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Chapter 31 - Harry | Hunting lodge

Idiot.

My pulse slowed down again and I took a deep breath. "I need you to hack the system for me."
"No problem, just need to get back to the car." he replied and I could hear his footsteps through the earpiece and the sound of a car door.

"I'll get started then, it'll take a minute." he told me and the clicking of computer keys began.

It took a while and then Zayn spoke up again. "Done." He exclaimed proudly, the system is a heavy one but not for Zayn's talent.
"Okay." I replied and now took my first step into the cabin. It was dark and the only source of light was the evening sun shining through the windows.
"How about a thank you Zayn?" asked Zayn then and I rolled my eyes as I walked through the living room of the cabin. Everything was dusted and untouched for ages.
"Fuck you, Zayn." I replied with a little teas in my voice and he started chuckling. This was my way of saying thank you.

I continued to look at the interior and just as I was about to go upstairs, a picture drew my attention. I reached for it and stopped at the bottom of the stairs. It was a childhood photo of my brother and me.
I haven't seen a picture of him in a long time, let alone one where we were both children.

I lightly stroked the dusty picture with my fingers. We were both laughing in the photo and I had totally forgotten what it was like to laugh carefree. At that time I was still an innocent boy...
I shook myself briefly and put the picture back in its place. These thoughts have no place in my head.

With quick steps I ran up the stairs now. Arrived at the top, I saw that the door to the study was only ajar.

What the heck?

I kicked the door, causing it to fly open with a swing, revealing the large room. My eyes scanned the room and I realized that I was not alone.

Ashley stood in front of an open window and looked at me with a nasty smile on her lips.
"Finally here too?" she asked arrogantly as she was. There was an open safe on the desk in front of her. She must have the two flash drives.

Fuck.

My jaw tightened at her taunt, but my heart began to beat faster.

"Little devil, you're still alive?" I asked with the same mockery. Hopefully she wouldn't notice that my heart was racing.
I walked dangerously towards her with slow steps, but she stopped me by pointing one of her knives threateningly at me.

"As you can see, I'm still alive." She pointed down her body in a gesture that showed she was real and alive. I let my gaze glide shamelessly over her body, wetting my tongue. Her dress was now completely torn and covered with blood, probably because of the car accident.

How the fuck did she survive? Better said, how did she manage to get here earlier than us despite the crash? That's impossible.

"Too bad, I'll have to aim better next time." I clicked my tongue and took another step toward her, after all, I have to take the flash drives from her.
She doesn't have to know that it wasn't my intention to kill her with the shot, I just wanted to stop her, but by now I wish I had.

"Stop." she hissed warningly when I was only a few feet away from her.

But I didn't listen to her and took another step forward. The tip of her knife was now pointing directly at my chest and if I moved now, the sharp object would pierce my skin.

"You played unfair...the impact of the car hurt." she whispered playfully, laying her head to the side. She's such a tease.

"I'm a criminal, remember?" I replied with a smirk. "We don't play fair."
With that, I took another smaller step. The tip of the blade now stabbed a bit into my chest as if by itself. A grumble came from deep in my throat and I felt adrenaline from the pain coursing through my entire body. I loved it.

Ashley's watched me with fascination and her eyes widened. She cut me again, in a different spot. My moans completely captivated her and she licked her lips as she watched me.

Then she shook her head and clenched her legs together. Her conscience must have gotten in the way, because she took the knife away from my chest and straightened up a bit. Damn it.

But now is my chance to influence her.
"You can't escape here, love." I whispered darkly, my voice raspy and threatening at the same time. Only our breathing could be heard, so silent was the lonely cabin. No audible sounds came from outside either.

I have to influence her psyche and destroy her from there before she escapes. But she can't leave from here after all. She would have to pass me for that.

"Do you know why it would never work out with us?" she then suddenly asked with a mischievous smirk. I raised one of my eyebrows in surprise, her question had taken me completely by surprise and I had not expected that in this situation. Why was she actually thinking about us? There is no us. Just a me.

"Why?" I asked confused, eager to hear her answer I looked at her intently. Our eyes were locked and the tension in the room was so thick that it rose to the ceiling. Now when she would stab me again, she would cut the tension too.

"Because I'm always three steps ahead of you, love." And with this sentence she suddenly jumped out of the window into the depths.

I stood motionless for a short moment in shock, when I caught myself after a second, I made the last step to the window. I looked down and saw how Ashley must have jumped onto the roof of our car and was now standing on the ground in one piece.

Wtf.

"Goodbye, Harry!" she shouted laughing, pointing provocatively at the two flash drives now in her control. She saluted with her hand, turned on her heel and walked away without turning around again.

"Shit!" I cursed under my breath. Then I ran down the stairs as fast as I could, only to find that the door was locked when I pulled on it. Great.

That was obvious, wasn't it?

Suddenly a loud alarm went off. Ashley had probably reactivated the security system of the hunting lodge, which now sees me as an intruder. Fuck.
The whole cabin was now securing itself, metal doors locking every window and door. There was no way out or in anymore.

"Guys?" I growled angrily into the earpiece.
"We're here." replied Niall breathlessly. However, not over the ear piece, but instead next to me. The boys lay bleeding and tied up in the living room of the hunting lodge.
Fucking perfect.

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Helloooo
I hope you all are doing good!

Well I don't have much to say. Except that women are of course the madness. As you can see we are superior.
Never forget that.

Love you all xx
- L