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Sky's POV:
I was no longer at the warehouse; Daniel Kelly had taken me to a remote house at the outskirts of Denver. I hadn't been to this area of Denver before; the small rundown house was miles away from any sign of life.
Most of the guards resided outside the house surrounding any escape, leaving me inside with Kelly and three of his guards. One of the guards I recognised as being the younger of the two guards who were in the woods, when I was shoot. This man was watching me intently whilst the others seemed to be more focused on Kelly.
I sat in a rocking chair in the middle of the small lounge, waiting for Daniel Kelly to come back into the room. He hadn't spoken since relocating; I wasn't sure why there was need to move here.
I moved to stand up from the chair, but the man shoved his gun closer to my face a warning glare on his face. The scar on his face tightened and looked painful, though he showed no sign of it doing so.
"Where has he gone?" I questioned, surprised at the calm tone of voice completely contradicting my feelings inside.
"Mr Kelly has business to sort." He replied in a robotic tone, not bothering to even look in my direction. Everything about his posture and behaviour seemed programmed.
"Why do you help him?"
His face held a puzzled look as he seemed to regard me as an actual human being for the first time.
"I don't have another choice." His voice eased in tone a little and I recognised his accent as being Australian.
"Everyone has a choice." I replied more harshly than I intended. Where was this courage coming from?
He opened his mouth to respond immediately but stopped and rethought whatever it was he was going to say, his face relaxed a little and he took a step back from me though the actions seemed subconscious as he was lost I thought.
"I…" he began to speak again but was cut off by the sound of the wooden door creaking open and Daniel Kelly stepping into the room.
"Sky, I apologise for my absence, I do hope Justin here was sufficient company whilst I was gone." He had decided, for some reason, to act with false hospitality in which I presume was a plot to get a reaction out of me. It wasn't going to work.
"It was fine thank you, Mr Kelly." I replied swiftly with a false smile plastered on my face, if I played to his games it wouldn't give him the satisfaction and we could get to business quicker. Daniel Kelly smirked at my response though I could tell by his colours that he was disappointed at not being able to get a reaction out of me.
"We are going in the morning to San Francisco where I want you to meet some of my friends. Welcome to the Kelly Empire, Sky."
With those words I was physically sick, I couldn't help it. All the emotion and physical pain of being shot rose up inside me and I spent the next half hour throwing up. Justin assisted me to a box room at the back of the house where I drifted into an uneasy sleep.
Zed's POV:
Crystal! I called out telepathically to Crystal.
Everyone in the house was asleep and had decided to think further about how to rescue Sky in the morning, once they have a fresh mind as my dad put it. How could they all sleep when she was out there?!
What? Crystal replied she sounded annoyed that I had woken her from her sleep.
Come downstairs, I need your help. Don't tell Xav.
She took a moment of hesitation before responding OK, give me a moment.
I was in the lounge, stood by the sofa. I was fully dressed and equip with a pistol I had to steal off Trace after finding my gun was missing from my room. I heard light footsteps down the stairs and then saw Crystals tall frame walk into the room, she was dressed in a tank top and jeans and her hair was in a ponytail. Why had she changed?
"I know why you called me Zed and firstly I'm telling you I am going with you…."I went to cut off Crystal but the words never escaped my mouth as she cut he off with her hand. "….I know you want me to trace your soulfinder link to Sky so you can go and save her and I will help as long as you let me go with you."
This wasn't what I planned. I was going to go alone, I couldn't endanger Crystal she was my sister not to mention Xav would kill me.
"Crystal I know you want to help and I appreciate it but I can't let you go in harm's way."
"Zed Benedict I'm not allowing you to go by yourself so unless you want me to wake up the rest of the family and get them to stop you, I will be going with you."
I let out a sigh. I didn't want to do this but if she woke up the rest of the family they will only tell me to wait till later when they can get enforcements and then let Crystal trace Sky. I didn't have time for that.
"Ok, but you have to listen to what I say."
She nodded in response, and then closed her eyes for a minute searching for Sky.
"An old house on the outskirts of Denver."
I gave a quick nod and picked up the car keys and grabbed both of our coats on the way out. We both rushed to the car and I climbed into the driver's side. Crystal gave directions as I drove way over the speed limit towards Denver.
Every second was agony wondering what had happened to Sky.
Sky's POV:
I woke after only a few hours if sleep. How could I sleep? I didn't know how my entire family was? Also I had now officially become a criminal working for the Kelly's!
Justin was sat in an arm chair in the corner of the darkened room, only lit by the dim lamp on the bedside table. He was still awake but was staring at the door; his eyes were fixated on the door daring anyone to attempt to enter without permission. Justin seemed reeling for a fight, judging by the scar on his face he had been in many before.
"It wasn't me who shoot you." Justin spoke in a faint voice I didn't think him capable of. I wasn't aware he realised I had woken up as he still didn't move his eyes from the door.
"Ok." I answered not really sure how to respond to his words.
"Mr Kelly told me to shoot you but I couldn't, so Marcus shoot you instead. I have never hesitated before killing or harming someone. What makes you so different?" He asked the last part more to himself than to me.
I was thinking of what to say when I heard a car pulling up outside the house. Both I and Justin shoot up at the unexpected noise.
Baby?
Oh my god! It couldn't be. He is actually here, he came to save. My soulfinder.
ZED!
