All Chapters of CRAVING THE BAD BOY: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

131 Chapters

111 - Five minutes.

Ariana POVI could not sit still. Not after that message. Not after the picture. My house. My door. Open. Something was wrong. Very wrong. "I’m going," I said.Mark shook his head immediately. "No.""I have to.""You don’t.""They’re at my house.""And they want you to come there.""Exactly.""That’s the trap.""I don’t care."My voice came out sharp. Louder than I expected. "I can’t just sit here while someone is inside my house.""It’s not about your house.""It is to me."Silence. Then, "They want you to think like that," he said.I clenched my jaw. "I’m not stupid.""I didn’t say you are.""Then stop talking like I don’t understand what’s happening.""I’m talking like someone who sees it clearly."That hit, because part of me knew he was right. But I didn’t want to hear it, not now. Not when everything felt out of control. My phone buzzed again. I grabbed it fast. Another message. "Clock is ticking."My chest tightened. "They’re pushing me," I said."I know.""And you want me to j

112 - Can I come?

Ariana POV"Five minutes."The words stayed on my screen. Like a countdown. Like something was already moving. I looked up at Mark. My chest was rising and falling too fast. "They’re serious," I said."I know.""They’re inside my house.""I know.""And we only have five minutes.""I know."I stared at him."Stop saying that."His eyes met mine. Then he nodded once. "Okay. Listen to me."Finally. Something clear. "We don’t go in the front," he said."What?""They’re watching the front.""How do you know that?""Because they want you to walk into it."My chest tightened. "So what do we do?""We use the back."I blinked. "The back?""You said your house has a back door.""It does but—""Then that’s where we go.""This is crazy.""Yes.""And you’re still doing it.""Yes."Silence. Then, "I’m coming with you," I said."You are."That surprised me. "You’re not stopping me?""No.""Why?""Because if I try, you’ll still go."He wasn’t wrong. Not even a little. We moved fast. Out of the hotel.

113 - You shouldn't be here!

Ariana POVMy breath stopped. Everything stopped. The person was right there. Close. Too close. No hood this time. No hiding. I could see their face. And somehow, that made it worse. Because I didn’t know them. Not at all. "Stay behind me," Mark said.But my legs wouldn’t move. My body felt frozen. Like I was stuck in place. Watching. Waiting. Trying to understand. The man smiled. Slow. Calm. Like this was normal. Like we were the ones out of place. "You’re late," he said.My chest tightened. "What?"His eyes moved to me. Sharp. Cold. "I expected you sooner."My heart started racing again. Fast. Hard. "You sent those messages," I said.It wasn’t a question. It couldn’t be. He didn’t deny it. "Of course."My hands curled slightly. Anger pushing through the fear. "Why?"He tilted his head. Like he was thinking. Then, "To see if you would come."My stomach dropped. "This is not a game."He smiled again. "It is to me."Mark stepped forward. Blocking me again. "What do you want?" he asked.

114 - Let your body say it.

Ariana POVThe door handle turned slowly. No one moved. No one spoke. The sound was small, but it filled the whole room. My chest felt tight as I watched it move, inch by inch, like time itself had slowed down.Mark stepped slightly in front of me again, his body tense. I could feel the shift in him now. He was no longer calm in the same way as before. He was alert, ready, like he had been waiting for this exact moment.The man in front of us didn’t move. He just stood there, watching the door, a faint smile still on his lips. "Looks like the rest of the night just got interesting," he said.I swallowed hard. My hands were shaking again, but this time I forced them to stay still at my sides. I didn’t want them to see fear. I didn’t want to give them anything.The door opened. Slowly. Then fully. Another man stepped in. My breath caught. He was taller than the first one, broader, his face serious and unreadable. His eyes scanned the room quickly, taking everything in. When they landed

115 - Touch her and see what happens.

Ariana POV"No one leaves now." The words stayed in my head long after I read them.My hands were still shaking as I held my phone. The video of outside my house was still open, showing people moving around like they owned the place. Cars were parked in ways that blocked the road. No one was trying to hide anymore.They were not playing. They were closing in. Nick stepped closer to me, his presence warm and solid, but it didn’t calm me the way it used to. Everything felt too sharp, too real for comfort. "What is that?" he asked."They’re outside," I said. My voice came out quieter this time, like I was running out of strength. "More of them."The room went silent again. Not the kind of silence that feels empty. The kind that feels full. Full of danger. Full of decisions. Mark took a slow breath, his eyes still fixed on the two men in front of us. "This wasn’t the plan," he said.The first man smiled slightly. "Plans change." "You’re not in control anymore," Mark replied.That made th

116 - You're mine, kitten.

Ariana POVEverything moved too fast. The door was already broken, and men were pushing inside like they owned the place. Their steps were heavy and sure, like they had done this before. My heart was beating so loud that I could barely hear anything else.Nick stepped in front of me without thinking, his body tense. Mark moved at the same time, positioning himself slightly to my side. For a moment, it felt strange standing between both of them, like I was caught in the middle of something bigger than I understood."Stay behind us," Mark said in a low voice. His tone was calm, but there was something sharp under it that made me listen."I’m not leaving you," Nick added, his voice tighter than before. I could feel his hand brush against mine again, this time holding on just a little longer.The men who entered did not rush forward immediately. They spread out instead, moving around the room with purpose. Some stayed near the door while others stepped closer, forming a loose circle aroun

117 - Prove it.

Ariana POVI froze. The cold feeling at my back did not feel like a mistake. It felt planned, careful, and very real. My breath slowed down on its own, like my body was trying to protect me from panicking. "Don’t move," the voice behind me said.It was calm, almost quiet, but there was no doubt in it. Whoever it was, they were sure of what they were doing. My hands trembled slightly at my sides, but I forced them to stay still.Nick noticed immediately. His eyes dropped behind me for a second, then snapped back up. The change in his expression was fast, but I saw it. Something sharp and dangerous replaced everything else. "Take it off her," he said.No one moved. Mark shifted slightly, his body angling just enough to see behind me without turning fully. His face stayed controlled, but I could feel the tension in him. "This is not how you want this to go," Mark said.The man behind me let out a soft breath, almost like a laugh. "It already is," he replied.My chest tightened. I could f

118 - Happy now?

Ariana POVThe sound still echoed in my head, but everything after it moved too fast for me to hold onto. My body reacted before my mind did, pulling back, trying to understand what just happened. The air felt thick, like something had shifted in a way that could not be undone."Move," Mark said sharply, his voice cutting through the confusion. His hand caught my arm, steady but firm, guiding me before I could even think.Nick was still close, his grip tightening for a second before he let go just enough to move with us. His eyes scanned the room quickly, alert and tense. Whatever had just happened, he was already focused on what came next.We didn’t stay in the hallway. Mark pulled me toward a side door I had barely noticed before. It led into a smaller room, darker and quieter, but it didn’t feel safe. Nothing felt safe anymore. "Inside," he said.I stepped in without arguing. Nick followed immediately, shutting the door behind us. The sound of movement outside didn’t stop. Voices w

119 - Have no idea.

Ariana POVI didn’t turn around. Not at first. My body locked in place, my phone still in my hand, the message burning into my mind. The words felt like a command, like someone was close enough to see every move we made. "Turn around."I swallowed slowly. "Mark," I said, my voice low, "they’re still watching.""I know," he replied.His eyes were still fixed ahead, on the car at the end of the street. The door was fully open now, and the person stepping out moved with calm confidence. There was no rush, no panic. That alone made my chest tighten.Nick stepped closer to me. "Stay behind me," he said quietly."I’m not hiding," I replied."This is not hiding.""Then what is it?""It’s staying alive."That shut me up for a second. The person from the car started walking toward us. Slow. Steady. Like they knew we had nowhere to go. My heart started racing again, louder with every step they took. "Do you know him?" I asked.Mark didn’t answer immediately. "Not yet," he said finally."That’s

120 - Pull me closer.

Ariana POVMy legs stopped moving on their own. Not because I wanted to stop, but because there was nowhere left to go. The street ahead was filled with cars, and people stood beside them like they had been waiting all along. It was too clean, too planned, too controlled to be a coincidence. "They knew," I said under my breath.Mark didn’t reply, but I saw it in his face. He had already realized it before I did. This was not us finding a way out. This was us being led into something. Nick’s hand tightened around mine. "We go back," he said quickly."There is no back," Mark replied.Nick turned sharply. "There has to be something.""There isn’t."The words were simple, but they hit hard. The people ahead of us didn’t rush forward. They stayed where they were, calm and still, like they had all the time in the world. That made my chest tighten more than if they had started running at us. "They’re not even hiding it," I said."They don’t need to," Mark answered.A car door opened slowly.

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