You shouldn't be here

"What are you doing here, Ava?" Rake asked as he lowered his gun.

"You killed my boss! Are you an assassin?" Ava asked.

She was still in a state of turmoil over everything, and the sight and scent of blood were not helping her think straight.

"You work here?" Rake asked.

He put his gun back in the black bag on the floor, then stood up and stared at Ava's upset face.

"Is that all you can say? How about explaining why you have a gun and the reason you killed my boss?" Ava screamed.

"Okay, this is not the time and place for such a conversation! You don't know the enormous problem you have created for being here! I tried so hard to keep you out of this mess. I guess fate had to mess up everything!" Rake angrily said.

Ava folded her hand into a fist in rage as she gazed into Rake's restless eyes. She felt furious, and yet she was more worried about him.

"We've got to get out of here. You ruined my mission." Rake said.

"What did I do! You are the one shooting and killing people with no explanation!" Ava yelled.

Rake did not answer as he picked up his bag from on the floor. He then held Ava's hand and led her out of the office.

"What are you doing?" She mumbled.

"Getting the both of us out of this death trap. Now keep quiet and follow my lead." Rake whispered back.

When they got onto the elevator, Ava asked no further questions as she and Rake stood in silence.

The elevator reached the first floor, and they both got out. Rake was still holding onto Ava's hand as he led her outside the building.

The moment they got into the taxi, Ava looked back and saw a bunch of black cars stopping in front of the company.

"Who are they?" Ava cried in fear as she stared at the men in black suits rushing into the building.

"Those are bad people, and that's all you need to know." Rake said.

He hurriedly took out his phone and dialed a number while Ava confusedly gazed in his face, waiting on him to give a sensible answer.

"Hey, Jax. I need the chopper ready. I am on my way." Rake said.

"Good for you, boss! You got the job done!" A male voice came out of the phone speaker.

"Not really."

"What do you mean?"

"It's a mess. I will explain later."

"Okay, boss."

The moment Rake dropped the call, a bullet flew next to the back door and banged into the side mirror of the taxi.

"Shit! Shit!! They have looked through the CCTV cameras." Rake shouted.

"Excuse me, sir. What have you gotten me into?" The driver asked.

"A pretty dangerous situation!! So you either drive, or we all die!!" Rake screamed.

"Fair enough. You should tip me well after this!"

"Sure! Now, drive!"

The driver stepped on the accelerator, and the race took off with a bunch of black cars chasing after a taxi in the street of ORA city.

"Rake, what the freaking hell is going on!" Ava yelled in fear.

"Keep your head down!" Rake shouted.

"Don't tell me what to do!"

"Ava, this is not the time to act unreasonably. We are in a freaking death and life situation!"

Ava stubbornly kept her head up to annoy Rake, but then a bullet landed on the trunk, and he instantly used his body as a shield to protect her.

"Please stay down. You are the only good thing in my life, and I can't lose you. I promise to tell you everything when we are safe." Rake pleaded.

Ava kept her head bent without saying a word as tears rolled down her eyes and dropped onto the car floor.

"Why does it have to take us dying for you to show me you care?" Ava whispered as the salty taste from t her tears settled on her tongue.

The driver handled the steering like a rollercoaster. He drove the taxi on all four lanes of the road as he tried to shake the black cars off his tail.

Once they reached the side of the street that did not seem occupied with many cars, Rake took out his gun and drew the left back door window glass down. He then put the upper part of his body out the window and opened fire.

Rake shots were accurate. Each time he released the gun's trigger, the bullet precisely hit where he was aiming at, and with his perfect aims, the black limousines were exploding up like time bombs. Some vehicles were bumping into each other, causing them to stop, while the others kept up the chase.

Rake hurriedly drew back in the car when he saw a bullet flying towards him. It smashed into the second side mirror, and now there were two mirrors down, leaving the driver with only the V mirror for vision.

"You got to pay for the repair of my car too!" The driver shouted.

"Yeah! I know! Now keep driving!" Rake screamed.

A few minutes through the shooting, a shot hit the back windshield, breaking the glass into pieces. In that instant, Rake rushed over Ava's body as the bullet flew over their heads and hit the front windshield, then passed through it.

"Are you okay?" Rake mumbled as Ava's body trembled under him.

She tried to speak, but the words got stuck in her throat. Ava then nodded her head, but that's all she could do.

The chase lasted for a while. But in the end, only the half-damaged taxi was still moving since Rake had fired at the remaining vehicles, setting them up in flames.

"You can sit up now!" He said.

Ava lifted her head as her body trembled in fear. She then gazed at him with watery eyes while tears rolled uncontrollably down her face. Before Rake could say a word, Ava rushed into his arms and wept.

"It's okay." He softly said as he gently patted her head.

Ava's hands wrapped around his body. She then felt a wet liquid on her skin, so she let go of Rake and stared at the spot.

"You are bleeding." Ava cried.

"As for the bullet wound, I will be fine. But everything else is a mess. The boss will not be happy about this." Rake mumbled.