CHAPTER 8
THE DEAL
Careful, Lexa. Be very careful.
Lexa tried so hard to untangle herself from the sleeping blonde. She needs to leave. Now.
This wasn't supposed to happen! She mentally scolded herself for letting this happened. Not that she wasn't happy last night with Clarke. She was happy, she still is. But first things first, she needs to do something. She needs to leave to clear her head.
The realization dawned within her last night. Lexa is madly in love with Clarke. Obviously, she couldn't sacrifice her. But then, she needs to save her sister. So she needs to think of a new plan.
Two women she loves were now in danger. And she has to think straight and being with Clarke right now will just make her distracted.
Clarke stirred in her sleep and Lexa held her breath. She is so damn close in freeing herself.
After several seconds, she was finally free from Clarke's limbs. Lexa let out a quiet sigh as she gathered her clothes from last night. The blushed on her cheeks deepened as she remembered Clarke stripping naked in front of her. And of course, the declaration of Clarke's love for her. That will forever be imprinted on her mind… and heart.
She made a quick glance at the beautiful sleeping blonde and then she forced herself to look away.
She will explain everything to Clarke at the right time.
But first, she got to do what she needs to do.
She tiptoed quietly and left the room, letting out a deep breath as soon as she was out of the door.
As soon as she entered her room, Lexa called the first person she trust although she was trying to avoid 'him' being involved with these matters. She trusts this person with her life and she needed his help so badly.
It's gonna be alright. Lexa mentally prepared herself for what is about to come when suddenly, her door slammed open.
She was in fighting mode when Clarke entered her room. The blonde's eyes widen when she saw Lexa's luggage on top of the brunette's bed.
"You're leaving after we…?" Clarke's voice was accusatory.
Lexa closed her eyes. She didn't expect Clarke to be awake and to see this. "Clarke…"
"You are leaving, aren't you? Did I do something wrong? Wasn't the sex great?" Clarke's eyebrows were furrowed.
"Clarke… It's not that." Lexa blushed. "It was great, and you know that."
"But…?" Clarke stepped forward.
"But I need to do something first." Lexa swallowed hard. "I need to leave and settle some things. I'll be back, I promised."
Clarke crossed her arms in front of her chest, hurt filled her eyes. "And you think that leaving without telling me would make me believe that you're coming back? Lexa, I need to know what's wrong. Did I made you uncomfortable?"
Lexa let out a deep sigh. "You did nothing wrong, Clarke."
"Then what's the problem? Are you scared of my mom? You don't have to worry about that. We can keep this a secret until you're comfortable enough for us to tell her." Clarke said as she started to walk towards her.
Lexa had the chance to breathe Clarke's amazing scent as the blonde leaned towards her. Clarke's arms encircled her neck while their lips were inches apart. Lexa felt her heart beat fast anticipating the blonde's next move.
Clarke's eyes were glued on Lexa's bottom plump lip. Slowly, she leaned towards her and captured the brunette's lower lip and then she softly sucked on it making Lexa's hand tightened on her hips. Lexa groaned as Clarke's tongue darted towards her bottom lip. "I just love your bottom lip, Lexa." She murmured against Lexa's lips.
"Clarke." Lexa replied, her hooded gaze is now filled with lust as they both stared at each other.
Lexa threw her caution out of the window when Clarke kissed her again, giving her an open-mouthed-tongue-entering-kind-of-kiss that would make any girl's knees weaken. She lifted Clarke's hips in one swift move without breaking the kiss. Clarke moaned in response.
A knock on the door startled both of them especially when they heard Abigail Griffin's muffled voice from the other side of Lexa's room. "LEXA! Are you in there? Have you seen my daughter? I have important things to tell her."
They pulled away from each other as quickly as possible as if they had been caught. Lexa's eyes were in panic mode as she stared at Clarke. Clarke, on the other hand, was just amused by Lexa's reaction.
Clarke crossed her arms as she waited for Lexa to come up with an excuse.
Lexa didn't know what to say or do. So she motioned Clarke to hide in the bathroom. The blonde rolled her eyes but followed.
Lexa opened the door slightly and stepped out so she could face the President. "Good morning President Griffin."
"Good morning. Have you seen my daughter? She wasn't in her room. I just have some important things to tell her before leaving."
Lexa lied, of course. "She told me she's preparing to leave for work, Mrs. Griffin. She might be taking a shower."
"Okay. Just tell her to meet me for breakfast before she leaves."
"I will." Lexa answered. She exhaled a deep breath as soon as the President walked away.
"So what did my mother say?" Clarke smirked as soon as Lexa entered her room.
"She needs to talk some important things with you." Lexa replied, her cheeks still reddened at the sight of Clarke with her robe on showing a good amount of cleavage. Suddenly, she felt thirsty. She brushed it off though as she walked towards her unpacked luggage.
"Lexa, I'm coming with you. I'm serious."
Lexa shook her head, "Clarke-"
"Whatever that is, I'm going to support you. Please let me." Clarke begged. "I want to be with you, Lexa."
"I'm coming back, Clarke." Lexa insisted. "You just have to wait for me."
"Stop being stubborn. I'm going with you. End of discussion." She said then kissed Lexa on the lips before she could argue.
Lexa thought deeply. Maybe Clarke is right. She would be safe with him than here. Pike already said that he had spy within these walls. She took a deep breath. "Fine. I'll wait for you here after you talk to your mother."
Clarke's eyes brightened up as she nods.
"But uhm… please don't tell her about us… yet." Lexa added.
"Anything you want babe." Clarke gave her a chaste kiss again.
Babe? That sounds nice coming from her. Lexa smiled.
Clarke was about to open the door when Lexa added, "Clarke, I think you need to dress appropriately for your mother though." She said, blushing. "And I might have told her you were in the shower." She said that made Clarke's left eyebrow raised, "in your own bathroom, of course." She added that made Clarke chuckle lightly.
As soon as Clarke left her room, Lexa dialed his number again. "Change of plans." She started, taking a deep breath.
"Where are we going actually?" Clarke asked, smiling brightly at a serious Lexa. "And why are you frowning like that? You really don't want me to come with you, huh?"
"Huh?" Lexa shook her head as she took a glance at Clarke, "I want you to come, Clarke." She replied. Honestly, she told herself that this plan might work. Clarke will be safe while she deals with Pike herself. "We're going to my family's beach house. We'll be spending the weekend there."
"Oh really? Nice. Will I be going to meet your parents?" Clarke asked enthusiastically.
Lexa swallowed hard. "Uhm… no Clarke. My parents are both dead."
"I'm sorry, Lexa. I didn't know." Clarke said, worried etched on her face.
Lexa sensed that, she reached out for Clarke's hand and intertwined them. "It's fine. Don't worry."
They were getting near their intended destination when a black car pulled over in front of them.
"Shit!" Lexa stepped hard on the brake.
"Lexa!" Clarke breathed when a man with a gun stepped out of the black car and walked towards them. She grabbed Lexa's arm. "We're being ambushed."
Lexa cursed. This wasn't supposed to happen! She was supposed to deliver Clarke to Lincoln, her most trusted friend, to keep the blonde safe while she sneaks in to Pike's lair to save her sister.
The man knocked on Lexa's side.
"Lexa. What are we going to do?" Clarke was obviously scared and she cursed herself for it. "Don't open it!"
I'm sorry Clarke.
She opened her window and the man smirked at her. "Good day Commander. I'll take the Princess from here."
Clarke was stunned. She was speechless at first; she couldn't grasp what's happening before her.
Lexa clenched her jaw before she spoke. "I believe that Clarke is my prized possession, Murphy. I can't just give her to you. This is between me and Pike."
Clarke gasped. "What the-" She tried to think of a possible way to escape but Lexa locked the car.
With a face void of emotions, she turned to Clarke. "I am very sorry, Princess but I won't let you escape." She said, her eyes hardened as they stared at each other.
"I can't believe you! You seduced me and tricked me, you bitch!" She tried to hit Lexa but the brunette was fast enough to hold her.
"Stop this nonsense. Pike is expecting you. You are already late and this is not the way to our hideout and you know that. It's a good thing though that he told me to follow your every move. Where are you supposed to go, huh? Are you planning on betraying Pike?" Murphy said, maliciousness in his voice.
"I'm still your commander!" Lexa hissed while holding Clarke's arms. "I am not a traitor. You do not speak of me like that."
Murphy rolled his eyes. Then another car pulled over at their back. "Here comes the help. Give this to Miss Griffin so she would shut the fuck up." Murphy handed the syringe to Lexa.
"NO!" Clarke yelled.
"Shut up, princess." She clenched her jaw as she gave the dose to Clarke.
Clarke glared at Lexa. She hissed the words "I hate you!" before she lost consciousness.
At that very moment, Lexa knew that she couldn't fix this mess with Clarke anymore.
Clarke woke up, she slowly opened her eyes. She was in a new territory. She tried to remember the events that lead her into this situation, and she gritted her teeth once she realized what happened.
Lexa.
Lexa betrayed her.
All this time Lexa was on a mission to kidnap her and she was a fool to fall for the brunette. She hated herself for being weak. She should have known better.
She sat up immediately and found Lexa sitting on the couch across from her.
Her anger flared again, "You bitch!" she hissed.
Lexa was silent and her anger just rose.
She stood up. "So, this is your plan all along, huh? To protect me but in reality, you were the one whom I should be protected from!" She yelled at her, "I should be protected FROM YOU!"
Lexa stood up, but ignored her wrath. She picked up the food from the table beside the couch and walked towards Clarke. "You should eat."
Clarke pushed her hand away. "I don't need that! I don't need anything from you!"
Lexa was hurt but she tried to keep it in herself. She knew Pike's plan. She was positively sure there was a hidden camera in this room. She can't break her façade because it will just endanger Anya and Clarke. She already texted Lincoln about what happened. They need to have a follow-up plan. She trusted Lincoln to come up with another plan.
But in the meantime, she will accept Clarke's hatred and perform a really good acting to show her loyalty to Pike.
"If that's what you want, then starve yourself." She said in a stoic voice, like she doesn't care.
Clarke was shocked by Lexa's unemotional reply. She wanted to cry. Lexa never loved her back. She was sure of that now. She was so stupid. "Why are you doing this to me? Don't you even care about me?"
Lexa smirked. Clenching her jaw, she lied. "I didn't care about you. I just wanted to fuck you and get it over with. And now that I'm done with you? You didn't even reach my high expectations. Although, you're a great fuck, Griffin, but that was it. I don't have any feelings for you. I never had." She looked away as soon as she saw Clarke's face filled with hurt, tears on her eyes. "Now eat, don't starve yourself. And don't you worry; you're not the target. Your mom is."
Clarke was teary-eyed but when she heard about her mom, she clenched her jaw and made her way towards Lexa, "If you touch my mom, I will never forgive you Lexa!" she gritted her teeth as she pushed Lexa but the brunette was stronger. Lexa gripped Clarke's wrist and twisted it at her back, the blonde gasped.
She was about to scream when Lexa's mouth hovered against her ear, "Just trust me, Clarke. I'll protect you." She whispered softly.
Clarke's breath hitched at Lexa's declaration of protection. She almost scoffed at that because she just can't trust her anymore. "That's-"
Lexa cuts her off again, "They're watching us."
Clarke remained quiet even though she was still angry. But then she retaliated back, "I will never forgive you. Keep that in mind."
Lexa accepted her fate. Clarke would never forgive her but she will still do her best to make her safe.
The door opened and Lexa released Clarke.
"Thank you for bringing the President's daughter, Commander. Now we have a deal." Pike grinned.
Pike assigned his other men to guard Clarke while Lexa followed Pike to see her sister. But before she left, she gave an authoritative warning to Clarke's new guards. "No harm will be done for the President's daughter while I'm gone. We need her for the President to do our bidding." She said. Pike nodded and gave a silent approval to his men.
Pike opened another room and motioned Lexa to enter. Lexa was cautious.
Pike laughed, "You've done your part, kid. Anya will be waiting for you. But I'm afraid, I can't release her yet."
"What do you mean?" Lexa clenched her jaw.
"I already called the President. She is on her way. Alone. The plan will be over soon. For the meantime, I want your full attention regarding this matter." Pike said.
Lexa scrunched her eyebrows. She gritted her teeth. "I want my sister to leave here now. I will stay and face the President herself. But I want my sister to be out of this."
They both stared at each other.
"Alright." Pike said after a while. "You will face the President with me. I can't wait to see her face when she found out that you betrayed her trust. Murphy will be escorting your sister back in the city BUT remind her not to do anything drastic because I still have you."
"Deal." Lexa replied simply. She entered the room alone, "Anya?" She called.
"Lexa?" Anya stood up from the corner and ran towards her sister.
"Did they hurt you?" She asked, gritting her teeth.
"I'm fine. How did you get in here?" Anya furrowed her eyebrows, "Did you-?"
Lexa already knew the question before it came out of Anya's mouth, "Yes. The president's daughter is here. I made the deal, Anya. Now you're safe."
Anya shook her head. "You traded Clarke Griffin for me? I thought you're-"
"Let's not talk about that." She said quietly. "They might be listening. Anyway, I need you to get up and leave this place, okay?"
"Lexa-"
"Leave now, Anya." Then with the lowest voice she could muster, "I called Lincoln. Be prepared."
They stared at each other, and Anya already understands.
"She didn't make the announcement!" Pike was angry. "I told her to make the announcement but the bitch didn't!"
Lexa entered Pike's office. "What are you yelling about?"
"I'm waiting for the announcement of Griffin's resign but she didn't. Now I will make her daughter suffer-"
Lexa's breath hitched on her throat.
"Boss, President Griffin is here. She's alone."
Pike stood up. "I can't wait to face her!" He turned to one of his men, "And fetch little Griffin. We will make the trade after Abigail Griffin followed my bidding."
"I'll do that." Lexa volunteered before Pike could even protest.
"Stand up Clarke. Your mom is here." She said in an emotionless voice once again.
Clarke gritted her teeth. "I told you not-"
"Shut up Clarke!" She said in a loud voice. She knew Pike's men are watching her. "You will do what I say! Now get up and follow me!"
Clarke breathed. She walked towards Lexa and slapped her really hard. Lexa was shocked. "That is for betraying my trust!" Her nose flared in anger. She was about to slap Lexa once again but the brunette caught her hand.
"That's enough!"
"Hmmmmp! Don't touch me!" Clarke pulled her hand away from Lexa's grasp but the brunette caught her wrist.
"Let's go!" Lexa hissed.
"Well… well.., well… We meet again, Abigail." Pike was grinning devilishly as he walked towards the gate to meet her.
Abigail huffed as she stepped out of her car. "Where is my daughter?"
"I thought I was pretty clear with my intentions." Pike said, the humor in his voice was gone.
"I just can't surrender the whole country to you, Pike!" She snapped. "Do you need money? I'm bringing a large sum of money with me. Just give my daughter back!"
Pike's laughter boomed the entire compound. "I don't need your money, Griffin. I need my rightful position! You snatched it away from me. I'm supposed to be the President of Polis. But you entered the scene and won the people over. You don't fit to rule, Griffin. I am. This country is my legacy. I am the rightful leader of this country."
"It's not my problem that people don't agree with your platform for this country. Polis might be a small country but people who live here are smart enough to choose their right leader rather than being forced to accept you as their ruler!"
Pike smirked. "Enough talk, Griffin. Your daughter or your country."
At that cue, Lexa together with Clarke got out of the compound to meet the President.
"Commander Lexa?" Abigail was shocked.
"Yes mom! She betrayed me. She betrayed us!" Clarke's voice was filled with venom.
Lexa didn't respond.
"You didn't agree with the deal I made you so Clarke will stay here until you announced your resignation in public. See you again tomorrow, Griffin." Pike motioned for Lexa to go back inside when they heard a gunshot. "Shit! You brought back up? You lying bitch!" Pike snarled as he grabbed Clarke away from Lexa.
"I didn't!" Abigail yelled. "I'm alone! Don't hurt my daughter."
Lexa knew that was probably Lincoln and their other back up so she jumped on Pike to free Clarke. She grabbed Pike's gun and yelled at Clarke, "Go! Follow your mom and leave here now! Run Clarke!"
Clarke was shocked. She didn't know what to do. Pike was battling Lexa with a gun. A part of her was scared that Lexa might get hurt. But another part of her wanted to run away from Lexa.
Pike's men were shooting back and forth with Lincoln's men.
"You traitor! I should have known better!" Pike snarled in anger.
Lexa punched her in the face but Pike punched back. They fell on the ground.
"Lexa!" Clarke called.
"Clarke! We need to leave now!" Abigail grabbed Clarke's wrist.
A tall girl with blonde hair grabbed both of their hands, "Follow me. Don't worry; I'm not a threat. We're here to save both of you."
"Who are you?" Clarke asked as they run to a covered shelter.
"Anya. I'm Lexa's sister."
After several minutes, The Polis task force came and surrounded the area. Abigail didn't come alone, she has some back up with her but she just wants to make sure that her daughter is safe.
Within minutes, Pike with a massive bruised on her face was caught. Lexa was also being handled like a terrorist by the police. She accepted her fate as she was handcuffed together with Pike.
"Thank you officer." Abigail said to one of the police that were handling them.
Lexa's eyes caught Clarke's "I'm glad you're safe. I'm sorry, Clarke."
Clarke didn't answer her at first. She didn't know what to feel about Lexa anymore. She still felt betrayed even though Lexa helped her escape. She was deeply hurt. Her heart was breaking. This is all foreign to her. She can't handle this anymore.
"I don't want to see you again."
That was her last words she threw at Lexa before she walked away.
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