An extremely loud knock on the door awoke Ash from his sleep. He grumbled and pulled some sweatpants on before going downstairs. Maybe it was Adrianna, he thought. His bad attitude changed and turned into the excitement of seeing her. But, when he opened the door Rory stood there. She looked frantic, and her hair was disheveled. "Have you seen Adrianna?" She exclaimed. Worry crept its way up Ash's spine. He opened the door wider for Rory to come in. "I haven't seen her since last night." The hair on Ash's arm stood. His heart started beating faster, and it made it much worse looking at Rory who is a complete mess. "The last time I saw her was last night. She took the trash out, and when I woke up this morning she wasn't there." Her lip started trembling. "I

"Adrianna, you get in this house right now!" My mother screamed. I scurried away from Ash, knowing I wasn't allowed to play with him anymore. "I'm sorry," I mumbled. Too ashamed to hold my head up, and look at him. "It's okay." He sighed. "We'll just have to be more sneaky about it." I nodded and met his eyes. He looked sad and tired. He was probably tired of people treating him like he was a problem. Like he was a bad influence or a troubled kid. He was none of those. All he did was stick up for me, and he was vilified for it. "Adrianna, I will not tell you again!" She said, sternly, while leaning out of the door. "Go before she screams again." Ash half laughed. The laugh didn't match the sadness in h

Ash and I ended up working out for about two hours. My entire body hurt, and I felt like I was stiff as a board. My bruises from the attack last week had almost been healed until today. Now I had new bruises to match. Josh sent him out on an errand. An errand around these people meant he was going to kill or rob someone. I didn't want to think about it too much. It made me feel anxious. I've been on edge since I had gotten here. I felt as if I was trapped no matter where I went. I was trapped in the club, and I would be trapped if I left.I began making my way back to my room, but then I noticed people were putting alcohol back on the shelf, and someone was cleaning the floor. It looked as if they were getting ready to open the club. I started walking to find Josh, but Rory was standing at the back wall- clearly zoning out. I quickly ran over to her, and she gave me a blank stare.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion.I watched the blood pool around Ben's head, and his hand twitched slightly. He was dead, and I killed him. Most people would cry, or scream, but instead I did nothing. I sat silently, and then remembered Rory.I bolted up and ran to her side. She was still unconscious, but she was breathing. I let out a sigh of relief and dropped down next to her. I grabbed her hand, tears flooded my eyes seeing her like this. Her blond hair was frayed all over the cold ground, and she had a deep purple bruise around her neck. If I didn't know any better I'd think someone tried to hang her. After what felt like an eternity of silence, which was most likely only twenty seconds; I heard people running. As soon as they turned the corner I saw Ash, Josh, and two other men I didn't recognize. Ash stopped for a

Ash had sure kept his promise. I hadn't left the room all day. I was sore in places I didn't even know you could be sore. It felt amazing just to lay in bed, and not have to worry about anything. I was currently sleeping with one of the most deadly people in Chicago. To me, he was incredibly kind and caring, but to everyone else, he was a killer.It seems as if my heart has gotten colder, or at least tougher. Knowing the things Ash has done doesn't effect me the way it would a year ago. Last year I would have ran, and never looked back. Now, I just want to be by his side for it all. Does that make me crazy or loyal?We heard a knock at the door, and Ash groaned loudly. He jumped off the bed, and put some sweatpants on. He looked so effortlessly gorgeous. I covered up and peaked my head out of the covers right when he opened the door."Mathias's crew is downstairs it would be nice of you to show up," Josh complained the second Ash opened the door. Josh was dressed in fancier clothing, a