GUNSHOT ➪ Zayn

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Chapter 20➸ way out

'Fuck!'

The rope broke, and she started to fall when Zayn grabbed her hand and rescued Aly --once again--

'Are you okay?' Zayn inquired, although she was still in the void, holding in one hand the rope that kept them both alive and in the other the life of the woman he loved.

. 'I won't be until you bring me up!' Alyssa argued.

'Okay! Grab my rope and don't let it go, this time.' Zayn mocked while he pulled her up to his height and placed her against his chest.

'If you dare fuck with me one more time, I swear I'll let go of this fucking rope. 'Til you begged me not to end your life by letting you crash to the ground like a piece of shit.' The blondie threatened the golden-eyed guy.

'Wow, I'm so scared!' The Pakistani laughed. 'You know damn well I'd take you down with me, babe.' He admitted, tying a strap against their waist.

The rest of the descent was silent. It was relaxing. The wind of this January night in Las Vegas softly caressed their faces. Alyssa's golden hair tickled Zayn's tattooed neck.

A few moments later, the couple posed their feet on the ground. Then, Alyssa started to run, forgetting she was tied to Zayn.

'No, Aly, don't...' He yelled, unfortunately too late. She felt on her back, with Zayn on top of her.

'For this one, it's you who's on top.' Alyssa joked.

'Next time, I'll put you on top. You can count on me.' the black-haired man said in a naughty tone.

. He stood up and reached Aly's hand to help her, he cut the rope, and they both perceived two shadows getting closer to them. It was James and Selena coming to rescue their colleague. Alyssa and Zayn ran to their friends. Alyssa threw herself in her best friend's arms. She almost fell to the floor.

'I'm so glad you're alive!' Selena sighed.

The two men exchanged cold glances, James felt betrayed, and guilt started surrounding Zayn.

'Let's go.' James impassively said.

'Yeah!' Selena agreed, out of breath.

The three agents ran to their car when Alyssa turned towards her loved one and ran to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, surprised. He opened his eyes wide and put his hands on Alyssa's waist. He squeezed her tight as if not to let her go and keep her as close to his eyes as to his heart. Zayn plonged his golden eyes on her blue diamonds.

'Thank you for rescuing me, again.' she smiled.

'I'm here for t....'

Alyssa interrupted him by grabbing his cheek and kissing him as if her life depended on it.

'I'll miss ya.' Zayn sadly admitted.

'When you miss me, close your eyes and remember that we lay under the same stars.' Aly replied.

Zayn gently kissed her forehead and finally let her go. They both knew it was the best thing to do. Seeing each other until this mission is not over would be way too dangerous for both of them. 'We've never respected the rules, did we?' They both, though.

Alyssa continued her way to the car, and Zayn turned towards the building. He deleted all the surveillance videos and turned all the security systems off.

The Pakistani searched in the boss' office without knowing what he was looking for. He just had to find a piece of information to destroy this stupid agency and its agents. Zayn took Douglas' computer and hacked it. He opened a file, 'M93,' and a 3D map appeared on the screen. It was a secret place where they kept all the archives.

'Found my way out, ' he whispered, taking the map and location pictures.

The golden-eyed man got out of the office and went downstairs to the little local where Alyssa was before he let her out. Zayn was bleeding from his altercation with Kristan, he injected himself with a syringe of anesthetic, and the villain shall wake up in a few hours.

Whereas Zayn was unconscious 65 feet below the ground, James, Alyssa, and Selena stood front of Spoon's office door. The black-eyed woman knocked on the door:

'Come in.' the old man yelled.

The three agents went in. Selena was trying so hard not to cry out at his face. She hated his scornful little smile since the very first beginning.

'I'm always trying to keep my calm, but when the fuck are you three gon' explain to me what the hell is happenin' right now?' James screamed with a backward movement.

'Bell, that's none of your business.' Dan declared, without stopping to stare at Selena.

'James, Alyssa's gonna explain to you what's up with Zayn while I'm having a private talk with your boss,' she ordered, plunging her eyes into Spoon's.

James opened his mouth wide, confused.

'Let's go, James,' Aly said, grabbing his arm and pulling him out.

They got out of the office and went downstairs to the bar. Alyssa explained to James everything about his mission.

'This asshole sent my dude to the other side when he knew Zayn killed the CIO's nephew? That's insane!' he angrily whispered.

'yeah! That's insane, but Zayn accepted, and he had his reasons,' the blondie replied in the same tone.

'Are you insane!' Spoon yelled in his office

'Wait, me insane? You must be kidding. You sent me to China, South Africa, and New York! Because you didn't want me close to you.' Selena replied.

'You can't take the club. It's the only thing I have left!'

'You owe me that! My mother died for your shits, and the only thing you've been capable of doing the past eight years was sending me away every time I was getting closer to what I own!' Selena reclaimed.

'That's not gon' happen, Selena!' The older man affirmed.

'Do you really wanna start a war with me? I know all of your darkest secrets. I could get you down in five minutes.'

'Selena, a woman CIO of an empire such as mine, will get killed! I am already responsible for your mother's death, and I don't want to be for yours!'

'And what did mum do? huh?'

'She is dead!' Spoon yelled.

'There'll come a day when you'll die too. What will you do then, huh? Explain all of the secrets to someone you barely trust? I've grown up there. I know everything about everyone, every mission, every case; I've seen it.'

He looked at her, she was right, and he knew it. But he promised to protect her.

'It has been written in black and white that my place is next to yours.'

'She would never agree on that.' He whispered.

'As you said, she's dead.' Selena said in a shaking voice.

'You're never gonna give up, are you?'

She crossed her arms on her chest. The boss sighed:

'You can try for six months, but if you make one mistake, you're heading straight back to new york, and you won't...'

'Thank you!' she jumped in his arms.

He couldn't hide his smile and hugged her back.

When Selena realized what she had just done, she ended the hug and interjected an "um."

'You took the right decison'