Chapter TEN

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CPOV

Okay, so maybe Zach was right, my idea was pretty reckless and I was extremely desperate about keeping my friends safe, but there are some choices that you make with your heart, not with your head. No matter how many reasons there are as to why I shouldn't do this, despite that in my head I know that this isn't the best plan ever, in my heart, I know that I have no other choice.

"So are we going to do this any time soon?" I asked in a nonchalant tone, as if this was no big deal, as if I wasn't putting my life on the line. Truth was, I was scared, no I was more than scared, I was downright terrified, not that I was ever going to let anyone know.

"Are you sure this is such a good idea Cammie? I mean, doing this without gear?" Liz asked in a worried voice. Hurt flashed across Jonas's face at Liz's doubt, but everyone knew Liz didn't mean anything personal by her question, she had an extreme case of vertigo, not to mention she was really clumsy.

"Don't worry Lizard, I got you," Jonas reassured her, hugging her close. I noticed Bex and Macey shooting me a look at me. They were probably mad at me, this dare was really extreme and if the guys even messed up a little bit, one of us could end up dead, but I also knew that they understood, well sort of understood. In the life we live, trust is scarce, because you never know who's going to catch you, and who's going to drag you away and hand you over to the people who wrote your death sentence. Our lives were a continuous game of cat and mouse, each side always trying to get the best out of each other.

"Let's just get this over with," Macey sighed reluctantly, tying the blindfold over her eyes, Bex and Liz following her lead. I began to tie it on myself, but two big hands did it for me, and Zach wrapped his arms around waist, refusing to let go until Grant, Nick, and Jonas were far away from me.

"You better not drop me," Bex muttered to Grant. So you're probably wondering why Bex didn't just refuse the dare and strip, it wouldn't have been that bad. Well the reason behind that was simple, although she trusted Grant and felt this test was unnecessary, she saw my doubt and knew that this was the only way to put my mind at ease. The reason behind my doubt, though, was still a mystery to her, Macey, and Liz, and I had a feeling they'd grill me about it later.

"I would never drop you," Grant promised, "Never."

"Do. Not. Forget. To. Catch. Me!" Macey told Nick.

"Don't worry Mace, I'll always be there to catch you," he replied.

"I don't suppose I have to remind you to catch me," I teased Zach.

"Of course not, knowing you, you'd come back to haunt me," Zach said playfully.

"Oh my gosh it's freaking cold in here!" Liz exclaimed once we'd reached the roof.

"Yeah no kidding," I replied, "At least you're wearing more than just a robe and a hooker dress."

"She has a point," Macey agreed, "So, you guys hurry and get to the bottom, when we say go, we'll jump and you boys better get ready to catch us." The boys hurried down the stairs to the bottom of the school and nodded when they were in position.

"You girls ready?" Bex asked as we all looked down at the four stories separating us from the ground.

"As ready as ever," I told her.

"Okay, one," Bex said, as we all got on top of the ledge.

"Two," Macey said as we all crouched down.

"Three," Liz said as we all closed our eyes praying that the guys will catch us.

"Go!" I shouted and we all jumped. The fall was over in seconds, and before we knew it, we were being caught in strong arms.

"Told you I'd catch you," all four guys said at the same time.

"Thank you," I said, leaning up to kiss him on the cheek, then reached up to untie the fabric form my eyes.

"Can we go back inside now?" Macey asked.

"Um, yeah, y'all go ahead, I wanted to talk to Zach for a minute," I replied, wanting to see if the guys followed them in or stayed out here.

"Guys coming?" Bex asked Grant, Jonas, and Nick as they stood there, contemplating whether or not to go in.

"No, you girls go in first, we'll be right there," Nick answered slowly. At those words, I felt Zach tense and my heart drop. I knew it was a strong possibility that they would betray me, but in my heart I didn't actually believe it, they were some of my best friends, my brothers, would they really hand me over to my death?

ZPOV

Those bastards, were they really going to betray us like this? Those ass holes will have to kill me before they get anywhere near Cammie.

"On the count of three you run, and I'll distract them," I instructed.

"I'm not leaving you to die," Cammie said fiercely.

"It doesn't matter if I get hurt as long as you—" I started to argue, but was interrupted my Jonas.

"We're not going to hurt you," he said, "We just wanted to ask you something, but considering how you're looking at us, I'm guessing we have our answer."

"You know what our school really is, don't you?" Grant asked.

"Yeah, she found it out when I took her there to get the other journal," I replied, still cautious, ready to fight at any moment.

"Zach," Nick sighed, "We're your best friends, you've known us for a long time, we're not going to hurt Cammie."

"I don't know that for sure," I replied, "And I'm not taking any chances with the Circle."

"We're not actually part of the Circle!" Grant said.

"We're triple agents, Solomon's been working with us," Nick explained.

"Please, we'd never betray you or Cammie like that Zach, we're friends," Jonas pleaded.

"I think they're telling the truth, Zach," Cammie turned around to face me.

I groaned, "Cammie you're much too trusting. The Circle is sneaky Cammie, we can't let our guard down." Truth was, I wanted to believe my friends, my best friends, but I was gone a long time, a lot could've happened.

"We'll prove it to you Zach," Nick said calmly.

"Oh, and how are you going to do that?" I asked skeptically.

"You know how Cammie's mom arranged for us to stay in a safe house in Florida? Well the reason is that the Circle is planning an attack on Gallagher and so the girls are being sent away with us as body guards," Grant said.

"How do I know that you aren't just making this up?" I was cracking, I knew I was, and so did Jonas, Grant, and Nick.

"Ask Ms. Morgan, we might get in a little bit of trouble for telling you, but you and Cammie deserve to know the truth," Jonas said.

I was still staring at them warily, deciding whether or not to believe them, when I heard Grant say, oh so quietly, "We're brothers Zach, we would never take away from you the girl you love."

"Fine," I said, admitting defeat, "I believe you." Cammie squealed in delight and hugged me hard, where as Grant, Jonas, and Nick let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank God, we thought we were going to lose our friend because of some mission, I know we're spies and everything, but still, I don't know if it would be worth it to lose a brother," Nick said as he and Grant and Jonas came over to hug me and Cammie.

"Well, we better get in before the girls notice something's up," Jonas told us, we nodded in agreement and started to walk back in.

"Speaking of the girls, they don't know about Blackthorne do they?" Grant asked sadly, Cammie shook her head. I knew she hated keeping this from them, but if they found out, the Circle would have no choice but to kill them along with us, and we couldn't let that happen.

YAY (: Grant, Jonas, and Nick aren't evil…or are they? Probably not. But…

:) R&R plz 3