"Well, that was a massive failure," Damien stated, staring down at Jacob. He seemed pretty pissed about it, but it was hardly Jacob's fault. "Maybe Kai really has grown a conscience?" Gordon piped up. He immediately regretted it when the others stared daggers at him."Well, I will beat up Jacob, but we need Kai to beat someone up," Damien said. "And he won't fight me. Not after that time I kidnapped him."Gordon blinked and did a double take. "Huh?"From the corner of his eye, he saw Jacob shaking his head and mouthing, "Don't ask."Remembering poor Ronnie's face, he heeded the warning and closed his mouth."So it is up to you, Gordon. All you have to do is roll your eyes at him and he beats the crap out of you," Damien said.Thinking back to the last time, to the humiliation, he didn't want to volunteer."Come on," Charlene pressured. "I swear I will make it worth your while."At this, Damien and Jacob both made scoffing noises. "Charlene and Gordon? Who would have thunk it?" Damie

Trigger warning - rapeCharlene didn't want to admit it, but she was afraid. She was afraid of Damien, and she'd invited him to hurt her. After watching him beat Jacob, she wished she'd taken up Jacob's offer to be the one. The one to abuse her.They were going to go to the police and accuse Kai. Jacob would do the same, and then Kai would look guilty, even though he'd done nothing to them.'He's done enough to other people over the years,' she thought, justifying it to herself. Her jaw tightened as she tried to force the guilt away. When Damien arrived, all thoughts of guilt vashinsed, replaced by cold, sick dread. It filled her stomach up to her throat, making her feel physically ill.He was scary. Much scarier than Kai."I... I don't think I want to do this anymore," she muttered, avoiding his intense gaze."Oh," Damien said. He plonked himself down next to her and turned to face her. That look in his eyes was so creepy she felt like something was stuck in her throat. She swallowe

Jenna tiptoed into the kitchen, hoping Kai wouldn't be there. He wasn't being mean to her lately, just ignoring her. She wasn't sure if that was worse or not but being in a room with him made her uncomfortable.Her heart sank as she saw him sitting at the table.'Just back out quietly,' she told herself, but he turned to face her before she could move an inch.After a second, his angry scowl softened."Are you seeing Jacob today?" he asked.Jenna shrank as she nodded. There was no point in lying to him."Be careful," Kai warned. "I know he can seem like a good guy, but everything he is doing is just to get at me. He doesn't care about you any more than he cared about Serena or Jess or Tammie or Delilah."'That's a lot of girls,' Jenna thought, trying not to look surprised."I'll be careful," Jenna promised. And she would. She truly believed that she wouldn't end up like those others, but she also wasn't stupid. She paused, hand on the doorhandle.“You really didn’t beat him up, did

Gordon shifted nervously as he waited for the others to arrive. He watched as Charlene plumped her lips in the mirror, adding layer after layer of cherry gloss. It was obvious who she was doing it for because she never bothered wearing makeup when it was just the two of them.He noted the way her eyes kept checking the clock as if counting down the minutes until Jacob's arrival.'He doesn't even like you!' he wanted to scream at the girl. But that would only make him sound jealous. Besides, she would figure it out on her own once Jacob showed his true intentions and crushed her heart into oblivion.When Tom and Jacob knocked at the door, Gordon was horrified to see Damien with them.He pulled Jacob inside first, whispering, "Why on Earth is that lunatic here?""Love you too, Gordon," Damien shouted in a flat voice. When Gordon looked over, Damien blew him a kiss.'Damn, that freak has good hearing,' Gordon realised, turning red with shame."Turns out none of us regular people know ho

Jenna and Kai were walking the dog later than usual—specifically to avoid Jacob. But there he was."For fuck’s sake," Kai hissed under his breath. "It's like he knows when we are leaving the house.""Maybe he does," Jenna muttered in return. "It wouldn't surprise me if he planted a bug in your bedroom."Jenna was half joking. The guy was clearly a little bit disturbed and completely obsessed. People like that did crazy things.Kai was obviously thinking the same thing. His face screwed up as he muttered, "It's just too often to be a coincidence."Today, Jacob did not have his mother's pair of dogs in tow. He wasn't even pretending to be out there for a particular reason. That, coupled with the fact he was staring them down, made Jenna nervous. Even though Kai was a lot bigger, stronger and faster. Even though there were two of them and one of him. Something about the line of his lips and the steely cold in his eyes made Jenna nervous. Eyes that she once found irresistibly gorgeous