I barged in the front door of my house after knocking repeatedly. "María! María!" I shouted her name. "María!"

My mother appeared the top of the stairs, rubbing her closed eyes. "What?" My mother shouted back, rushing downstairs. Her long black hair hung loosely over her shoulders, reaching her lower back. She wore her black pajamas with her black fluffy-looking slippers.

"Oh my God, your mother is still hot," Chase muttered and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"What?" she said.

"María, they got her," I breathed.

"What? Who's got who?" Mom asked, her eyes landing on mine.

"James," Sam said for me. "He has Alyssa."

María gasped, covering her mouth with both hands. "No no no. ¿de verdad?"

"María, does it look like I'm kidding. James came in a limo to Alyssa's house and Alyssa thought it was me so she got in the car. Now they have her," I told her and María stared at me for moment before asking:

"Now what are they going to do? They did tell you what they want for her, right?"

We nodded. "James asked for two million dollars," Chase said. "And he's going to check if we have it by midnight."

María stared at us wide-eyed before nodding,"Sí sí sí. I can make a plan about the money. What about Alyssa's family? Do they have them?"

"No, luckily. Can you and some of the boys look after them. I'm scared that when we go for Alyssa, they will get Alyssa's family," I said.

María nodded,"Of course I can. And about the money, come with me." María didn't bother changing into her clothes, she walked past us and opened the front door.

We all froze.

Not him.

Trick was standing at our front door, tired-looking. He panted, looking at us. I clenched my jaw,"Oh you son of a bitch!" I grabbed Trick's collar and punched him hard. He fell to the floor, holding his cheek.

"Wait, wait, I'm here to help you!" Trick shouted, blocking my punches.

"This. Is. All. Your. Fault--" I punched Trick at every word that came out of my mouth but Sam and Kendall pulled me away from him.

"Marcus, stop. He wants to help," Chase said, glaring at me at the same time.

I glared back at Chase. "He did nothing. In fact he works for James, he tried to kidnap Alyssa-"

"Yeah but that's all in the past. He wants to help us now, for all we know he might know where Alyssa is," Chase said and crouched down beside Trick.

"Are you calm?" Sam and Kendall asked me simultaneously.

"Yes." I sighed and they let go of me.

"Why do you look like you lived in the jungle for too long?" Chase asked Trick.

"I escaped James' prison. Well, it's sort of like a prison." Trick wiped the blood off his lips.

"Do you know where Alyssa is?" María asked, walking closer to Trick.

Trick stared at her, his eyes travelling down to look at her breasts.

"Can I?" I said.

"Yes you can," Sam, Kendall and Chase replied.

I punched Trick hard in the stomach. "Stare at her like that and I'll be the last thing you see," I warned.

Trick clutched his stomach tight and let out a breath. He looked at us and stood up. "Fine... I'm sorry."

"One last time," María said. "Do you know where Alyssa is?"

"Yes." Trick groaned painfully. "She was in the room next to me."

"Really--"

"But you can't just sneak in the building. Now that they know I escaped, guards are wandering the whole building, checking if the place isn't lurking with escaped prisoners," Trick said.

"What is that place exactly?" Chase asked.

"It's like an abandoned asylum but they fixed it. James and the gang are only there temporary before they away. With Alyssa," Trick said.

"We have to get the money fast," Sam and Kendall said simultaneously. Trick went with us in the car and we drove to an ATM. Ian had called me to tell that Alyssa's dad had immediately agreed to give us a million and he did.

We waited in the car for about an hour before María came back with a two silver suitcases. She gave them to Sam and Kendall. "Five hundred thousand dollars in each suitcase," she said.

I nodded at her,"Thank you, mom."

"Just save her please. I don't want the same thing that happened to Vincent--" María had said but I had cut her off.

"It won't, mom. I promise," I told her.

She nodded and she drove us to Alyssa's house. We saw Ian, Xavier, Cameron and Erik standing with Mr. Heart. They looked ready especially with the two suitcases -- probably filled with money -- being held by Xavier and the other by Cameron.

María got out the car along with us. "Hi, Mr. Heart, I'm María. Marcus' mother," she said shaking Mr. Heart's hand.

He nodded,"I'm Henry, Alyssa's dad."

"So do you have the money?" Chase asked.

We nodded,"So someone call James."

"There's only twenty minutes before midnight," Erik said after looking at his watch.

"Are you sure you guys don't want the cops to go with?" Mr. Heart asked.

"No, we can't. We'll get ourselves arrested and the cops can't catch James," Xavier said. "Now what do we do now?"

"Fuck this shit. I'm calling this asshole," Cameron said taking my phone. He pressed call and James didn't pick up.

The number didn't exist.

"Wake up, sleeping beauty," Jason's voice whispered in my ear and I flinched. I looked at him, slightly trembling.

"We have to go. It's almost midnight," Jason said, his hands in his pockets.

"Go where?" I asked.

"Marcus is coming with the money for exchange and he thinks we're going to give you to him." Jason chuckled and held out his hand to help me up.

I swatted it and looked away,"Why are you doing this, Jason?"

"If you think I'm going to suddenly turn good and try to help you out of here. You've got another thing coming," Jason said.

"Aren't you tired of following James' orders?" I said, trying to make him annoyed. It did work, when he pulled out his gun at me.

"Get up," Jason said sternly and I quickly got up. He pushed me against the wall, and he tied my hands together with a rope. He tied it tight until it felt like I couldn't feel my hands anymore.

He put ducktape over my mouth making my cries muffled. Jason stood behind me, taking out his gun and slowly trailing down my arm. I shut my eyes, tears falling down my cheeks.

Jason started kissing my neck, leaving a hickey. His warm breath fanning my neck as his arm wrapped around my waist. He turned me around and pinned my arms against the wall. Trailing the gun where his lips touched made me quiver in fright.

I couldn't say anything. "You're so sexy, Heart," he whispered as he grinded his bulge against me, biting his lip. I avoided looking at him, looking down at the floor instead. "Look at me," he demanded and I refused. He then gripped my chin and forced me to look at him as he grinded against me. My eyes started to blur with tears and he smirked.

"I'd keep you for myself if I could." Jason backed away and pointed the gun at me. "Now let's go."

He pushed me out the door and led me to an elevator and I could feel the gun pointed on my back.

I stumbled into the elevator and Jason walked in. Pressing the up bottom, the doors closed and we traveled up. I could feel Jason's heavy gaze on me as I stood in front of him. I slowly turned around to comfirm if he was staring at me.

He was. He winked at me when we met eyes and I looked away, praying for Marcus to arrive. We made it to the top and the elevator's doors opened. Jason led me to the stairs with the gun in my back. While we walked on the stairs, I would trip and fall... sometimes purposefully just to stall time.

Jason picked me up and placed me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He quickly climbed up the stairs and opened the door and we were on the rooftop of the building.

My eyes widened when I saw a helicopter. James and thirteen other men wearing tuxedos were standing around it. They all looked at me and Jason and Jason chuckled, shaking his head when he saw my reaction. He walked to the helicopter and held me bridal style. The pilot in the helicopter took my hand and helped me inside. I sat at the backseat with two men and either side of me, guarding me.

"Where's Marcus?" Jason asked James who was drinking wine from his wine glass.

"I don't know," James answered after glaring at Jason. "Just call him and tell him he is running out of time."

Jason nodded and took out his phone. He dialed Marcus'number and pressed call. Marcus almost answered immediately.

"We have the money, James," Marcus said.

Jason looked at James and nodded. "Okay Marcus, since Trick is there. He can tell you where we are. Don't be late." Jason hung up and looked at me. "That was fast."

After Trick had told me where this building was, I had punched him a several times, blaming him for all this happening, for using my girlfriend even when she wasn't my girlfriend before and for kissing Alyssa.

Erik, María and Cameron had stayed behind to protect Alyssa's family while we left to save Alyssa. Trick only went with us to direct me to the destination.

The building was old and the windows were dirty and some were broken. There were guards surrounding the building and those guards had guns.

Sam, Kendall, Chase, Xavier, Ian got out the car with him. I turned to Trick who was waiting in the car. "You won't go anywhere right?" I said. I watched him as he ate fries from McDonald's.

Trick shrugged,"I swear, oh and please do a favour for me?"

I sighed,"What?"

"Please save Percy and Angelo too. I don't know which room they are in but I know they are both in the bottom floor," Trick said and I turned around. "Please! They haven't done anything wrong. I was the one who betrayed Alyssa; if anything they wanted to save her and warn you about James," Trick said.

I paused and nodded,"I was going to save them, Tricker."

"Thanks Mark," Trick joked and I gave him a faint smile before walking away with the others into the building. We first stood by the front door, the guard looked at us then nodded.

"Sawyer," the guard said. "Malik, Sanders--"

"We all have last names, bro. Can we just get in?" Chase interuppted, impatient.

"Why?" The guard asked.

"To meet James," I replied with an eye roll.

"Why?" he repeated.

"To give him the money," Sam replied.

Why?" The guard asked again.

"The fuck?" Chase murmured.

"To save my girlfriend," I replied.

"Why?"

I clenched my fists. "Because I love her."

"Why--"

Ian punched the guard and he fell to the ground, not moving at all. "I think you killed him," Chase said and laughed before walking over the guard's body. Ian smirked and walked inside the building.

Xavier dragged the body inside and dumped it randomly. Sam, Kendall and I walked inside the building. "Xavier and Ian, will you guys be able search for Percy and Angelo here? They're in this level and if you find them, take them to the car and return back to the rooftop. Okay?" I said and they nodded.

We separated. Sam, Kendall, Chase and I going into the elevator that surprisingly still works and Kendall pressed the up button. It took a minute until we finally arrived. The doors opened and carried on with the few stairs and made it to the rooftop.

There, was a helicopter and several other man wearing tuxedos. I saw James standing by the helicopter, a wine glass in hand. Jason stood beside James, grinning at me.

I clenched my jaw and stared them.

Where's Alyssa?

Then at that moment. I spotted a girl in the helicopter wearing a white glittery dress. Hair messed up and sweat on her face. Her blood stains on her white dress. She stared at me, her eyes wide open in surprise as tears streamed down from her eyes down to her chin.

My heart shattered when I saw her.

Alyssa.