Forced Family 3

T W E N T Y F I V E

The Answer to the last Challenge: The Park - Book 1, Chapter 3.

Dedicated to: calieking3 - Congratulations! :)

Thomas' small voice lisped behind a pacifier brings Niall from his haunting thought, he had to stay alive more now than ever. He had someone to protect, "I love you too, Tommy," and he'd be damned if he lost control this time.

Bringing the blanket to Thomas' chin, Niall kisses his forehead turning the mobile on, letting him soothe himself to sleep.

He tightens the cardigan he had on poking his head inside Annika's room seeing the girl asleep with her back turned towards the door, pulling the door closed, Niall turns heading into his bedroom seeing Liam sitting in bed with his back against the headboard his laptop on his lap, "Hey we agreed no writing in bed," Niall muses sliding in next to the man, Liam glances at him, "I want to write another book," Liam confesses showing Niall what he'd spent the last few days typing together, "About?"

"Everything, my-my thoughts are different now,"

Niall freezes in his line of questioning, he knows Liam had fallen out of the honeymoon phase with the men, but Niall also knows part of his "parole" AKA agreement to live was that he swore he'd keep Liam under them if he became an adult and they agreed to "let him go,". 

Niall remembers the deal he made with the devils so clearly, he remembers begging that it be Louis knowing Liam could benefit further from the time as a child, he flourished from being comforted, anytime it got hard for the man he resorted to violence. Much like a child would. 

"Louis is off the table, but we're willing to let Liam go," Harry retorts gesturing to the paper in front of him, the trio sit in the dining room of the Malik mansion, it was before the night of their last "escape", they had let Niall in on finding Troy and how they'd use to him to their benefit. Little did Troy know his contract had a death clause, literally. 

The men knew if Liam got out he'd turn against them completely, it was the only reason that kept them from killing Niall in the first place, for whatever reason he listened to Niall.

"O-okay," Niall whispers, tears pooling in his eyes knowing Louis lay upstairs in a crib unbeknownst to him that his brother had just been granted the very thing he would've died fighting for out of headspace.

Niall justified his signature knowing Louis would've done the same thing, even if it meant he'd be stuck with the Maliks forever.

Truthfully the Maliks hadn't let anyone go, if you didn't serve them, they would kill you.

Niall often wondered if death would be better than the hellish reality he's in now.

Liam pulls him from his thoughts with a kiss, "I love you," it's foreign for the pair, sure they were married but they rarely acted like it anymore.

Niall leans into the kiss his hands securing around Liam's hips, "I-I love you too," Liam moves his laptop to the side sinking between Niall's legs, "I want to leave,"

"A-and go where?" the older one breathlessly questions, he's ripping his shirt off shakily trying to get Liam's off as well, "Anywhere," Liam whispers laying countless kisses on the man's chest, "L-lets just pack and go,"

"W-what do-do we tell H-"

"Don't say their name," Liam growls all affection removed from his tone and actions, Niall props himself up on his elbows staring into his puppy eyes, "Lee,"