All Chapters of Justice in Bloodlust: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

"Mom!" I shouted as I aggressively shook her. She didn't respond, though. Shit! My eyes stung with tears as I realized my worst nightmare was coming true. I frantically searched for my phone, knocking it off the end table as I tried to grab it. "What's your emergency?" a woman's voice floated through the speaker. "I need an ambulance!" I shouted as I tried to wake my mother once again. I slumped to the floor as the sirens blared in the distance, setting off every stray dog in the vicinity. Of course, the paramedics didn't arrive as fast as I hoped they would, but who was I kidding? Why would they rush to our neighborhood? The slums of the town. Where only drug addicts, alcoholics, dealers, and gangs lived. We were seen as the no goods of the towns.It didn't matter if you were a child or not. It didn't matter that you couldn't control your parents or their decisions, but even we kids were looked down on. Unfortunately, or maybe thankfully, depending on how you looked at it, there w

I didn't know what to think. This man...Well, I say man, but he couldn't be much older than me, was being so sweet and kind and treating me like a normal person, and not some lowlife from across the tracks. But why? My mind couldn't wrap itself around it. "Why are you being so nice to me?" I blurted out with a little more attitude than I planned. He just smirked, "Why shouldn't I be? You've done nothing wrong to me, given me no reason not to be nice, and you're gorgeous, and I would love to get to know you. And like I said, everyone needs someone sometimes."I had no response. Nothing. I had too much going on right now to try to figure this man out. "Look, I appreciate it, but you really don't have to stay. Don't you have school? I wouldn't want you in trouble because of me." He scoffed, shaking his head lightly, "No, I graduated last year, and even if I hadn't, I still would stay with you." Realizing I wouldn't be able to change his mind, I gave him the best smile I could before

Niko led me to the counter, effectively placing our order. I wasn't hungry, but I was tired. It was a tiredness that seemed to be taking over my body quickly. Seeping down into my bones. I didn't listen to what he ordered, and I didn't care, honestly. I wanted to go home and sleep. That's all I need right now. Sleep and then maybe some more sleep before I figure out what I'm going to do. Whatever just happened between Niko and Trey didn't matter...not right now anyway. I didn't have the energy to even attempt to figure that out. Honestly, all that mattered was for whatever reason, I was not going to be fired for taking some time off, and whatever connection Niko had also ensured I would continue to get paid. It was a blessing, and I wasn't going to fight it. Niko's warm hand slipping across my back gained my attention. "Let's go," he told me softly as he gently guided me back out to his waiting car. I hadn't even realized he had been handed our food already. It smelled good, but it