Free Initiation: A Novella (Initiation Trilogy Book 1) by Franny Marie Page B

is around except me and Ryan.
                  “Is this where they're at?” I ask Ryan as we park across the street.
                  “Yeah, I'm sure. I saw the SUV parked here a few times,” he whispers, almost as if he thinks we will get caught only from his voice.
                  “A few times?” I question him as I rise my eyebrows.
                  “Yeah, let's go check it out.” He is already getting out of the car, so I do the same and follow behind him, but something tells me they might not even be here. Why would they be here?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter 12
    Ryan and I walk through the tall brown grass and across the street to the warehouse. I run up behind staying close to Ryan and let him lead the way. Getting closer, I notice two windows on each side of the front are tinted slightly and there are three doors to enter in, something that would be hard to notice from a distance as they’re the same color as the building.
                  “Are you sure this is where they are at?” I ask him again.
                  “Yep. I saw them here not to long ago like I said before,” he confirms.
                  We head inside the building and walk down the dark hallway. The lights flicker on and off on the ceiling. As we are walking, I can hear the faint voices of people talking and the closer I get I can finally hear the voices of the I-Ten gang more clearly and it gives me a rush. As I finally reach them the question that pops up is whether or not Leanne will be here or do they have her somewhere else?
                  “They might be through those doors,” Ryan says as he points to it and I spot a door a few feet down.
                  “I want to check through those doors next to it first,” I reply.
                  “Okay, I'll be on the lookout. You go on ahead in,” he covers me as his eyes are wide. I don’t know whether it’s from a rush or from fear yet.
                  “Got it.” I run up to the door, pulling out my gun and holding it close to me while gripping it tightly in my hand.
                  I slowly reach out for the handle and pull on it gently and as I'm doing so, it makes a faint creaking noise. I take a peep inside and see Leanne tied up in a chair. I creep in slowly. She raises her head up and her eyes grow wide as she sees me, but I put my fingers up to my lips giving her a shushing motion.
                  “I'm going to untie you and get you out of here,” I say to her in a whisper.
                  I remove the yellow ropes from her hands and legs then taking the black duct tape off her mouth.
                  “Collin, I'm so glad to see you,” she whispers in delight and lifts up from her seat, wrapping her arms around me giving me a big tight hug.
                  “Did they hurt you?” I ask.
                  “No,” she says, shaking her head and letting me go.
                  “How did this happen?” I ask her my tone the same as hers.
                  “I don't know... I was at the party and... I was talking to my friend and-” she stops as her voice begins to choke and her tears weld up.
                  “Okay, okay. It's going to be all right. All that matters is that you are fine and no one is going to hurt you now, baby,” I promise.
                  “You sure about that?” I hear a voice from behind me. I turn around to see who is speaking and when I do, Ryan points a gun to my head.
                  “Ryan?” I say his name and my eyes widen with shock.
                  “Collin?” he sarcastically says my name, smiling.
                  “What the fuck are you doing?” I ask him, my eyes never leaving his and my body going