I drove mechanically, my eyes flicking between the road ahead and Ranger's cameras. I listened to him yell for me, watched Cannon taunt him before exiting the room and flinched as Ranger moved to cursing to himself.

While I waited for the meeting spot, I continued to circle the city. There was no sign of Cannon showing up in Ranger's camera and I hoped that meant he had left the building to collect me. Finally I heard the beep of a text and an address popped up. He was directing me to the docks and I wasn't sure if I was relieved it was almost over or terrified.

It took me another 10 minutes to pull into the address and I stared at the huge security gate. The phone beeped again. 'Drive in.' The gates cracked open and I warily hit the gas, flinching as the gates shut behind me.

"I'm here, now its your turn. I'm not going anywhere else until I see Ranger with his men."

There was no response. I sat in silence besides Ranger's quiet mumbling. Fear flooded my body. I had known this was a risky gamble but it was now that I felt the pure vulnerability. There was nothing I could do at this point. I doubted the car would be able to get through the gates again.

Ten minutes trickled past, but it felt like forever, when I realized something had changed. It took me a moment to realize that it was silent. For the first time since he woke, Ranger had gone silent. My eyes shot to the camera in horror. He was still awake, and I sighed in relief before focusing on him. He was tense and staring back at the doorway. He strained against his chains and I winced as I saw the bandages stain with fresh blood.

Moments later there was a crash and a group of men in tac gear swarmed the room. A look of horror crossed Rangers face as he glanced at the camera and my heart raced. Cannon had betrayed me and now who knows who was there with Ranger. I braced myself to slam the car into the gate, despite knowing it would be useless. Then the man in the lead, flipped up his helmet and raced to Ranger's side. Tank was carefully checking over Ranger's body but Ranger continued to struggle and pull at his chains. He stared at the camera, fury and horror clearly visible on his face. "Steph! Goddamn it no!" He yelled angrily but I smiled as I saw Tank and Lester, hoist him up and drag him from the room. They'd protect him and I knew that Bobby would be nearby with his med kit. He was safe and that was enough for me.

Suddenly I was being blinded by a light and I threw my hand up trying to see something… anything. I heard the click of my car locks and I jumped, flinging myself around as my passenger door opened. My gaze focused on the gun barrel that was pointed at my face as Cannon slid into the seat. "Hope you enjoyed seeing that because that's the last you'll ever see of Ranger or his men." Cannon said, turning off the video camera.

"Thank you." I said gratefully.

Cannon cocked his head to the side. "Interesting. Gratitude wasn't what I was expecting from you."

"You let him go. Even if I have to live the rest of my life with you and never see him again, I'm satisfied knowing that he is alive."

"What is it about this man that makes people blindly follow him?" Cannon snarled.

"Its not blindly. He has done so much to me and sacrificed himself time and time again for others. He's a hero-" Suddenly Cannon's fist smashed into my jaw and my head collided with the window behind me.

"He's a fucking murderer! He left my brother to die just so he could get the glory and another fucking medal of honour!"

My hand tentatively touched my face and I flinched back as I replied. "Your brother was a good guy and I'm sorry that he didn't survive. He risked his life to save a fellow soldier and Ranger risked his life to save them both. I didn't know your brother but I have to believe someone who would do that wouldn't have wanted them all to die just for his body. He'd be glad they survived." Cannon cocked the gun and aimed it back at my head. I felt the tears spill out of my eyes and took a shaky breath before continuing. "Ranger could care less about glory."

I clenched my eyes shut and waited for my life to end. Dead silence killed the car and eventually the unknown was enough to make me crack an eye open. Cannon was staring at my face and ice filled my veins at the delusional spark in his eyes. "Well we're going to be together forever, in time you will understand. After all pain is a great teacher. And I almost hope that you are a slow learner." He pulled out his phone and tapped at the screen a few times, looking back up as the gate cracked open. "Start driving."

Swallowing my fears, I turned on the car and pulled out of the lot. The car was silent beside occasional directions that I obediently followed. Eventually we ended up on the freeway moving away from Trenton. Meanwhile my thoughts were flying. My face was pounding and I'm pretty sure I had a mild concussion based off the way my vision blurred sporadically. I wasn't brave, or strong. I was absolutely terrified. Up til now I had been focused on saving Ranger and I hadn't let myself think of what came next. But now I was staring at a future of pain and isolation.

I knew Ranger would look for me, knew that he would torture himself forever imagining what I was going through. Thats it, I wasn't going to make myself face torture and I was definitely not going to make Ranger struggle with not knowing. Better to do this fast and publicly. I slammed my foot on the gas.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Cannon snapped, gesturing with the gun. "Slow down or I will shoot you!"

"Go for it asshole! I'm dead either way and this way, so are you." With that I yanked the wheel to the side and let the car smash full speed into the concrete barrier.