Savage Valentine (St. Valentines)

12. Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Sydney

Walking into the main building, we go up the stairs to the headmasters office. Knocking, we get no reply. Liv tries striking the door, this time a little harder and still nothing. Reaching for the doorknob, I try to turn it and realize it’s locked.

“Well there goes that plan.” She lets out an irritated huff beside me.

“Calm down. I know a few tricks.” I chuckle, reaching for the bobby pin I always put in my hair. Bending it open, I slide it into the lock, angling it just right and turning. Hearing a ‘click’ sound, Liv gasps beside me while I internally cheer myself on. Damn, you still got it babe.

“Wait! How the hell do you know how to pick a lock?” She questions, looking at me with her brow raised.

“Oh Liv. There are a few things you don’t know about me.” I chuckle, turning the knob and opening the door. Shushing her as we walk in, I quietly close it behind us.

“Okay, I feel like we are definitely going to get infractions for this. So let's hurry and not get caught. I don’t want us getting in trouble today.” She says, looking around nervously and I try to hold back my laugh.

Walking up to the desk and sitting in front of the computer, I go to pull up the cameras, but freeze when it asks for a password. Oh, for fucks sake.

“Well that plan is a no go.” She chuckles beside me. Little does she know.

Raising a brow at her, I pull up a new screen and start typing away. After a few minutes, I have the password. Swapping screens again and typing in the password, all the cameras from the campus pull up. Sheesh, I didn’t realize they were mostly by the gates.

“Wait a goddamn minute, are you doing spy shit on the side?” She chuckles behind me and I shake my head.

“No. Before I moved here, my friend and her boyfriends taught me a few life survival skills.” I grin wide and pull up the cameras from the sports center.

“Wait, did you say boyfriends… as in more than one?” She questions and I look back at her, a smile still on my lips and nod.

“Yes, she has three. We thought one was rough, I don’t know how she juggles three. Wait, yes I do, she’s a badass.” I say turning back to the screen, flipping through the camera views. So far, nothing crazy as it’s mostly watching as people come and go.

“Wait. There.” She whispers, pointing to the screen where we see an unconscious Zova being carried out by someone with a hood over their head. Seeing her phone fall from her pocket, right before he puts her in a car and drives through the wooden doors and away from the campus.

“What the fuck?!” We both say in unison. Probably louder than we should have.

“Surely that wasn’t Ezran?” I say, worry laced in my tone. What the fuck is happening around here.

Pulling my phone out of my pocket, I see a text from Parker sitting there from earlier.

Parker: Well we just found Ezran. Dead. If you find Zova let me know. I need answers.

“Well it wasn’t Ezran!” I look behind me at Liv who apparently read the message over my shoulder.

“He’s dead? What in the actual fuck? Who took her then?” She whisper yells.

Hearing voices echo from somewhere in the building, we give each other a panicked look. Closing all the tabs on the computer and turning off the screen, we slip out of the office quietly. Locking the door and shutting it behind us. We slip to the opposite side of the balcony just as the headmaster walks into his office and closes the door.

“Let’s get out of here before we get caught.” I whisper. Nodding her head in agreement, she follows behind as we quietly walk down the steps and out of the front doors.

“Fuck, that was too close.” She says trying to catch her breath.

“No shit. That’s one way to make a girl sweat.” I respond back and begin to laugh as we start walking across the yard.

“I’m not trying to brush you off, but I need to go talk to Hayes. I’ll meet up with you later?” She looks over at me and I’m not sure what all happened this morning, but I know they need a conversation.

“Girl, go get your man. I was about to go to Parker's dorm anyway. He said he needed me, plus with all this crazy shit happening, I need to take a beat. My head is spinning.” I reply back and she nods, taking off one way, while I head towards the dorm rooms.

***

Knocking on Parker's door, I stand there and wait, bouncing on the heels of my feet. The door flings open and there he stands in all his half naked glory. Eyes red and his face full of sadness.

“Um, I was coming to check on you. Are you okay?” I ask, new to this whole trying to show feelings shit.

I don’t get an answer back as he closes the distance between us and pulls me into him. Burying his face into my neck, I hear him take a deep inhale. Like he’s trying to commit my smell to memory or something.

“I’m better now that you’re here. I don’t know what to think or what to say. I just know that losing my best friend sucks.” He whispers against my skin, picking me up by the backs of my thighs and carrying me into his room. Shutting the door with his foot.

“I know the feeling. I’m so sorry about Ezran. You and Hayes found him? Where was he?” I ask, I can’t even imagine how finding your friend like that feels. I mean as far as I know, Zova is still alive and that shit is eating at me.

“We’d been looking for him for a while. We found him by the woods just outside the rink, his throat was sliced open.” He replies, his voice cracking. I pull him closer to me, trying to soothe him. “Did you find Zova?” He asks, pulling back and looking at me.

“Yeah, well no. We found her phone in the parking lot. Went to the headmaster's office, he wasn’t there, so we broke in and I found her being taken on the cameras.” I reply, trying to sum up our search party.

“She was taken?” He questions, raising a brow at me.

“That’s what it looked like.” I reply back, casting my eyes down.

“Wait, are you shitting my dick right now? Did you just say you broke into the headmasters office?” He quips, taken aback by that statement.

“Umm yes? And I may have hacked into the cameras too. You know, good ol’ criminal things.” I reply back with a laugh. He joins in, full belly laughing with me.

“Where in the hell did you learn those things?” He asks, still laughing.

“Would you believe me if I said a previous life?” I side eye him and he raises a brow, silently asking me to explain. “Fine, the girl that saved me a long time ago, her boyfriends might have shown me a thing or two. She did too. Where do you think that mean right hook came from?” I say and he laughs, but cuts me a glance.

“Damn, that punch definitely left its mark.” He replies, rubbing his cheek like he can still feel it. “But did you get caught? Please tell me no. Because whatever punishment they’d try to give you, I’d take for you in a heartbeat.” He finishes, pulling me closer, his lips a breath away from mine.

“No, we definitely almost did though. Like close call type shit. Who doesn’t love a good adrenaline rush.” I grin against his lips, trying to joke and lighten the mood.

“Fuck, Ice Queen. Or should I call you my little criminal now?” He laughs, sealing his lips to mine. Biting my bottom lip so I’ll open for him, he swirls his tongue against mine. I could get lost in his kisses, they have this way of silencing everything. The only thing I can hear is my rapidly beating heart. The blood rushes through my body, making it feel hotter in here than it really is.

He pushes me down on the bed, climbing on top of me and never breaking the kiss. We’re so lost in each other that it takes a few minutes to register that someone is knocking on the door. Just as he pulls back, the knock turns into banging and suddenly we hear,

“Open the goddamn door, Parker, or I’ll break down the damn thing!”

He lets out a frustrated sigh and looks down at me.

“It’s my fucking dad. Hold that thought, I’ll get rid of him.” He says, kissing me again and climbing off the bed.

Sitting up, I watch as he walks over to the door and unlocks it. The door flings open and his dad walks in. I can’t even see him yet, he and Parker stand at the same height.

“What the hell? Why wouldn’t you call me about Ezran first? He’s in line for the Divine and you know that! We deal with our own. Now we have questions rising about him and his little girlfriend, because apparently she’s also fucking missing.” His dad spits and you can just feel the energy in the room change.

A cold chill runs up my spine, causing my whole body to shiver. He walks around Parker, shoulder checking him as he passes and our eyes lock. I let out an audible gasp, bringing my hands up to cover my mouth. No! No fucking way! Parker spins around and gives me a questioning look.

“You!” I spit at his dad and a sickening grin spreads across his face.

“Oh son, you didn’t tell me about your little whore.” The man says, his voice laced with venom. I think I’m going to be sick.

“Dad! What the fuck? You don’t get to come to my room and speak to her that way! You don’t even know her.” Parker yells and I’m sure the whole dorm can hear this conversation.

Parker walks over to me and looks me in the eyes, wiping a lone tear from my cheek that I didn’t even realize was falling.

“T-this is y-your dad?” I hiccup, looking up at him. God why didn’t I see this coming? How did I not see the resemblance?

“Do you know him, Sydney?” He questions, holding my face trying to make me meet his stare. I can’t though, not if that’s his monster of a dad.

Is this a set up? They found me and had Parker coerce me into his bed? Into my fucking heart? Just to rip me away from the things and people I love the most? Was I put here for them to watch me? Waiting for me to become vulnerable, and then BOOM, pounce and take me back to that life? Fuck no! I’ll never go back there. I made a vow a long time ago, I’ll end my own life first.

Climbing from the bed, I run. Run as fast and far as I can, but to where? I don’t fucking know yet, I just have to get away from HIM. Pulling my phone from my pocket. I go to her name, knowing all I have to do is send our code and she will get here. She’ll get to me.

Me: SOS.

Raven: We’ll be there ASAP. Get somewhere safe and I’ll text you the deets. I got you. Remember, trust no one.

Sliding my phone into my pocket, I keep running… To be continued in Ice Queen….

Next up in the St. Valentines Series is Adeline Storm with Depraved Valentine