Page 2 of Seduction

Blood.

So much fucking blood everywhere.

Why?! Why can’t they leave me alone!

I can’t think of anything but the blood and the fear coursing through me, so I run.

I don’t stop running until I collide with something in front of me, knocking me backward.

Arms wrap tightly around me, making me scream.

I know my life depends on me getting away from these assholes, so I fight.

Kicking and screaming, clawing away at the boulder refusing to budge until their voice penetrates my mind.

“Scratch! It’s me! Fuck, you need to calm down before you draw any more attention to us. I don’t know how many more there are,” Lukas hisses in my ear and I freeze.

“Lukas.” I swallow hard, letting the fight leave me when my body registers it’s his arms around me.

“I’m going to let you go now, okay? Do not run from me.” He waits until I nod before setting me down.

Once I’m steady on my feet, I turn on him with a glare, barely noticing the amount of blood covering him from head to toe.

“What the fuck is going on?” I hiss, keeping my voice down now that he’s pointed out more of those creeps could be out here.

He narrows his eyes at me. “I’d love to ask you the same thing, Haliee. What are you doing out here all alone?” he snaps and I scoff.

“Maybe I didn’t want to look at the lying asshole who’s supposed to be my boyfriend!” I snap back, and his face sinks.

I instantly want to hate myself for causing the hurt I see, but really…it’s his fucking fault.

“You heard your Dad and I talking.”

I nod, crossing my arms over my chest.

Wait… “Where is Dad?”

He blinks, processing my words before we both take off running towards the house. We don’t get far before hearing another set of footsteps behind us.

Pulling me behind him, Lukas turns on his heels, his knife at the ready, willing to take out the next guy coming for us.

“Put that thing away, asshole. I’m sure as fuck not going to hurt her.” Creed sounds almost giddy, and I lose it.

This entire situation is fucked, and I’ve seen a side of both of them that I hadn’t witnessed before now.

I knew Creed was psychotic, but he looked manic as he killed those guards. Then, just knowing Lukas lied to me? It still fucking hurts to think about.

I know it isn’t a huge lie in the grand scheme of things, but it fractured the unwavering trust I had in him.

“You’re both completely fucking mental, you know that?!”

Creed just blinks at me while Luke raises an eyebrow.

“How is that, Scratch?” he questions.

I let out a small, frustrated yell. “You both slaughtered how many men? Fuck! You’re covered in blood.” I cringe, gagging a little at the site of it and Creed cackles, shrugging like it’s no big deal.

“Doll, we did it to save you.” Then his eyes narrow on me. “Exactly what the fuck were you doing out here aloneaftertelling Ollie you knew someone was out here?” he barks out, and I swallow as Lukas turns to fully face me.

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