Love Struck

Chapter 209 – Earned Their Freedom

Shadow's POV

Unarmed and lost I made my way down the hall with no one daring to stop me as I charged my room.

The second I entered I shut the door and locked it tight.

In tears I backed up to my bathroom and shut and locked it up as well.

"Damn." I heard from behind me as I screamed.

"AGHH!"

Looking to find Death in my face I hit my back on the locked door and stared into his eyes.

Slowly he approached me and said.

"Was that it?"

"What was it!?" I asked in fear as he replied.

"Were you trying to prove to me you've changed?"

"No!" I replied as he nodded.

Gently he placed his cold hand on my shoulder.

"Well you did. Now your kids will have another chance thanks to your actions."

In force I smacked his hand off me and shouted.

"I just killed my best friend and his son!"

"But you saved yours. Two lives taken to save two of yours. I think it was a fair trade." Stated Death as I slowly broke down.

"Aghhhh!" I cried extremely hard and slowly I fell to my butt. Death let out a sigh and gently got on his knees next to me.

"To be honest I'm impressed you did that Shadow." He stated as I cried in my lap.

"After everything I didn't expect that to happen."

Looking up I stared into his black eyes.

"You proved you've gone far, but what now?" He asked as I replied.

"I don't know. I'm lost."

Nodding Death replied.

"I have a few options if you want to hear them."

"What?" I asked broken as he replied.

"You could end it now. Your gun only rests in the closet out this door."

Feeling the urge I asked.

"What will happen if I do?"

Death let out a breath and replied.

"I'll let you stay with Amy and your son's until they are given back a life. Then when they die again you can be with them until the cycle continues."

"But I'll never be able to have another chance?" I asked as he nodded.

"Tell you what. You do it I'll think about it."

Slowly looking away and at the floor I asked.

"What else could we do?"

Death gently rested his legs out and replied.

"Hand yourself over?"

Nodding I replied.

"I'll be put away."

Immediately Death hit my arm and replied.

"This is the middle east! Do you honestly think YOU, the leader to the freedom of this country will be put behind bars for murder!? Murder happens all the time in this world and Silver and Nicky were G.U.N citizens. As long as G.U.N doesn't find out you won't be held responsible for their deaths!"

Widening my eyes I went silent as he nodded his head.

"It's up to you how you plan on playing it out, but as a favor for what you did do I'll tell you what."

Looking up at him he replied.

"If you decide to not end it I will help you pull this off."

"How?" I asked confused as he replied.

"What do you want to do first?"

"If I can somehow get away with this then please help me!" I begged as he nodded.

"Close your eyes."

In confusion I stared at him as he got back on his knees.

Slowly he got in front of me and said.

"Close your eyes."

In confusion still I shut my eyes to feel him take hold of my shoulders.

"Relax now." He said as he placed his hand on my forehead.

I felt a chill on my head as he pressed harder.

"Take a deep breath." He urged as I opened my mouth to let in a huge gasp of air.

"Let it out." He ordered as I breathed out.

"Now...let go."

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Hannon's POV

"Shadow!" I shouted as I banged on his door.

He locked himself in.

"Shadow please open up!" I begged fearing he was going to do something rash.

"What's going on!?" Asked Raptor as him and Alicia came behind me.

Looking back as Alicia held him up I replied.

"Shadow locked himself in his room!"

"Why?" Asked Raptor as I slammed my shoulder on the door again.

"He killed Silver and Nicky!"

Raptor and Alicia just stared at me in shock as I tried to break in.

"Shadow please open the door!" I begged as Alicia asked.

"He killed Nicky!?"

"Yes!" I replied as Raptor let go of her.

"Why?" He asked as I replied.

"I don't know!" I replied as he got in front of me.

"That's not him in there. He wouldn't shoot a kid." Stated Raptor as he took hold of the door.

"Don't hurt yourself!" Begged Alicia as he went to knock it down.

In force Raptor charged the door with all he had.

"BASH!"

Knocking it down I panicked and got Raptor on his feet.

He was in pain as I saw no one in the room.

"The bathroom!" Stated Raptor in pain as I got him up.

Carefully with Alicia behind us we stopped in front of the door and felt it was unlocked.

Opening it we entered to see no one here.

"What?!" I questioned in confusion.

"Where is he!?" Asked Alicia in fear as Raptor fell down next to the wall.

"It's cold." He stated as I looked down at him.

Quickly Raptor saw red quills on the tile floor.

"He was here I know he was!" I stated as he replied.

"He's not here anymore."

"Did he get out through the window?!" Asked Alicia as I ran out of the bathroom to see the window locked.

"No!" I replied as Raptor shouted.

"Check the closet!"

In a rush I opened it to see no one here ether.

"He's gone!" I stated as Alicia and Raptor grew worried.

"There's no way in hell he got out of here! It's impossible!"

Where did he go?