Page 37 of Falling for A Lie

“ Goddamn the gods themselves,” I grumble out blocking her from Reed's view even though it's too late, he saw her..

“Babe, why am I still in the car if we are home?” She stretches out like a cat yawning through it, before she finally looks up and her face is the perfect mask of hurt and shock. “No.No.No.No” she backs up from the three of us, bumping into the hood of the car. Her hands are up in front of her, as she shakes her head back and forth in denial, like it could cause this to go away.

“ Miles, Finn.. please tell me that's not who I think it is..” Her voice comes out broken, and the obvious shaking wracking her petite body has me clenching my teeth.

“ Little Mama, go ahead and head inside with Len. We'll handle this and be in shortly.” Miles says softly, stepping up to our fearless leader like he would a scared cat, he takes herhand into his and leads her to the car behind mine where her sister is now stepping out with the same shocked expression. Len wraps Soren's arm within hers and goes to pull her forward.

But before she can make it even ten steps, Reed is in front of them looking at Soren like she has all the answers.“Little creature, it's really you.. you're real. “ He goes to lift his hand to her cheek but my gun pressed against his temple has him stopping and turning a deadly scowl in my direction. “You better use that on me or get it out of my fucking face. “

I pull the hammer back and place my finger on the trigger to do just that when a stern feminine voice breaks the rage at the audacity of this stupid prick trying to place his dirty hands on My Queenie.

“ Lower it now Finn.” Soren snaps, her teeth bared and her eyes at the gun.

My eyes raise to Soren's, as I do as she asks, lowering the hammer and turning the safety back on before slipping it back to my holster.

“Now behave or go inside, Do the others know?” She takes his hand into hers, rubbing her thumb across his tanned skin. Like she's trying to see if he's really in-front of her.

I sit there quietly, not wanting to leave her outside with him, and also wanting to know if I should expect the rest of Scar's boys.

“No, I haven't told anyone..” He says solemnly, looking at her like he's never seen her before and that she's a stranger wearing someone else's mask. “You look like a different little creature, not the same innocent little girl from before? What have you been doing since you left us ?”

She smiles softly, placing the palm of her hand on his cheek, creasing it gently. A wave of fresh jealousy has me reaching for my gun again, this man doesn't deserve this side of her. She's ours. “ I've been surviving, clawing my way up from the hell I've found myself in. You're right I'm not the same girl as before, she's dead now. I'm every bad thing that has ever happened to me and I'm every bad thing I've done since..”

I sit back with Miles beside me fidgeting with his blades as we watch the two of them, Len has since given up dragging her sister inside and has left to get some rest before she leaves for her recon mission.“Can we talk without Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, over there? Who are they by the way? Your new boyfriends?” He looks at us like he would rather will us to disappear.

“That's none of your concern. But just know, if you wish for me to still stand here In front of you when I'm tired and cold, you will respect my men. Understand?” She tilts her head looking him up and down before stepping back closer to us to put some distance between them.

“Why are you at my house Reed? What if the others followed you? They cannot know I'm here right now, it's nottime. ” Her voice is soft as she treats him like a bomb ready to explode and not a man intruding on her privacy.

“I just needed to see you..I needed to know if it was real.. No one followed me, the others are freaking out over the summons you left with Radley.” He looks like he's ready to break, at her refusing to talk with him , like he cannot believe that she would not jump at the opportunity to be alone with him. He's in for a rude awakening. Because even if she had agreed to be alone with him , we wouldn't have, and she'd respect our choice to stay even when she asked us to leave because she respects us and knows deep down that we wouldn't allow her to be alone with someone without making sure her safety isn't threatened.

“ I'm here, I'm real. But like I said , it's not time. We will talk at the fight. Now if you don't mind, today's been exhausting in more ways than one.” She leans up and places a gentle kiss on his cheek , whispering softly into his ear something that has his eyes widening..

“ Speak soon, love, please don't come back to my house uninvited again.” She pats his shoulders and looks back at us waving us inside. “ Come on you two, turn the cars off and let's go to bed.”

“ As you wish little mama” Miles' smile is cocky as he takes one last look at a sad looking Reed, and does as she asks, turning both cars off , making sure to lock them before bounding past me to our girl.

“ See yourself out, and make sure no one catches wind that she is here until she is ready for it. Understand?” My words are harsh, and my tone leaves no room for argument. I mean every word, if the others come here before she's ready. I will take her , and we will go. She's done being forced to be uncomfortable to please others.

Not waiting for a response, I take off after the two most important people in my life. My Brother and My Queenie. The door shuts as I sneak one last look at Reed , The pain etched across his stupidly handsome face makes me feel a little guilty that I've got the girl , and he's alone. Maybe she'll allow them a spot in her life, maybe she won't. Only time will tell, I know no matter what the decision is, it isn't ours to make.

Chapter twenty-five

Soren

Itoss and turn, fighting between trying to wake myself and slipping back into the nightmare I’ve found myself trapped in. Ever since last night, hearing Ben’s tapes and coming face to face with a man I thought I lost months ago, the dream keeps me in its claws, dragging my mind back to the darkness, back to him.

The creaking of the chains against the metal beams sounds like my death calling me to embrace it, to stop fighting. Jace walks in with a slumped-over Finn, followed by Alec carrying a weakened Drake, dragging them to where I'm hung like a lamb to slaughter by my wrist, the rope burning as I struggle to get free to escape this endless torment. To save them...

“Stop moving, you stupid slut. You're going to bleed out from the marks on your wrist before we even have a chance to have some fun.” Jace's voice grating against my brain like nails on a chalkboard makes me grimace at the onslaught on my already cracking sanity…

“ Maybe we should unhook her from the chains and tie her to the metal table over here and show her how we treat sluts who won't submit,” Alec says through a nasally tone, hatred seeping out of his every pore as he looks at me.

“ Oh my sweet boy, you wanna taste the pussy that stole me away from you for years?” Jace snickers, stepping away from a now-chained Finn, whose head is at an odd angle. I watch his chest barely rise and fall with each labored breath.

“ Yes Daddy, please can we teach this slut what it's like when you're taken and used by real men and not these bitches.” The last word is delivered with a swift kick to Drake's prone body now discarded on the floor like trash, the sound of his ribs cracking against the kick has me clamping my teeth to withhold the scream that so desperately wants to escape.

“P..pl..ple…” my words fail me, as I try to plead for the guys to be set free.