Chapter ElevenSong- NOW OR NEVER- Halsey…………………………………...MAYA POV……………“I need to speak with you.” I raised my head from the screen in front of me and my gaze landed on Malcolm. He was in a white shirt dress and the sleeves had been rolled up to his elbow.“Why?” i asked with my right brow raised. We were currently at work and it was clear that we shouldn’t be talking to each other yet he was in my cubicle, asking to speak to me.“Just come out here will you?” he said and started to leave but i crossed my hands over my chest and answered.“No.” he stopped and turned back to me with a sigh.“Maya, it’s really important,” he added but i didnt budge, instead i stared at him. It was almost two p.m and i hadn’t seen him today, not back at the gym nor at the elevator.“Mr. Malcolm, what brings you here?” Mary asked cheerily as she skidded over to Malcolms side, his disdain was replace with a ligther expression that made me raise my brow even more.“Oh, i was sent to come get Miss. henry
Chapter 12Song- Dancing with a stranger- Sam Smith, Normani……………………………………………………….Maya POV…………Even with my tight muscles, it didn’t stop me from going all out on the black punching bag, my eyes focused on the material. I hit hard, again and again, the warm air coursed through my body and sweat drippled down my back, my hair swished around my neck and my head swerved.Malcolm. HIT.Tricked. HIT.Me. HIT.I turned around ready to hit the new person who thought it was a great deal to come behind me.“Woah- easy there.” It was Malcolm, my fronw deepened and i threw a kick which he dodged but i didnt stop there, my hands jerked at his head and he managed to block it with his but i had been expecting it right from the start. I pushed back on him, using my legs as i leverage, i kicked them in the air wrapping them around Malcolm’s neck. His eyes widened and when he realized what was going to happen, he stopped fighting and i pushed him to the ground straddling his waist with my arms pres
Chapter ThirteenSong- This is survival- Lindsey Ray………………………………………..Malcolm POV………………I saw it before she did. Whatever she was listening to had distracted her so much that she didnt notice the sniper on time, the red dot marked her side and her hand around her side tightened in clenched fists. She was upset. And then she turned but then i saw all of it happening so fast. I didnt understand why i was rushing towards her and i jumped into her, just in time to push her away from bullet heading for her.A loud groan escaped my lips as she landed on me and my back collapsed with the ground, the bullet whizzed past and knotted into the wall but i was worried about the woman in my hand, my eyes moved to Maya’s face and she had wide eyes- she was in shock. She swallowed and then blinked. “Maya, can you hear me?” i asked but she was already peeling away from me, she got to her feet and then another shot rang through and this time i didnt only hit a wall, it caused Maya to scream in pain.
Chapter 14Song- IDGAF- Dua Lipa………………………….MAYA POV……………………………I had read Jake’s text over and over again.Someone wants you dead.Maybe the trauma of days past had altered my line of thinking but my paranoia was getting out of hand. Someone wants me dead. It was already a week since the sniper attempt on my head and Jake was running into no leads meaning that opponenet sure knew what they were doing or who they were dealing with. I was still in my cubicle finishing up some files on the computer in the office, it was already past six and i was the last person left in my department. Mary thought i should’ve taken the rest of the work home but i inisisted to stay behind. It wasn’t because i was scared of another sniper witing for me, i had to check out the security system of the building. If i was going to get the first piece of the gem, than that means i had to be thoroughly ready.Sergeant had called few hours ago to find out my progress and i had mentioned i was close towards ge
Chapter 15Song- Beautiful by Bazzi, Camilla CabelloMaya POV…………..This part of the building was new to me, i had never seen it before, either on the layout the hunter association nor Jake sent to me. This was completely off the information i had.“Its not a part known by the general public and only those with special access can enter the place.” Malcolm said from beside me as if he wanted to warn me not to try anything.“He is right, It has state of the art security which is different from that of the rest of the building. Nothing that gets in and out of this place doesn’t go unoticed.” Lucas said from upahead, i made sure to keep my face away from the camera’s angles as to prevent my face from being captured.Four. Four mounted at each angle as we were barely ten meters into the enclosure, the camera’s were extremely small and barley noticeable and my mouth dropped open and my eyes roamed over the place at how basic it was. It was large and had a wooden desk far and a chair behind
Chapter 16Song- Let you down- NF……………………………..Maya POV……………Shelves. Books and my mind ran through the possibility that one piece of the gem could be here, somewhere.I checked my watch, it was just a few minutes to eight p.m and Lucas was saying something about his family history. Malcolm was someone watching and I didn’t bother to turn and look.“My mother loved books, before she died, she wanted them to be everywhere. The houses everywhere, the bunkers, she loved it here.” Lucas explained and I turned to him.“I’m really sorry about your mum,” I said sincerely. “What was her favorite thing to read?” Lucas turned to me with a small smile on her face“It was anything between children fiction- she loved the classics, everything written by Charles dickens- that was all she loved and she had an entire section dedicated to it. It’s phenom-““Someone is here.” Malcolm said hurridely as he interrupted us, his eyes were hard and focused on Lucas who looked equally as confused.“What?!” he
Chapter 17Song- Ruin my life- Zara Larsson………………….Malcolm POV“What do you mean that its a bad idea?” i asked as my hands raked through my hair, i had just stepped into Lucas office placing a limp Maya on one of the lounge chairs. She had passed out- i didnt realize that she was actually afraid of the dark. I also didn’t mean to scare her - I didn’t think I did but as I stared at her, it made me think I went over board.“Look, the trail to find the real owner of the bullet is a brick wall, we can’t move past that.” My contact on the other end said and his voice were laced with furstration. “A brick wall doesn’t mean that there is no answer, it means that you don’t want to bulldoze the walls down. I need you to push whatever obstacle you’re having in the way-” Maya stirred on the couch and her eyes parted open.“I’ll call you back.” i said and ended the call turning to Maya who didnt seem fazed that she was in a new place. “Welcome back to earth.” I mused but she didnt find my comm
Chapter 18Song: The heart want what it wants by Selena Gomez………………………………………………………..Maya POV…………...Malcolm may have been mad but it didnt stop Lucas from convincing his father that we were both together, Although there was a disdainful look in the eyes of Lucas Father he said nothing more and then smiled at me.“Well, i hope to see you at my family’s dinner this weekend.” he said and from the corner of my eyes, i noticed Malcolm clenching his fist for a million seconds, it was mild but it was there. “I think Gwen will like to have some company,” he added but that was not all, he was walking in my direction and when he was at arms length, he stopped. His scent was strong and choking and it took a lot of willpower not to gag or make any sort of reaction. His sharp hazel eyes burned into mine, unlike Lucas who had traces of emotions, his was blank and plain with nothing to show for it, it was disturbing to have him pay attention ot me and it made me feel a lot self-conscious, and i