Hollywood Hearts

Ten

"Are you serious?!" Johnny asked as I sat on the couch with the band, a bandage around my right forearm and my left arm in a sling. I had finally been released from the hospital this morning after a successful removal surgery of the tracker, though I forced Jorel to return last night to the venue.

"Her dad's been tracking her this entire time." Jorel said and I sighed.

"The-the doctor said it looked like the tracker had been in there for about nine years based on my muscle growth around it. Nine years ago, I was in a car accident and was unconscious for a week." I said and the guys looked disgusted and shocked.

"I knew your dad was crazy, but this?!" Jordon asked and I nodded.

"They wanted to know if she was pressing charges." Jorel said and grabbed my knee, but I shook my head.

"I'm going overseas with you guys, I'm not staying here now that he-" I stopped as someone knocked on the bus door then I swallowed hard as Matt opened the door and Candy came on the bus with a smile.

"Perse, we need to speak!" She said and I slowly stood, glaring at her and shaking my head.

"No, Candy, we don't." I said and her eyes changed, from angry to furious.

"We. Need. To talk." She said again and I swallowed hard, not having a choice in the matter as she grabbed my arm and forced me to the back. Thanks to the driver fixing the lock on my room, the door was now shut and locked with just us in here.

"What do you want, Candy?" I asked and she softly laughed.

"You've been a very, very bad girl!" She said and tilted her head some.

"Your dad paid a lot of money for a tracker of that quality-"

"I'm not a lost dog, Candy! I'm his daughter-" I stopped as she slapped my face, snapping my head to the side, then I slowly looked at her through my dyed locks.

"Ca-Candy?" I breathed, trying to figure out where my sweet manager went and where this bitch came from.

"You are his investment, this is his newest project, you are his possession." She said and reached down, taking her heels off.

"It's such a shame." She said and set her shoes on the table next to the door.

"First, that sweet boy who only wanted to free you, and now you'll have to learn a lesson too." She said and unbuttoned her jacket, taking it off and setting it over her shoes.

"Candy, what are you doing?!" I whispered and went to step back, but I hit the bed and fell back on the mattress.

"Candy, please!" I begged, but she shook her head and grabbed my hair, making me cry out.

"Shut up!" She hissed and grabbed a discarded shirt, stuffing it into my mouth.

"Good girl, you're learning to obey!" She said and gripped my hair tighter, punching me in the face.

~*-*~

I looked up as Candy came out of the back room then she cleared her throat and fixed her jacket. They were quiet for too long.

"Well, gentlemen, you'll be getting your payments from Mr. Jones for allowing his daughter to work with you. Expect them in your accounts soon-"

"Where's Perse?!" Charlie growled and Candy smiled.

"I should be going now, I have much to do." She said and left the bus, but I ran to the back and grabbed Perse as she laid on the bed not moving.

"Persephone?!" I rolled her then stared at her beaten face, seeing a balled up shirt with blood on it next to her.

"Fuck!" I heard, but I let Perse go and turned, running off the bus.

"Jorel!" I heard someone yell as I stormed after Candy.

"HEY!" I yelled and she turned then I grabbed her jacket, slamming her into the car door.

"The fuck do you think you're going?! Huh?! You're just going to beat her face in and leave?! I don't fucking think so!" I yelled in her face as people on the tour stared, but I heard people calling me.

"J, get off her!" I heard and someone yanked me back, but I was fighting them.

"STOP IT!" Johnny bellowed and I stopped, glaring at Candy.

"J, go back to the bus!"

"Joh-"

"NOW!" He ordered and I growled, throwing Funny and Danny off and going back to the bus. When I got there, I saw Matt and Charlie cleaning Perse up. I glared and they backed off then I grabbed the cotton ball, cleaning Perse's face as I gently held her chin.

"Jorel-"

"Don't talk, you'll split your lip more." I whispered and she nodded carefully, letting me clean her up. I don't know why I got so furious when I saw her like this, why I felt the actual need to beat Candy's face in and to just punch her over and over again until her face was mince meat.

"Jorel, please, careful!" Perse whispered and I took a deep breath, touching her face with even more care.

"J." I looked at the door and saw Funny there.

"The cops are here, Candy's not going anywhere." He said and I nodded, setting the cotton ball down.

"Come on, beautiful." I whispered to Perse and saw Matt's eyebrows shoot up at my words, but I helped Perse stand and we left the bus, people staring and gasping as they saw Perse's face.

"Holy fuck!" I heard Ian breathe, but the cops turned to us and swallowed hard.

"Miss, who-"

"Her." Persephone said and pointed at Candy, who was tied up with Johnny's jacket and Johnny was gripping her arm tightly as Danny undid the knot.

"These guys-"

"Candy works for my father, Phillip Jones, who put a tracker in my arm and made these guys sign a contract before I could even work with them. You'll find the contract in her briefcase, the combination is zero, two, seven, eight, five, three. If you look at her hands, her knuckles are busted and broken from beating me. On my phone, I have multiple texts from her and my father instructing me what to do, including not be with anyone." She said and shook her head, reaching over and grabbing my hand.

"I'm not hiding anymore, and neither are we." She said and stepped closer, my arm automatically wrapping around her as she laid against my chest.

"You broke the rules?!" Candy growled, fighting Johnny, but I made a point of hugging Perse tighter and kissing her head.

"Ri-right." The cops said and an investigation began, but we had to stay in town for it and chose to get hotel rooms.