Always my Protector (Book 2 )

Chapter 7

Two weeks before Abram declared me ready , Carter hadn't rang home once. But Abram showed us he's well from surveillance pictures. He went theough all the ways he kept tabs on him and how Aunty Leisha and Uncle Jospeh was fully on that tech team. They pretty much use the street cams aswell as certain cameras they was able to hack into within the club they used alot. Only one floor they was able to crack the code, Auntie leisha was impressed that they used a diffrent feed for every floor of it.

Blueprints show the building was a three floor with a basement from previous owners. Carter had confirmed it still was , Casino ,night club , auction room then he had no idea of the top floor. Abram was adamant I watched the footage from the club , he said what I saw would just be the tip of the ice berg. I had to act shocked nervous at first and then act like Carter has control of me basically , he was controlling and I'd do anything for him. Even see and maybe do some stuff I wouldn't want to.

Mum kept looking at me in fear , when I'd gone to bed last night she had come into my room. Before she could try to talk me out of it , I'd put up a big speech on how it would change nothing. Carter was my bestfirend and priority and even the thing Jess had repeatedly said I'd shut down. She kept saying how he was trained to do this , put himself there willingly and I shouldn't be going him to save him. If he didn't want to be saved,  he wasn't asking to be saved.

" I know I know Alissia, it's not I don't think you can it's just " mum had sat down picking at an imaginary piece of line on her skirt. " I don't want it to change you baby , things like that they will. I changed massive when I first came here , what I did what I'd do again. I never wanted that for you. I know who we are , I know we all train. I guess I just hoped you'd never need it . When you went away I secretly hope you'd meet someone fall in love and stay there. We would visit you and you'd have a normal life. Not that I don't love my life here I do I just I don't know wanted normal for you ".

I'd placed my hand on hers , she had looked up at me guilty almost maybe because she didn't want the life for me that saved her and Jess. I know she wouldn't change anything but yet she would for me. I could almost feel insulted that maybe she thought I couldn't hack it. But I knew it wasn't that it's inevitable that one day's you'll kill or be shot at kidnapped or held hostage belonging to this family. It was just a part of the package really.

" Mum I love him , it dosen't make sense to me either. That I'd dive myself into this for him. He ways wanted more and I don't know I wanted it I did but , there was always something missing. Maybe I was just too young I'm not sure. But it definitely wasn't because I didn't love him I didn't just love him I needed him , he was my everything. Non of you know what it took for me to walk away. How much of a mess I was or how many times I nearly came home. But what you guys said about knowing a life away from eachother made sense. I know mum , I know he did this because of what I did. Initially anyway maybe not after time lets face it I don't know Carter. But I knew him them and this was never something he wanted to do".

Mum had simply nodded wiped her tears and leant down and kissed my forehead. " Your just like Jess,  she saw a man once and nothing else mattered. Not even kidnapping her own mum  you may not understand your feeling towards Carter but you will". She had walked put then leaving me to try and decipher what she meant.

So here I was now , outside a random club. I had to wait for the go ahead to approach Carter. He was here with a friend of his , it wasn't a club belonging to Rupaul Volkiav so they'd hacked the cameras. It looked like just a random night out , I had to wait so I could quickly explain. I'd jumped on a plane this morning checked into a motel then dressed myself in a skimpy black dress. I'd died black streaks into my blonde hair and wore my make up dark. Nothing like my normal self , my contacts where diffrent. Mum and dad had hated it but needs must.

Abram said I wouldn't be recognised I hadn't been pictured with my family for years . If anyone did know me they'd just think I was a look alike a more edgy and dark look alike. The phone I was to dump straight into the bin rings , I was starting to gain attention of the bouncers being outside and bot going in. They'd been eyeing me the last couple of minutes. " Baby I'm outside I've been waiting for you " I talk loud make sure I'm heard. Auntie Leisha laughs " He's alone,  we won't speak for a while now Alissia please keep safe run home the minute you want out."

" what your already inside,  OK I'm come and yea don't worry I will. OK yea I'm coming love you ". I put the phone down and walk towards the clubs entrance . A bouncer turns his full attention to me. " Hello little lady do you have ID ?" . I grin and go in my bag pulling out the fake ID auntie Leisha had quietly snapped a picture for and put together. I was now Cora Tyas  , the bouncer looks it over and hands it back " In you go Cora " he hands me back the card and pulls the rope back letting me through.

Once I'm in the club I look around , it was dark with lights flashing. I'd seen what Carter looked like now , he had definitely flourished covered in tattos and handsome as hell. Even under cover he does what little hair he had was now jett black not brown with golden flecks. His big green eyes where now brown, he looked all things sexy. That sexyness was perched against the bar his gave going over all the club.

He scans past me a couple of times without stopping. Which gives me hope I was disguised enough. My heart starts to thunder like crazy as I make my way over to him , this was it this was no going back. As I get closer I see him look directly at me , he looks away and then his eyes come back to me quickly. They widen , then he's scanning the room fear evident. He pushes off the bar and closes the difference between us. He grabs my arms and pushes me through the crowd. He's yet to say a word to me but it's obvious he knows me now.

He pushes us towards the toilets that are down a dark hall way , he sees a disabled toilet stall and pushes me inside slamming the door shut and locking it. " issy you can't be here I'm under cover , you can't blow it. Go back to your friends and act like you don't know me". He rambles his hand running through what little hair he had now. Then he abruptly stops,  " Why are you here ? Why do you look like that ? You should be tens of thousands of miles away ". I go to speak and his eyes widen again comically. It looks like he's put it together without me speaking. " No Issy no you go home , who agreed for you to come here. Whatever the plan is No go home ". He snaps at me anger in the eyes I don't recognise.

" Ryder " I sneer at him " Haven't you missed your long term girlfriend,  the one you bailed out on. Didn't tell me you was leaving I had to find out off your mum where you was. Then I find put your running with the Volkiavs I had to come here and try to drag you home baby. I mean I'm Cora your Cora Tyas ". I don't say it lovingly more disgusted than anything. Now I'm here now I see him , I can't help but feel anger. Anger he left me that night without eating me explain five years ago , anger that he'd not answered any of my call or texts. Anger that he didn't cone home on the holidays anger that he cut me out of his life". Walking forward I go to slap him around the face but he catches my wrist.

His eyes hold as much anger as mine " I'm not going anywhere Carter , you either play this role with me and we do this together or I give you no option but to run home for saftey your choice ". He sneers at my words " always the selfish one Alissia,  whoever agreed to this have no idea what they just did ". He lets my hand drop and storms to the door pausing before he goes  out " Come on Cora , time to have a very public fight then we will talk when I drag your disobedient arse out of here. When I speak to Jayden and Abram they better have a good explanation". 

Heading back towards the bar I chase after him like a love sick puppy, better to be in character from the off. The man I'd seen a picture of Jase is stood there his grin slips when he sees Carter's face. " Ryder what's up man", Carter orders two shots and I come to a stop behind him. " Ryder talk to me , I don't know why your the angry one you f*****g left me without a word you prick ". He spins on his he's " I didn't f*****g leave you , I was always there for you Cora. Your the one that f****d off where was you when my brother got killed , you was off doing what you always do being a selfish b***h you know why I came here. Just because you decided to come back and pick me back up where you left me didn't mean I'd be sat there waiting like an obedient pup". His words cut deep the emotion on my face wasn't fake not by a long shot his words where real , those was his real feelings. He was keeping our story as close to the truth as possible, s**t that hurt.