Ryder Accardi (flashback, two days ago)

I ended up waking up randomly in the middle of the night, I turned in my bed groaning deeply. My eyes then slowly opened to complete darkness in my room, I could hear soft snores next to me and my eyes looked over at the figure of the woman in her cream gown.

Usually I would sleep the night through, unless I had to take a piss or have a smoke on my balcony. But right now, I didn't need to do any of that. It was weird to me that I randomly woke up, as I didn't do it much.

I carefully moved the blanket off my body and maneuvered myself to get up without waking Skye, I stretched out my arms a bit hearing my muscles crack. I then left my bedroom, cracking the door shut behind me.

Walking down the hallway, I made my way down my spiral stairs. It was quiet, too quiet for my liking. The dogs must have been asleep, but they were usually always up they didn't know when to take a chill down.

I felt a cold breeze as I made it to the first floor, looking around my eyes stopped at my back door which was cracked open. I narrowed my eyes, cautiously walking over to it and I placed my hand on the handle sliding the door closed and locking it. I paused for a moment, listening carefully but it was quiet.

Something was wrong, but I couldn't figure out what yet. But I stayed on guard as I made my way to the kitchen, turning on the light. What I saw next made my blood boil, but it also made me nervous as I realized someone was able to get into my home. I didn't understand how, I had guards guarding this place 24/7, a bomb ass security and alarm system. Clearly not bomb enough to whoever the fuck would have the two balls to break into my home, especially while my woman was here.

I clenched my jaw, looking at the glass fruit bowl that was shattered on the floor, oranges, apples and bananas scattered, some of the cabinets were opened.

Whoever did this must have been fucking hungry, cause what the fuck is in my kitchen that's so valuable? Besides my Twinkie's?

I walked over to the cabinets taking a good look inside them before closing them back, it seemed like nothing was stolen which was weird. Why break in to mess up someone's kitchen? Something was really off, and i'd be sure to get to the bottom of it.

Grabbing the broom, I began to sweep up the broken glass pieces and toss it in a separate bag instead of my trash can.

I stored the trash bag, outside of my house. Putting it in the green bin. I shut the lid, and went back inside to wash my hands. A scream from upstairs had me halting in my steps, and I quickly ran upstairs back to my bedroom.

I entered the bedroom and looked around, quickly running over to Skye as she sat upright in the bed. Her eyes opened wide, and her breathing was heavy. I placed a hand on her shoulder and made her look at me as I settled myself down next to her on the bed.

"What's wrong? What happened?". I said sternly, staring at her in her eyes. She looked at me, placing a hand on my shoulder for some sort of comfort i'm guessing and she let out a deep breath.

"S-something hit the window, Ryder". She whispered, her eyes glancing over at the dark window and back at me. I rubbed her shoulder gently, leaning forward to kiss her forehead. "I'll go check it out, take a deep breath". I ran a hand through her hair gently, comforting her. And I waited a bit for her to calm down before getting up from the bed, I grabbed the metal piece from behind my pillow turning the safety off and cocking it back.

I looked back at Skye before leaving the room and going downstairs, I turned on the lights in the backyard unlocking the sliding door stepping out. I made my way around to my window cautiously, holding my gun steady in my hand as I aimed it around at nothing in particular, yet.

Once I made it to my window, I looked down seeing if I could find anything that possibly could have hit the window. I noticed a medium sized rock, and I slowly leaned down to pick it up I inspected it closely. I'm glad I did. I spotted a small paper taped to the rock, I ripped the note off and held the rock in my other hand, reading the small note in the other.

"Baby? What is it?". Skye asked, I turned my head to look at her my face expressionless. My mind was spiraling, I have enemies but not enemies stupid enough to show up to my home.

But reading this message, it only connects to one person.

"Das wird eine blutige fahrt, nicht wahr mein alter Freund?". (It'll be a bloody ride, won't it old friend?)

My jaw was clenched tightly, my fists were balled up. Skye noticed something was wrong so instead of asking again, she walked over and grabbed the note from my hand and read it to herself. She then looked up at me.

"Could it have been him? Do you think he only sent a message to us first?". She questioned, she didn't seem scared she just looked uneasy the thought of being watched creeped her out more than anything. I let out a breath, and I wrapped my arm around her pulling her close to me.

"You know I would take a bullet before I let anything happen to you, you do know that right beautiful?". I kissed her head, my left hand rubbing her back. She looked up at me with her doe eyes.

"I know you would, but I wouldn't let that happen. I couldn't bear something happening to you". She wrapped her arms around my waist, and just from her eye contact I knew she was telling the truth. I knew Skye like the back of my hand.

I hugged Skye, keeping a firm but gentle grip around her. I still kept my guard up, looking around seeing if I could see anything lurking but whoever came must have been satisfied for now, I did want to do a sweep of the house and land just to be sure. First I want to make sure my girl is okay, and then my men and I will handle whatever needed immediately.

I brung Skye back inside the house, leading her upstairs and into the bathroom. I folded my arms over my chest standing in the doorway of the bathroom, my eyes looking over at Skye as she took a few deep breaths. I stepped away from the doorway, giving her a minute but still staying in the room so she can feel at ease.

Taking another good look around my room, scoping out the area my muscles were tensed but not as tensed as earlier. Maybe because I felt that there was no longer a threat present.

I looked over at Skye after hearing the bathroom water to sink come to a stop, I gave her a soft smile and she wrapped her arms around me hiding her face in my chest.

"I'm gonna have my men scope out the area while I double check the cameras, do you want to come with me baby?". I softly caressed my hand into her hair, rubbing her scalp ever so gently. It didn't take long for her to agree to come with me.

We spent the rest of that early morning questioning my guards, seeing if they saw or heard anything else out of the ordinary. Which they simply didn't claiming it was way too dark, which it was pretty dark. The only thing I could do right now, is check the cameras.

I sat in my office with Skye on my lap, I kept my right hand on her thigh gripping onto it. I went to my cameras, turning on the night vision and I played the video back to earlier on in the night before I had woken up.

About 2:10 A.M. I saw a silhouette lurking around my home on foot, they had clearly parked somewhere close to my home but out of camera view. And only a few enemies of mine know the dark spots on my camera, or as I call them the forbidden spots I can't see.

They wore all black clothing, no color was showing along with with a hood on there head keeping themselves way secluded from being seen but they should know I wasn't that stupid to know who would have the audacity to walt's around here.

The silhouette made its way around my house carefully, they obviously knew my house and layout well, where my guards were posted where they stood as they avoided them pretty well without being heard or seen. The figure went behind my house, my whole home was surrounded by trees with other houses miles away. I had a big land to myself, but big land made it worthless when it came to having enemies. This person was smart, making his way over my fence to my back door he tucked his hand in his back pocket pulling something out, changing the camera angle I zoomed in noticing it was a was almost like a nail, he inserted it in the small screw of my lockpad that required a 8 digit pin and then a handprint. He twisted the small nail, loosening the screw before doing the same thing to the other he was careful. Knowing one wrong move could trigger the alarm in my house.

The lockpad color beeped red before the red disappeared, letting me and the intruder know he had successfully deactivated it. Leaving the small nails in the screw, he quietly opened my sliding door and made his way in. He used a small flashlight as he maneuvered himself around my home, keeping a metal object in the other hand for protection. He was quiet, too quiet and stealthy almost like this was an everyday thing for him, like he was trained for these types of things?

I then realized and it dawned on me hard, this wasn't Elias breaking into my home. Elias is chaos, he comes in being reckless not giving a fuck, the bastard would even tease you before leaving your home in one piece unfortunately the German fucker. And Justin and James are way too humpty dumpty they wouldn't be able to get past my guards and they would definitely be unsuccessful in getting through my alarm system. "Wait babe, go back". Skye spike snapping me out of my thoughts, I began to rewind the video back until she told me to stop and she had zoomed in a bit more going back to where the man was disarming my lockpad. We now both were staring at black gloves, and as he twisted the nail the long sleeve to his hoodie had moved slightly and that's when Skye passed it.

I narrowed my eyes, enhancing the night vision. I then leaned my head back into my chair as I stared at the small black widow on his wrist with my jaw clenched. ~~~~~ 2,047 WORDS!

Uh oh, looks like Elias may have found someone to do his dirty work?

Or is this another enemy added to the story?

Who do you think is behind this mischief?

I guess you'll just have to wait and find out.

I will definitely be reading more stories for inspiration and to learn how to be more detailed! If you have any advice or tips for me as a beginner writer i'd love any help.

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