After what feels like forty five minutes later we suddenly stop in front of a door.

I open the door which reveals a grassy patch of land.


We're definitely not in the city anymore.

We pile out of the tunnel and observe our surroundings in confusion.

"Did you call the gang members?" I ask Charlotte


I will never get used to her being in a gang.

I need to ask her about it later.


"Yeah, they should be arriving soon" she says as she ties her hair up into a ponytail

Her arms slightly flex as she pulls her hair up which causes me to admire her.

Very blatantly might I add.

"Stare all you want, it's all yours" she says as she wraps her arms around my hips

"Don't get cocky on me now, Wilder" I tease her back

"Way to take all the fun out of it" she jokes and kisses my forehead before backing away

"If you two think that you're 'just friends' then you obviously don't know how friends act around each other" Kayden says from beside us

"I never said we were just friends" Charlotte says with a wink before walking away

Kayden turns to me and studies me thoroughly.

"What?" I ask

"You're a pillow princess aren't you?" He questions which makes my eyes widen in shock

"A what?" I asks

"Pillow princess" he repeats

"What is that?" I ask with a confused tone

"During sexual intercourse it's someone that typically receives everything but gives nothing in return" he explains

"Oh" I say with a blush

"Are you one?" He questions seriously

"Yes" I reveal with a defeated tone

"Aspen" he whisper yells at me in a scolding tone before gently hitting my shoulder

"You need to give her some, immediately" he says

"I can't give her head right now" I state the obvious

"I'm talking about afterwards you exhibitionist" he says with an eye roll

"Okay, I'll try" I say with a head nod

"Good, you better do it first before someone else comes along and ruins it," he says

"She's gorgeous, confident, smart, kind, the list goes on" he says which makes me feel slightly jealous

I have no right to be jealous.

Even though everything he said is true I still feel a little territorial around her.

"She's one of a kind" I say with a stupid smile

"Then make her feel that way" he says before walking off towards Carolina

I look over at Charlotte and see her talking to a group of people I've never met before.

Here goes nothing.

I walk up the the group of people and quietly stand beside Charlotte.

"Who's this cutie?" A random girl with raven hair questions as she checks me out

"Chill, Aphelia, she's mine" Charlotte says, I don't miss the slight edge in her voice as she wraps her arm around my shoulders

"Who knew you'd fall for an innocent one" a guy with dirty blonde hair jokes

"What can I say? She's had my heart since day one" Charlotte says as she looks down at me

"Okay, enough of the sappy shit" Carolina says as she walks up to the group

"Here's the game plan, everybody listen closely" she says with an evil smirk

I'm scared as shit right now.

Who knew that I'd be in a literal life or death situation.

Who knew my best friend would turn out to be one of the most feared gang leaders in the world.

Who knew her parents would be the second most feared gang in the world.

Who knew we'd be at battle with my best friend's parents.

"Aspen stay near Thunder at all times" Carolina demands with a serious tone

I nod my head as I turn to face Charlotte. She hands me a handgun and a dagger.

"Use those wisely" She says

"Do you know how many people we're going to be fighting?" I ask with a worried tone

She turns and faces me when she hears my worried tone.

"A couple hundred" she says honestly

"Charlotte, I'm not ready" I say as I hold out the weapons for her to take

I don't think I'm ready for this.

What if we get caught and end up in jail?

What if I got killed?

What if Charlotte got killed?

God, I wouldn't be able to live with myself.

She means too much to me.

"What do you mean you're not ready?" She asks as she grabs the weapons from my hands and places them on the ground beside her

"I'm not ready for this lifestyle, there's too many dangers and risks" I say as she stares deeply into my eyes

"But isn't that the point of life, to take risks" She questions with a smile but I don't return it

"Yeah, but Charlotte, this is serious shit," I say as I point to the giant building

"If we make one wrong move we'll all be dead" I say which makes her press her lips together in thought

"You're right, but if you keep your guard up you'll be able to predict your targets next move" She says matter of factly

I look at her and sigh before grabbing her hands.

"I'm still terrified of what could happen us, what could happen to you" I say which makes her smile

"I'm going to be fine" she says reassuringly

"How do you know that?" I ask her seriously

It happened so quickly that I didn't react at first.

She quickly lets go of my hands and places her chilled ones on my cheeks before leaning in and placing a firm kiss on my lips.

Our lips slowly move in sync as we share a passionate kiss.

It made me feel warm and tingly.

Those are the best types of kisses.

We pull away from each other with labored breaths.

"I don't know, but I'm willing to take that risk as long as you're by my side" she whispers as our foreheads rest against each other

"I'll be here for you, forever and always" I whisper back with a smile which causes her to smile too

"Forever and always" she agrees

We pull away from each other and she hands me my weapons. I accept the and hide them in the holsters I was provided with.

"Lets go kill some bitches" Charlotte says with an evil smirk as she removes the safety from the gun.