Grayson

"I can explain all of it."

She quirked an eyebrow at me.

"Be my guest!" She leaned back on the bed, arms folded, smirking slightly.

I told her everything. Everything except the fact Lena, Luke and Isaac came with me. One person betraying her trust was more than enough.

When I was done she said nothing.

"Love?"

No reply.

"Please just say something, anything! I know you're mad. I know. I'm sorry. And I know that doesn't fix it but I love you. I wanted to protect you."

"You know," She began. "The first thing i told Isaac when i met him?"

I shook my head.

"I don't need to be protected."

"Kay—"

"I've been doing this since I was fifteen. I didn't need help then, I don't need help now."

Kayla

4 years.

4 years of radio silence.

Now Matthais Slatter wanted back in my life? 

Fuck no.

I dated him. I was 15 he was 17.

My mom was dead. His dad was abusive.

I wanted to die. He sold drugs.

I needed distraction. There he was.

I kept him far far away from Luke and Lena, but inevitably they met. Needless to say they didn't like Slatter.

He was a good guy though. A crime boss, yes. But he never laid a finger on me. Never did anything to make me uncomfortable. I was happy with him.

I broke up with him a month before Grayson showed up though.

He'd fallen too deep into crime.

He didn't want me involved. Although, I may have been in the past.

So we left each other.

I wanted to tell Gray that he had no reason to send that message. Because he didn't.

Although someone he worked with might.

I'm not innocent by any standard.

I'd lie if I said I wasn't a known criminal. Known to some anyways.

There was one guy who could have it out for me.

His name was something with V.

Victor? Vintner? Vin...

Vincent!

Vincent Blake.

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Im alive (unfortunately)

Sry i wrote this chapter a few days ago but forgot to upload lol.