DRAX'S POVThe nerve racking sound of helicopters and sirens clouded the air. The ground vibrated as many vehicles carrying heavy artillery roamed the surroundings outside in the streets. There was a clear indication of unrest. The smell of looming danger permeated the air all around... It was on. This was it.I had no idea what to do. Surrender or fight? Was it worth it?If we fight, there is a great possibility that we might not make it to the next hour, because I'm sure all the soldiers must have been given direct instructions to shoot on sight. All the odds were against us. We were clearly outmatched and outnumbered.I could hear the noise outside getting louder, as I perceived that more and more people were arriving the scene.I looked at the girls, and I could see terror in their eyes as they probably said their last prayers in their minds.I looked towards Billy, and I could still see the expression of guilt, fear, and regret plastered on his face. But I'm not buying that. I d

DRAX'S POVWell, I guess that answers my lifelong question of whether I'm cursed or not.Truth is... I'm definitely cursed.I simply can't catch a break. Just when I thought something good was finally about happening to me, and I was finally going to get the girl of my dreams, the universe had to prove me wrong and screw me over.Why did that call have to come in right when I was about kissing Rissa? Couldn't the bastard just have waited a few minutes more?"Hurry up, guys." Rissa said frantically as we made for the tunnels.I used a piece of strong metal to bend the door's locking wheel, so they would have a difficult time opening the door and getting to us from the outside.Then I closed the door tightly before I ran towards the others, leaving Billy in the room.As we began our escape, my mind was unsettled as I hoped that nobody knew about the other entrance to the hideout from the alleyway.I took out the radio and switched it on."One of the fugitives has been spotted near the to

RISSA'S POV Immediately, I fell to the ground and Drax turned back to check on me. My tummy was bleeding. Drax lifted my shirt up to examine the wound. Thankfully, the bullet only nicked my side, missing my vital organs. But the problem was, I was bleeding severely. Drax applied pressure on the wound to prevent me from losing too much blood. But as we looked up behind us, the hunters were already close. Lily had run out of bullets, and they swarmed all around her to pin her down. She tried to resist, but she was no match for them. Soon, she was overpowered, in seconds they had her tied up, while the rest of them proceeded towards us. “Drax, you have to go. They’re coming for you.” I said, looking up at him with a grimace on my face, due to the intense pain I was feeling. “No, I can’t leave you here.” He said in a quavering voice, while caressing my face with one hand. “You have to go Drax. You can’t let them capture you. Leave me here; I’ll be fine I promise.” I said in fear. I d

RISSA'S POV I paced around the garden slowly, as I pondered on the events that were about to take place. I wondered what it would feel like to be able to shift back and forth at my own will. — I couldn't wait. The excitement built up inside me. Very soon I'd see my brother again, and the oppressions would stop. He would live a normal and happy life. When I finally become Aplha in less than a week, I would make sure that everyone around me is happy.I continued my pondering the garden while the cool evening breeze trickled against my skin. After a few minutes, I heard a sound that came from the back entrance of the house.I bent low, and hid behind behind some shrubs, to avoid getting spotted by a guard, or someone else. I peeked through the openings and found out that it was Billy who had just returned from his mission. We have been waiting for him for hours... At least he was here now.He proceeded to the statue, so he could move it and gain access to the entrance. "You're late!" I

RISSA'S POVI woke up at midnight and found Drax was still awake, watching the prisoner, after we had our turn watching him, so I whispered to him. "Drax, you need to get some rest. He's not going anywhere... He's fast asleep."I felt really concerned about him staying awake without any sleep. Drax has always been the one to go through the inconveniences just to make sure we're all ok.He made my safety his own priority. To be honest, Drax has really grown from the nonchalant, sad, wounded man I rescued from that trap weeks ago."He may be pretending, waiting for us to lower our guard, so he can kill us or escape and alert whoever is working with him." Drax whispered back.I don't know what his talking about, because the prisoner I'm looking at right now is clearly in a deep sleep. I'm sure we could put him in a car and move him across the country without him moving a muscle.I was feeling very sleepy, but my conscience wouldn't let me leave Drax awake and all alone. It would be unfai