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    Garrett looked down at her a little nervously "I don't want to send you in there on your own Anna... Especially not with waht's going on they're already going to be on edge" he said to her running a hand through his hair. "You go get changed, I'll think of something" he zaid, and lead her out of the room with a hand on her lower back.

    He leaned back against the wall, thinking intently how he was going to ensure she was safe. There was no way he could walk in to that club without having his ass handed to him.

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    Elena glanced up as the door opened, her eyes were red and puffy from crying. She was just about to say something when a bundle of fabric came flying towards her and the door shit again. "Nice talking to you too" she mumbled sourly and moved towards the clothes, smiling when she saw they had at least given her something warmer to wear. She got changed quickly before sitting back down on the floor.

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    Annabelle knew that Garrett was worried, but she could handle herself and didn't need anyone holding her hand along the way. Nodding as he instructed her to go get changed, she headed up to her room and sorted out an outfit to wear that would attract attention.

    Fixing her hair, she looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled... this is perfect she thought, leaving her room and heading off to find Garrett.

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    Heading over to the club to collect some money for Viktor, Carter greeted some of the boys with a nod and weaved his way through the party goers. There was nothing not allowed in this club, drugs, alcohol, sex, everything went and the police did nothing to stop it.
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    Garrett looked up as he heard Annabelle coming back, and rubbed his jaw slightly. She looked so hot... He really hoped none of Viktor's guys would come at her.. he knew what Nova was like, she wasn't going to get any help in there no matter what.

    "You look great" he told her kindly, twirling his keys on his finger. "the best I can do is drop you off and stay nearby.. if I go in there it will cause mayhem" he said grimly. He really didn't feel great doing this, but he knew it needed to be done. "You have your gun?" He asked.

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    Elena could feel her mind beginning to spiral as she sat in the dark room alone. She had tried to find a switch, but she assumed it was on the outside. She knew it must be getting late but her body was telling her to stay awake, she didn't know what could happen. She glanced up as the door opened, expecting it to be the guy from before, he had said he would bring her more water. She couldn't make out a face but she certainly thought this guy looked smaller... And not as calm.

    "So your the pretty little slut then" she heard the man say sternly, immedietely making her nerves stand on end. She backed herself up against the wall, closing her eyes and trying to think of absolutely anything else. "You know what your sweet old pa, did to my brother last year, huh?" The guy demanded, and Elena just shook her head, keeping her eyes shut.

    "I don't work with the Cartel, I swear" she stammered out, letting out a little shriek as she felt his hand collide with her cheek.

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    Smiling at Garrett's compliment, Annabelle nodded and pulled her gun out of her bag where she had stashed it. "Always," she responded to Garrett's question, although he should have known that she doesn't go anywhere without it, "I'll be okay, you know... I can handle those jerks just like I handle our lot."

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    Returning to the house, Carter dropped the briefcase he had collected from the club manager in the boss's office and headed down to the basement. Hearing someone shriek, he rushed down the stairs and burst into the room. "Troy," he shouted, putting the bag he had in his hands on the floor and dragging the man backwards, "Boss has made it clear that no one touches her..."

    Pushing Troy towards the door, he made sure he left and closed the door so that he was still inside with Elena. "Are you okay?"
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    "just wanted to make sure" farett said with a soft laugh as they walked towards the car. He clicked the keys to unlock it and opened Annabelle's door for her before walking around.

    He wondered had she ever been in Nova before, did she really know what she was about to walk in to. "I know that Anna... But your one of our lot.. these men don't know you, you're their rival" he said softly with a sigh. He really hoped she understood how careful she needed to be.

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    Elena barely even noticed the scuttle between the two guys as it began, she had curled in to the smallest ball she could on the ground, clutching her cheek. The guy had tossed her around a bit which wasn't something Elena was accustomed to.

    As she heard a voice approaching her again she tried to sidle away shaking her head softly. "I don't know anything, I promise I don't know" she whispered.

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    Staying silent as Garrett drove, Annabelle allowed her mind to race and put together a plan that she was almost positive would work. Yes, Nova was the hang out spot for the opposing Cartel, but it was still a nightclub and she knew some people that worked there.

    They soon pulled up outside and Annabelle opened her door to get out, but stopped. Hesitating momentarily, she turned to look at Garrett and pressed a sweet kiss to his lips. "I'll be careful, I promise."

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    Hearing the muttering coming from Elena, Carter retrieved the bag he had dropped and crouched down in front of her. "I got you a couple of drinks and some chocolate, I wasn't sure what you liked. We're not all like that. you know?"

    Unsure of what else to say, he stood up with the carrier bag in his hands and put the contents on the floor before approaching the door. "I'm sorry for what he did."
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    Garrett watched her as she got out of the car, frowning as she kissed him. He knew she would only do that if she were worried. He reached out giving her hand a squeeze "you'll be great Anna, you know how to work this" he reassured her offering a smile as she walked away.

    He pulled around the corner where he knew he wouldn't be seen and waited anxiously, still feeling the delicate kiss dancing across his lips. He tapped the steering wheel nervously, checking his phone over and over.

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    Elena stayed curled up silently for a number of moments more, until her stomach grumbling became too much. She unfurled herself slowly and began rooting through the bag he had dropped close to her. "Thanks" she told him softly and tried to offer him a smile but grimaced as she moved her face muscles. Her cheek bone was bruised up pretty bad, and her lip swollen. She sighed slowly and shook her head.

    "Why bother apologising? You're the one keeping me locked in this room" she snapped, although her voice was defeated.

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    Garrett watched her as she got out of the car, frowning as she kissed him. He knew she would only do that if she were worried. He reached out giving her hand a squeeze "you'll be great Anna, you know how to work this" he reassured her offering a smile as she walked away.

    He pulled around the corner where he knew he wouldn't be seen and waited anxiously, still feeling the delicate kiss dancing across his lips. He tapped the steering wheel nervously, checking his phone over and over.

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    Elena stayed curled up silently for a number of moments more, until her stomach grumbling became too much. She unfurled herself slowly and began rooting through the bag he had dropped close to her. "Thanks" she told him softly and tried to offer him a smile but grimaced as she moved her face muscles. Her cheek bone was bruised up pretty bad, and her lip swollen. She sighed slowly and shook her head.

    "Why bother apologising? You're the one keeping me locked in this room" she snapped, although her voice was defeated.

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    The vibration from the loud music pulsed through Annabelle as she made her way through the packed out club, heading to the bar and smiling when she spotted her friend Max behind it. She had known Max for a long time, long enough to know that he would help her get the information to the right people and stand in the way of anyone that might try anything.

    "Annie," he greeted with a smile, leaning over the bar and kissing her cheek, "What brings you out here?"

    "I need you to help me get some info to Viktor's boys," she replied.

    "Of course," Max agreed without question, taking the piece of paper that Annabelle handed to him and nodding as she headed back towards the front door.

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    "I'm just following orders," Carter stated, hearing the mixture of anger and defeat in Elena's voice, "Some of us don't have the privilege of choosing what we do... sometimes you have to just shut up and do as you're told."

    Carter had never wanted to get involved with the cartel, he had dreams of travelling the world and living his life on the right side of the law. Fate, however, seemed to have a different path for him to take and it had taken a long time for him to accept that this was who he was.
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    Garrett began to get nervous, and decided to do a circle of the club just to make sure everything was okay. He sighed softly as he pulled out of the labels way and began to drive.

    He noticed a group of Viktor's boys by the front door, who seemed to be looking at something inside. It took a moment, until he saw her to realise it was Annabelle. "fuck" he:mumbled and began to watch the situation unfold to see how it would go.

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    Elena shook her head softly as she heard him mention the priveledge of circumstance. "do I look like someone who had the priveledge to decide what they wanted in their life?" She asked him, narrowing her eyes slightly. Elena took a deep breath, mellowing out her face softly. She didn't know what she was doing, she did not want to make this guy mad at her.

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    Approaching the front doors, Annabelle noticed a large group of Viktor's boys watching her and kept her head down as she attempted to walk straight passed them. As she put one foot on the pavement outside, she felt a hand grab her arm and tensed slightly at the touch.

    "What are you doing here, bitch?" a gruff voiced snarled, "You don't belong here."

    "Just visiting a friend," Annabelle replied, looking the man in the eye and smiling softly at him, "There's something for you guys at the bar, ask for Max the bartender and he'll give it to you."

    Yanking her arm from the man's grip, Annabelle walked away and rounded the corner where Garrett had been parked a while before to find him gone.

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    "You do actually," Carter told Elena, crouching down and resting back against the wall furthest away from her, "I don't mean that disrespectfully, it's just an observation... you may not want to be a part of your dad's lifestyle, but you take advantage of it. You may not kill for him or do jobs, but you definitely spend the money that he takes from people every day."
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    Garrett swore under his breath as he saw her walk away and started up the car beginning to drive towards her. He was aware of who was around them.. clearly interest was piqued now that they realized she was part of the Cortez crew. He let out a sigh and rolled down the window. "Annabelle!" He called out, his eyebrows knotting together. "Annabelle, what the fuck are you doing out here? Get the fuck in the car!" He shouted angrily, shaking his head. He switched the car off and got out quickly, walking over towards her and grabbing her forcibly. "You better hope Tony doesn't hear about this, get the fuck in" he snapped, shoving her in to the back seat.

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    Elena's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at him, thinking for a moment before she shook her head, a sad smile brushing across her lips. "You should know how hard it is to move away from this life once your name gets attached to it" she said, her voice eerily soft. "I don't expect you to understand... But I don't have any choice in this" she added, looking down at the ground beneath her.

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    Fighting against Garrett's hold a little for show, she allowed him to shove her into the back seat and glared out the window as they passed the club. Once they were clear, Annabelle slapped Garrett's arm and smiled. "Nice acting, Dork."

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    "I understand not being able to walk away, do you really think that this is what I had planned for my life?" Carter asked, "This hell is the furthest thing from what I wanted, but a mistake dragged me in and there's no turning away from the cartel."
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    Garrett laughed softly, looking in to the mirror to look back at her. "Sorry for pulling away, you were taking longer than expected, I got worried" he told her kindly, scratching his head softly.

    "You get the information to Max?" He asked her.

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    Elena looked down at the floor, she did know the reality that once you were in there was no backing out. "I don't really know what to say to you" she mumbled gently, pulling her knees back up to to her chest, her fingers delicately rubbing at her swollen face.

    "I just want to go home" she whispered. As fierce as she tried to be, at the end of the day she was simply scared.

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    "It's fine, it's not like you would have left me..." Annabelle stated, although the thought had crossed her mind for the briefest moment, "Yeah, he said that he'd get it where it needed to be and I trust him. Just got to hope that they act on it."

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    "Home," Carter repeated with a fond smile, "Home sounds really good right now... I'll do what I can to keep you from getting hurt, I'll bring you food and drink as much as I can. If it was down to me, I would let you go because it's obvious that you don't know anything, but it's not and I can't afford to disobey Viktor."
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    Garrett nodded contently, hoping the same thing, otherwise Annabelle was putting herself on the line for nothing. "Wanna stop for food on the way home?" He suggested. Living in the compound was great, but sometimes he like just having some time to himself, especially with Anna.

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    Elena unwound herself from her ball slightly, really hoping his kindness wasn't a ploy to make her feel at ease if it wasn't real. 'What's your name?" She asked him softly. Sitting in silence for a number of minutes after she eventually looked up at him. "What's going to happen to me?" She asked.

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    "Are you asking me on a date?" Annabelle joked, although deep down she wished that he would just hurry up and make a move. Everything in her told her to walk away from the cartel, just up and leave... but she wouldn't leave him.

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    "My names Carter and honestly... I don't know, but I'm going to try my best to keep you safe," Carter promised, looking over at Elena and wondering what Viktor hoped to gain out of kidnapping a scared girl. True, she was Tony's daughter but she didn't know anything and that much was obvious. "I'm really not a bad person..."
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    Garrett laughed along with her softly, although his eyes fell a little flat. He had wanted to ask her out for so long now, but he had always been of the though that there was no room for relationships in this world- they would only end in heartbreak. You could only ever hope to protect yourself.

    "Would you like it to be a date?" He teased softly.

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    Elena nodded softly, biting down on her lip. "Neither am I, but everyone is a hero through their own eyes" she said gently, wiping a tear off her cheek quickly as it fell. She figured Viktor had not been seeking a ransom- she knew her father would have paid it. "Carter... Do you think you could bring me a blanket?" She asked

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    "Maybe it wouldn't be the worst date ever," Annabelle replied quietly, knowing that she was risking alot and wishing that she could just say what she wanted to say to him. The problem was that the feelings that she was having towards him were dangerous and he didn't know everything about her, but it was how she felt... she couldn't change that.

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    "Of course," Carter replied with a soft smile, feeling as though they had connected on some level and pushing himself to his feet, "I'll be right back with it..."
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    Garrett's eyes widened slightly as he pulled in to the car park of the restaurant, and parked. He faced forwards for a minute taking in a deep breath before he turned to face Annabelle. "Annie I mean..." He started, stopping himself wanting to make sure he worded this well. "We both know it's an awful idea" he said gently.

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    "Thank you" Elena said curtly, taking another square of chocolate out of the wrapper as she watched him leave. She felt a little less intimidated now, but she didn't want to let her guard down too easily. As the door shit behind him and she heard it lock, Elena felt a sudden surge of panic wash over her. It was as if she just suddenly realised how dark the room was, and how anybody could come for her at any minute, somebody like Troy who had been looking forward to a day where he could take his anger out of somebody like Elena.

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