Dom and Letty watch Rosalie leave with smiles on their faces, they were one step closer to getting her back. They agreed not to tell her who she really was to them right now, they didn't want to hurt or confuse her.
A roaring came from behind the pair as a car rolled in behind them. "There she goes, leaving you again," Shaw mocked as he stepped out of the vehicle. "Bloody fickle, that one," he laughed as if it were an old joke between friends.
Letty growled and stepped forward as Dom discreetly held her back, "You want bloody'? We could do bloody."
Shaw just chuckles as he eyes the two "Street kids, start out stealing DVD players in East L.A., ends up heisting $100 million in Rio," He says, subtly revealing his knowledge about them.
"Not bad, huh?" Dom laughs with a twinkle in his eye as Shaw continues to watch the couple, waiting for a moment to end it all, to send the opposition back home.
"It's a good story, isn't it? Almost inspiring." Shaw agrees as he steps closer to the pair. "See, what I couldn't fathom is why he's not relaxing on a beach somewhere with that cute little Brazilian number" Dom avoids the questioning glance that Letty gave him.
"Instead, he's working with a two-bit government hack like Hobbs" The British man scoffs, showing his apparent dislike for the bigger man.
Glancing over to the spot where the youngest Toretto made her escape, Shaw, clicked his tongue. "And then I realized - he has a weak spot," The two visibly stiffened at his words.
"We all got a weak spot" Letty hissed out as her fingers twitched for the gun she had on her as Shaw gave her a taunting smile, he had something of theirs, and it was killing them.
"You know, when I was young, my brother always used to say, 'Every man has to have a code.' Mine? Precision," Shaw spoke with a smug grin. "A team is nothing but pieces you switch out until you get the job done. It's efficient. It works."
Dom raised an eyebrow seeing the flicker of something in the other man's eye. "Except for Rosalie, there have been plenty of times to get rid of her, and you haven't. Why?" He questions as Shaw gives him a grin.
"What can I say, I've become somewhat attached to your little sister" The insinuation of Rosalie and Shaw being close sickened the other two "She's good at worming her way into your life until it seems likes she was always there."
The taller man frowned as he watched Shaw talk; he had no doubt in his mind that his sister had somehow gained his loyalty and respect, but the way he spoke about her was similar to his own.
Like he cared about her.
"Loyalty is a fickle thing, but somehow a young, naive, and totally fearless woman managed to pull it from me, but you?" Shaw gives an annoyed chuckle "You're loyal to a fault. Your code is about family, and that's great in the holidays, but it makes you predictable."
"And in our line of work, predictable means vulnerable, and that means I can reach out and break you whenever I want" Letty stood confused at the British man's words; he just said he was loyal to Rosalie, but now he's implying that he would hurt her.
Or maybe he was talking about someone else in the family, but who?
The dark-haired woman seethed as she stood behind Dom, already making up her mind to do whatever she could to get Rosalie away from Shaw. No matter how dangerous or stupid it may be.
"At least when I go, I'll know what it's for" Dom answered stoically after hearing his foe's words on his sister, he had no doubt that Rosalie was in deep with this team but how deep was she in with Shaw.
"Well, at least you have a code, most men don't." Shaw nodded as if he was almost impressed, "So, I'm going to give you a chance. Take your crew and walk away. That's the only way you're going to keep your family safe."
The older man's eye twitched at the subtle threat, "Your brother never told you never to threaten a man's family?" Shaw just smirked like the Cheshire cat. "It's a pretty stupid thing to do, but I'll make it simple for you. I walk away when she walks away."
The Brit scoffed as he stood closer to the American "Dominic, you should realize that she is never going to walk away from me, we share a bond, not even death would break." Dom's jaw tightened, but he didn't relent. "Well, then, it appears this inspiring tale has come to an end."
A red dot moved it's way up Dom's chest before laying directly over his heart "If that's the way it has to go." Letty took in a deep breath as she watched on before a similar red dot was placed over Shaw's heart.
Glancing down at the sniper mark, Shaw just laughed "Let me guess... Hobbs" he had been bested by them, not that he would outwardly show it.
"The 'two-bit government hack.'" Letty sneered Shaw's words back at him as she watched the annoyed expression take over his eyes, different from the fake laugh he let out, before giving her a look of disgust and disdain.
Shaw stepped back and turned around, waving his finger in the air as he walked towards his car "See you around, Toretto, Ortiz" He said her last name mockingly, almost tauntingly.
"You can bet on it," Dom's voice rumbled as the two men locked eyes as the one retreated into the night.
"We need to get her away from him" Letty started as they both took a deep breath "What the hell did he mean they 'have a bond'" The Latina cursed as she almost began to pace when her thoughts raced.
Dom stopped her from digging herself into a deeper stupor as he grabbed her shoulders. "We'll get her back, even if she doesn't remember us. We're still a family, and we don't give up on family".
Playing with the necklace wrapped around my hand, I sighed as I sat on the table with the manila folders we had made up of the other team's information 'Dominic Toretto' and 'Leticia Ortiz' were placed in front of me.
They knew me, and apparently, I knew them but how.
I flicked through the paperwork frowning when I noticed most of it had been blacked out. Someone had redacted a lot of their backgrounds, family, and other parts of their information.
Someone on my team didn't want us to find out what was hidden behind these black boxes that just made my fingers itch with curiosity as I eyed the computer next to me. What harm could a little hacking do?
I bit my lip as I crossed my legs with a sigh, Letty said I had a car accident with her when I was seventeen that means they knew me when I was a teenager, did they know who my family was?
My mind raced with thoughts as I tried to keep myself calm, a part of me wanted to go find them and demand they tell me more, but a more significant part of me was scared that even after knowing more my memory would still be blank.
The only thing I knew for sure was that Owen lied to me.
From the very beginning, he said he knew more about me than I did, I guess he was telling the truth, but why did he skip out on some details. He promised he'd help me find myself, and yet he was keeping things from me.
I need to find out the truth, something was nagging at my insides that I knew Dom and Letty more than I thought.
Just as I was about to move to my computer, I heard the familiar rumbling of Owen's car, quickly tucking the necklace into my pocket I stood up from the table, not having enough time to put the folders back.
Owen walked towards me as his eyes drifted to the table for a moment "Are you ok?" he questioned quietly as I gave him a silent nod stacking the files back together, I'm sure he knew what I was doing.
Before I was able to pick up the picture of Dom and Letty, Owen beat me to it "I'm going to ask you a question, Rose, and I want you to think very hard before you answer" my jaw tightened at his tone, I wasn't a child, but here he was treating me like one.
"When I give you the order to take Toretto and his team out, what will your first thought be?" Turning my head to the side, I gazed at Owen as he reciprocated my actions as his eyes searched mine.
"Why don't you look me in the eye and you tell me what you see" I scoffed, stepping closer to the man I had treated like a brother since he took me in. "I've always been loyal to you, why are you testing that?".
Owen's eyes scan my face before he lets out a sigh "It gives me great strength to have your loyalty Rose, you're one of the ones I can't imagine losing" my composure crumbles slowly at his words.
As hurt as I felt by his sudden distrust in me, I couldn't help but want to show him that I wanted to be by his side. Was that because I cared about him or because I didn't want to lose the first person I saw when I woke up?
I felt so conflicted within myself. On the one hand, I had two people who knew more about me than Owen had ever divulged, but on the other, I had Owen, the one person who took me in after my 'accident.'
He was the one I had come to see as my family, my brother, but lately, I saw a whole different side to him. We'd lost members of the family I thought we had built, and he didn't even blink.
I know both he and Deckard promised me loyalty in return for mine, but what would happen when that faded, no one is irreplaceable in the eyes of the Shaw brothers I had seen that first hand.
Feeling a buzz come from my pocket, I took my phone out to see 'Deckard' calling, giving Owen a small smile, I walked away before pressing the reject button. I needed time to think for myself.