Tangled Love

Jake's POV-

I stop breathing when I look into her terrified eyes as recognition flashes through them. Her scream fills the room and my bad boy front completely crumbles to the ground. My hands releases my gun and it shatters to the ground, bouncing before it eventually lies still.

"Boss, are you alright?"

I vaguely hear the unstable voices of my team around me, their eyes widening in confusion as they stand there, unsure of what to do. My eyes never leave hers and she reaches up, tears spilling down her cheeks.

My jaw tightens as she takes my face mask off and I watch her lip tremble before her legs give out and she falls to the floor.

It finally happened... She knows what I am.

"Your mask!"

"Run!"

"Let's get out of here!"

me and Gregg picks Emily up off the floor by the scuff of her neck. He drags her like she's nothing and I finally snap

up into the club wall, sending a table toppling over. Glasses smash to the floor, covering me in alcohol. I hiss and grab his throat, pushing him further into the wall, smashing his body against it. His eyes widen

yells in my face and I sneer at him, my fists flying out and smashing into the side of his skull, silencing him. My

hand holding onto his head as he whimpers from

the faint sound of police sirens in the background. The panic of my team is immediate and they pick up what they can before fleeing through the back of the club like we

Now everything has gone so wrong.

did she have to be here?

sending them flying into the floor. I run to her side, leaning down and studying her body as the sirens grow louder and louder. My head snaps to the noises outside and I clench my jaw tightly knowing I don't have much time. I

I breathe heavily and look down at her face that is contorted in pain despite being passed out. I'll never forget the way

the floor outside, causing my hold on Emily to loosen. The sounds of sirens and police are almost deafening now

"Give her to me."

I look up to find Tobias' shadow looming over me, his arms outstretched motioning for me to pass

yell, looking at her beautiful face, the

me. I can get her back safely!" Tobias persuades me, the desperation clear in his voice as

limp body closer to mine. The panic in Tobias' eyes increases as his head shoots towards the doors of

"You don't have a choice! Trust me!" He yells, grabbing her and ripping her from my arms. I lung forwards ready to grab her back but he shakes his head sadly, stepping backwards against the wall to give me room.

do. The back door of the club smashing open finally forces me to take one last look at her before I sprint into the dark streets, weaving my way through traffic. My chest tightens and I struggle to breathe as the rain pelts against my bare