Forbidden Territory (H.S) [A.U]

Chapter 17

"You were the better part of 
every bit of beating heart that I had.
Whatever I had...

I finally sat alone.
Pitch black flesh and bone.
Couldn't believe that you were gone..."

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As I'm going through some things regarding the next territory visit with Chris, there's a soft knock on the door. Harry enters the room slowly, looking like a child who just woke up from a nightmare.

His eyes meet mine and then travel to Chris who is standing to my right, marking down the safest routes on the maps while leaning on the table, his face a few inches away from mine. I watch as Harry's eyebrows furrow, continuing to look between me and Chris. 

Harry's gaze doesn't waver from him while Chris remains completely oblivious to it and keeps marking around the maps. It's only when I clear my throat that he looks away from him and back to me.

"I'm not even surprised to see you here anymore," I say in order to avoid the awkward tension in the room.

"Uh- Um, yeah hi.. am I interrupting something? I can come back later if you want.." Harry says, pointing his thumb towards the door.

"No, it's okay. We were just finishing up the marking anyway," I interrupt.

"Yeah sure, I can do the rest of it on my own. I'll let you know if there's something I need your input on," Chris says and starts gathering the maps. 

Once he's done, he gives Harry an acknowledging nod on his way out. Harry keeps looking down at his hands, playing with his rings while he stays put on the same spot.

Something seems off about him today..

"Mr. Styles?"

My voice seems to startle him and he looks up from his hands, "Huh? Oh.."
He sees me pointing towards the chair and takes a seat.

"Start talking," I say calmly and Harry looks at me with big doe eyes. "You clearly want to say something. So, start talking" I shrug.

"Okay... Remember the friend I told you about? The one I wanted you to meet?" I nod and he takes a deep breath before continuing, "Yeah well I'm here to pick you up for that.."

"Oh, Okay I guess.. But why are you so nervous about it?"

"Nervous? No I'm not. Just in a bit of hurry." he defends himself.

"Do you know that you're a shitty liar, Mr. Styles?" I ask in return.

"I've been told." He laughs nervously. "So, can we go now? Without Chris and Louis?"

I furrow my eyebrows at his demand and he just simply shrugs in return. Even though he's acting weird, I feel like if I refuse to go with him, it will somehow mess up whatever we have going on.

"Just a minute," I tell him and unlock my phone to text Louis.

"If I'm not back at the headquarters in a few hours, you know what to do."

"Okay.?"

I get up, putting my phone in my pocket and open the drawer to take out my Glock, tucking it in my waistband while Harry stares at me.

"What? Better safe than sorry," I shrug to which he nods wordlessly.

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"Where are we going?" I ask in confusion as we're still in Armistice's territory. "I thought we were going to Malevolent's territory?"

"You'll see." That's all Harry says without taking his eyes off the road, making me stare at him suspiciously.

After a while, I turn my head to look out of the window. It is very clouded today. A few flashes of lightening here and there but no rain.