-Blake's POV-Silence.My world, for the most part, had gone silent. I had blocked everything for a while. People. Places. For months, everything had gone grey. I'd see her sometimes. Convinced she was back. Argued that she was right there in front of me, talking to me, laughing with me. But I was wrong. Hallucinating maybe. Jake would often tell me that. I was even sent to the hospital for it, given medication. I'd like to say I was healing. Maybe completely healed. After all, I was able to sit in her house like I am now with the rest of the gang without getting a panic attack, without being hurt and upset about her being gone,"But she rejected me!" The
-Dominic's POV-Gym class was next.I sighed. It wasn't as if I didn't like gym class, it was my speciality after all, but what we do during gym was always boring as fuck. It wasn't challenging, it didn't work up a sweat, girls usually had it easier and I couldn't use any of my strength at all. It was seriously a waste.It was the last term of high school for me. Most people had been here for years and years and couldn't wait to get out in a month’s time. They claimed they'd miss the place, miss the people in it. I had no such connection. I wasn't going to miss the building I hardly spent time in, I didn't have people I was going to miss, the teachers were useless, the education system a
-Dominic's POV-"Thanks for coming, William,""Anytime D,"I put my seatbelt on whilst sitting in William's car and looked forward. Peace. I think that's what my mind was craving. Away from the people I wasn't used to. Away from the chaos I left behind. Peace.I wanted to go somewhere far and away, somewhere I didn't know. Somewhere to breathe. Yet I knew that wasn't possible. I didn't have the freedom for that plus it wasn't safe.I didn't want to go to Xavier, I was in way too weak of a state to go and pretend to be strong with him. I also wanted to be away from my family right now. Arthur was with Xavier anyway and Nick was busy, so I couldn't go to him even if I
-Blake's POV-"Who the fuck took the photo?!"Rage. That's what was going through my entire body. Under the grip of my fingers, my phone was near its breaking point. The screen holding a picture of a couple of guys holding Dominic against her will, wearing nothing but bandages, hostage under their arms.She looked weak and defeated and that's what angered me the most. They wanted to boost their own egos. Wanted to make themselves look better and in turn, made her out to be something she wasn't.Dominic was strong. That was something I liked about her. When we would bully her she never asked anyone for help, fought her own battles, didn't get teachers involved and took beatings
-Dominic's POV-"Dominic! Dominic! Dominic!"I laughed as I was thrown into the air before being caught by sturdy arms.The room was spinning, and the night was a blur, but it was the most fun I had had in ages. The taste of alcohol in my mouth, the cheering, the excitement, the sheer joy of having everyone here to enjoy this with me.This is what you call a party.-5 hours prior-"Dominic, please,""No.""But we're bored,""So be it,""You don't even have a fight scheduled tonight,""I could get one later,"
-Blake's POV-"Then why can't I be your girlfriend?"I stopped. It seemed as if everything froze with me.I looked down slowly at Dominic. Her lips captivating me instantly, but I resisted.She's drunk. She's drunk. I had to remember she was drunk."You're drunk Dominic," I stated, trying to divert my attention from her to the exit. I didn't know why I was panicking or why my heart was racing like it was but at that moment, all I could hear was its unsteady beat and how it wouldn't slow down."I know," she deadpanned, "but you were also drunk when you told me you loved me so I think this makes it equal," I gulped, we hadn't brought that up again ever since she had come back to America so this caught me off guard. "Unless that was a lie
It had been only a few days since the new guys had joined the school and they were getting popular, fast. Apart from their popularity, another thing that was rising was their rivalry with Dominic. Dominic's reputation didn't falter however, she stood her ground and spent her days as normally as she could. Well,hernormal anyway.School began and just like any other day, Dominic walked towards her locker with a monotone face, clearly showing her disinterest to the people around her.She opened her locker and took out the necessary books. She had maths first, a subject she found interesting but wasn't thrilled about. But it didn't matter, she thought. She just closed her locker and turned around ho
-Dominic's POV-Confusion was the first thing I had felt when I woke up that morning.The walls were unfamiliar, the bed was unfamiliar, everything was unfamiliar. This wasn't my house, I confirmed before looking down at myself, almost afraid that I had done something I regretted. However, to my relief, I still had last night's clothes on and nothing looked or felt out of place at all.With further inspection of the room I was in, I realised it was a guy’s room and that the guy was laying in the space next to me in bed. So, I slowly checked who it was only to have my breath stuck in my chest. It was Blake. This was Blake's room and I was in Blake's bed.I calmed my racing heart befo
-Arthur's POV-How many fucking pills were in here?No matter how many I took out of the drawer, more lay inside, taunting me. I glared at the pill containers in my hands and grit my teeth.It was all my fault.Suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder which made me ease my muscles and turn to face him. It was Nick. I was so consumed by these that I hadn't heard him come in. "Hey, we just came back from school. Dominic headed straight to the bar, but the rest of the lads are here." He then looked down at my hands and the drawer before looking at me with concern. "You alright?" he asked which made me put the containers down and giving him a nod.He seemed to catch onto my sadne
-Dominic's POV-Beep..."He's fallen into a coma-"Beep..."But you said the operation was a success!"Beep..."It was sir, but you have to understand that he had severe blood loss and until the transfer was given, the damage was already done."Nick pulled on his hair and turned away in annoyance and anger. All I could do though was continue staring at Blake's unconscious figure.I hadn't slept in the three days that it had taken for Blake's recovery to become stable. When they needed a blood transfusion, I didn't hesitate to volunteer. Eating, drinking, the essentials had all been pushed into the back of my mind and all I could do was pray for Blake's safety.Beside me, Jake was sitting in a chair by Blake's
-Xavier's POV-"Tied them all up?" I asked as I carried a passed-out Zack and Nick on my shoulders into the dining room.The fight against all of these boys was rough. It was no wonder they were one of the strongest gangs in their generation. I was impressed, sure, but they weren't at my level, not yet. Perhaps that was why they asked Demon to join them over me and I'll give it to them for being that smart at least."Yeah," William replied, wrapping some bandages over a wound Arthur had while he was unconscious. "Has Dominic gone?" He then asked so I looked back through the window of the garden just to double-check before nodded at him."So far everything's going according to plan,
-Arthur's POV-I watched intently as Jake stepped out of the house, scanning the area before picking up his phone."Let's start, everyone, go!" Nick instructed and with that Blake shot at each hinge of Dominic's door which had closed as Jake exited. The shots had caused the door to fall and as it did, Nick, Zack and I ran in whilst Jason and Blake had stayed out to guard just in case they get out.If I didn't have my other motive, then leaving Zack out there to guard as well would have been a smarter choice. Nick had caught onto this as well, but I convinced him otherwise. Even though I wanted us to succeed, I needed the other gang to succeed more and so I needed the least defence on the outside as possible.With that going through my head, we made it into
-Blake's POV-I watched from afar with my hands clenching my gun as my brother walked towards Dominic's house, ready to start our plan.I was bothered. Really bothered. It was bad enough that Dominic and I have been on off terms because of this whole situation but it was worse that she and Jake had gotten closer as we drifted. She seemed to be more comfortable with him than she used to be, and it really bothered me. Why?I knew it was bad to think of my brother as someone who would hurt me. I knew that the trust he had from me was well deserved and he wouldn't do anything to tarnish that but...why?Why were they meeting more frequently while we're in a situation so chaotic? Wh
-Dominic's POV-Knock Knock.He was here.I got up from my seat, nodding towards Xavier and William before making my way towards the front door. Before opening it, I checked who was on the other side with caution. Seeing that it was, in fact, the person I was expecting, I let him in."Hey Dominic," Jake greeted before hugging me tightly. That was enough for me to know that their plan was going forward. There wasn't a 'sweetheart' and his face was pale, almost grave.After he stepped into the house, I closed my door -making sure to lock it securely.Walking back to the dining room, I searched the walls around my home one last time for signs of trouble and apart from the open window which I closed shortly after, ever
-Jake's POV-"She won't listen to a word I say. She just doesn't trust him, Nick."Currently, Blake, Nick and I were sitting in one of Nick's rooms while Blake was explaining how things were going with Dominic to Nick. So far, he's had no luck in trying to get her to agree to what we had planned. Originally, I thought she was just being stubborn,but the more Blake told us about the way she had been acting, the more I began to speculate.I'm not the smartest in the group -in fact, I may be the dumbest after Zack- but I knew women. They were logical, forward-thinking and cautious. They'll get played but will learn after they're played. Guys, on the other hand, will just get played over and over
-Dominic's POV-"He's done what?" Xavier asked nerve struck."He's convinced them all that he's doing this for my benefit. They're trying to get me to go to some people to get 'wiped clean' or some bullshit like that." I responded dryly. Unlike, Xavier I wasn't really angry, I was just tired of it now."I know I said that we shouldn't trust them, but I didn't know that they couldn't be trusted! Fuck this!" He exclaimed, flailing his arms in the air before holding the bridge of his nose to calm down. "Fine. It doesn't matter. We were alone for four years, we can carry on working alone. Remember, act normal, don't let them get anything from you. I just-" He clenched his fists, "I just can't believe they fell for his lie!""They fell for it?"I turned my
-Blake's POV-I smiled down at my screen as I read Dominic's text message explaining that the was dragged out of the house by Xavier to go and train which was why the door was suddenly slammed closed all of a sudden. I trusted Xavier with Dominic, so I saw no problem with him taking her but now the only issue was finding out what to do now that she wasn't here.I wasn't bored for long though as there was a knock at the door and this time the lads and I go up to open it with caution. When we did, we saw that Arthur stood outside with a straight face. Nick was pretty welcoming and invited him in happily but there was something about him I wasn't comfortable with. After Dominic and I's last encounter with him, hi
-Dominic's POV-Discomfort.No matter what I did or who I was with I was uncomfortable.Arthur's words rang constantly in the back of my head and it was driving me insane. 'You're not really my sister so fuck off,'. Sure, what he said upset me but it was whatever drove him to say those words which annoyed me too.I thought I could trust Arthur but now I wasn't so sure. Not only did he lie to me, but he also wouldn't tell me the truth after I caught his lie. He was hiding something from me and -as much as I didn't want to believe it- I had a feeling I knew what he was keeping hidden.Clearly, I hadn't killed the whole gang, I thought with minor anger but took a breat