Chapter 36: Bonus (2)
"Why...?"
Metres away from Kieran was a gathering, comprised of the familiar bastard who shot Aria back then, Eve herself beside him, and the rest of his gang spaced here and there across the wide room. The ground was as uneven as earlier, and two braziers lay just behind the captain.
He suddenly dug his hand into his pocket slowly, so that Kieran was almost convinced something bad was coming. That he should try defending himself at least. But in the end, it was something that made Kieran’s eyes widen – the SOS watch.
The captain raised it up and asked, "Would you need this again? You must have gotten here with it, I suppose. Specially made watches have that remote tracking feature."
Kieran frowned again – what does this mean? He could remember Amanda telling him that if the watch is turned off, no features would be available. Now, since the guy knows the type of device this is, he must also have been aware that turning it off would make the tracking feature useless. Yet... he kept it? He made him access it, and... come here thinking he was smart?
Kieran clenched his fist – not clear enough, but deep inside, he was ready for whatever was coming. Because, too bad, he had played right into their game.
"You guys are surely a pain in the ass," Kieran groaned.
But instead of the captain acting in a way Kieran expected, he simply threw the watch, which landed on the ground in front of Kieran and even pushed Eve forward as well.
When Eve looked back at him with teary eyes, somehow wondering what was going on, he said:
"Go on. He’s here to get you after all."
Kieran’s jaw slightly loosened. His heart ached, pounding against his chest. Something about this felt familiar, like a feeling of déjà vu...