Outsider - Book Two

Chapter 5

Her head was hurting still but she didn't feel as dizzy. The lights above her dug into her eyes. She lifted her arm to rub her face but she couldn't.
Cece opened her eyes completely, she was in a strange place. Tied to a chair.

'Well good-morning to you.' Someone spoke, it was coming from Ezra.
'Where am I?' She asked.

'No more ditzy accent? That's strange?!' Kaden commented.
'What?' Oh shit Cece. They know, they had to know everything.

'So here is what I do know and here is what I don't. What I do know, your real name is Francesca Cappitani. You're twenty - six years old. You are from Harlem New York, so you were truthful about that. But here is what I don't know. Why you have been stalking my family, why you're in LA and what you want from us.'

'I don't know what you're talking about.' Cece tried pulling on the tape around her arms and the chair.
Gabriel, Julian, Kaden, Brice and Cody were all standing in the room as well.

'Just drop it. I don't have time for lies and games.' Ezra spoke. She tried moving her legs but they were also stuck down.

'Who are you and what do you want?'
'Fine, no games. But I have a genuine question, do you remember me?' Cece asked. There was no point in pretending when they already knew who she was.

'From yesterday morning? Or from last week? Maybe from two months back when you were sitting in Kaden's bar, alone. It's funny, you are always alone.' He mentions. Shit.

'Maybe you guys aren't as dumb as you look.'
'Nice touch with the hair cut and dye though. Almost missed it. Almost.' Ezra pulls up a chair and sits across from her.

'Did you all know?' She asks.
'From the second you reached the bottom of the stairs.'

'I didn't.' Cody pointed out. Julian rolls his eyes but doesn't say a thing.
'And then you started asking us questions. Even oddly enough asking about Zoie! Which none of us told you her name but..'

Fuck! She hadn't even noticed that at all.

'You put something in my drink?!'
'You seem like a smart girl Francesca, but not smart enough. Now it's time you answer some questions.' Ezra calls her out. 'Why are you stalking my family?'

'Maybe I just like Latino's. It's the flavour for me.' She winks.
'You've probably noticed in the last few months of tailing us that I don't play around. So the next question you don't truthfully answer. I'm going to break something in your body.' He threatens.

Now she can really tell he isn't playing around.

'You're not that crazy.'
'Wanna test that theory?' The suggestion made her nervous. Be brave, be brave, be brave. She had to remind herself.
If you don't act scared they won't know that you are.

'Why are you stalking my family?' She didn't answer. Was this a loophole? She was gonna find out.

'Alright then. Brice?' He rolled up his sleeves and outstretched his arm. Brice passed him a hammer.
He lifted it into the air. Her body started shaking.

'You wouldn't!' Her voice shaking. He brought the hammer down on her wrist. The pain coursed through her entire body. She could feel her wrist break.

'Jesus Christ.' Gabriel was shocked in the back. She closed her eyes, biting down on her lip to deal with the pain. Tears sprung at her eyes. Ezra leaned in close, grabbing her chin.
'Do not EVER underestimate me.' He spat close to her face.

She opened her eyes and looked down, bone was peeking out. She was going to be sick, the pain was intense. She tried to control the pain, not let it out.