Emily's POV
My eyes fluttered open, squinting at the bright light penetrating through them. My vision adjusted to my surroundings, taking in a small white room. I looked around, noticing a small table next to my bed with a chair tucked neatly underneath; an empty closet next to a bathroom door. A typical motel room. And that's what it was. The door to the room flung open, and Larissa walked in with a tray full of food in her hands.
"Morning. How are you feeling?" She questioned with sheer simplicity, her tone faltered. The events from last night flooded my mind: The explosion, Deklan. Austin's death. Deklan's murder. I had simply passed out after the trigger had been pulled by none other than myself and Deklan had collapsed on the floor lifeless. Not the slightest bit of guilt consumed me as I remembered my actions. I focused my attention back on Larissa before sitting up on the bed.
"I'm alright. Where is everyone?" She placed the tray of food on the table before coming to my side.
"Jack is outside, attending a phone call, and well, Austin is..." There was a minute of silence as her words faded away. One name in particular itched at the back of my mind that I finally asked after a minute of silence.
"Logan?" Her eyes disconnected with mine and focused on her lap.
"Well the FBI are after him so he decided to-"
"The truth Larissa. I know when you're lying" I replied with an exasperated sigh. A long pause filled the air before her eyes met mine again.
"I don't know. After Deklan died he took off. He couldn't look at Austin's body, he just told me to tell you to be safe and he took off" A flash of pain hit me in my chest at the mere thought of him taking off. I flung my legs off the bed, walking to where my shoes were in the corner of the room. "Emily, it's not worth it. The FBI are after him-"
"So what Larissa? Am I just supposed to keep living with the fact that I love him but I did nothing about it? How long? How long will it take before I do what feels right? All my life, I did everything wrong, Joseph, Deklan and a lot of other things. But this time I'm not going to mess it up, I'm not going to give up, because he is what's right for me, he makes me complete. Not even the FBI will stop me" I confessed. A faint smile appeared on her face, showing her approval. Without another word being said, I put on my shoes and looked back at my sister one last time for a long time.
Then I left.
*****
Toss.
I watched as he threw another stone into the water, making it skip through the transparent liquid and finally drown. He picked up another stone, this time bigger tossing it once more. I leaned against the bark of the tree, observing as he continued for a few more minutes.
"I highly doubt this will solve your problems with the FBI" he turned around in a flash, a shocked expression on his face.
"Why did you come?" His tone was cold with a slight sense of worry.
"The motel room was getting rather boring" I shrugged. There was a moment of silence, our eyes looking deep into the other's. There was nothing else. Just silence.
"You should go" he said, his eyes dropping from mine as he bent down to pick up another stone.
"So what, we can forget about each other? Forget that we love each other or that we want to be with each other?" I replied being utterly straight. He faced me again, letting the stone slip from his hands as he walked towards me.
"Don't you get that I have been exposed? That the FBI are after me? Are you seriously telling me that after all the hell I put you through and will put you through if you remain with me that you still want to be with me?" I took a step further, slowly trying to close the gap between us, showing my level of determination.
"Yes I do" I said with all confidence. His head shook as he took a step back, his hands covering his face. "Look at me Logan, tell me that you don't want to be with me and I'll walk away." I commented. He turned away, staring back at the small lake we were at.
"I can't. I can't say that" he paused "but, I can't take you with me either Emily. The FBI are after me and-"
"Do you love me?" I cut him off. He turned around, looking slowly deep into my soul as he replied.
"I love you" Nothing else had to be said as in less than a second later my lips were pressed against his. His mouth moved with mine gently, our true love for each other being thrown into that kiss. It was a kiss of determination, a true kiss. But it certainly wasn't going to be one of the last one's we shared. His hands had encircled my waist, keeping me to him, I snaked my arms around his neck expressing the same feeling. His head landed on mine as we parted for air, our eyes closed, embracing the moment. "This is why I can't take you" his words were barely a whisper, but I had caught it.
"I had dated Deklan for three years, before he cheated on me. That's what had made me leave at first. I then came to New York and decided to get a job at your company. I managed to get a job at your company and somehow, one day I got kidnapped by you. I went through hell and back in your stupid lair, and your stupid party, which eventually led me to being in danger, which you happened to save me from. I said goodbye to you that day Logan. And yet I managed to end up back with you to save my brother. And well, Deklan just happen to be your enemy. I saved my brother, exposed Deklan, again I had said goodbye, and guess what? I somehow managed to come back to you." I let out a humourless chuckle "My point is that I always end up back with you, and I don't think that it's just a coincidence. I love you Logan Miller, weather you're a criminal or not, I love you and I don't care about the risks I will have to take as long as at the end of the day I am with you. So I don't care what you have to say. You're mine now forever Miller." I finished, looking right into his eyes. His mouth darted to mine, this time kissing me hungrily, a sense of desperacy filling his mouth. I responded equally as desperately, proving my true feelings for him.
"I love you so much" He had mumbled between kisses, but he didn't stop. I could sense a smile on both of our faces as we kissed.
No matter what the world would bring to us, we would overcome it, because as Shakespeare once said "The course of true love never did run smooth" and a relationship between a criminal and a lost cause was most certainly not the best idea in the world. But it was love that made it all seem normal. Love that changed the ruthless Logan Miller, and love that changed Emily Dufon. There were so many reasons why we shouldn't be together, but none of them could overpower our love. It was crazy, it was the worst thing to do, and the riskiest thing to go through, but none of that mattered anymore. As long as I was with him, the rest of the world faded in my eyes, and nothing else mattered.
I hated Logan Miller, he had made my life hell. But there was a thin line between love and hate, and the more I tried to despise him, the more I fell in love with him. The world had always been a blur to me, the rights and wrongs presented in all sorts of twisted ways right in front of my eyes, but now that I could separate them for what they were, I still chose wrong. Because no matter how twisted it was, doing the wrong thing is what felt right. He felt right. I guess it was the right kind of wrong. I had family, friends, and a lot of memories I was going to leave behind, but it was all worth it. All worth it because there was only one thing I would really want in my life, and as long as I had him I would be satisfied. Logan.
We parted, looking into each other's eyes with great intensity, the both of us knowing our profound feelings for each other.
"So what now?" I asked him, as he continued holding me in his arms.
"Where would you like to start our world tour princess?"
THE END
A/N
And very sadly, that is the end of Choosing Wrong. I really enjoyed writing this book and the end made me rather emotional. I know there are a lot of mistakes, but I will come back to edit the entire book. Thank you all for supporting me throughout this journey, I hope you all enjoyed the book!! I have posted other books and will continue so please go check them out! Chapter thoughts?? End reactions?? Comment below and tell me what you thought of the book, also feel free to give advice! THANK YOU ALL!! GOODBYEEEEEEE¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
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