CHAPTER 15

Anne's POV

I always imagined my funeral. Several people gathered in the small church, aunts, uncles and other relatives i dont know. My mother at the front crying her eyes out.

That is all i could think about while runninv for my life. We were still escaping towards the boat with Nik at the front, Rommy in between Rhoda and I who was last due to my poor running skills. I was never great in races, rarely did any exercise to keep my body fit. Basically we were all toast.

We are five teenagers in a secluded area with little to no knowledge of how to defend our selves against what i imagine are 30 well trained assasins. Our luck right now depends on whether or not there are assasins guarding the boat or not.

Finally after what was a marathon we reached at the lake house. There was kp guard in sight which meant they did not know of the boats existance. Either that or its a trap. Nik led us to the back where the boat was packed. It hasn't been used in almost a year so it was still tied with a chain to the dock. Nik was already working to free the boat when Rhoda suddenly blurted "He's late. By now we should be seeing him appear from the passage"

"She's right. Daniel should have already escaped. Something's wrong" Rommy added. Indeed something was wrong. Oh my god. What if they caught him? What if he could not find the secret passage and they ended up shooting him? Many qiestions were now racing through my head. Many negative thoughts.

"We have to go back" I said trembling. "We can't go back. If we do then everything would have been for nothing" Nik said and partial of it was true. If we go back now, then escaping was pointless. But its my fault. Those assasin were sent to take me not him. They want me. I am their target. If anything happens to Dan i could'nt live with my self.

So while everyone was busy with the boat, i silently went back to find him. I could'nt brimg myself to leave him. If anything should happen, then let it happen to him but the others would be safe.

Along the way back I went through all scenarios in mu head. Well according to the movies I watched, the bad guys always loose. The journey back was not like the first. For starters I wasn't running. I had to proceed cautiosly. In the compound,distant sounds were heard, meaning the assasins were at the back of the house.

As I approached the gate entrance I heard sounds of exchanged blows. Two people were fighting. As I got a clear view, it was Dan. Dan was fighting with one of the assasin. Ferosious blows were being exchanged. Dan was an experienced fighter. The assasin was bigger in size than him, but that made Dan more agile and flexible. He also seemed well taught because he was predicting the assasins moves easily. The fight was in Dan's favour. The assasin was beaten and lying motionless on the ground.

After the fight Dan turned and thats when I saw it. The madness, the anger, the ferosiousness,the killing intent in his eyes. Dan was ... different. Deadly even. Like an alpha who will do anything to protect his pack. Its the first time I saw him or anyone for that matter in a state like that. But as soon as he saw me he was back to normal. Back to the friendly normal loving Dan. Eyes as calm as the ocean. It was like looking at two different people. Except one was a killer, the other a sweet loving caring person.

He was already standing next to me when I saw another assasin coming out of the house. He was aiming his gun at Daniel. I can't say what happened next cause It all happened so fast. Before he could comprehend what was going on I spun him with my back facing the assasin. A loud noise rang behind me and immediately a piercing pain shot through my back. I winced. Dan was stunned and before he could regain his thoughts another gundhot followed by another searing pain. The second gunshot made me fall down, unable to withstand force whole the pain made my senses go crazy.

"Anne!!!" I heard someone screem my name behind Dan. Without even seeing I could tell it was Rhoda. Panic and worry clear in her voice. She came beside Dan who was craddling me. My head on his lap. He was shaking,tears threatening to appear at the corner of his blue eyes. Even now he still looked mesmerizing.

'This is it' I thought to myself. I never thought I would die this way. I always saw myself dying in a hospital bed with my children my grandchildren beside me, telling me everything would be already. I imagined having three children. Two boys and one girl to be specific. I thought of getting married in a white church, spending many years with my future husband having a house off the coast of Costa Rica and living happily ever after. And my Mother. Who would take care of her. She would be devasted.

But those are just dreams. And like all dreams this one may not get to be lived. I mean we are in a secluded area with no self service to call for help. Not like it would do any good. It will take 10 minutes for help to arrive and judging by how fast I'm loosing blood I'll probably bleed out before I reach the hospital.

The pain was now unbearable. My whole back was in pain, I could no longer feel my toes and I have lost a lot of blood. Just end it already. End my suffering oh God.

"Anne don't die please. Help is on the way. Just hang on a little more" That was Nik. He was busy trying to keep me awake. All the while I just focused on Dan. He was quite but a lot was going on in his head. I wanted to assure him. To tell him that this is not his fault. That he should not cry. Not like he was crying. But you understand. But all that I managed to say was "Dan... I .... like.... you" and then everything went dark