"You feel so dull yet to some, you shine like heaven on earth and taste brighter than the moon." -RA
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⚠️‼️𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙶𝙴𝚁 𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶‼️⚠️
Please note that this chapter contains sensitive content that might be triggering for you. Please refer back to the author's note where trigger warnings are listed. Stay safe, put yourself first. So much love to you<3
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In the midst of the fight, I holler at Tess, "Duck!" I shoot the bald douche in the arm, and his gun falls to the ground as a result of the pain and impact. My aim swings instantaneously, the next round lands between his eyes. I whirl around to find a rifle pointed at me, but he collapses with a knife stuck between his eyes. With puzzled eyes, I look at Xavier.
He shrugs, his voice cool. "Felt like using my knife," he says.
I roll my eyes as I observe the third guy deciding whether to fight or flee as Xavier shoots down his friend. I shot him twice without giving much thought to where, knowing that he would die either way. I crouched down next to Tess and cut the wire around her wrists, pulling the cloth from her lips afterward. As I watch her rub her wrists and then her nose with her sleeve, I try to hide my concern. "Can you tell me what happened?" I inquired.
She stares at me with a knowing look on her face, realizing that I didn't want Xavier to view me as anything other than who I was. She remains silent, and I turn away, my gaze falling on a nearby body. As I assist her to her feet, my gaze is drawn to the emblem visible through his shirt. Xavier stands behind me as I approach the body. I looked at him, then at the man he was battling, who was now lying in a pool of blood with a broken neck. When I raise my brow at Xavier, he tilts his head, as if to say, "What did you expect?" I return my attention to the man's physique, reaching down to lift his sleeve. I straighten up at the reveal of the full tattoo.
No.
No.
As my eyes come into contact with Tess's honey-colored ones, my head spins. Not her, not her too. I can't allow him to take her as well. I can't.
"They came out of nowhere," she sniffles. "They attacked me not long before you arrived," she recounts with a little crack in her voice, as if she is only now realizing what has happened to her. Her head drops low as she looks away, "I'm so sorry, Serena, I tried to beat them off and failed."
No.
Flashback
"Ah, what a relief to see you haven't changed, " he smirks as his eyes fixate on mine.
"Cut the nonsense. What do you want? " I respond, rolling my eyes.
"Nothing for now," he says, "but I'd suggest enjoying your time until then," he adds backhandedly to both me and Nico.
