room where I was tied to a chair and see Jack tied to the same chair and shake him, trying to get him to wake up. Kyle follows me and holds me back when he sees the bullet hold in Jack's chest. "No, no, no, how could I just leave him to die like that?" I whisper, sliding to the floor with my hands on my head.

"It's okay Rihanna, I'm sure he's happy now. Happier than he would've been rotting in a jail cell for the rest of his life." He slides down next to me and wipes the tears from my cheeks. "That's another death that I've caused Kyle, I don't deserve to be happy."

"Don't say that Rihanna, you deserve everything in the world and more, and I'm going to show you what it's like." He wraps his big arms around me and I sink into him, my tears wetting his shirt.

I feel another hand on my shoulder and look up and see a police officer who leans down to my level and gives me a small smile. "Come on, let's get you both home okay?" I nod, wiping the tears off of my cheeks and stand up, helping Kyle stand up after me.

"Can we get him to a hospital? His leg is injured." I tell the officer and he nods, slipping Kyle's hand over his shoulder and giving him support. I follow them outside and get into the police car, and see people bringing Jack out on a stretcher, a white sheet draped over his body. I lean my head on Kyle's shoulder and he wraps his arm around my shoulder, placing a kiss at the top of my head. 

Before I know it, I'm drifting off into a deep sleep and I know that everything is finally going to be okay. 

and that's a wrap!! thank you all for coming on this journey with me, the queen of hearts is almost over and i'm so sad but excited for it to finally be completed! don't worry though, i'm not going to let you guys go without an epilogue and a few other surprises ;)

 <3 - disha