The Orphan

Chapter Thirty-Six.

Autumn-

I stood out in the middle of the gravel road as Chase's car drove towards me.

He left the motor going as he leapt out and ran over to me, "get in the car!" he ordered as he took off towards the house.

Something was going on, something I didn't know about.

I did as I was told and got in the car.

A couple minutes later Chase came into view supporting Ryder with an arm around his waist and the other holding Ryder's arm around his neck, Ryder was only half conscious.

I felt the need to help but I knew I would be useless to them.

I opened the door so Chase could throw Ryder across the back seats.

"Chase you better tell me what the hell is happening!" I screamed at him feeling the frightened and frustrated tears urging to fall.

"Get in the car Autumn!" He screamed running over to the drivers side.

In any other case I would have been my defiant stubborn self, but I knew this wasn't the right time or place for my attitude.

I did as I was told and shut myself into the car.

The moment my door closed Chase reversed out of the driveway at top speed.

Swerving the truck around we headed home.

"Answers!" I shouted still gripping my chair tightly.

My heart was beating loudly in my ears, making any sound hard to hear.

"I can't give them to you!" he shouted back glancing back over to Ryder lying in the back seat every few seconds.

What?! "You can't? or you wont?!" my voice raising with annoyance.

"It's not my place to tell you anything!" he assured me.

What a load of shit!

"You know I don't believe in shit like that! I don't know why you think you can't tell me, but look at my point of view, you have answers, I have questions, you're currently conscious but I'm not sure you will be if you don't tell me, right now!" I snarled.

He sighed before looking over to me guiltily, "I'd rather you beat me unconscious than Ryder." he stated

I growled under my breath, "If you tell me, I can prevent Ryder from doing anything to you."

He looked at me with a small smirk of realization, "Fine. Wyatt was Ryder's ex girlfriends brother, Ryder cheated on her and she tried to kill herself, Wyatt's held a grudge ever since."

Ryder was a man whore, what did she expect!

"Before Wyatt went into the military he was a student at our high school, no one knew but Wyatt was in some really bad shit, he got involved with this gang, he got into the drug dealing business, he never took anything but nonetheless it's still a dangerous business." he explained.

I frowned, "Whats that got to do with anything?"

"I used to be a drug addict." He stated sounding surprised I didn't know already.

I said nothing to that, I didn't know what.

"My point is, Wyatt was my dealer, so I know him, I know what he's like, and anyone who crosses him is in shit, Ryder cheated on his little sister, But he sees it as Ryder almost killed his little sister." he explained.

"I didn't know." I practically whispered.

"No one expected you too." he reassured me.

I nodded and sat back in my seat as we drove In silence.