This book is the second book in a series. The first book is called The Killer. This book takes place right where the first one ended. Read to find out who got shot, who Nicholas is, where Jade is now and why she was taken. (All rights reserved)

Just because I'm telling you this story, doesn't mean I'm alive at the end of it. It's that kind of a story, where things just got so out of control... Things happen, and sometimes there's nothing that can be done to stop them. Sometimes, it feels like you've been dealt the bad card. Like you've been cursed. But you have to keep moving and remember that tomorrow is a new day. The curse could be some kind of blessing, and even if it isn't, it probably isn't as bad as it seems. Trust me, I've learned that the hard way. Because every morning as the sun rises, when that Nightingale sings, it can bring hope for a better tomorrow. But even I don't know how this story ends yet. Let's just hope that I'm not alive at the end of it. Because I HAVE been given a curse, and there's no up side to it.

"Lexi..."' he started. "I have to know. Do you want to be with me anymore?" "I-" I cut myself off. I didn't know what to say. I wanted to say "I love you more than my own life! I want that more than anything." Because it's the truth. But I was afraid. I couldn't. He groaned, standing up and pacing up and down the isle. He looked so stressed, so upset. I stood up and placed a hand on his chest, stopping him in his tracks. "Fine. Tell me this." He sighed, looking me in the eyes. "Do you love me?" I didn't have to hesitate for that one. "Of course I do. But-" He grabbed my upper arm, making me stop."That's all that I needed to hear." --------------------------------------------------------------------- It's been over two years since Lexi left me. Two years since I last saw her face, heard her laugh. Now, with my back up against the wall and the Team falling apart, I know that I need her. I know that I need to call in my favor. But can I put aside my feelings for her to save the world? Will I have to? I told her that I loved her, and she said that she loved me too, but then she left. But she promised. Promised that one day we could be together again. I swore to myself that I'd make her mine again. And I'm sure going to try.

You probably know him as Robin. That's what everyone knows him as. Many call him the Boy Wonder, a prodigy, a blessing on Gotham, bird boy, Batman's right hand man, the bat brat... Heck, you might even know him as Dick Grayson. Because that's what I knew him as. He was my best friend. Or at least I thought he was. I understand why he left. I really do. His parents died right in front of his eyes. But he didn't have to leave me. No letters, no phone calls, no contact at all. I loved him; I was nine years old and I knew I loved him. So when he left, his hurtful words stinging my heart, I was broken. And as soon as I saw the Boy Wonder on the news, I knew right away. I had to see him. Prove him wrong. So that's why I put on the mask.

My mom always use to say most things stolen is often returned. ...why haven't I been returned yet?

This is a story about two people who escaped a mental hospital and went to Italy. They are on the run. When they get to Italy their pasts catch up with each of them and creates a tragedy so bad for a person from their pasts that the person madly wants revenge.

"There can only be one way to save innocent strangers and the ones you may love; all you have to do is know who I am, and why I took you here." Madeline Clark is the exact definition of perfect. She has many friends, she is smart, and her parents earn so much money from their jobs. She is loved by everyone. She is a very open individual. Madeline is, what people would say, flawless. She may make mistakes in her life, but she fixes them and learns; that is what makes her so perfect. Jade Mason is the opposite of Madeline. She is dark, scary, and will not hesitate to snap your neck if you cross her. She has many secrets, and never fixed the mistakes she made. Everyone who breathes is scared to go by her. It isn't a surprise that Maddie and Jade are enemies. Since Madeline is so amazing, she won't have any problems, right? Wrong. There are nasty human beings in this world; they look for the perfect people to make simple mistakes. When the right mistake is made, they make their move. Madeline shouldn't have made the wrong decisions that day. Sadly, she did make the mistakes she made, and as said, she always learns from them. Although, to fix this problem, others have to suffer. The cruel man that took her is making her pay. For what? Why? She has to figure this out. What happens if she doesn't? The man will bring in a person, close to her or not, and she will have to watch the human suffer an inhumane death right before her eyes. Every 20 minutes. Although, it wouldn't be fair without help, right? Jade is tossed into this mess with Maddie, forced to give out secrets to get out of the situation they are in. With the clues they were given, Madeline and Jade are not only making up for their mistakes, they are saving innocent people. Although, the question that must be asked; Are Jade and Madeline two of the innocent people they have to save? "Time is up." "Just please! Tell me who you are! Why are we here?" "Wrong answer." "Who are you?"