𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 ☼ 𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯

𝘴𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵〔 𝘪 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 〕

"Listen to your papa, or she gets real hurt" The girl threatens Rafe as he slowly gets out the truck.

"Everything nice and easy" The man tells us "This is what we'll do. You're gonna walk to the sign. You'll put those signs on the side for me. You go to that sign. You go to that sign."

"You stay with me, pretty girl" The female breathes out, digging the blade into my skin and I wince.

"Move the damn sign" The man demands and Ward complies "You too, buddy. Put it on the side of the road"

"Right over there" The girl adds as Rafe throws the sign onto the grass.

"Go to the barrel" The man orders "Put the barrels to the side of the road"

Ward chucks the barrel with a glare on his face and the man seems pissed off by that.

"Throw another barrel, and I'll blow your damn head off" He threatens.

The Camerons move all the barrels out of the way, clearing the road and I shuffle, making the girl hold me tighter.

"You're hurting me" I whimper, hoping that she'll take pity on me.

"Shut up" She hisses out.

"Take two steps back. Easy! Get on your knees!" The man shouts.

Ward and Rafe get down on their knees and the girl behind me shoves me down too, my knees hitting the concrete roughly.

"Hands up. Kiss the ground" The man adds.

"Who are you? Who are you?!" Ward barks.

"I'm the Royal Commission for the redistribution of wealth. Kiss the ground" The man answers snappily.

"You guys are idiots" Rafe insults them "Our escorts are right behind us"

"A wise guy, huh?" The girl questions, digging the blade deep enough that I feel blood running down my neck followed by a horrible stinging feeling.

"Rafe, please shut up" I plead.

"I'd listen to your girl" She sneers.

"Go! Go! Hurry!" The man hollers.

"Sarah?" I hear Ward mutter in awe.

"Get down" The man snaps at Ward.

I turn my head, ignoring the slicing of my skin, and see the blonde girl running towards the truck with John B by her side.

"Sarah! You're alive!" Ward screams in joy "Baby, you're alive!"

"Don't talk to her! The girl holding me snaps.

"Stay back" John B warns him.

"Booker" I breathe out, feeling happier than ever to see him.

"Hey, stay down!" The girl adds.

"Sarah, you're alive!" Ward repeats "I love you, baby! I can't believe it!"

"Do not talk to her! The girl yells, leaving me to grab the man.

"Stay back" John B repeats, holding a gun to him "Stop!"

Before Ward can break free of the pair restraining him or John B can actually pull the trigger, Rafe takes the gun from my shorts and storms forwards, pointing it at Sarah and John B.

"Hey!" He shouts, getting their attention.

"Rafe, no!" I scream as a gunshot goes off the girl next to me tackles the gun from his hands, pointing it at him.

"No!" I repeat, slipping in between the boy and the end of the barrel "Hurt him and I hurt you, bitch"

"Go on! Get out of here! Go!" The man tells John B and Sarah.

"I got his gun" The girl assures them as they clamber into the vehicle.

"You're a coward!" Rafe roars in anger as the truck speeds at us "Sarah! Stop!"

The truck flies by and disappears into the long grass, leaving us behind.

"You should go" I tell the girl, my heart racing in my chest.

"Let's get outta here" She nods, turning to her friend "Come on, T!"

The pair run off and I see the escorts' cars speeding towards us. Ward sends them after John B and Sarah, the cars racing away in a hurry to catch the two seventeen year olds.

"Adelaide?" Rafe's voice fills my ears and I stumble a little as I spin around in fright "Baby, you're hurt"

He tilts my chin up to check out my neck but I shake my head, pushing his hand away and shakily throwing myself into his arms.