"Shut up," Brooke snapped. "You don't know him! You don't know me! You don't know anything about us so back the fuck off!"
"Brooke, calm down," Indianna said gently.
"I'm sick of people treating me like I'm broken!" Brooke snapped. "No one seems to think I can handle anything! No one thinks I can do anything by myself!"
"We don't treat you like that-"
"Oh, don't pretend! I see the looks I get. I was raped, I got over it, everyone else needs to get over it too! I'm not some broken doll that can't handle anything-"
"You're not over it, Brooke," Indianna whispered.
Brooke knew Indianna was right, but she was fed up. Brooke wanted to do something. Something to help. She was always just there, on the sidelines while everyone else got involved and helped out.
She was the human who was useless, broken and scarred.
She was sick of it.
Her emotions were in overdrive. She didn't really know where all of this anger had come from, but it was coming out now and she couldn't stop it.
"Guys," Tai spoke up. She was looking at Brooke with wide eyes. Tai thought Brooke was a super happy girl, with no worries. Brooke always seemed so carefree. Tai couldn't have been more wrong.
Tai realised that she wasn't the only one who was messed up.
"I think you should give Brooke some space," Tai said and nodded when Brooke looked at her.
"No, she's not going-"
Brooke flinched away from Brandon touched her shoulder. "Don't touch me! You have no right to touch me, not when you're fucking in love with the person that did this to me! The man that ruined me for life!"
"Brandon," Raiden spoke up next. He was watching Brandon cautiously. "Brandon, what is going on?"
"Everyone, chill the hell out," Tai said and stood up. She gently, but firmly shoved Brandon back, and stood in front of Indianna, blocking her path to Brooke. "Brooke, get out of here."
"Thank you," Brooke whispered and in seconds she was gone from the diner.
"Tai, you don't understand-"
"Indie, did you see her? She was on the edge of a breakdown," Tai said. "She needed to leave." Tai turned to Brandon and crossed her arms over her chest. "Somehow, I don't think Brooke was exaggerating about hating you. Why don't you explain to us what the hell that was about?"
"I..." Brandon faltered.
Suddenly the door to the diner flew open and Harry burst in. "Where the fuck is she?" He demanded, looking at Indianna.
Indianna sighed and ran her hand down her face. "She's gone."
*
"You okay, girl?" Sasha asked, raising her eyebrows at Brooke.
"Fine," Brooke said, flashing a dazzling smile. "Let's just get out of this town."
"Where is it we're going?" Sasha wondered.
Brooke reached into her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper with an address scribbled on it, in Harry's handwriting.
"We're going to visit Harry's parents," Brooke said.
"We're what?"
"They're ill, both of them. They're in a facility where they are looked after, and they're finally starting to get better," Brooke said. "Harry can't visit them. He's not been in a while. So I'm going, I'm going to update them on everything."
"I never knew he even had parents," Sasha said. "Hell, I don't even know anything about him."
"He's rather reserved," Brooke said.
"That's putting it lightly," Sasha laughed. "I think it's nice, you going to visit them."
"I'm glad you think so," Brooke smiled.
The girls drove in a comfortable silence. The radio was playing softly and Brooke hummed under her breath. Soon they were reaching the edge of town. Brooke bit her lip nervously and looked out of the window. She couldn't see anyone. She didn't think she was being followed.
Brooke held her breath when she saw the sign.
YOU ARE NOW LEAVING-
The car suddenly spluttered and rolled to a stop.
"What?" Brooke panicked and looked around. "What's wrong?"
Sasha turned to Brooke and smiled sheepishly. "Stalled it," Sasha chuckled and restarted the engine.
Brooke let out a long breath and rolled her eyes at her friend as they drove past the sign, marking the edge of their town.
"Right," Sasha said and put her foot down on the accelerator. "Now where the hell am I going?
*
"This seems lovely," Sasha said as she parked outside a large Victorian looking house. The outside was dotted with colourful flowers and the grass was freshly cut.
"It's just like I remembered it," Brooke said and got out of the car. "I came here once with Harry last year. It wasn't a successful trip."
"What happened?" Sasha wondered. There was a loud beep as she locked the car.
"They had no idea who he was," Brooke sighed and walked up the steps that led to the house. "I'm nervous. I don't know why, but I'm super nervous. I-"
Sasha took Brooke's hand and laughed. "You blabber a lot when you're nervous."
Brooke smiled. "I know." The two girls walked through the front door. Their shoes clicked on the wooden floors as they walked down the corridor and up to the reception desk. A guy in a sleek suit was sitting behind the desk. He raised his eyes and stared at the two girls when they approached him.
"Hi," Brooke smiled. "I'm here to visit Mr and Mrs Raine-"
"Are you family?"
"No," Brooke said and frowned. "Well, yes, kind of, but not really-"
"Immediate family?" The guy asked.
"Um, no," Brooke said.
"Only immediate family or previous visitors allowed," the guy said. "Please leave."
"But-"
"The door is twenty paces behind you," the guy said. He was only young, with dark hair.
"I have visited before. Last year," Brooke said. "I was with their son."
"Name?" The guy sighed.
"Brooklyn Fox."
The guy typed something onto the computer and shrugged. "There's no record of you. Please leave."
"But-"
Indianna forced a smile. "I would never."Greyson chuckled. "Are you not eating any more, sugar?"Indianna stared down at the food on her plate, feeling full. She had taken a lot more food than she could manage to consume. She shook her head.Greyson turned to his sister. "Has she actually eaten a decent breakfast?""Greyson, I've eaten!" Indianna argued.Kirstie rolled her eyes. "Trust your mate, you dick. She ate enough for a whole family.""Great. In that case." Greyson took Indianna's plate from her and sat down between the two girls, tucking into the remains of Indianna's breakfast."We better get organised," Mac said, running his hand along Kirstie's thigh. "We gotta a lot of men to get today.""No rest for the wicked," Kirstie sighed and jumped up from the floor. "Let's go tear down Rogue's empire, lover."Mac chuckled and let Kirstie pull him up from the floor. "Let's do this.""You know," Oscar said, furrowing his eyebrows as he stood up with Kirstie and Max , "you'd think th
DAY ONEIndianna was woken by Kal's snores, they were soft, but she had been struggling to sleep the whole night and now all she could focus on was Kal's heavy breathing. She sighed and turned over, trying to get comfortable which was rather hard with her bump. She was now looking at Greyson as he slept. He seemed so peaceful. His face was so calm and serene, she wished that he didn't have to wake up to the hell they were in.Greyson's eye twitched and Indianna knew that he was no longer asleep. He reached out, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into his chest, resting his chin on her head and one hand on her stomach. *It's early, sugar, you should be asleep, not perving on me while I sleep.*Indianna chuckled slightly. *Sleep doesn't come easily these days.**Try,* Greyson pleaded. *It's 2am. You need your rest.**So do you.**I'm fine. I'm swapping watch duty with Oscar soon anyway.*The rest of the previous day was spent waiting anxiously for Oscar, Kirstie and Mac to ret
"Please don't call yourself that," Indianna said."It's true. I can't be trusted-""Would a monster feel remorse?" Indianna asked, cutting Tai off. "Do you think Rogue feels remorse over his actions?""That is different-""You are not a monster, Tai," Indianna insisted. "You didn't do what you did on purpose. As you said, you lost control. What happened has happened, it can't be taken back. The only thing we can do now is focus on the present. Tai, will you help us now?"It was a few moments before Tai acknowledged that Indianna had spoken. She pursed her lips and gave one sharp nod. "I need to wash this blood off of me," she said and turned on her heel and disappeared into Indianna's room.Indianna made her way to Greyson's room next. The scent of him surrounded her when she entered and she closed her eyes, caressing her bump. She didn't want to go without him. Indianna swallowed the lump in her throat and changed out of the clothes she had been wearing for dinner. Once she was in sw
"If I'd have known that talking to Brooklyn would change your mind then I would have suggested you do that as soon as you started to disagree with me."Indianna scowled at Greyson who smirked at her as she approached him. "Shut up."Greyson reached out and took Indianna's hand, pulling her towards him. "Thank you," he murmured."I'm still annoyed," Indianna grumbled and looked down at her feet, glaring."Hey." Greyson took Indianna's chin and tilted her head up. "Please don't be. You're keeping yourself and our children safe. That's the most important thing. Don't scowl at me, sugar.""You're important."Greyson smiled and kissed Indianna's forehead affectionately. "God, I love you, woman."Karl suddenly yelled from across the room. "They're here! Fucking hell, you took your time, lads! It's not like we're waiting for a psychopath to come and kill us or anything!""You just can't keep your mouth shut, can you?" Harry groaned, but made his way over to where Kal was now standing, over t
"Just me," Greyson croaked. "You know it's the smart thing to do. There's no point in slaughtering a whole pack.""You think I care about how many people I have control over? Do you think I care about that when my mate is lying dead in my arms!" Rogue roared. He threw Greyson to the side, kicking him onto the floor. "You will all die! I will kill you all for what you have done. None of you will live to see next week." Rogue looked down at Stacey and brushed her hair away from his face, smiling down at her. "Everything I will do to this pack will be for you, my love," he whispered. "I promise, I will make them suffer." He then walked towards the woods, not looking back at the pack. "If any of them try to leave, break their legs! I want them alive, for now!" Was the last thing Rogue said to his men before he disappeared. The rest of his men remained, but they retreated into the trees, out of sight, still there, but watching.The silence that followed next was deafening. No one said a wo
Nothing she could possibly say would help."Your pack killed my mate. SHE'S DEAD BECAUSE OF YOU. OF YOUR PACK! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE!" His yells echoed in the woods surrounding them. "You..." He whispered. "You are going to pay."Indianna was too stunned to speak. She was vaguely aware of Greyson putting himself between her and Rogue, but that didn't stop Indianna from staring at her brother who looked ferocious.His eyes were dark, teeth bared, face red and he was spitting blood when he spoke. "You, little sister, are going to suffer. Your pathetic mate can't protect you. Your pack. No one. You are no different from our parents. I thought I could change you. Make you into a version of yourself that I could be proud of. Oh, how I was wrong.""J-Jason," Indianna stuttered, her words barely audible. "I didn't want this to happen-""I don't want your fake pity!" He roared and Indianna flinched. "I don't want lies! I want revenge!"*Sugar, you know I will die before I let him get to you.*H