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Even if I loved fucking them.
Chapter Thirty-One: Teo
Iwatchedfromadistance as Sofia stumbled to her knees, the figure towering over her, gun at the ready. My heart pounding, I knew I had to intervene. Grayson and I had followed her since I'd found her at the gas station; from a distance, to make sure she didn't get too freaked out.
Taking a deep breath, I moved closer, my hand hovering over the hilt of my knife. I had to act quickly, before Archer had a chance to react.
I hated to spill blood–I might pass out–but I knew I had to help her.
The bike couldn't get through the overgrown terrain in the abandoned theme park or I would've ran him over without hesitation. As I crept closer, I saw Sofia struggling to get up, blood trickling down her face from where Archer had hit her with the butt of his gun. My blood boiled with fury at the sight, and I knew that I couldn't let this stand.
”Hey!” I shouted, my voice booming through the park. ”Let her go!”
Archer whirled around, gun trained on me, but I didn't flinch. Instead, I pulled out my knife, the blade glinting in the dim light. I was ready for a fight.
”You should have stayed out of this,” Archer growled, his finger tightening on the trigger.
My eyes were still not used to the darkness. The theme park around us was eerily silent, and the only sounds were the faint rustling of leaves and Sofia's ragged breathing. The tension in the air was palpable, and my adrenaline was pumping.
”I'm not going to let you hurt her,” I said, taking a step closer.
Archer hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickering between me and Sofia. I saw a moment of indecision in his eyes, and I knew that I had him. With a sudden burst of speed, I charged at him, my knife at the ready.
But he was too quick for me. In a blur of motion, he sidestepped my attack and slammed the butt of his gun into my stomach. I doubled over, gasping for air, as Archer stepped back, his gun pointed at my head.
”You should have listened to me,” he said, his voice low and menacing. ”This is bigger than you or me or Sofia. You can't fight it.”
I could've lunged at him, but I didn't know where Grayson was, and if he killed me, Sofia would be without protection.
I needed to be smart, even though I was ready to attack.
I put my hands behind my head, my knife still threaded in my fingers. ”Look,” I said. ”I'm not a threat. You're a cop, right?”
Archer glared at me.
”Let them go and you can have me,” I said.
”Why the fuck would I want you?”
”Think about it, Archer,” I said. ”I'd be more than a feather in your cap. You can book me, fuck, you can kill me and people would see you as a hero. But Sofia and her brother?”
”Shut up, Costa,” he said. ”what the fuck do you know?”
He took a step toward me, his gun glinting in the moonlight. ”They're innocent people. They've never done anything to you. And they have a connection to you…so someone will know what you did.”
Archer considered my words for a moment, his eyes flickering between me and Sofia. I saw the conflict in his expression, the indecision as he weighed his options.
”Get up,” he said. ”Get up or I kill them.”
I took a deep breath, trying to steady my hammering heartbeat.
”Up,” he said. ”Now.”
Slowly, I got to my feet, my knife still clenched in my hand, pointing at the ground.
”Good,” Archer said. ”And if you don't want them to die, you won't move.”
My fist clenched around the handle of my blade. I caught a glimpse of Grayson. He stalked behind Archer, in the shadows, like a wolf.
