Prisoner- Chapter 32

I could feel myself slowly suffocating, but then Ari's hands let up and I could feel myself breathing again, sucking in air as quick as possible. He wasn't on top of me anymore, he was locked in battle with… Fang.
Fang had come for me.

I lay looking up at the blue sky dotted with white clouds. My body ached in pain with every breath I took.

My arm had four parallel scratches from my shoulder down just a little past my elbow. My shoulder was sore from when it was twisted and I was quite surprised it didn't pop out of its socket. I was pretty sure I had cracked a few ribs from Ari's kick to my stomach and my nose was broken and bleeding freely. My neck felt the worst at the moment, like it would cave in any second. I had a few scratches that dripped blood and there would be new bruises by early morning tomorrow. I could hear myself wheezing, trying desperately to fill my lungs with air.

I turned myself onto my side and spit out blood. I could see Fang and Ari still locked in battle. Fang seemed to be winning and out for blood. He scares me when he's like this.

I watched on noticing the other Erasers awkwardly beating their wings to get higher in the air. They were ready to leave, but why? Had Jeb ordered them back?

Fang delivered a kick to Ari's throat, which seemed to be the end of the fight. Ari noticed the other Erasers up in the air and took off with them. Fang surprisingly seemed to come out of the fight unharmed.

He turned to look at me and I could only imagine how pathetic I must have looked just lying there staring at him.

"Max." He said walking to my side and kneeling down. "Are you okay?"

"I think so." I said, not sure myself.

I tried to sit up as Fang watched on looking at me like I was ready to break.

"Here." Fang said offering me his hand. He helped me stand up.

I let go of his hand and tried walking. My first step was shaky and I had to clasp my hand onto Fang's forearm to keep from falling.

I walked the rest of the way to Anne's leaning on Fang for support.

We walked silently for a few minutes until I couldn't take the silence any longer.

"Aren't you going to ask what happened?" I asked keeping my eyes on the ground.

"No." He said looking straight ahead. "Sam stopped by Anne's and told me what happened."

"I wish I could see him again, so I could punch him straight in the nose." I said balling my hands into fists.

"He's still there, so you've got your wish." Fang said with a smirk.

"Why is he still at Anne's?" I asked furrowing my brow and looking at him.

"I needed an explanation and I didn't know if you would still be alive to give me one." Fang said looking into my eyes. I saw concern in them.

"I'm fine." I said with a sigh. "But I'm pretty sore and I'm going to kill Sam."

I was laughing and I saw a smirk tug the corner of Fang's mouth.

"I know that if I was in that same position that I would do the same thing, but he could have at least given me warning." I said shaking my head. "I mean why not give me warning if he was so willing to tell you where I was?"

"Perhaps his conscience got the best of him on his walk home?" Fang asked raising a dark eyebrow.

Then I looked more intently at Fang. There was something he wasn't telling me.

"What are you hiding?" I asked narrowing my eyes on him.

"What?" Fang asked furrowing his brow.

"What are you hiding?" I repeated. "I know you're not telling me something, now what is it?"

"Nothing." He stated simply and stubbornly.

I raised an eyebrow and held back a smile.

"Fang…" I started, but we reached the front door of Anne's house. "Fine." I said taking a breath and dropping the subject.

"Sam didn't come here on his own." Fang said. "I saw him walking alone on the sidewalk while I was waiting for you to get here."

"How did you get him to tell you where I was?" I asked studying his face.

"When I came up to him and asked him where you were he told me right away." Fang said staring at me.

"You hit him, didn't you?" I asked with wide eyes.

Fang nodded and I swore my jaw dropped to the floor.

"Before or after he told you where I was?" I asked tilting my head to the side, still frozen in shock at Fang's confession.

"After." He said opening the door to Anne's house leaving me on the doorstep astonished.

Fang had hit Sam for what he did to me. I couldn't wait to see how much damage he had done to Sam's face. Now it was my turn to confront the person who betrayed me.

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