Chapter TwentyFour It was like time had stopped still. Love was just completely lost for words. No one spoke, I don't think anyone really knew what to say, I knew I didn’t. You could see all the emotions on her face as she processed his words; ‘You’re joking? That's not funny’. She chuckled without humour and stood up, Damon stood up too and reached for her hand, but she pulled away. ‘No, just tell me you’re joking Damon’. He shook his head. ‘I can’t… I’m not’. ‘Ok.. but like, you’ve killed people on the job, that's what you mean? Because you're a police officer?’ ‘I’m an officer, but I don’t mean on the job’. It was heartbreaking to watch. ‘I don’t believe you’. It was like both of them had forgotten the four of us were even in the room. I wanted to leave and give them some privacy but at the same time, I didn't want to leave her alone, with him or her emotions right now. ‘Love, He’s telling the truth’. Luke told her calmly as if trying to break the news to her gently... An
Chapter TwentyFive As Peyton and I rushed home, we came to the realization that… we had no way of contacting Luke or Michael. We didn’t know their phone numbers, we couldn’t get to their house, and there was literally nothing we could do. It was very possible we would never see them again and the thought of that hit me a lot harder than it should have. ‘Peyton?’ I stopped, she didn’t realize at first but when she did, she came back to me, ‘What if we never see them again?’ I asked, but she shook her head. ‘We will’. How was she so sure and confident? ‘We won’t! They could be anywhere by now and if they had sense, they would be long gone!’ let's be honest, they probably had some weird protocol or plan in place if the Police ever found out about them, that would be the smart and logical thing. ‘Just.. come on’. She told me, pulling on my arm as we continued with our walk back to our house… When we got back, as always, our parents weren’t home, but a large black SUV was outside the
Note: It's come to my attention that I’ve accidentally referred to the serial killer ‘’Joey’’ as ‘’Leroy’’ in a few chapters. I have now edited the chapters and changed his name back to Joey. Once they are approved by my editor, that mistake will be fixed, sorry if I’ve caused any confusion ________________________________ Chapter TwentySix One Month Later I threw my handbag down on the sofa and flopped down. I had just come back from yet another job interview, but It didn’t go well, so I wasn't holding my breath. It wasn’t even 11 am yet, so of course, no one was home. Peyton had been spending a lot of time out of the house recently too. I think she managed to get a job fairly quickly, which was good for her, but made me a little jealous. I, of course, tried to talk to my old boss at the diner and tried to persuade him to rehire us, but he wouldn’t. I couldn’t exactly tell him the real reason why me and Peyton just failed to turn up to our shifts, so he said he couldn’t rely on
Warning: This chapter contains detailed sexual content! ___________________________________ Chapter TwentySeven Peyton’s Point of View I waited for my parents to leave and for Ella to head off for her job interview before I emerged from my bedroom. I felt so guilty sneaking around and even worse given my reasoning for it, but... It was best this way. I went downstairs and grabbed some breakfast before taking it back to my room and packing an overnight bag. As I started throwing clothes and items into my bag, I heard a car pull out outside the house. I rushed over to the open window and smiled widely when I saw him. ‘Just come in!’ I yelled and continued to hurry and rush to get my stuff ready. I only saw him last week, but it felt like a zillion years! I couldn’t keep the smile off my face and practically ran out of my bedroom to meet him in the hallway. ‘Well, hello’. I wrapped my arms around him tight and gave him the biggest kiss. When we pulled away, I took his hand an
Chapter TwentyEight Ella’s Point of View Sighing to myself, I stood in front of Love’s house. I have yet to bring myself to go inside. Amber kept calling… and kept calling and kept calling. When I turned my phone off… she started calling the house, and it came down to either just going to the stupid party or she was going to drive my parents insane, so, here I was… I suppose the ONLY silver lining is that it would save me from an extremely boring evening. … and then there was the other reason I really, really didn’t want to come here. Apart from the overwhelmingly obvious, This was where I spent my last night with Micheal, and sure, while I saw him briefly to say goodbye at my house, it just felt... Upsetting to come here. Fuck it, I’m going home! I turned to leave but as if by some magical, if not annoying, coincidence, Amber came running out the front door, drink in hand, followed close behind by Lori, her girlfriend. ‘Ella! Ella! You came!’. She threw her arms around m
Chapter Twentynine *** The Next Day ***Peyton’s Point of ViewLeaving the hotel, We headed towards the old house. Luke had to grab a couple of important things he forgot to pack originally, which, understandable, they were in a hurry, but of course, we’re going to be very careful with it. We would park a while down the road and I’d go ahead, which was my suggestion, to scope out and make sure it was safe and Police-free for Luke. We wouldn’t be there long, so it was a pretty safe bet we would be ok. It was weird in a way, being able to see where we were going and how to actually get there, last time going there... Well, I was blindfolded in the back of a van. Sure, driving home from here was un-blindfolded, but still...‘Are you sure you don’t mind going first?’ He asked. I rolled my eyes. It was probably about the 10th time that he’s asked. ‘I wouldn’t have suggested it if I wasn’t sure’. He smiled. ‘Yeah, but I don’t want to use you as a Police detector’. I couldn’t help but l
Super Important note for those who want to know about upcoming work! If this doesn't interest you, please skip this.While I had originally planned to release the Deviant CEO Part III in September, I am pushing this back a few months to work on a secret project. It's a book I have been waiting to write for literally YEARS but can only release it in the month of October due to the nature of the book it is. I need to sit down and work out the fine details of my uploading schedule for the rest of the year but rest assured, this book will be daily uploaded for the next two months (July and August) until it is completed. I have also made the choice to quit my job recently to work on my writing full time (although please remember I am still a single mother to a disabled child which will always take priority over anything else, including writing), so I will, hopefully, always have work/books on the go. I have SO many ideas as well as already written books I wish to rewrite so there is no s
Chapter Thirty It took some doing but eventually, I was successful in my search on GoogleMaps, honestly, I should work for the FBI! It's scary, but either way, I found what I was looking for. Much like last night, I found myself standing outside a house, scared to go in, except now, it was for a bunch of whole different reasons. This was HIS house. HIS things were inside. HIS room was inside… I just wish HE was inside too. Taking a deep breath, I built up the courage to walk up to the front door, and then there was a whole new problem... … how would I get in? Surely the door would be locked. I tried the handle anyway and was completely shocked and surprised that it was unlocked. Either way, I opened the door and went inside, closing it behind myself. It was dark and eerie. I looked around, I couldn’t see much, but what I could see just.. Looked the same. I half expected one of them to come around the corner, but obviously, that wasn't going to happen. I decided like most people