AshtonOnce Grayson agreed I knew I had no choice but to agree. Hell, the hassle we would get if we didn't help her isn't worth it. I'm standing with Ella, Alexa is with Emmett and Sasha is with Grayson. Although Grayson is fine, I feel like Raven has him practising and learning so we don't complain that he gets to escape it.Raven looks highly amused with herself as they teach us to dance. Yet, I wonder if she has considered this fully? Something tells me she won't enjoy tomorrow night. It's not easy watching her dance with guys. Even though we allow her, it's taunting and makes us jealous. I honestly don't think she has realised how jealous she will get when we dance with women.Right now it's tense. We're stopping and starting. Tomorrow night, there isn't any stopping. So will she kick off? She looks far too amused right now. I keep questioning why I am agreeing to do this. Had Grayson not given it, saying no would have been easier."Pay attention!" I turn and look at Ella. She kee
RavenToday is going to be a long day. I have already spent most of it at the club with Alexa setting up. While I wanted the guys to practise today, I decided not to. So they are either dealing with business or hiding away and relaxing until tonight."I will sort it." Turning I look at Alexa confused as she hangs up the phone. Why do I feel like something is going wrong? "Rob here.""Why do you need Rob?" He's security."Because tables need moving." I watch Rob reach us. "I need you and some guys to move everything. Tables need to be closer together still with room for dancers. I need more tables.""How can you fit more tables?" Is she crazy? I laugh slightly."I've had a lot of calls today asking if there is space. I told them to come queue, and if someone with a ticket didn't show then yes. Now though, I want to make room so more people can fit in. So, remove the stages with poles.""You're really going to do that?" I stare at her."I will keep a few up, but yes. Each small stage an
GraysonToday has been awful. We tried working, but my mind is still on that file. I've been told they need at least another twenty-four hours. To them, it is nothing, to me it's the world. Especially when there could be things in that file that mean Raven isn't safe."Done." I look up at Emmett as he wipes his hands of blood. "He won't say shit about Raven again."I nod. Harry isn't someone I expected to show up and cause trouble. Yet he did, Big Bear had called just after Raven left telling us about him and the rumour he was spreading. It may only be words, and not real but there was no way I was letting him go around and make out like Raven is a prostitute. In no way did we pay to fuck her.While I planned to deal with it, Emmett refused to let me. Claiming I would kill him. I wanted to deny it, but part of me thinks I would. Not only had he made out we paid someone to fuck us, but made out Raven is a prostitute and willing to be paid by anyone."Good, and you're sure he won't spea
RavenAfter Grayson and our quick fuck I stayed hidden for five minutes. More to compose myself. Walking back out I sit next to Alexa."Feel better?" She laughs and I nod. "Good, I won't tell him off for breaking the rules and fucking a customer.""Technically, I'm not a customer." I'm a dancer and a worker."Tonight you are. Here, I got you another drink." She laughs, amused at my failed attempt. Drinking it, I watch them dance and I don't feel as crazed as before, maybe the sex did help? I laugh at myself, that's crazy. I sigh slightly feeling off."You good?" Ava looks at me."Yeah, I think the downing the drinks quick, followed by sex just hit." I think I might puke. Standing Alexa steadies me. "I'm fine, lesson learnt, don't down drinks."She laughs and I walk to the bathroom, leaning over the sink I try and take deep breaths. My heart is racing, and I'm sweating. Cupping my hand under the cold water I splash it on my face. This isn't from drinking too much too quick. I've done w
EmmettDancing goes well, but we were right about Raven and not coping. She seems more bothered by Grayson though. No doubt because a lot of the women remember him from before. So many are touching him, and throwing him their underwear. I have to laugh as he carries Raven off, and clearly gives in fucking her. I would have left her, and let it torment her until later.No doubt then the sex would have been even more amazing. He's possibly as weak as her. Seeing her suffer made him give in and go to her. So much for us not dancing for her. I continue to dance and strip, ten minutes later Grayson comes back out and I stand laughing at him.He glares across at me, he's weak. That is my way of tormenting him now for a while. Saying he is weak. I continue to dance and watch as Raven comes back out. She looks happy at least now. Almost as if him fucking her has settled her down, and like she can now finally enjoy her night. For the next ten minutes, I continue to dance and keep looking at he
RavenGrayson's arms wrapped around me, give me comfort and help me to feel safe. They are looking at me waiting, and I know they want the full story, but that takes energy and all I want to do is go home and cuddle.Even I know Grayson won't accept that though. I can’t let them hurt Jasper either, he saved me."What happened Raven?" Ashton questions."I felt off. I think I drank too much too quickly, that mixed with the excitement of Grayson sneaking me away had me feeling unsteady. I came out of the toilets and someone grabbed me, and it was like I had no control over my body." They look at me confused but nod."I couldn't talk, I tried moving and they pushed me against the wall. It was a man and a woman, I know the woman was Ruth, I collapsed and she told him to get me in the car.""So it was Jasper?" Grayson looks at me."Grayson no. It wasn't Jasper, I don't know who it was. They kept injecting me with something whenever I could move slightly. The guy kept telling Ruth she gave m
AshtonI watch as Grayson hands Raven to Diesel, my head shaking. I don't know how he is comfortable with that. He walks back to us, clearly sensing questions."He won't touch her.""True, but why does he need to hold her in the car?" He could put her in the back and sit in the front with Hawk."Because we have no idea what Ruth's plan is. If anything happens, she's safer in his arms than asleep in the back. Nothing will happen Hawk is there.""Okay, just wondered." I hold my hands up."Right, we split up." Emmett looks at him shocked. "We always have Emmett. The only reason we stuck together recently was because of Gary, he's dead. You check her businesses, Ashton you check her kids' places, ask their dads if they have seen her.""And you?" I look at him."I'm searching her houses and apartments. Doc is right, she is highly unlikely to go anywhere like that, she will be driving around trying to find somewhere to hide. So while they search everywhere else unlinked to her, we search he
GraysonI stop outside of her house. The place is quiet and dark, walking to the door I grab the key from where she always hid her spare. Unlocking it I walk in and turn on the lights. Searching from room to room, I find nothing. Sitting in her office I begin going through her files and things, ages passing before I give in and leave. There's nothing there that tells me anything.Leaving I glance at the phone, and see that they both checked in. I relax slightly, I will when I get to her apartment, no point in saying I am here when I am literally fucking leaving. I already said I was here and going to the apartment next when I got here.Riding to the apartment I stop outside, again it's dark. Walking over I try the door and it opens. Stepping in I walk into the kitchen, seeing nothing I walk from room to room. It’s clear she packed, everything is all over, and her drawers are empty. So she ran. I stop at her office.Walking over I glance at the desk. I pause slightly seeing the picture
RavenI face Aileen, my fingers tapping on the arm of the chair."I assumed it would be the brothers coming." She doesn't falter but I can see the worry in her eyes."Things changed. Just because they do not like hurting women, and look at creative ways to ensure rules are followed does not mean they are weak and can be ignored." I stop for a moment. "Me however, I have no issues with hurting women, and considering you ignored them, and mocked their attempts to solve the issue I figured I would help."I don't like her. Not just because she uses the fact they won't hurt her as a way to get away with shit, but she in general isn't a nice woman."So you plan to hurt me and get me to agree?" She laughs and sits back."I plan to see if you will listen, then go from there. They have tried Aileen, but your attitude has become worse. This is the fourth month of no payment."She sits quietly and I watch her, not moving. I know she expected me to come in with people, but I didn't. If I did she
RavenI wake up hearing a bang and shouting. My eyes adjust to the darkness."All of them! Every fucking one is dead tonight." I stand hearing Grayson. Walking out, I see him going through his cupboard and grabbing guns."Grayson?""Go to bed Doll."My head shakes, why is he covered in blood?"I will burn it down with them in, I swear." He has the phone to his ear. Something happened."Go to bed." He shouts looking at me, and I glance around, looking towards the living room I see Emmett pacing. His eyes meet mine and I walk to him, his hands stopping me."What happened?""Nothing to concern yourself with tonight, go to bed." He kisses my cheek."No!" I glance down seeing the blood. "Emmett!""Now! If you get in my way, you’re starting the war." I turn hearing Grayson shout and walk out of his room, Emmett chasing after him."Grayson, think.""Fuck thinking, stay with him, Emmett." I watch him walk out and Emmett chasing him while telling him to stop. Turning I walk into the living and
RavenI can't believe I am eight months pregnant. For a while, I worked at the club, and it felt amazing. Slowly, I noticed Grayson talking to some of the guys there. He did what I did, ran and hid, so me opening the club and hiring those dancers that Ruth used meant Grayson couldn't hide anymore. I sat and watched him talk to them, something he admitted he didn't do after he left.Many are grateful for the escape from Ruth. Over the months working I learnt a lot from the men. Ruth didn't just use them and lure them in as children. She continued it in their adulthood as well.They had told her their deepest darkest secrets and she held it over them. So it was nice to see them finally free of that, I expected most to refuse the job, but many of them do enjoy it and are grateful to have a safe place to dance.It's been crazy, Grayson struggled to give me space, more through fear, but the city has learnt women are not weaknesses. Hawk and Doc I guess helped there, everyone knows that it
RavenI fall back onto Ashton hearing him laugh.“Don’t be a dick.” My words are quiet.“I can give you one if you wish?” Groaning my head shakes. “We warned you, Grayson hates being woken up.” He laughs and sits up carrying me to shower he holds me against him.“You’re all mean.” He laughs and looks at me.“Why Cutie pie? If I agree, I will make it up to you.” He looks at me waiting.“Well, I didn’t do anything wrong.” He looks at me amused. “Okay, I wanted to taunt and play and none of you saved me from the other.”“Why would I save you from them when you taunted me as well?” He looks at me amused.“Fine, Grayson cheated, I knew he had limited time and couldn’t go to the room. I never expected that though.” My head rests against him.“Don’t you like squirting?” I nod my head and he laughs. “Then why are you complaining as of yet there hasn’t been a complaint Cutie Pie.”“I feel like I lost, I don’t know what, but I feel like I lost.” He nods and pulls me closer.“You won, we fucked
RavenWaking, I am still in Ashton’s arms, my eyes notice the box next to the bed and I smile.“Morning Cutie pie.” His hand grips my ass.“Happy birthday.” He freezes. “You failed at hiding it, they told me.” I smile at him.“Wasn’t trying to hide it.” I laugh at his words. Moving, I roll over so I’m straddling him. “Although, I’m already loving this birthday.” His eyes go to my chest, and he grips my hips. Leaning over I pick up the box and feel his teeth biting my nipple.“Stop!” Laughing I pull back.“Well don’t shove them in my face then!” He laughs.“I’m getting something, tell your mouth to behave.” Leaning over I grab the box his hands grasping my breasts.“You said nothing about hands behaving.”Laughing I nod and kiss him. His hands slide across my back before grabbing my ass.“You’re an ass kind of guy, right?” He seems obsessed with it. He nods laughing. “Well, happy birthday.” I hold out the box and he looks at it suspiciously.“I’m weird, and don’t do normal. So I though
RavenI watch Grayson walk away, Emmett kisses me and leaves. I stand and look at Ashton, I can see it, that look is back. I didn't even think, I should have thought. Walking to him I wrap my arms around his neck. "I'm sorry.""It's fine, cutie pie. Did you eat at all today?" He looks at me and I shake my head."Just breakfast." He pulls me into the kitchen and together we cook. I feel awful, I didn't even think. I just wanted to do it alone, and I knew Grayson wouldn't let me. Not that I can blame him, with how crazy I have been lately. After eating I pull Ashton to my room.Stripping, I walk to the bed and he stops me."Shower, you smell of smoke." Kissing me he turns me to the bathroom."Join me?" He stands debating it. "I've been alone all day Ashton." I watch him stand and walk to me, before pulling me into the shower. My head rests against his chest as the water flows over us."I won't ever leave Ashton." I peer up at him. "I promise, I will never leave you." His arms tighten ar
GraysonI disagreed with her going alone. This isn't like she is going to see Ava, it's her mother's funeral. Yet the tone of Ashton's voice reminded me that I asked them to warn me.So I took it and left, even if I didn't think it was right for her to go alone. Part of me wants to leave and go there, but the thought of our mother beating me stops me. I know she is right, I ignored her warnings and made things worse. I honestly thought unpacking would be a good thing. Clearly, I was wrong."Hey." Turning I look at Emmett. "Big bear is here." I forgot about that."Deal with Emmett.""No, we deal with it. Don't go back to the person who gives orders Grayson or I will walk out and ignore everything you say." He stands looking annoyed."Fine." Standing I walk out, stopping I sit down and look at him."You said you wanted me to bring things here Grayson." He looks at me worried."It's fine, just not a good day that's all. Hand it here." I watch as he holds out the papers, glancing through
RavenI wake alone, but don't get out of bed. Staying laid down I consider everything. I don't know what was wrong with me yesterday. I want to put it down to being pregnant, but I know that's wrong. I shouldn't have felt alone but I did, despite them being right there."Good morning beautiful." I smile hearing Emmett and watch as he climbs on the bed, kissing me he places the tray down. His mouth presses a gentle kiss on my stomach. "Morning little one." I stare at him and laugh."Food, talk, then you get ready for today." He grins and sits back and I watch Grayson and Ashton walk in and sit down."Fine with me.""Okay, first you have the doctor today. Just to check on you." Grayson states and I nod."That's good as I need the implant removing." He nods and glances around."Raven, today is your mothers funeral." Ashton looks at me. "It is your choice what you do, it's at eleven," Ashton explains."We will be with you regardless Raven. If you want to go we will be there for you." Gray
AshtonI hear the door open. Sitting we don't talk, I want to go check on her though, which defies the whole point of her having space."Grayson Blake Caddel!" I smirk hearing our mum."It wasn't me!" He jumps up and I laugh."What did I say less than twenty-four hours ago?" She stands looking at him. Hell, she is more pissed off with him than she was me.He stands trying to look confused and shrugs his shoulders."I'm not blind, you know, so come on what did I say?""You told me not to force her to unpack the case." His words are quiet. Wait, I look at him, I thought Mum knew. He said she agreed."Grayson!" I stand up shocked."I thought it would fucking help! I'm sorry, I thought her unpacking would make her accept this is her home and relax.""You messaged and said Mum agreed it would help!""No, I told him it would be worse. That was her final safety net. Why ask for advice Grayson if you do the damn opposite?" She looks at him annoyed.I'm just glad it isn't me today. It's rare