Storm’s POV
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I watch Amara shake her head, ” No, I don’t think that is a good idea. My best friends are extremely protective, and can get very jealous at times.” She says nervously. ” Besides it wouldn’t be right for me to ask you for help. I don’t want to drag you into my mess.” She adds.
I am aware that Dimitri, Lucia, and Liam are extremely dangerous people, but I can’t just let her walk out that door. If she manages to escape on my watch. It will be my head that rolls across the floor.
” I can handle myself trust me.” I say in a reassuring tone.
” No, you don’t understand. I am running from someone that is extremely dangerous. If you get hurt because of me. I would feel awful.” She say in a worried tone.
” I will be fine, and I am not taking no for an answer. Beside what kind of men would I be, if I let a women in need go off on her own.” I say in a stern tone, as I grab my wallet, and a chain full of keys off of the nightstand.
Leaving this room empty handed might cause her to become suspicious of me. So, I need to at least make it look like I am trying to help her escape. Although, these keys don’t actually go to any car that is working, or to any keyhole.
You see I like to collet keys from those that I have killed. It could be their car keys, house keys, or even just random keys that go to something like a jewelry box. I basically take a single key from each of my targets. I even make sure the keys I take are unique to only them. I take the keys as trophies. Some keys have flowers, rainbows, or some kind of design on them. I even make sure my keys don’t have similar patterns to each other. Sometimes I have to add my own design to the keys to keep them unique to each target. I like to keep track of how many people I have killed. It gives me excitement just looking at each of them. Each key has a special meaning to me.
I even destroy the cars, houses, buildings, or mailboxes these keys once opened. That way these keys can no longer unlock any of those key holes ever again.
That doesn’t mean they can not open other vehicles or locks. I just don’t want these keys opening things that once belonged to my targets.
” Where did you park at?” She questions me.
” I parked behind the building. All the parking spots infront of the building were taken. Plus it helped me avoid all the armed men that were hanging out in the lobby.”
To be honest every each of this hotel is crawling with armed men. Telling her that there are only men guarding the front might give her false hope. She could run blindly towards the back entrance thinking it is clear. When really armed men are blocking every exit. Only way she is escaping this place, is if she climbs out of a window somewhere.
” Let’s go.” I say heading towards the front door.
” Do you have a gun? We need a weapon incase we run into any armed men.” She whispers in my ear.
” I do not have a gun.” I lie to her, as I crack open the front door. Peeking out I don’t see anyone in the hallway.
” Well, we are going to need a weapon to defend ourselves with.” She whispers, as I hear her walk away.
I turn around just in time to see her heading into the bathroom. I hear a loud thud before seeing her come out of the bathroom with a shower rod in her hands.
” What are you planning to do with that?” I whisper to her.
” I am going to hit them in the balls with it.” She whispers back with a smile on her face.
She going to swing a metal rod at a bunch of armed men. I know they won’t actually shoot her, but it won’t stop them from firing a warning shot in her direction.
” They are all armed with guns, and you are going to swing a metal rod at them.” I whisper to her with a raised brow.
” Yes, I am going to swing a metal rod at a bunch of dumbasses.” She whispers back.
” You are going to swing a metal rod at armed men. Yet they are the ones you are calling dumbasses.” I whisper back.
” Yes, they are dumbasses for getting mixed up with Dimitri.” She whispers back.
” Dimitri?” I question her with a confused look on my face.
She doesn’t know that I work for him. So, I need to play dumb about knowing his name.
” Dimitri Kozlov, he is in the mafia. That is who I am running from, and I really don’t want to be caught by him.” She whispers.
” That’s just great. I am going to get murdered by a mafia boss for helping his girlfriend escape.” I whisper to her, as I quietly widened the door to peek out into the hall again.
Good it is still clear.
” Girlfriend! How did you know that?!” She whispers yells at me.
” I didn’t, you just told me.” I whisper back with a smile.
I watch as her face turns bright red.
” Right..” She whispers in a awkward tone. ” And I am not his girlfriend. We are just really good friends.” She whispers.
I let out a soft chuckle, ” If you are just friends. Why are you running away from him?” Stepping out into the hallway I start quietly walk down the hall. Once I reach a corner I peek down the other hallway. I see one of my coworkers going into his apartment.
” Is it clear?” I hear her whispers completely ignoring my question.
” Yeah, it is clear.” I whisper back, and look up at the security camera that was hanging above me.
I guarantee that Lord Dimitri knows that Amara is with me. He has to be watching the security cameras. I had thought he would turn the lights on this floor off, but I am guessing he planned to leave this floor alone on purpose to confuse her.
Seems his plan is working.
” Do you think we can take one of the elevators?” I hear her whisper.
Taking a elevator will be faster than walking down the stairs. It doesn’t really matter what we take down. There will be armed men everywhere.
” I think taking the stairs might be a better option.” I tell her.
” If we take the stairs we will get caught. I know Dimitri has some of the elevators gaurded by men. Which would mean that there would be a lot more men on the stairs” She tells me.
She isn’t wrong about that. Dimitri will have the elevators and stairs guarded with men. However, not all of the gaurds know what Amara looks like, or have bothered to look at the picture Lucia sent out. If I take her downstairs. No one will bat an eye at me.
Dimitri just want to dangle freedom in front of her face, so he can play some kind of fucked up game. I started noticing rather quickly how much lord Dimitri likes to toy with people. He had a lot of fun killing all those police officers.
There was this one cop that was hiding in a janitor closet. Liam forced him out at gun point, and ordered him to take his gun out of his holster, and set it on the ground.
The guy was practically begging Liam not to kill him. However Dimitri had a better idea. He thought it would be amusing to make the cop dress up as an inmate.
Than we found a high place to watch from, as swat stormed in and shot their own. They didn’t even give the guy time to explain or talk. They just opened fire on him with zero hesitation.
Dimitri, Lucia and Liam had a good laugh about it outside, before sending the video they recorded of the shooting to a news reporter. A day later it was all over the news about how that cops family was suing the county for mishandling the situation. If swat would have took a minute and let him identify himself. He wouldn’t have been gun down. Especially since he was the last remaining survivor of that whole police department, and he was killed by his own comrades.
” We should take the elevator.” I whisper to her.
Walking down the stairs with her will be an issue. So, taking the elevator will be the best option.