⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ This chapter contains suicidal acts and death!! Read at your own risk!!! I will put a trigger warning before and after those parts if you just wanna skip them!
Jo's POV-
I wake up in the middle of the night, but to my surprise, the bed is empty.
Where did Hero go? Maybe he's in the bathroom?
I get up to go check if he's in the bathroom, but door is open and the light is off. Where did he go?
I have to pee. I go into the bathroom and do my business, and when I get out I scan the room. There no trace of Hero. His bag is still here and his shoes are by the door, but he's not here.
I decide to call him. Maybe he has to go outside for a smoke, or maybe he went to get food.
I pick up my phone and see a text from an unknown number. Weird. I open it and it's a picture. A picture of Hero. Beaten. Bruised. Barely breathing. What the fuck!
A new message pops up.
✉️: Unknown- If you're not at the top of the tallest building in Atlanta by 6 AM, we'll throw lover boy from the top. Times ticking. See you soon princess xx
Leo. It- It's Leo. He has Hero. I'm completely in shock.
I have until 6 AM. HOLY SHIT ITS ALREADY 5:30! I rush to put my clothes and shoes on, falling over in the process. I sneak of out my room and out the back exit.
All I can do it run. Run as fast as I can. If I don't make it, Hero will die. I can't let that happen.
I don't know how long it's been but I see the building. Its a hotel. I rush inside, ignoring the lady at the front desk yelling at me. I go to the elevators and push rooftop. As I catch my breath, I look at my phone. It's 5:59! FUCK! SHIT!
The doors open onto the top floor with a door leading to the roof. I push open the door and to my absolute horror, I see Hero. Hanging over the edge by two men. "IM HERE! IM HERE PLEASE STOP! HERO! OMG!" I scream and run over to him, only to be pushed down by strong arms. I get back up and I feel someone holding me back. "LET HIM GO! IM HERE! I MADE IT! LET HIM GO" I scream again. I turn around and see Leo.
"Of course Princess. Boys!" he yells. Every time he calls me princess, my blood runs cold. The two men lift Hero off the edge, and I can see him whole body. He's beaten very badly.
"LET GO OF ME! HERO CAN YOU HEAR ME?" I yell. Once he gets one look at me, his eyes widen.
"DONT TOUCH HER!" he tries to get up, but is pushed back down.
"Go say goodbye Princess" Leo says to me. He lets go of me and I run over to Hero.
I kneel down next to him and take his bloody face in my hands. "Hero. Baby. I love you. Stay with me, ok? You need to stay with me" I say and cry with his head on my lap.
"I love you, Jo" he says. I lean down and kiss his forehead. Then I move to his busted lips. I kiss him, careful to avoid his cuts. I can taste the metallic taste of his blood mixed together with my tears, but I don't care. "I love you more than anything" he adds.
With that I'm ripped from Hero's arms. "NO! NO! PLEASE! HERO!" I scream. I try to break free of his grip but he just throws me onto the ground.
"Princess, you have a choice this time. You either come with us, or Hero dies and we take you anyway. You choose. You have two minutes" he says. I look over at Hero and see him shaking his head.
"Jo! No! Don't do it! I'm ok! It's ok! Jo please! Don't go with him!" Hero yells to me, trying to break free from the men's grip.
Not a chance. There's no way in hell I'm letting Hero die. No fucking way.
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