The Letter

"My lonely place is everywhere you aren't"  
                                              - Perry poetry

Kingsley's POV

"Kins? What's going on? I had to use my key" mom called out downstairs, I heard her shuffling in with her bags but I couldn't respond
The letter had sat on my desk for the past half an hour as I tried to calm myself down.

Should I read it?
Should I call Kade? After I stormed out on him
After he lied to me?
Shall I read it before telling him?
And what does A and H stand for?

Who the fuck is Mr Petrov?

I sighed, reaching for my phone
I need to ring him
He knows what's going on. He must do
Two people broke into my house just to warn me off him?

I rang him, waiting anxiously for him to pick up
"Kins, finally please just let me explain" he said
"I need you to come round, now" I said
"Okay, sure, I'll be over soon" he said, I could hear keys moving down the line
"Please be quick" I said

"Why? What's wrong?" He asked, the sound of a door shutting accompanying his words
"I... just get here please, then we can talk" I said
"Talk?" He asked
I left it at that, and hung up

I couldn't very well say I had been threatened down the phone
They knew my name, my address, they knew how to get into my bloody house.

"Kins, you here?" Mom called out, before she appeared in the doorway
"Yeah, sorry, I was distracted" I said
"Okay" she said
"When's dad home?" I asked
"He's been asked to stay late tonight, big case on, why?" She asked curiously.

"I need a favour" I said
"What?" She asked, eyeing me
"I might have invited Kade round" I said hesitantly
She crossed her arms, giving me a look
I hadn't even thought about what they'd say when I told him to come here

I was just too freaked out over this letter
"Lee you know I can-"
"Please, it's only for a while, dad doesn't have to know" I said
"Of course he has to know" she said
"Not necessarily, he won't be here very long and... and we'll I'm not sure we're even... a thing anymore" I said.

She sat down next to, as I shuffled the letter behind me on the bed
"You two have a fight?" She asked
I shook my head
It wasn't really a fight
More of a... clash
"Is it because of dad?" She asked

"It's just... complicated" I said
She nodded
"Teenage love always is" she said
"Yeah, so please just... don't mention it to dad" I asked
She thought for a moment, before finally nodding.

"Fine, but no more than an hour, and you better hope he's working late enough for Kade to leave" she said, before standing up to leave
I nodded
"And no closed doors" she said, walking away.

Kade's POV

Talk? Why did she want to talk? Talk meant that she wanted to... break up?
Break us off?
I don't think I could take it if Kins hated me
If she wanted nothing to do with me
If my chance was ruined.

Kingsley's POV

"Lee! He's here" Mom shouted
I shifted slightly on my bed, hearing boots hit the floor as he came up the stairs
Almost like he was taunting me
Before he appeared in my room
With that messy hair and smile that made me want to melt

"Kins? You okay?" He asked, slowly coming in
Am I okay? No.
No was the only answer
No one has ever been threatened and terrified and been okay
"No, we need to talk" I said.

He sat down next to me, worry lacing every feature as he took one hand in his
"Okay?" He said
I took a breath, grabbing the letter with my free hand and placing it between us on the covers

"Someone gave me this" I said
He looked down, eyes following the writing before his head snapped back up to me
"Who?" He asked
"A man and a woman, A and H rather, they... they were here when I got home Kade" I said

"What?" He asked in disbelief
"They told me to stay away from you, that this" I said, holding it up
"Was for you" I finished
He took it from me gently, looking over it before he opened it

And I watched as his eyes skimmed over whatever was written.
"Kade?" I asked
"I... I have to go" he said, standing up

"What?" I asked
First he lies to me
Then I get threatened because of... something that he's mixed up in.

And now he's leaving? That's it?
"I, I'll be back in a bit, I have to speak to my dad" he said, heading for the door
"Kade" I said, making him stop
"What's going on? What are you involved in? First the bruises, you lie, you avoid the questions, now someone breaks into my house! I'm scared to death Kade, what is this?!" I stressed.

He walked towards me, tucking the letter into his back pocket
Taking my face in his hands and planting a soft short kiss on my lips
"Just trust me, I'll be back soon okay? I'll... I'll tell you everything" he said

I nodded, having slipped the letter from his pocket whilst he was too distracted kissing me
"Okay" I said
He leant his forehead on mine
"Good" he said, kissing my forehead, before his hands slid down my arms, grabbing the letter from behind my back

"But I'll be needing that sunflower" he said, before striding out of the room
Fuck.
What was I supposed to do now?
Sit and wait. In fear?

"That was quick" Mom said, strolling up the stairs
"Yeah, I told you, flying visit" I said simply, sitting back on my bed
And grabbing my phone.

Kade's POV

How fucking dare he?
Threatening Kingsley?
Bringing her into this?
Scaring the life out of her in her own house? All to get to me?

"There you are, what was so urgent?" Dad asked, sat behind his desk as I stormed through his study
I put the letter down on the desk, sitting myself down as he read through it.

Petrov, telling me it would be in my best interests to comply
Before someone close to me got hurt
Or worse
"Where did you get this?" He asked.

"Kingsley" I said
I had to admit, I was impressed that she thought she could slip it off of me without me noticing
But she wasn't quick enough
And I couldn't help but analyse everything after years of training.

"Kingsley? What's she got to do with him?" He asked
"You tell me, he sent two fucking lackeys round to her house to scare her" I said
"Right, so they've got your weakness" he said

"Doesn't stop you does it?" I asked
Everyone knew the way to get to dad was through his family
And so far we were all still alive. Just about

"No, it doesn't, but my weakness is not a vulnerable little girl" he said
"She's not vulnerable" I said
"I'm assuming she doesn't know about the life we lead?" He asked
I shook my head.

"Then she's vulnerable" he said with finality
"What do I do?" I asked
"Well, I guess we'll have to increase our efforts of finding him, maybe organise another meeting so he'll come out of hiding" he thought out loud.

"And Kins?" I asked
She was my priority
She needed to be safe, and she needs to feel safe
"Well I'm afraid you only have two options there son, you can tell her, risking our life and business and your relationship in an effort that she might understand" he said.

"And the second option?" I asked
He took a breath
"And the second option, is to cut her off, and make her the furthest thing from a target for you, even then though it isn't guaranteed she'd be safe" he explained.

"So I'm fucked then" I sighed, sitting back
"Not necessarily, is she worth telling?" He asked
She was. I just didn't think I would have to tell her so soon.
I imagined we'd be happy and settled with each other before she had to find out what kind of family I lived in.

"Yeah" I said, he shrugged
"You decide son, you'll be calling the shots soon anyway, this is good practice" he said
"Practice? Kins life is in danger" I said
"Yes, I'm aware" he said, returning to the papers on his desk.

I stood up, grabbing the letter to take with me
Do I tell her?
Would she even understand?
Would she try to understand?

Would she still, see me as me? And not a monster
A murderer
A stranger

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