AN: Just a couple of more chapters! Thank you to everyone who has stuck with me. It really means a lot!
All she could hear was Julian screaming at her to run as she felt her body jerk to the right. She slammed into the black SUV but immediately felt the hand release her arm. She pushed herself up as her legs focused on getting out of there. She could still hear the gunshots from inside the building as she moved fast. She had no clue where she was and even where the exit was. But she knew she had to run as fast as she could. The gunshots were getting closer as she looked behind her at Julian was nowhere to be found. He had saved her again. Her legs began to ache as she ran towards the chain linked fence. It seemed to be the only way out and she was going to make it there. She couldn't be bothered what was happening behind her. She had to survive this. She just had to.
She reached her hand out as far it would go to touch the fence when a sharp pain hit her in the leg causing her to crumbled to the ground. The screams escaped her mouth as she looked down at the blood covering the concrete. She clung tightly to the fence with one had as the other tried to stop the bleeding that was pouring from her leg. She looked up for help when she noticed a man in all black slowly walking her way. She had nothing to protect her. She tried lifting herself up with her blood soaked hands clinging to the fence but failed as she hit the ground again. The tears flowed down her face as she continued to watch him. She leaned her body up as far as it was go and reached for the handle of the fence. She screamed as the pain shot through her body as she lifted herself up. "God…" She sobbed. "Please!" She felt her hand cup around the handle as she pulled down. He was close now. She could hear the gun as he cocked it back ready to fire on her again. Her heart was beating so fast in her chest she thought she would have a heart attacked right then and there. The gate swung open as she fell face first into the concrete. She cringed as she lifted herself up and began to crawl. Her leg was dead. She couldn't move it without the excruciating pain shooting through her. The guns had stopped. She couldn't hear them anymore as she dragged her body further through the gate. "And where do you think you are going?" His hand tightened around her ankle jerking her backwards.
"AH!" She screamed clawing at the ground trying to get away from him. Blood began spilling from her fingers as she continued to dig deeper into the cement. He jerked her leg as she turned over onto her back and looked directly into the barrel of the gun. She tried to gasp from breath knowing this was the last time she would breathe in the air in. The breaths staggered as she laid her head back down on the ground, giving up.
The sound of tires squealing caused her head to shoot up just as the SUV connected with the guy sending him flying into the hard, concrete wall. She let out a sigh of relief as she laid her head back down. "No, no, no." Julian was at her side. "We need to get out of here. Now!" He bent down next to her wrapping his shirt around her leg. "Come on." She could hear the pain in his voice as he lifted her off the ground. That's when she noticed his blood. His arm was covered in it.
"Julian…" She whispered.
"I've got you!" She didn't respond as he put her in passenger side of the car.
"JULIAN!" She shouted pointing behind him. Just as she did, a single gunshot went off and the man fell to the ground.
"Get her out of here! GO!" Olivia's eyes widened.
"Dom?" She moved to get out of the car. "DOMINIC! DOM!" The screams escaped her mouth as she fought Julian to get out of the car to go to her brother.
"I said go!" Dom shouted. Julian nodded his head as he shoved her back in closing the door.
"DOM!" She screamed again hitting the window. Julian slammed the drivers side door and immediately started the car. The car shot in reverse as Olivia kept her eyes on her brother. He nodded his head at her as she slapped the glass. The tears poured down her face as the car moved forward leaving her brother behind. "Stop! You have to stop! They will kill him."
"He seemed to be doing a fine job back there. He can handle himself."
"Julian….please!" She begged.
"Olivia, you are bleeding. I am bleeding. I need to get us out of here before we both bleed to death."
"But he's my brother." She replied softly. She leaned her head back squeezing her eyes closed. He was there. He was fighting for her. She opened her eyes taking in a deep breath as she looked over at Julian.
"Hang in there, okay. We are going to get you some help."
"Thank you." She whispered just as the blackness took over.
She could hear the beeping as her eyes slowly opened revealing the white room with the bright light shining right in her eyes. She tried lifting her hand to shield it away but she couldn't move. "Dom?" She whimpered.
"Shh. You're okay. We are going to give you something to help you sleep. Just relax."
"Dom?" She whimpered again. "Please."
"Relax." The voice seemed to disappear as Olivia tried to fight to keep her eyes open but it was no use. She could feel her world slipping away from her once again. "How is she?"
"Do-"
Olivia gasped for breath as her eyes shot open. The beeping noise was no longer in her ear and the lights weren't as bright. She leaned her up and looked around the room noticing the white walls. She could move her arms again as she held on to the sides of the bed and lifted herself up. "No, no." She heard a voice. "I wouldn't do that if I was you." He appeared next to her with his arm in a sling.
"Julian." She whispered. "What happened?"
"What didn't happen?" He chuckled. "I know you have a lot of questions and I will answer them. But first…are you thirsty? Do you want me to get you some water?"
"Yes." She nodded her head. "Where am I?" He didn't answer her as walked over to the sink and filled a cup with water. "Julian…"
"Spain." He finally answered. "I took you back to Spain."
She couldn't speak as the shock took over her. "Don't freak out." He moved over to her. "It was for your own good."
"You took me away." She could barely get the words out. "You took me away from him."
Julian shook his head. "I saw him there. I saw him…he was standing right there shouting at me." She sniffed back the tears. "I trusted you, Julian."
"And you still have to." He set the cup down. "Olivia, there were so many guns there. So many people knew who you were. Minerva…I had to get you somewhere safe. Spain was the only place I could think of."
"I was never safe in Spain, Julian."
"Yes." He nodded his head. "But your sister was."
Olivia's face fell as the tears slowly fell down her face. "We are at Mando's place. You are in a room that is much like a hospital but I was afraid you would get hurt there. Your sister had mentioned it of being a safe place. That's all I want for you, Olivia. I want you to be safe."
"And where are they at?"
He didn't respond again. "Did we win?"
"We won." She wiped her face as she finally looked down at her covered legs. "It's not that bad." He told her pulling the sheet back. "You were shot once in the calf. You lost a good amount of blood but I was able to control it when I tied my shirt around it. I don't know what happened after we left. I had gotten in contact with your brother letting them know where you were and how to get to you. I didn't know what Minerva had up her sleeve but I knew it was going to cause you a great deal of pain. I had to act quick. I didn't think they would make it in time during our standoff in the hallway but of course they came through. Brian was shot multiple times. As was Roman. I do not know their fate. Mia had mentioned to me about a house in Spain that was like a fortress. No one would be able to get in. She made a call and here we are. We have been here for three days and I haven't heard a word from the outside world." Olivia's stomach caught in her throat as she slowly nodded her head. "My promise to you was to keep you safe and get you back home. I broke that promise, Olivia, and for that I am truly sorry."
"Who was I kidding, Julian? The moment that I found out who Shaw was, I should have ran. But I didn't because..." She turned. "He was so perfect to me. He never made me feel like I couldn't trust him." She ran her hand over her face. "I wanted so bad to be away from the life that my brother led that I just found myself in all kinds of bullshit. I should have stayed where I belonged. I should have never left them."
"You did what you thought was best."
"What's best?" She heard him sigh as he sat down on the bed next to her. "Am I your prisoner here?"
"No!" He shouted. "That's bullshit, Olivia. It should have never happened to begin with. We get so caught up in this life that we live. We forget who we use to be."
"And who were you, Julian? Could you give this life up?" There was silence. She knew he couldn't answer that. This was the life that he knew and he was good at it. They both were good at it. If they weren't...they would be dead by now. She sighed again as she felt his hand in hers. "I saw him, Julian." She whispered. "And he saw me." The tears clouded her eyes. "That was enough for me."
She slowly lifted herself to a sitting position as she looked down at her swollen leg. This was quite a mess she had gotten herself in to. It could be worse. That man could have shot her in the chest. He could have killed her. He was going to. She looked over at the chair where Julian laid sound asleep. She took a deep breath in lifting her leg up, holding it in the air not knowing what to do with it. "You know..." Julian leaned his head back stretching out. "I would much rather have a hurt arm than leg."
"Well good thing you do then." She smirked. "I want to get up."
"Are you sure that is wise?"
"I don't care what is wise, I want to move from this bed." He nodded his head as he lifted himself up from the chair and walked over to her.
"Are you wanting to get up to see if you can leave here or are you really just tired of being in this room."
She didn't respond as she continued to stare at him. He lifted her up with his good arm and held her in place. "There's the door." He pointed to the door. It was right there. "You have crutches on the other side of the bed you can use. No one is stopping you from walking out that door, Olivia." She nodded her head as he put one of her hands on the side of the bed to hold herself up. She took a deep breath in as she watched him grab the crutches and hurry back over to her. "Have you used these before?" She shook her head. "Just put one under your arm like this." He helped her get situated as she continued to watch him. "There you go."
"Thank you." She whispered. She moved slowly to the door and opened it before stepping out. The hallways were long. She knew she was in a huge house.
"Turn right." He mumbled. She rolled her eyes as she positioned herself to go right. They walked down the hallway in silence when she came into what seemed like the living room. The huge, open space was looking out at the ocean. Her breath caught in her throat as she moved closer. "It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"Mando lived here?"
"Yeah." She closed her eyes as she remembered her new friend. He was dead because of her. "He would be glad to know that you are safe and alive, Olivia."
"Yeah...well he isn't." She moved to the door and opened it just as the breeze hit her in the face. She giggled as she breathed in the salty air. "This is the most beautiful place I have ever seen."
"Yeah, it really is." They moved towards the end of the garden just where it overlooked the ocean. She looked down as the waves hit against the rocks.
"How did you know who Brian and Roman were?" She finally looked up at him. "How did you know their names and how did you know which one was which." She watched as he struggled with the words. "Shaw?"
"Yeah." Was all he could manage. She nodded her head as she pressed both of her lips together.
"I am going to walk out that door, Julian. You will not stop me. You will let me go." Tears filled up her eyes. "If you truly tell me that I am free here then you will watch me leave and never look back."
"It's too dangerous out there by yourself, Olivia. Or else you would be in a normal hospital getting the care that you really need. I brought you here because..." He grinded his teeth. "Damnit, you are so stubborn! I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I couldn't bare it okay! This place is like a...you are free to walk out that door anytime you would like but I am begging you to not do it now."
"What is happening in the world, Julian? I have no clue what happened to my family. You tell me that we won but that Brian and Roman got shot. Are they alive? Is anyone alive?"
"Everyone is fine. There are a few loose ends that need to be tied up to make sure that Owen and Deckard Shaw will never be able to get out and come after you. We need to make sure that you are safe no matter where you are."
"I killed their mother, I will never be safe again." And then they were silent. They didn't speak to each other again. They just stared out into the deep, blue ocean letting whatever thoughts take them away. She was safe there. She believed that. But for how long.