Water and Desert

16-Traitor

"I can't Shawn..They will kill you." Tears started falling from her eyes.

"Who will kill me?" Shawn asked. His eyes dark, full of questions. She didn't say anything and the only voice he could hear was of her sniffles now.

"Look at me Camila." He took her face in his hands, wiping off the tears from her cheeks."Who's gonna kill me if I'll know the truth?" He tried but she couldn't speak. It looked like she was holding back her tears for years.

"It's Ok" He sighed, getting up and taking her with him to settle her in his lap. "I'm not gonna let someone kill me that easily." He caressed her hair which were cascaded on her back while she was hiding her face in his chest, crying her heart out. "You know that Hun..I'm gonna protect you from those bastards, don't worry." He couldn't help but pity on fragile girl who collapsed in his arms, while she was trying to be strong, facing everything on her own. He had an undeniable urge to protect her.

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"These detective devices are just useless, I thought we would get a clue at least." Louis pulled out his headphones in frustration from his head. "Any important message or call?" He turned to address a man who was observing his computer, keeping in check the activities on Camila's phone.

"Not yet sir, the only calls or messages she did were to her friends and had talked about random stuff." He told him.

"And what was that random stuff."

"I can't tell..I mean totally girl's talk and I'm not a girl." He said shyly.

"Ok Ok I get it." Louis said putting his hand under his chin to think about something when his phone started ringing.

"Yes" He said picking it up.

"Mr. Mendes had a special meeting today with Nicholas Galitzine and Rob Gomez. He's still in his Casino." The voice on the other side told him.

"Alright, keep an eye on him." Louis instructed and shut the call. "What is he upto." He said to not anyone particular.

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"Should I order some food, if you're hungry." Shawn said looking at Camila who was chugging down the water from bottle he just handed her. She was sitting on bed while he was kneeling down in front of her.

"No, I'm alright." She told him, letting out a sniffle. Her voice was heavy due to crying. "I have to go or Nicholas will know I'm here."

"No one will know anything Camila, calm down." He said resting his hands on both sides of her on bed. "Nicholas would think you're with Rob coz he left you with him."

"And what about Rob, if he told Nicholas.." she was afraid.

"Rob will never tell anything to Nicholas, trust me, he wouldn't even have returned to the place where he left you. He would think that you've gone home."

"What if all of your assumptions would prove wrong and he'll find us in this room." She couldn't be carefree.

"Then I'll tell him that we don't need his permission to spend some time together." He said taking her small hand in his big one.

"That isn't a joke Shawn." She pulled her hand away looking at him seriously.

"And I'm not kidding either.. I'm not scared of him and you should also." He declared.

"You are saying that coz you don't know him." She said pinching her eyebrows together in worry.

"So tell me about him, Camila."