part thirty seven: The Party

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Harry Styles

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Harry Styles

Flame Night.

That's the named coined for the night we're all supposed to die.

They're planning to murder the whole lot of us, and something tells me that that's why they haven't killed us yet. They're waiting—strategizing.

So now, I am too.

Everyone's at my place today. It's around 11am—the day after we babysat Elijah. After leaving Niall's, I drove Lydia and I to her parents' house and she snuck me in again.

It's a hassle to have to wake up so early to leave but I'd do it a million times just to sleep next to her.

"Okay," Louis slaps his palms on the kitchen counter of my house, where we were all gathered. "here's what we know—"

"—They won't kill us until this night happens, which already gives us the advantage of time. We don't know how much time, but that's why we need to act right away." Louis continues.

"So we need to figure out where they're hiding. I know they have a hideout somewhere but I don't know where it would be." I add.

My first thought would've been the Collab. Live building, but that's too obvious.

"Remember how I hacked their emails?" Zayn says, "I tried finding something there but whenever Damien organizes a meeting, the location is in code. They're being really careful."

Running a stressed hand through my hair, it sets in how they've been a step ahead of us since Damien took Samuel's place.

He's smarter than Cody and Samuel combined, and he's strategic. He's good at what he does and he's probably got everything planned out down to what method they use to kill us.

He also has a weird interest in Lydia, and that makes me terrified for her.

"We've gotta kill him." I mutter with my palms pressing against the counter as I lean on them.

"It won't be that easy." Niall shakes his head.

"He's like the head of the snake." I say, "you cut off the head, everything else is useless. That gang won't have a leader and then we kill all of them too."

"I get where you're coming from..." Zayn speaks, making me look up at him, "but remember, they're always a step ahead. We need to start thinking like them. Damien has probably already appointed a new leader incase he's killed."

"He's just going to keep taunting us until 'Flame Night' then. He's already attempted to take Lydia and has broken into the cabin. This motherfucker may be a genius but he's also deranged." Louis spills from across the island.

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