Dakota's pov

Pain.

That is all I felt when I wanted to move.  My head hurt— it was like someone was hitting my head into a wall or something.  My body felt sore and numb.

My shoulders ached, my knees stung. 

It was like I'm in a universe of pain.
I opened my eyes to be met with a dark room.  A flicker of light came from a corner which was probably a window, other than that there was no sign of other human being. 
The ground was damp and wooden.

I tried moving my hands but felt them bounded.  They were tied with ropes as well as my feet.

I groaned and struggled between them. 

How did I end up here? The last thing I remember is..

I was with Chris.  We hugged and then everything was a blur. 

He didn't kill me.

But then where am I?

As if someone heard my questions, a bright light lit up above my head to which I winced.

A bulb flickered on as well as I heard footsteps coming towards the door. 

I could see the now lit room. It was a shaggy looking basement.  Broken windows ceased the wall and only a chair sat in front of me.

The door opened and, in came a man wearing a black mask. 

He stared at me for a moment before he sat down on the chair in front of me.

"Why am I here?!"  I tried to ask boldly but failed miserably.

The man just kept on staring at me and it was giving me the creeps.

What was his fucking problem?

"You're still as beautiful as ever wild cat."

My struggling stopped. 

My heart beat increased and my eyes widened.  I choked on my breath to the very familiar voice. 
I looked closely to see familiar brown eyes. 

"Emmet?!"  I gasped.

The man, whom I assumed as my best friend removed his mask and all my doubts became clear.

Emmet was staring back at me with his brown eyes.  His body was stiff and he had bags under his eyes as if he couldn't sleep.

On the other hand my heart couldn't believe it..

Why would my best friend kidnap me?

"Why the fuck did you bring me here? What is wrong with you Emmet?"  I growled.

He smirked evilly.   "You're still as ill mannered as you were Dakota."

His voice send chills down my spine.  This was not my best friend! It's a freaking monster!

"Why am I here?!" 

"Because my dad ordered so. After all this is over, I'm going to marry you and we'll get away from here.."  he said with a sickening smile.

I blinked.  Once. Twice.

And then burst out laughing.

"Yo-you're.. G-go-gonna... Ma-marry me?!"

His eyes suddenly turned cold. 

He grabbed my hair harshly and pulled them causing me to hiss in pain. 

"Don't you dare mock me. I'm pretty serious. Moreover your whole family is going to end.. All you'll have is me.. You won't have any choice." 

I growled and with everything I had, hauled my legs up and kicked him, causing him to fall down from his chair.

"What can you possibly want from my family! Emmet you've been with us for fourteen years! My mom and dad had treated you like their own son! You were my best friend! My partner in crime! You were my world!"

He burst out laughing. 

Then looked at me.  And it was his eyes.  They were sorrowful, pained and guilty. It was my Emmet!

"I know. I loved your family. I loved you. Heck I still love you like no one ever did to anyone. I miss your mom's mango shake.."  he sighed.

And suddenly he stood up and threw away the chair with a brutal force!

"But not anymore! Because of your stupid family, my father had to stay in jail! I spent my whole childhood without the proper guidance of my mother and father! Because of your mom, my life was turned upside down!"  he shouted angrily.

What's he talking about? Why would mom harm his family? Mom never mentioned, knowing his parents unless—

I gasped.

"Roy is your father?"

Oh no.  This can't be happening. Among all the people, he had to be that bloody monster's son?

He smirked.  "Beauty, brains and brawn. See? You're perfect to be my soul mate Dakota."

What the fuck?

"You're sick! You think I'll actually marry someone like you? I'd rather die."  I chuckled humorlessly,  "Moreover Emmet, you know? You're just another asshole!"

"Bring them in Julian."  he ordered someone, while giving me a nasty look.

I looked towards the door to see,  Irina entering the door with an evil smile plastered on her Barbie face.

Wait what?

"What the fuck are you doing here?"  I groaned.

After her entered a man holding Chris.  He was badly beaten up and was barely standing.

Seeing him like this made my world shatter. 

"Chris?"  I gasped.

Hearing my voice must've made him come to his senses because he looked towards me with a panicked expression but full of guilt and shame.

"You See wild cat.. It was my father who ordered Chris to murder you.  But then I wanted to have you for myself, that's why he was ordered to bring you here.  And I made sure he doesn't have a choice.  There is my man in the hospital ready to kill his pathetic excuse of a sister and then according to the deal, Irina can have him."  he said menacingly.

"You bastard!"  Chris struggled but a punch was thrown at his stomach making him groan with agony.

"No! Stop! Please stop hitting him!"  I begged helplessly.

Irina came towards me and slapped me hard on the face.

"He's mine! Now you will know where your place is. How do you think Roy knew about your whereabouts? How do you think Emmet knew where to send the men to kill you?"  she sneered.

"How could you? Your dad is my mom's best friend! How could you betray us?"  I asked still in a shock.

"Because I was tired! My dad thought you were the ideal daughter! You were always praised even if you were a slutty troublemaker! You were popular and even in my home, I was always getting lectures about how I should be like you!"  she shouted frustrated.  She grabbed the front of my shirt and pulled me towards her,  "It was because of you, I couldn't be happy with whoever I was.  You had every boy after you and I was left with nothing! Now it's you who's gonna have nothing!"

She left me and went out of the room leaving me extremely confused, sad, agitated and shocked.

I didn't know a single thing. How could I read a person's feelings? She hated me this much?

The man took Chris out and Emmet glanced towards me.

"Just a little bit more.  Then you and me are out of here." 

And then he walked away leaving me in a room of darkness.

So that's it? Is it the way how things are supposed to end? Will I never be able to see my family again? Mom, dad, Ady, Rosalie, uncle Andy, aunt Emily and uncle Blake.. Will I never get to them again?

And moreover Chris..

Would I never get a chance to be with him?

Tears flowed down my cheeks. The people around me betrayed me. They were like the chameleon, changing their colours.

My mom's face appeared in front of me. 

'Never back down.'

It was a phrase mom used frequently.  She always says, that no matter what the situation is, you'll always have a way to turn things around and then it's your turn. You'll be the hero and that's when you fight. Fight for your life. Fight for every single reason, for you to stay alive.

I sat up straight and tried to feel the metallic surface of my gun.

Surprisingly it was still there.  Maybe Emmet didn't notice the gun hidden under my shirt. 

A new determination sparked through me. It was now or never.  I'll fight.  I have to protect my family and myself! I have to save Chris and have to attend Rush's wedding.

I looked around to find something with a sharp object. 

I jumped with triumph when I saw a shiny, sharp surface near the window which was a bit away from me.  I could reach there and maybe cut myself loose.

Okay now.  Let's do it.

Amanda's pov

I barged into the house with Doris and Nate carrying Emily on my trail.

"Jenny? Blake? Jake anyone?"  I shouted.

We were late. Andy was already kidnapped and Rosalie was no where in sight.  Emily was lying unconscious on the stairs. 

And this time too.

The whole house was a mess. I went towards the dining room.  I was sure that Blake was kidnapped too. 

"Amy! We found a body!"

I rushed towards the room Doris called and saw Jake.  He was bleeding from the head.  I touched beneath his nose and sighed in relief when I realised he's alive.

"What the fuck where am I and who the fuck are you?!"

We hurried downstairs and saw Emily, now wide awake with a broken vase in her hands threatening Nate, who looked amused for some reason.

"Emily!"

She snapped her head and rushed towards me and crashed herself with me in a hug.

"They.. They took Andy. I cou-couldn't save him.. I. " 

She burst into tears.  I nodded my head towards the room where Jake was, to Nate and he went there without a word.

Doris ran towards the fridge where she pulled out something.

"Jenny is safe.  She's at her mother's house."  Doris exclaimed, eyeing the sticky note.

I nodded.

Emily pulled away and wiped her tears furiously. 

"That son of a bitch Roy is going to die.  He dare lay a hand on my family! I will sue him!"

Nate came out with Jake's body.

"I'm taking him to the base.  Hospital is too dangerous right now." 

I nodded and he went away.

"So what do we do now? We don't know where he is.."  Doris said sighing in frustration.

I was a mess.  I couldn't get in touch with Dakota and I was worried sick about my son and husband.  Where could Roy hide?
Suddenly a thought struck me.

"Doris, to the computer! Hurry!"

Doris without a word hurried towards Jake's room to find a laptop.

"The trackers used in the gun.  I did the same thing with Damien's engagement ring.  If he's still wearing it,  we can find him."  I said, my voice full of hope.

She nodded and started typing furiously on the laptop.

After a minute or two she exclaimed,  "Gotcha!"

I saw a the map with red dots.

And it worried and confused me.

Apart from us,  there were four more dots. 

One dot,  was showing the location near the woods with two more dots in the same area and another dot was near the broken down chocolate factory.

"Oh hell. Who's the other three?"

"Maybe it's Dakota. And her friends or anything.  But what is she doing near the woods?"  I asked it more to myself.

"Amy, we've got Damien's location. We should hurry. "

I was torn.  I was torn in between whom to reach.  I couldn't decide what to do. Should I help my child or my husband and go on with my mission?

As if to answer me, my phone rang.

I opened the text message and sighed in relief.

"We're with Dakota. Don't worry aunt Amy. She's safe."

It was Rosalie. 

"Rosalie is with Dakota?"  Emily asked happily.

I nodded.

And now my road was clear. 

I gave a gun to Emily who smirked at me.

"Think you can still manage it?"  Doris asked chuckling.

"There's no harm in trying.."  she said smiling,   "Let's go and save our Misters!".

"More like let's go and kick the poor asses of the enemy!"

Either way both sounded correct.

Rush's pov

"This is crazy.. This is crazy.. "  I kept on muttering under my breath.

I was on the road going for Dakota's location. It was somewhere near the woods and I was honestly scared. 

"I'm absolutely sure that THIS IS CRAZY!"  I shouted to myself inside the car. 

Even the radio was mocking me as Taylor Swift's 'Out of the woods'  was being played.

Suddenly I saw a figure in front of my car and I had to push the brakes as hard as I could, to stop a disaster.

The car stopped and I hurriedly took the knife out for self defense.

"Stay awa—"

"Rush? " 

I gasped.  It was one of Dakota's friends.  I think her name's..

"Rosalie?" 

She smiled in relief and I opened the door to the passenger seat so that she could come in.

She made herself comfortable and then studied the laptop which was showing the location.
Her eyes widened more when she saw the rifles and the guns on the back seat of the car.

"Um... What's going on?"

A/n:  yeah yeah!

Things are starting to heat up!

I'm a bit sad as it'll come to an end soon but oh well.  It had to happen sooner or later.

Anyway.

Here's another chapter for you!

Enjoy.

Amy.