Raven
Last night was a good night, in the sense I had no nightmares. I need to get some new clothes, as much as I hate spending money as it delays me moving out, I need new clothes. After stepping from the shower I grab my clothes. Putting on the bralet and thong I walk out of my bathroom to my bedroom. As I turn to put music on I scream, jumping back and throwing everything in my reach at the fucking spider.
Hell if there is one thing I fear, it’s fucking spiders. They are my kryptonite, after the devil himself laughed in my face, I fear these fuckers more. The door slams open, and I turn expecting Dave but instead, it’s the Caddel brothers. My calm only lasts a second as I see the spider move out of the corner of my eye and I scream running behind them for protection, my arms gripped onto Grayson.
“Erm, what the fuck?” He looks at me confused.
“It’s a fucking spider! A big one.” I point towards it and hear one of them laugh, I watch who I believe is Emmett walk into the room and capture it with his hands before throwing it out of the window. My body relaxes slightly, but now all three are staring at me. Why are they here? In my bedroom?
“Can you get out while I get dressed please?” I step around Grayson back into my room.
“Do we have to?” Ashton grins. He’s cute, I like him.
“No, we can’t, who the fuck are you?” Grayson now looks at me angrily, I’m guessing they don’t know who I am? I’m guessing these are the sons. Shit. Someone could have warned me.
“Raven, apparently Dave is my dad.” I shrug and pull on a cropped top and black ripped shorts.
“He’s your dad?” Grayson stands confused. His eyes analysing me, no doubt trying to see the resemblance.
“For now yes, he was dead for years, but now he is my dad apparently. Who knows?” I shrug and they stand confused still. “So, you’re my stepbrothers then?” I assume they are.
“Stepbrothers? When did you get here?” Grayson stands waiting. He’s lost, so had no fucking idea I was here. Did Dave even tell them?
“About a week ago.”
“And my mother agreed?” He stands annoyed, I don’t have answers for him.
“God, I don’t know, I haven’t seen her. All I know is my mother went to look for a new man to milk dry and sent me here claiming Dave was my dad and he agreed.”
“Why are you in this room?” Emmett now steps forward. His eyes are cold and calculated.
“Because this was the room my Dave said was mine, is there another room you would like your temporary stepsister to live in? It will be temporary as he appears to be like my mother so this won’t last long.”
They look at me amused, I’m been serious though.
“Look, had our mother known she wouldn’t have given you this room. That is why I am asking. Take the room next door, this is a room my mother knows randoms sleep in after a party, take the room next to it.”
“Do I have to?”
“What, did you already unpack and get comfy?” Grayson looks at me unamused.
“Actually I don’t unpack anymore. As you can see.” I point to suitcase open on the floor and the box next to it.
“Look, my mother wouldn’t let you stay in here, move next door, please. You’re not just here for a night or two, so move to the bigger room.” Grayson turns and storms out, Emmett glares at me and Ashton stands grinning.
“I will move your things.” Ashton walks in and grabs my suitcase in one hand and box in the other taking them out of the room. I stand looking at Emmett, wondering why he is staring.
“Anything else?”
“Yeah, stay out of Grayson’s way, he doesn’t do well with house guests.” Turning he leaves. I think that his him saying he doesn’t like house guests. Grabbing a few things of mine like my Bluetooth speaker, and chargers I go into the next room and freeze. Shit, this is big, actually huge. Even the bathroom is better. I watch Ashton walk out.
I finish getting ready and leave, not seeing any of the brothers when I do. No doubt they went to speak to Dave or maybe their mum to find out why I’m here? Getting to the biker club, I walk in and see Ava, she smiles and pours me a drink instantly.
“When were you going to tell me?” I look at her unamused.
“About what?” She leans over and looks at me. Her face says she knows, damn she knew and let me drool over them?
“That the three hot as hell Caddel brothers I had been drooling over lived where I did and are essentially my stepbrothers?”
Her grin widens and I stare shocked.
“I’m surprised it took this long for you to find out actually.” She laughs.
“Find out? I fucking screamed at a spider in my underwear and they came running in. Thanks for the heads up, Ava.” I laugh and finish my drink.
“So, were they welcoming?” She smiles at me.
“God knows, Grayson was cold and evil, Ashton was quiet, a lot and Emmett complained over the room I was in. Other than that, I haven’t seen them!” She laughs at my words and we talk, and it turns out that other than seeing them every once in a while none of them have spoken to her.
Which is unusual as they own the club. I would assume they would have asked her questions and checked she had settled into the role. After spending a few hours with Ava I go straight to the party. No work tonight, so just the party. I walk into the old run-down barn, and its essence pulses through my mind, it’s too similar, the only difference is the number of people, the music and the laughter. It’s not darkened, quiet and drowning in screams. I look across the flood of people, trying to rid my mind of the memories, I’m getting to recognise more and more of these people.
“Well, sugar butt, you again?” I laugh at Jasper’s words and turn smiling.
“Yes, me again. No daggers though this time. I just need to get wasted.” I do, the Caddel brothers have me on edge, they run the city, and are apparently my fucking step brothers? Which sucks as they are hot.
“Here.” He holds out the bottle, and I drink it all, watching as he laughs and hands me his own. “Guess I don’t need one.” I need more but his arm wraps around me as we dance, an hour passes and Ava still hasn’t shown, but she said she might not tonight.
“You have spies.” I laugh at Jasper’s words, but nervousness builds in me. His eyes shoot to the side and I look, my body stopping as I do. Great, Caddel brothers, again! I’m glad it is them though, I was worried.
“Not exactly spies.” I point out. “Spies go unnoticed usually. Plus, I’m not doing anything worthy to spy on, yet…”
He laughs nodding. “True, let’s change that.” He leans forward, his lips against mine, and he moves back until I’m pinned to the wall. His mouth has mine captive as his hands roam across my body.
“Let’s find a quiet place.” I bite his lip slightly and laugh as he picks me up and carries me out of the barn, stepping into the trees, he stops by one and places me down. My hand grips the back of his neck and I pull him to me. Our lips dance together, and a raspy groan escapes his throat as my hands unfasten his jeans. The warmth of his hands slid along my thighs lifting the leather skirt.
He quickly rids me of my thong, yet another one ripped and gone. He wastes no time in lifting my body against his. My moans wrap around his groans as his hips roll, my hands grasping into his shirt. It was quicker than last time, but still, he reached that spot that had me crying out in pleasure quickly, so I don’t care that it was quick.
I watch him step back, a sly smile crawling up his face, as I flatten my skirt. I go to speak and stop as I hear the clapping, I glance around, my eyes falling on them. Ashton is grinning, highly amused, Emmett looks at me with a cold hard gaze and Grayson is glaring at Jasper. Great.
“Little sister.” Emmett walks towards us.
“Sister?” Jasper looks at me shocked. I watch him take a few steps away from me.
“No, stepsister, temporary for like a month if that.”
“Time to come home,” Emmett announces and I laugh.
“Are you joking? You can’t just walk up to me and tell me I need to come home.”
“Oh, but we can. Leave her, now.” Grayson looks at Jasper and he runs off.
“He was a great…friend, thanks for scaring him off. Assholes.”
“Friend?” Ashton grins at me and I groan.
“Our mother has requested to meet you, so yes, home.” Grayson turns and walks away, Emmett and Ashton following, leaving me no time to argue. Great, now I meet their mother. I leave get in my car and drive back. As I get out I see the Aston open the door and wave me in.
Walking in I see them and their mum. No Dave though? Panic builds in me, I bite against my lip and rock from one foot to the next.
“Raven isn’t it?” She looks at me and I nod. “I’m Emilia. I wanted to ensure my sons had welcomed you and were treating you well.” Bless, she is kind, too kind for Dave.
“They have been very welcoming Emilia, thank you for letting me stay here until I get somewhere sorted for myself.”
The brothers look at me shocked, wait, did they think I wanted to be here? I fight back the laughter.
“You’re part of the family and are always welcome. Don’t be a stranger, anytime you need anything let me know. I mean it Raven, you’re family, my dear.” She hugs me again and walks off.
“Well, she likes you.” Ashton laughs and I look at him confused. “You’re not the first stepsibling for us to have, usually, she welcomes them, and that is it. She doesn’t make a point of saying they are family, so she likes you.” He grins and I nod, unsure what to say.
“Well, as I keep saying, this won’t last long, a month if that then I am gone again.” Turning I walk out and go back through to the side I’m staying in. I’m glad they don’t question me or follow. Getting into my room I lay back on the bed. It had me feeling on edge. She was too kind, and calm, nothing like my mother at all. I drift between awake and sleep, and the nightmares slowly begin, I didn’t drink enough.
“Raven!” I jump hearing my dad. Walking out I stop in the kitchen and look at him confused. “Why were you in the main house?”
“Emilia wanted to meet me.” I rub my eyes, I feel weird, the nightmare is still lingering.
“Don’t, ever again!”
“Fine, next time I will tell her no. Happy now?” What did he think I would do? Say I cleaned their room after he fucked a random woman in it? Actually, I should have.
“No, I spoke to your mother more, and she warned me of this.” He hands me something and I take it, stopping I stare. I’m going to be sick. The nightmares are nothing compared to this.
“Why have you got this?” I scream tearing up the picture, willing the thing to disappear quickly.
“A reminder of what happens when you whore yourself out!” His words are loud and I laugh, but it sounds wrong.
“Whore myself out? Do you even know the full story of what happened then, of what he did? I’m guessing not, or maybe you do but you’re too blind by your own money-grabbing schemes you can’t see the fucking truth!” His hand swings and hits me, and I step back in shock.
“Look at you!” He points to my body. “You can deny it Raven but this, all this is proof you do.” He points at my body again.
“Fuck you!” His words sting, they don’t understand, and no one understands. “At least men know they can’t fucking touch and are paying for nothing more than a dance. At least I don’t lie and pretend to love someone to get their cash and jump from one relationship to the next. The men I dance for know that is all they get for their money, the women you fuck assume it’s a commitment but the only commitment you have is to their cash!”
His hand swings and hits me again, I laugh and look at him. He’s a fucking fool to think hitting me will have an impact. I’ve faced the Devil Dave, and you are far from it.
“One day you will regret raising your hand to me. Do you think hitting me hurts? After everything that happened, you think a slap will fucking hurt? Screw you, Dave, I may be a whore, but at least I’m not a prostitute like you and Mother.” Turning I don’t give him a chance to respond, I freeze slightly when I see the brothers standing and watching.
Holding my head up I walk into the bedroom and slam the door, the ripped picture in my hand burning almost, moving I throw it into the bin. He brought it all back, everything. Why would my mother tell him?
Just to torture me from where ever she is living? I need a drink.
EmmettWe watch Raven leave, and we walk through to our mother. She looks happy, stupidly fucking happy.“Mother.” Grayson walks in and sits at the table.“Grayson, look after her please.” Our mother looks at him and he stares shocked.“She’s not a child, she can babysit herself.” He looks at her annoyed.“That may be, however, something tells me there is more beneath the surface and she hides it well. There is only so long that booze and sex can hide those things though. I can see it in her eyes.”Those things? We all look at her confused and she smiles.“It isn’t my place, and to be fair I only know because her father left out some things about her. You boys be nice to her, I mean it.” Her words are stern. Shit, she does like Raven, I want to laugh, as in reality, Raven is someone who doesn’t belong near us.“Sure, for a month then they will be gone,” Grayson states and I groan, here we go again. Why can’t he keep it shut around our mother?“Don’t Grayson! Dave is a nice man.”“Nice
RavenI wait until I hear all three doors close then walk out and grab a bottle of vodka, going back to my room I drink until I pass out, hoping that it blocks the nightmares. It seems to, as when I wake the sun is up and my body hurts. So I slept for a while then.Stripping off my clothes I walk to the bathroom and shower. My mind on last night, the brothers now know my secrets, or at least know I have some. That needs to be the end of it, I can’t have anyone else finding out the truth.I made mistakes, I know I did, and I will forever carry around the guilt and darkness that those mistakes caused. The death will cling to my back and never release its grip. Getting dressed my mind is still replaying everything and I feel sick, I can almost see and smell the blood. I can’t drink yet, not enough to drown it out anyway. So, dancing will have to do. The music fills the room, ‘Foreplay’ by Shensea the soundtrack I opt to dance to.I learnt quickly, that dancing is great, but often the lyr
AshtonAfter Raven ran, and quickly I might add we didn’t speak for a while. It’s clear whatever happened in her past haunts her and she isn’t willing to open up about it.Grayson is adamant we don’t go digging, even if we got answers. Apparently, it’s immoral and wrong, even if we could possibly help after.So, we will wait, either our mother will tell us with time or Raven. He seems to weaken for Raven, sure he gives her the cold shoulder, but had that been anyone else, we would have her past in our hands to know everything about her.“We need to leave.” I look up confused by Grayson’s tone.“You mean leave, leave right?” Fuck, we just got home a few days ago after sorting issues out.“Only for a night or two. Mark has had issues at that club. We will get there sort it, sleep there and finish up tomorrow hopefully.” He stands and waits. We have bars and clubs in other cities.“What about Raven?” I don’t like leaving her alone with her dad.“What about her Ashton? She’s not a fucking
RavenWalking in, I throw down my keys, my hand reaching up and swinging the cupboard open. Pausing, I stand confused, where did the alcohol go? The cupboard was full. Moving, I search the fridge, but it’s the same, empty of any alcohol.“Raven.” I turn and face Dave. “You won’t find anything in there.”“What? Why are you here?”“I have watched Raven, every night you come back drunk, barely able to walk. It ends now.” I laugh at his words.“You can’t stop me! I’m doing nothing wrong!” It’s not like I’m an angry drunk or a drunk who throws up down themselves.“Raven, look at you. Make no wonder why things went bad if this is how you acted. It stops now, I don’t care what I have to do.” He grabs my keys and walks to the door. He thinks things went bad because I drank? He has no fucking idea.“So what? You’re going to follow me around and make sure I don’t drink? You can’t follow me for life!” I scream and watch him walk out and lock the door, wait, no!“I won’t be unlocking the door, Ra
GraysonI walk out to the door, unlocking it I step into my mother’s side of the house. I hear her voice and walk towards it, as I step in she looks at me confused and shocked. Yeah, I don’t unlock that fucking door when she finds a new man.“Grayson.” She looks at me confused and I feel someone tug on me, it’s either Ashton or Emmett but I don’t care. I watch as Dave looks over, a smug look covering his face.“You evil, fucking bastard!” I rage at him, stepping towards him, my mother moves in my way.“Grayson, don’t do this.”“Do what? Do you even know what he did to his own fucking daughter?” I scream and keep my eyes on him.“Only what was needed. As you said, my own daughter, so my choice.”“Grayson!” Turning I look at Emmett. His voice lowers more as he speaks. “Think, remember last time you kicked off at one of her guys? You hit him she will be hurt.” I turn back to look at them, my mum clearly oblivious to everything.“It is her choice. What you did was fucking cruel.” I won’t
RavenI wake for what feels like the tenth thousand time and I’m in Grayson’s arms still. I vaguely remember constantly waking up screaming after the nightmares, Grayson telling me I was fine, and then I was running to the toilet. Last night wasn’t as bad though, I had nightmares twice, but I wasn’t sick. Somehow it wasn’t as bad as the first night.“How do you feel?” He looks at me waiting.How do I feel? “Lost.” That is all I feel right now.“Do you think you could eat, even something small?” He looks at me and I nod. “Okay, I got Ashton to bring in some of your stuff, so if you have the energy, get a shower, change clothes and such.” He points to the chair and walks out.Moving slowly, I get out of bed and walk to the chair, grabbing the things I go into his bathroom. I feel weak, too weak. Getting showered I dry and get dressed, brushing my teeth and hair. I feel more like me, the me before I drank to hide things, and it’s scary.Standing I look in the mirror and fight back the te
AshtonI know she won’t do it. She will make it look like she is but won’t. Walking back through I sit down, and finish my drink. Taking out the phone I hit send on the message and the door opens a moment later. I watch Grayson walk in and sit at the table with me.He knows, poor Emmett has no idea though.“How’s she been?” Grayson looks at me and I smile.“Great! We were just playing some poker, and she ran off for a bit of alone time.” He knows what I mean.“I’m going to my room.” Emmett walks past us.“Why’s he grumpy?” I look at Grayson.“I’ll explain later, so your text was vague, what the hell is going on?” I smile and he stares at me shocked.“What the fuck?” I laugh hearing Emmett shouting.“Do you mind? I’m busy, close the door.” Raven’s replay has us laughing, I watch as Emmett walks through. His eyes come to us as we sit laughing. Shit, she did it?“You’re kidding? You fucking knew?” He stands shocked.“I told her to, it was a dare. To be fair, I thought she would go lie in
RavenI have already noticed Ashton reads my signs, so I used them to trick him and it worked. He looks so shocked that I won again. I can’t help but laugh.“At least you didn’t lose entirely Ashton.” I grin at him and turn to Grayson. Okay, so now a dare for him? After Ashton had me dance on Grayson, Grayson got his own back and had me dance for Ashton. He clearly thought it would taunt him but Ashton like a champ relaxed back and just enjoyed it.“Well, come on?” Grayson looks at me waiting.“I dare you to strip…” My words are stopped when he says fine. “Woah, slow down there, I wasn’t finished. I want you to strip while dancing for me, by strip I mean everything.” He stands shocked, he was about to pull off his top and is now standing still. I think I won, he won’t agree, so I win.“Fine.” His word shocks me, Ashton and Emmett laugh as the music begins, and they are looking like I fucked up, why? Even if he agrees, he will be embarrassed and unable to. Grayson dances in front of me