𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑，𝗃𝗃 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄

𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗐𝗈

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐃 found the truck that we'd left destroyed on the side of the road. Shoupe had taken Kiara back home at her parent's request so the rest of us went back to Tannyhill as that's where we assumed Rafe would be with the cross.

I glanced over the wall to see Rafe Cameron climbing out of the van and into the house. I turned to Sarah but she was talking with John B a few steps away from us and the conversation seemed heated so I decided to stay out of it.

"How much you wanna bet that Rafe has the cross inside that truck?" Pope asked, venom laced in his tone. I nodded in agreement.

"There's only one way to find out," Olivia spoke as she followed after Sarah who was going inside the house.

John B came back to stand with us, "Could you take any longer?" JJ laughed.

I watched on as the two blonde girls looked around the truck before throwing their arms up in annoyance. Pope motioned for them to come back to them but they only shook their head before heading inside the house.

I rolled my eyes at their idiocy, sliding down the wall as I fell to my knees.

"Hales, come on," JJ spoke up as the other two boys attempted to climb over the wall.

I rolled my eyes tiredly, "The Kooks will be fine without me."

Suddenly, an older man pulled up in a golf truck, "Excuse me. Can I help you?" He chuckled, "I got double-aught bucks in this thing, I can't miss." He said, referring to the gun in his hand, "Everybody off the wall."

The two boys held their hands up in surrender, "It's not what it seems." Riley spoke up.

"You guys are on the wrong side of the island." He spoke accusingly, "I think I'll call the police."

I sighed, "You don't have to do that."

"I'll decide for myself what I need to do." He smirked.

JJ stepped forward, "Sir, can I just talk to you for a minute? Just to explain. I know you think we're just some derelict kids from the Cut, but we weren't that to Mr Cameron."

"Sure weren't." John B added.

"We were his yard workers, sir." The blonde continued before turning to me, "And this is my girl Hayley and her sister. We were just waiting for our yard associate Tommy to get back from planting a row of flowers for Mr Cameron's memorial."

He nodded, "Keep talking."

"The Knight of the Rhododendron lives on. That's why we planted those flowers. You smell that right?" The Maybank boy asked.

He sniffed, "What is that? Night blooming jasmine?"

JJ shook his head, "No, that's more of a natural Viagra."

I mentally cringed at his words as I looked at the surprise on the man's face, "Okay, we'll finish up here. Sorry to bother you." I spoke up.

The older man nodded as he climbed back into his vehicle, "I've gotta get some of them flowers." He agreed before driving away.

I glanced at my boyfriend, "You're an idiot."

He chuckled as he helped me over the wall, "Come on."

I followed the boys behind a rather large bush as the Cameron man walked out and got into the van, "He's got my cross." Pope spoke angrily before taking off in a sprint behind the van.

"Pope," I whispered yelled as he ran. He managed to hold onto the back of the van as it drove with him hanging off.

"What the fuck?" Riley muttered under her breath.

I pulled her back down behind the bush as Rose and Wheezie walked out with both Sarah and Olivia unconscious in their arms.

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄
so liv has been taken by the cameron's with sarah...