ZAYNI finished my last surgery procedure and took off my gloves, then my face mask before plopping down on my office chair.There was a message from my fiancée… ugh, that sounded too fucking good. She asked if I could come over later. I confirmed, then opened my gallery after sending the text.The video she had sent me days ago was seated in my library, an evidence that sound destroy Lucas. I knew Clara would never post it, but the world needed to know what kind of man Lucas Sinclair really was. I needed to send this out for the safety of everyone. I was probably lying to myself to feel good, but I could not snap out of the lie either, so I went with it.I opened my social media app, the newest viral one now—Trace. I went straight to the section for putting up pictures before I could discourage myself. I had an anonymous account, so this was not very hard to do.I scrolled through the videos in my gallery again, hovering over it like the reason I was posting it would maybe suddenly
CLARALucas opened the door and just stood there, staring at me. Shirtless, eyes tired, like I woke him up from sleep. His eyes brightened on seeing me and he straightened, rubbing said eyes with the back of his hand.“Where is Connie?” I asked straight.He stepped aside for me to come in. I did.“He’s… in his room? Hi, love.” He said, shutting the door behind me.I turned to face him. “What the hell is going on with him, Lucas?”He folded his arms. “Be specific.”“Don’t play dumb. The cuts. The blood. The video he sent me.”Lucas’s jaw clenched. “He sent you that?”“Yes. And he said you were abusing him. That you drink, and hit him, and don’t even apologize anymore.”Lucas scoffed, shaking his head. “Are you kidding me? You’re falling for that again?”“He sent pictures, Lucas. A video. He looked scared. Hurt.”“He looked like a damn actor. That’s what he is. A manipulative little punk.”My brows furrowed. “He’s a child.”“He’s not just a child, Clara. He’s Connie. You know exactly wh
LUCASConnie was acting up again. These days he cut himself. Mom had gotten off my back about the CPS shit, only for Conrad to take over. The boy sang it to me every fucking chance he got. Told me I would go to jail for putting him through hell.His grades were improving on the other hand. Basically because it was the only way he could gain access to his gadgets. The first night I noticed the cuts was when I caught him taking pictures of them on his phone. "What the fuck are you doing?" I had barked from the door, then bolted towards him in a frenzy. He backed up from me, glaring like I was the demon in his head that he was trying to escape from."Conrad! There's blood everywhere, why would you even think of doing this to yourself?" My voice shook as I gripped his hand, examining him. My eyes scanned the room—his bloody school shirt tossed on the floor, an open blade on the desk, his phone lying on the ground with the recording playing over and over. The bed was messy, stained in pa
CLARA'Hi, this is Connie. I got your number… so, it's not really necessary how I got your number, but I need you to come save me from abuse.'Connie sent me pictures with marks and blood as evidence of his abuse and even alcohol bottles scattered in the room, which he claimed Lucas would drink and litter there. My hands shook as I replayed the video over and over, trying to make sense of this whole thing.He sent a text later on; 'Did you do anything to him lately? He is so grumpy, he is so much worse now. He never apologizes this time. Please don't tell him I was the one who told you, he'll do something bad to me. Just come save me.'Why had he not sent this video to anyone else? Why was it me? And why would Lucas even think to do this to him? Why? Why? Why?I threw my phone to the bed and let out a deep breath, gathering my face in my hands. After few moments of sitting like that, I decided to call someone to talk to about this. I would call dad but he was on a business trip and t
LUCASAs expected, Zayn and I postponed the meeting date. I did not even think I wanted the meeting to hold anymore.I cracked my neck in my office, checking my time. It was almost 11pm. I worked into the night, almost into the next day. It was the usual these days. I had tried to fuck a couple bitches but they all ended up simply sucking my dick and sent away afterwards.My mind unconsciously drifted to Zayn and Clara's bed hours. What could possibly be going on while they were there. I could swear on my life that the weakling only engaged in vanilla sex. Clara liked it rough most times. He was never going to satisfy her.I closed my eyes, but instead of the peace I hoped to find, I got more images. Clara. Clara and Zayn. Together. In bed. His hands on her. Her body underneath his. Her voice. Her face. Her legs wrapped around him. Did she really like it? Did she moan? "Fuck this." I cussed under my breath and slammed my laptop close. Enough of this mental torture. If I was going to
CLARALucas left right after Zayn wore the ring on my finger, and I had no clue why, but hearing his car reverse out of my driveway did something bad to my chest.“You okay?” Zayn’s voice broke through, soft and close.“Yeah,” I nodded. “It’s just… is this real?”He smiled and brushed a thumb over my cheek. “Of course it is. I’m here now, and doing this for real.”I nodded again, but something about his excitement made the ache worse. My eyes darted to Nora, who was busy adjusting the flowers on the table like she didn’t feel the shift in my mood. Of course, she didn’t. For all I knew, she was simply happy for me.“Clara,” Zayn called, squeezing my hand. “Look at me.”I did.“Are you happy?”I hesitated. “Yes.”His smile widened, and he leaned in to kiss my forehead. “Then we don’t need anything else tonight. Just us.”“You guys look so cute together.” Nora said, cutting in. “I’ll be godmother to your kids! I called it first.”I laughed nervously. Yeah… kids.Zayn grinned, "That’s fin