Only Each Other

Hi peeps! So this chapter is going to be a longer one because I have taken so stupidly long to update. I'll be using both Erin and Josh's p.o.v in this chapter.There will be a bit happening in this chapter so hold onto your seats... Oh but the beginning starts slow...

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I didn't trust Hunt. I didn't just one little bit. But when he told us that we were meant to kill everyone, I just couldn't take it.

I stood up and walked towards the balcony that looked out over the ruined city. Leaning on the railing, I took deep breaths, trying to clear my head and not panic. Were Josh and I really capable of that power? If so, we held the lives of millions in our hands. And it wasn't like we could refuse. Triple would make us do it. We had no choice.  

I felt a hand on the small of my back. "Are you ok?" Josh whispered. I shook my head, not trusting myself to speak, and buried myself into him. His arms encircled me naturally. "Erin, you know that we'd never do what Hunt told us we'd do, right?"

"How can we refuse?" I sniffed. "They'll kill us, Josh. And I know that sounds selfish but I don't want to die."

"Its not selfish," Josh said soothingly.

"Well, it kind of is," Hunt said from behind us. Josh looked at him angrily.

"Do you mind?" he growled. "You have no idea what it's like to be every day scared for your life. Just shut up and leave us alone."

"Actually I do," Hunt said. "Thanks to Triple, I do. They sent their super assassins to kill me so I think that's a reason to be scared."

"We're not going to kill you," I mumbled.

"I don't know, I'm tempted," Josh muttered.

"Ha. Very funny," Hunt said sarcastically. "Anyway, back to defeating Triple and everything. I'm not actually working alone, as I said. I've got contacts."

"Like who?" Josh scoffed.

"Hmm I don't know, how about the General of the World United Army?"

"What...?" I said.

"Yeah, I've been hired as a spy slash hacker," he said. "And, my main target was to get into contact with you and deliver you to him." I snapped. And so did Josh. As one, we wrenched the gun out of the guard's hands who we could see standing by the door inside. It flew towards us and landed straight in Josh's arms, aimed at Hunt. The guard ran in but we slammed the balcony door and locked it, leaving him thumping on the glass.

"Woah," Hunt said. "That was cool."

"I don't give a damn about if you think it's cool," I said.

"You are not going to hand us over to anyone," Josh said. "The moment Triple find out that we're with the World United Army, even as prisoners, they'll pull the switch on us and kill us. Or maybe that's what you want?"

"No, I don't want to kill you," Hunt said, his arms up in surrender. "There are much easier ways to do that." Josh jabbed the gun at him.

"On your knees, now," he said. Hunt did what he was told, not arguing. Josh passed me the gun. "Erin," he said. "It's your decision."

With all the anger bubbling inside me, it should have been an easy decision. But it wasn't. I can't kill someone in cold blood. I can't, I can't, I can't... 

"She can't, Josh," Hunt said suddenly. His voice was gentle and soft. "It's not in her nature. Triple have hurt her more than you can protect."

"I didn't tell her to do it," Josh said.