Darius was sitting on the stone floor of his dreadful prison. Heavily beaten for not telling, he still stayed strong for that one person in his heart. During the silent of that night, he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Never had Darius experienced Martin coming to torture him in the middle of the night.
The wooden door opened and the guard dragged Darius out of the stone room. Up the stairs, he was forced to walk down the hall and then pushed into a room. The bright lights of the room blinded him for a moment as the door was slammed shut.
On the right side of the room was another door that was opened and Darius seen a flash of a figure running into it. Once he got his balance, he followed the figure threw the door. The door led to a staircase that led up and all Darius could see was the person’s behind that was running up the stairs.
“You better catch up Cuza,” the person said while running further up. Without hesitation, Darius ran up the stairs and followed the figure. They both went up until they reached the roof top of the castle. It was pitch black except for the small round lights surrounding the edge of the roof in a circular shape.
In seconds, there was a huge explosion of a car on the ground below. The blow was loud and the car burned into pieces as the black smoke flew up into the air. The guards rushed to the scene of the explosion. Then the air around Darius started to blow hard and a loud noise of rushing winds filled the air.
Moments later, a helicopter could be seen hovering above Darius. The helicopter flew low enough for people to get in. The man in the helicopter let out a hand and Darius instantly took it. He got into the helicopter as it rose up into the air. The person he was following did not follow, instead it ran back down the stairs.
Darius did not know what was going on, who he was following and where is going to end up. He was too tired and in pain from chasing a mysterious figure that might be the person that saved him. He buckled up and instantly fell unconscious.
He woke up as the helicopter landed firmly on the ground. He had no idea where he was but he was just relieved that it was far away from Martin. They landed on a clearing next to the main road. The man in the helicopter pointed towards a stone hut which is located down the clearing, near the road.
As Darius walked towards the garage, the helicopter flew off and he was alone. As he got closer, two circular bright lights came out from the hut and he heard the roaring sound of an engine. Darius reached the hut and parked inside it was a red Porsche Carrera. He got inside the passenger seat and was surprise to see the driver.
Julez Everard pressed hard on the ignition, jolting the car forward and driving off in a very high speed. Darius quickly put on his seat belt and tried to figure out what was going on.
“Were you the one at the castle?” he asked finally. Darius never had a real conversation with her before but he needed to know the truth.
“Yes, I blew up the car as a distraction and made it look like you ran away when I was meeting you. I needed you to get off the helicopter because they are chasing you by air,” she said sternly.
“Why are you doing this? You despise me,” asked Darius.
“You better thank Alex. If he wasn’t so convincing or good in bed, I would never have done this,” Julez said as she gripped the steering wheel harder. Darius process her words and thought for a while of the connection of Alex into all of this.
“I know this is not the right time to ask this, given my confused and painful state but I am very curious. Why does Alex call you Ara?” he asked as he took in the rush of being is a very fast car.
“Everyone in the world knows me as Julez, the rock star. Alex knows me as Ara, someone I tend to hide away. Someone who nobody understands except Alex,” confessed Julez for the first time. There was silence for a while in the car but finally Julez let it out.
“Look Cuza, just because I saved you doesn't mean I actually like you now. I am mostly doing this for Sienna because I betrayed her and believe me when I say that I deeply regret doing it,” she said as she drove faster.
“What do you mean betrayed?” he asked instantly.
“On the way to France, after being chased in Romania with you, she almost got caught. She was afraid and she said you did not pick up her calls so she called me. I told her to calm down and take another route to France. She told me she was going to your mother's house,” told Julez as she exhaled deeply, not wanting to face Darius’s reaction.
“I told Lexy where she was heading,” she said finally, as she saw a spark of rage in Darius’s beautiful eyes.
“She almost got killed! How could you do that when she trusted you?” shot Darius harshly.
“You… you took her away. Ever since Sienna met you, everything changed. Do you how it felt to see my brother heart broken? He loved her!” shot Julez back.
“Jesse only cares about himself and you are acting completely childish. Do not give jealousy as an excuse for your betrayal. Sienna and I became close because I saved her during the ball when she was screaming your brother’s name. Where was he then if he loved her so much?” sneered Darius.
“Do not speak like that about Jesse! He loved her and you took her away! Typical Cuza manner, always taking things that belong to others!” shouted Julez back. She drove even faster as her rage flowed through her. Suddenly, the car bumped into something on the road and Julez immediately stepped on the brakes. The car swerved to the side until it finally stopped.
Julez breathed unevenly as she gripped the steering wheel harder and rested her forehead on it. Her hands were shaking and she suddenly felt really cold. Darius who had experience more death defying accidents was just relived that he had put his seat belt on.
“Let me drive, you do not look well. I assure you I know the roads here, it is Romania,” said Darius softly. He may not like Julez Everard but he also did not like her condition that time. She looked shaken, terrified and fragile.
“I am sorry. I told Lexy because she said she was going to go after you. I never meant to hurt Sienna. She is my best friend,” said Julez after she started to calm down. Darius did not give any reply. Julez then got out and leaned on the car for a while. She tried to clear her mind and tried not to let her feelings get the best of her.
Julez closed her eyes and breathed. Then out of nowhere, two bright lights came from a distant on the road and was coming in fast. Before Julez had time to react, Darius swiftly pushed her to the side of the road as the car slammed hard on the side of the Porsche.
Both of them fell and roll on the solid dirt ground of the forest. Moments later a burst of fire went off into the air, accompanied by a blast of thunderous sound. Remnants of both cars fell from the sky like rain as the smell of smoke came up.
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