7 DAYS TO PROVE MY INNOCENCE TO THE ALPHA KING

Valerie's POV

"GO, GO, GO!!" I screamed and looked back to see the trail of cars pursuing us.

My heart drummed in my chest as I thought of what might happen next. They were getting closer and if I was caught-no, if we were caught, we were as good as dead meat.

"Nana, drive faster. They are catching up with us!" I screamed at my younger brother.

"I'm trying my best. Stop yelling at me. I bet you can't even drive like me." He yelled back.

I sighed.

Shit.

I ran my fingers down my hair in frustration. My heart drummed faster in my chest as one of the cars pursuing was just at our tail.

"Nana!" I screamed worriedly and he drove into a corner unexpectedly causing us to lose the black car on our tail.

I sighed in relief.

The people in the area screamed and ran. It was unusual for a car to drive through that route since it was a market and always crowded.

But seeing our car and the speed it was riding, they cleared the way for us, running for their lives and screaming.

"I think we lost them." Nana said excitedly.

"Don't get too excited. We aren't safe yet."

"Alright, where are we heading to now?"

"The park. I need to make a call before we board a ship. We are leaving New York tonight."

"I didn't think it would turn out like this. I mean...we just got here."

"Shut up, Nana and just-" I couldn't finish my sentence because an unexpected force suddenly hit our car and sent it flying in the air before crashing down on the ground.

Our car had overturned and the only thing holding me in place was my seat belt. My sight was hazy, pain seared through my body and I couldn't move.

"Val...rie," I heard my brother call weakly, "They've caught us."

Those were the last words I heard before my eyes closed and my world turned black.

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My ears twitched, hearing someone humming. My eyes slowly opened and the first sight I caught was Nana. He was sitting in a chair in front of me. The ropes around him forced him to remain on the chair despite his struggles for freedom.

"Val..." He called weakly and coughed out blood. My brother was beaten to a pulp. He was all bloody and wounded.

"Nana!!" I screamed at the top of my voice. I bursted into tears. He didn't deserve this. It was my fault. I made us come to New York. How would I have known that we would be caught?

"Shut up!" I heard a thundering voice and whimpered in fear. I looked up and saw a 5'3" man standing beside me. He poked my forehead, "Don't look at me with those eyes of yours."

I looked down.

The humming in the room didn't cease. It reminded me of someone. Someone who carried death and fear with him everywhere he went. Goose bumps rose