AFFLICTION- LRH

What Could Go Wrong?

Maeve's POV:

Ever had such a strong gut feeling piercing through your body you thought you were going to implode? 

Yeah, that's about where i am at right now. 

As we all rode in the back of the limousine, i felt my stomach grow weaker and weaker with the nerves nipping at my skin. 

What was going to happen? 

"Are you alright?" Lukes sudden breath in my ear causes me to jump, earning a wide eye from him, "you seem off. And you're jumping like i am about to attack you."

"Sorry," I try to laugh, but it comes out as more of a hum, "I don't know what's wrong with me. My stomach is killing me." 

"Here," Ashton reaches into his suit pocket, pulling out a tightly rolled joint, "Its the nerves for tonight. I brought this just in case for me, but you seem like you might be more interested in it." 

"I'll be okay," I decline, "thank you though. Usually, i am never this nervous."

"Here," Luke shuffles beside me, reaching into the cubby on the side of the door as he pulls out a bottle of champagne, "Let me just grab you a cup-"

The bottle was wedged between my thighs and the top was getting twisted before he could finish his sentence. The second the lid popped open, the glass was tipped back against my lips and the liquid began to pour down. The nerves in my stomach came to a halting stop, followed by the sweet relief of the alcohol hitting the bottom.

"Wow," Luke hums, earning a side glare from me as i continue to chug, "and here i thought she was brought up a lady." 

"I was," I growl, wiping the sides of my mouths with the back of my hands as i hand the half empty bottle back, "this is a new reign."

"Hell yeah," Michael chuckled, throwing his elbow into Calum who sat busy trying to help Kouvr glue her press on nails into place, "Maeve is an animal!"

"I would just say gross, but that works too." Calum smirked, shaking his head as his eyes stay glued to the work on his girl's hand. 

"Just because she drank from the bottle does not automatically make her unlady like, OR an animal." Kouvr rolls her eyes, "you boys have obviously never partied in college." 

"We never went to college." Luke shrugs, "so that might have some explaining to it."

"And, she didn't go either." Ashton points to me, "so she shouldn't have an excuse other than she just was thirsty."

Kouvrs eyes go wide, her mouth slightly gaped as she tried to hide the red in her face, "I-I hope i didn't offend you.."

"You didn't," I laugh, before a hiccup escapes my throat, "I just never had a life before I knew all of you." 

Lukes firm grip lands on my thigh, his fingers digging gently into my skin as he leans down, "never had good dick before either until me, huh?" 

"Ew," Michael gags, "you don't have good whispering skills, Lukey." 

My face was the next to turn red. 

Thank god my dad decided to ride up front.

As the rest go onto bantering about their own sex lives, my mind begins to drift. I had no idea what tonight had in store for us. Not even a speckle of a clue besides meeting my awful, betraying uncle. But I just had that feeling. 

What the hell was going to happen tonight?

I had to play my cards right, that I knew was for certain. 

But why was the feeling in my stomach not once going away?

Certainty might be the most uncertain feeling of all. 

*********

Stepping out of the car, my gaze meets the building where our elegant party planned to be held. The home was beautiful, with white pillars lining the exterior and the black painted wood keeping its secrets tide into the paint. The lights shone brightly around the giant house, and guests piled in through the door like school fish following one another slowly through water. 

"Wait, Maeve," Luke reaches into his pocket, pulling out my black mask as he wraps the lace around my hair, "You don't look completely different to me, so i have the right to say you look as stunning as ever tonight, my love." 

"Luke," I shove at his side gently, "who would've thought mister Hemmings himself was such a little softy."

Luke narrows his eyes, "I will show you after this beautiful party is over how untrue those words actually are in describing me, miss Rhodes."

I feel my body temperature rise. How could he be so dirty without even having a reason to be? 

Would i be lying to myself if I said I didn't find it completely attractive? 

Yes. 

Yes I would be. 

"Okay," Dad steps out of the car, "Michael and Ashton, follow me to the back. The van will be there with everything we need inside. Do you all have your earpieces in?" 

"Yes, sir." our voices glide in harmony. 

"Good," Dad nods, "be careful in there tonight, and Maeve?" 

"Yes?"

"You find him," he points to me, his mouth twitching a bit as he shakes his finger at me, "and do whatever you have to do to kill my brother tonight." 

I could only nod, still finding that information to be completely hard to understand. 

I had to kill my uncle. 

An uncle i didnt even know i had. 

And i have to murder him tonight.

"You got this," Ashton fist bumps me, turning to follow Michael and my father as he shouts behind his shoulder, "what could go wrong?"

What could go wrong. 

If only i had the answer to that before we all entered the home. 

//Authors note///

You all can thank Moss for this. 

I am also SO SORRY. 

With real life, as well as trying to publish a real book in its process....

I have completely forgotten about this book. 

I am not promising anything but, 

Looks like this book might get to be finished after all.

Chapter is short, but i think i have come up with the full plans for the rest of this books entirety. 

Welcome back to redemption folks. 

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