The Secrets

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Madison's POV

Corbyn randomly decided that when he wasn't around he wanted someone keeping an eye on me. This was fine, except that today Zach was the only one who was available.

It had been a really long day of dealing with Zach and all I wanted to do was get in bed and take a nap, maybe cuddle with Corbyn. I parked in the driveway and took a deep breath. I went into the house and the boys got quiet. That was weird. I went upstairs to find Corbyn. Why was our door closed? It sounded like he was talking to someone. "I can't believe I'm doing this."

"One of the smartest things you've said," Alexa's voice said.

"Was that a compliment?" Corbyn asked and I opened the door.

Corbyn was standing with Alexa in the middle of the room. Alexa had her hands on Corbyn's waist and was getting ready to kiss him when I opened the door. She grinned when she saw me. "Hi, baby girl."

"Don't you dare call me that," I snapped.

She took her purse and walked out of the room. "Bye."

"Corbyn?" I asked. "What's going on?"

Corbyn refused to look me in the eyes. His phone buzzed. It was an unfamiliar number but the text had me more confused. It has to be done tonight or I do it tomorrow. I looked at Corbyn who's eyes widened. "We didn't have a date right?"

I shook my head. "Care to explain?"

"Maddie, I can't right now. Go ask someone else," he groaned.

I glared at him before going downstairs to see Daniel and Jasmine fighting about something. Knowing it wasn't my business, I went to the driveway where Jonah was working on his car. His shirt was on the side mirror and he had a rag hanging on his shoulder. He noticed me and grinned. "Hello, beautiful."

I smiled, but he could see something was wrong. He set down the wrench he was holding and led me to the porch. "What's wrong?"

"Well, I don't really know how to feel about Alexa," I mumbled.

Jonah put an arm around me. "She's history. Those two probably have some kind of trade going on but he's in love with you."

"Speaking of a trade, how did you get involved in the mafia?" I asked and a sad look crossed Jonah's face.

He looked out at our neighborhood as he tried to think of how to explain it to me. "We really did start out as a band. Everything about how we met was true. It was after all that. I don't really know how it started. Corbyn had a past in different gangs and so did Jack. We got together and then we became a small gang which is how Alexa and Corbyn started dating. We were mostly involved in drug dealings."

"Then what happened?" I asked and he sighed.

" We all went through rehab and got clean. We met Evans and he hired us to do his dirty work. This is before we made it as a band. If he wanted revenge, he would use us as his pawns," Jonah explained. "In return, he's keeping things from the authorities that could get us arrested."

I was quiet as I tried to process what he had told me. Before he could continue the other boys came out. Corbyn walked past without acknowledging me. "We have to go. Get your gun and get in the car."

When the boys had gone, I went inside to find Jasmine angrily cleaning the dishes. She saw me and threw the plate she was cleaning, barely missing me. "What the hell?" I yelled.

"So you're not questioning the real reason you're learning to use a damn gun?" She yelled.

"To keep me alive?" I asked nervously.

She shook her head and leaned against the counter. "They're replacing me. That's what Daniel said."

"I mean... you're not much of a help," I told her.

We argued about this for quite some time but it was impossible to get her to be logical. Eventually, I went to bed, leaving Chloe to help clean up the glass.

I woke up to the boys yelling downstairs. According to the clock, it was nearly four in the morning. A scream, caused me to jump. What was going on? I ran downstairs, nearly colliding with Jasmine and Chloe. "Her dad must've found out," Jonah was saying.

"How do you know?" Corbyn asked.

"That was too calculated. Poisoning only Dani," Zach replied. "Is that doctor on the way?"

I got into the living room to see Daniel curled up in pain from whatever poison he'd been given. Corbyn's hands were covered in blood and he was holding a knife. "Who's blood is that? Who hurt Dani?" I asked.

Jonah looked down at me. "Well to answer your second question... it was your dad."

"Did he ever answer your first question?" The officer asked me and I shook my head.

"Maybe you'll get that answer from him when he's done being questioned," I replied.