Merlina's P.O.V. "The devastating murder of a married couple occurred just two hours before we arrived at the scene at apartment number 210. Neighbors say that they heard a terrifying scream followed by a loud thump. But before they had a chance to inspect the noise the two were already dead and the suspects were no where to be found." The news reporter spoke. I set my plate on the counter next to me before I focused my attention closer to the screen trying to hear every detail. "The death of the two was a very brutal and fatal murder and America's hearts and prayers go out to the families who lost an amazing member." The blonde spoke before I clicked off the t.v "Mom this has to be Justin or Dylan, one of them. If not, both" I said as I paced back and forth. "We're not absolutely positive." She defended. "Momma we know they're killers and this is a homicide that they committed. Nobody knows who killed them, but we do. We can't keep protecting their identity if t
Merlina's P.O.V [next day] "Hey mom I'm going to the police station, then after I'll go to like McDonald's if you want some." I said as I stuffed a twenty dollar bill into the pocket of my shorts. "It's okay I'm fine, just be safe and come home quickly." She said. " I will don't worry" I said whilst dramatically rolling my eyes. "I love you!" She shouted as I made my way to the front of the house. "I love you too!" I shouted back as I closed the front door. As I took a step outside, I let a loud sigh escape my lips as I already knew it would take a lot of endurance and energy to get to my destination. Me and my mother share a car and live in a small, warn down house. We use to live in a huge mansion like building with a maid but after my father was murdered we were evicted from our home and forced to live in the depths of California. Don't get me wrong California is beautiful but just not where I live. We live in the worn down neighborhood with stray pit bulls and high
Merlina's P.O.V "You're fucking joking right? You did not kill my mother I don't believe you!" I yelled as his driver started driving. He opened his mouth to say something but I stopped him. "STOP FUCKING DRIVING!" I yelled at the driver as I started to get more frustrated. "Who do you think you're talking to?" Dylan asked with an attitude. He is a mass murderer, but he killed my mom and that isn't in anyway acceptable especially when she practically raised them. "Shut the fuck up Dylan you think you're the shit because you kill people? No, get the fuck out my face you dumb bitch. If you really fucking killed my mom, just know I'm gonna kill you." I screamed as I burst of confidence ran through me. He pulled his eyebrows together as he nodded his head taking in everything I said. But his pupils flared with anger causing me to become nervous and more cautious. In a matter of seconds I found myself in his grasp as he held a cloth to my face, forcing my to inhale the ch
Merlina's P.O.V After driving for another 10 minutes the car soon came to a halt, signaling we were at a gas station. My nerves started taking over me making me second guess my self, but I knew if I didn't get away now it would be hell for me later. The doors to the van slowly opened revealing Dylan behind it. He reached over me and unchained my wrist and ankles from the cold metal, allowing slight winces of pain to leave my lips. My ankles and wrist were both bruised and bloody causing a stinging/ burning sensation as it became exposed to the oxygen. He took my arm and helped me out of the car, but as soon as my feet hit the floor a loud screech left my mouth. A terrible amount of pain rushed through my legs as I tried to apply my weight on them. I looked up at Dylan and his expression showed no remorse or sorrow once so ever. He just yanked me back up and continued pushing me forward. "Don't do anything stupid." He spoke as I limped into the gas s
Merlina's P.O.V "J-Justin." I stuttered as my body started trembling in fear. He reached over my body and shared unshackling me from the cold metal chains. As he held my wrist he smirked in satisfaction as he saw my hands shaking. "Do I make you nervous?" He whispered in my ear causing more anxiety to pump through my veins. I stayed silent causing him to release a slight chuckle. After my wrist and ankles were no longer chained he tightly held onto my arm as I limped up the sidewalk. "Oh and when I ask you a question, you fucking answer." He said as we entered the house. I thought that they would live in a warehouse of some sort but no I was completely wrong, their house was an entire mansion. They had a glass chandelier hanging above us and a white marble staircase that cascaded throughout the home. It was ten times better than my dream home. "Do you like it?" Dylan asked politely. "It's okay." I shrugged knowing a lie had just escaped my lips. "Anyways come sit d
Merlina's P.O.V My eyes flutter open as the sunlight shines directly into my eyes, blinding me with the beams of light. I let out a low groan as I remember that I was no longer in my house, with my mother. But that I was now stuck in a house with the criminals who killed her. I roll out of bed, looking through the dresser, trying to find some pants before I exit my room. I search through the fairly large and stuffed drawer only coming across a pair of ripped booty shorts. I mentally puke, knowing that these were probably some sluts shorts that they hooked up with and ended up leaving the shorts here. "If I get an std from wearing this I swear I'm gonna kill myself." I mumbled under my breathe as I slowly opened the bedroom door. The house was completely silent, sending me a weird, discomforting feeling. I slowly walked through the large house searching making sure I was alone. "DYLAN!" I yelled hoping not to receive an answer. A smirk appeared on my face as silence flo
Merlina's P.O.V I exit the forest, limping on my right ankle as it endured so much pain from falling on rocks and being stabbed by branches. Based on the amount of time I've been running, it seems like it's safe to come out the forest now. I drag my body out of the dark, dead woods as I see a sports car sitting along the road. A smile spreads across my face as I think of freedom and the help I could receive. I walk closer to the car trying the get some help to take me to calabasas but the closer I get to the car the more clear I can see the faces. After a few more steps forward my heart drops as I see Dylan and Justin observing me through the window. The car door opens revealing an angry Justin. I felt all the color drain from my face as I stood there frozen. His arm started to rise and that's when I noticed the gun tightly hugged in his grasp. "Help!" I screamed as I turned around and started running on my throbbing ankle. Just as I was about to tu
Merlina's P.O.V I pull my aching body off of the bed as I grab my clothes and slowly put them back on. My shirt had a few rips in them, since Dylan decided to tare the fabric off of me. "Shit." I whisper as I accidentally hit my sore legs against the bed post. I take a deep breath and wipe away my tears as I exit the room and walk down the dark hallway to mine. Once I get to my room I close the door and quickly lock it, before breaking down in tears. My back slides down the door as I rest my arms on my knees and cry into my hands. My body hurts like hell, I feel like I got ran over by a truck and then hit by an 18wheeler. The pain was unbearable, to the point where words couldn't describe the amount of pain my body was enduring right now. But nothing hurt as bad as my heart did. I understand that they are world class criminals and this is the shit they do, but I thought we just had a certain respect for each other. I grew up with them! T
Merlina's P.O.V "D-dad." I stuttered not knowing what else to say. "What you don't miss me?" He asked opening his arms expecting for me give him a hug. "How could I? You faked your death, letting me and mom suffer financially and emotionally. You made me think you were gone! I prayed to you every fucking night and your alive?!" I yelled as tears started to well up in my eyes. He opened his mouth to speak before I cut him off. "No stop! On top of everything you put a bounty on me, your own daughter. All for what, money? We are the same flesh and blood and you wanted to kill me!" I yell, releasing all of my anger that I had been holding in. "For better or for worst." He spoke. I stood there silent not knowing how to respond, like what is that even supposed to mean. For better or for worst? He needs to actually shut the fuck up. "Sometimes you just have to make sacrifices in life, I don't expect you to understand." Anger rose within me as he spoke t
Merlina's P.O.V I shift my body so that my back was now facing him and that I could see outside the window. Everything was complete darkness, it was so dark that you could just barely see the shadows of the trees. But the amount of darkness that was there, was nothing compared to what my life has turned into. I'm learning I can't be so trusting and naive. But I just can't help it, I've always been one to put my trust into someone, even if I had just met them. But now, trust...is the one thing that might just get me killed. "How long until we arrive?" I questioned, trying to think of some possible way to get myself out of this situation. "Probably like twenty minutes." He said as he placed a cigarette between his lips and quickly lit the end using one hand. "You really shouldn't smoke and drive, you could get into a reck or start hysterically coughing, causing us to swerve off the road." I said keeping my eyes locked on his pink lips. God they looked so soft, I
Justin's P.O.V "What the fuck do you mean she's missing?" I asked as anger was clearly present in my voice. "Chill bro she probably just went don't to the café or something." Dave said trying to calm me down. "Yea she might've gotten hungry or something." Dylan said having everyone else agree. "Yes! That a fantabulous idea! Let's check there!" The nurse shouted trying to keep us all positive. But if she wasn't in that cafeteria I was going to loose my shit. "Right this way." She said as she pointed to the elevator. We all piled into the elevator as the nurse clicked onto the 4th floor where I assume is where the cafeteria is located. I tap my feet impatiently waiting for us to reach the 4th floor. But it seems like the elevator is moving at an abnormally slow pace. I clench my fist to my side as I can feel my composure start to unravel. How the actual fuck can a hospital loose a patient. The elevator makes a 'ding' indicating that we
Lina P.O.V "So how do you expect to get us out of here if almost all the nurses know what I look like." I question as we walked quickly down the halls. "Because babygirl, I'm good at my job." He said as he looked down at me and smirked causing heat to rise to my cheeks. From the small time frame that I've been held captive here I've come to the conclusion that all the men working in the drug industry and are criminals are extremely attractive individuals. And I'm continuously finding myself in the position were my body starts to unwilling lust after them. It's very odd, but the more I'm around these type of people the more I start to enjoy it. I've never been one to like the bad guys, I go more for the respectable gentleman. But I don't know, something about how everyone is their own mystery and everything is unexpected has me so intrigued. Yes I am absolutely scared for my life and I'm aware that it could end at any given moment, but knowing that, pumps something
Justin's P.O.V "We need to take her to a hospital." I panic as I watched her still body. "Is she dead?" Tyler slurred as he ran his hands through his hair from stress. "Check her pulse!" I yelled. If she's dead then I don't what I'm gonna do. I'm supposed to be protecting her, and keeping her out of harms way. Instead I'm starving her and letting her overdose on drugs. "It's there but it's slowing down, if we're taking her to a hospital we need to go now." Colton rushed as he picked up her small frame. He ran outside the house and placed her in my all black Bentley as we all piled into the car. "I'll drive, just make sure she doesn't die on us!" I huff as I put the key into ignition and pull out the drive way. My foot presses on the gas, soon exceeding the speed limit as I rush to the nearest hospital. The light I was approaching turned red making me cuss under my breath. I look
2days later I stand in my room pacing back and forth deciding whether or not to go downstairs or not. I haven't left my room since the night it happened, since the night I got molested. It wasn't consensual, and ever since then I've been more afraid of them than I ever have. I haven't left my room and I damn sure haven't seen them. I was trying to convince myself that if I stayed up here and didn't see them that they didn't exist. But I haven't eaten and I'm starving. "Maybe if I'm quite enough I could go down, grab some chips and run back upstairs." I whisper to myself before taking a deep breath. My hand slowly twist the door knob as cold air hit my skin causing goosebumps to form. As I took slow steps down the hall I started hearing obnoxious laughter and many different voices engage in conversation. It sounded like 10 different men were downstairs causing me to internally groan. There were more people here making
Merlina's P.O.V I felt myself wake up as my head started throbbing in pain. My eyes remained sealed as I didn't want any light from outside to hurt my eyes anymore than they already were. My wrist started to throb as a felt pain run through my arms. I tried moving them but I felt them restrain against something. I took a deep breath before slowly opening my eyes and scanning the room. My hands were tied together by rope as they were above my head tied onto the headboard. I was still in my plaid skater skirt but I no longer had my underwear on. My tank top was removed from my body, as well as my bra. I was laid on a bed practically naked with my hands tied up and neither Justin nor Dylan were in the room. What if they already did it? What if they tied me up just in case I woke up and took advantage of me while I was unconscious. What if they left me like this for someone else to come rape me and kill me. So many different thoughts ran through my head
Merlina's P.O.V "So basically what your saying is, you guys have been stalking me." I asked as I distanced myself from him. "We haven't been stalking you, we've been making sure you were safe and okay!" He said as he rose his voice more. "Fuck that! I don't need you guys to watch over me and protect me. I don't need your fucking safety! Since you guys stole me from my mother you've done nothing to protect me. You've beat me and fed me lies. Like my dads alive? Yeah right even if he were he wouldn't be trying to fucking kill his own daughter." I yelled as I felt myself become angrier. "Really? I haven't been protecting you? Did I not just save your life less than 24 hours ago? Didn't that psycho path tell you about your dad too? Exactly, your in denial. Open your fucking eyes Lina your dad wants you dead. Get over it. So many other people are gonna be coming after you so you need to learn to trust me when I tell you that there is a bounty of over a million dollars on you." He e
Merlina's P.O.V My head hit against the cold, rubber sole of the van as he threw my body into it. I heard the door close as he hopped in the front seat. "Please let me go! I don't know who Merlina is I'm just trying to get back to my family." I lied hoping that he would believe something I had said. His dark brown eyes came in direct contact with mine as I could finally take in his features. Outside of this world, if he wasn't apart of the fast life, he'd be extremely sexy. His dirty blonde hair was sprawled messily on top of his head making him seem a bit more attractive. You could tell that he was extremely fit under his shirt because of how his arms flexed when he made certain movements. His jaw was perfectly chiseled causing me to shift uncomfortably. On a regular day, if I wasn't kidnapped I'd let him do whatever he'd want to my body. But considering he may be a killer I decide to act as if his beauty didn't phase me. He looked straight into my eyes as he lean