The Mafia's Secret(Book 1)

Chapter 7 ✔️

SCARLETT

        "You're a real piece of shit, Xavier. This was your plan all along, wasn't it? You forced my brother out of town just to get to me."
        "That may be so but it doesn't matter now. We both know you hate him for leaving you behind. He could have easily taken you with him but he didn't. He left you behind like you were nothing."
        He was right. I was angry at Zayn for leaving me. Even if it was because he didn't have a choice, he still could have taken me with him. Now he was supposedly back and he hasn't even made an attempt to find or communicate with me. I hated him for it but he was my brother. I couldn't give up on him. If he was back, it was for a reason. It didn't have to be because of me.
        Xavier backed away. I didn't have to look up at him to know he was smirking. He could see me thinking. He knew I knew he was right. Zayn didn't care about me enough to come find me. He would always save his own skin first. It was one of the many codes he seemed to follow. I remembered almost everything he taught me. The only thing I dreaded remembering was that leaders never betrayed their followers. And if they did, they would be shunned from the gangs forever. It only came to me now about why he truly must have stayed away. If he came back now, everyone from the gang would destroy him and everything he loved. Including me. So maybe he truly did care about me. It was all confusing. I could hardly understand my own thoughts.
        I hardly realized that tears were falling down my face until Xavier was in front of me, wiping the tears with his thumbs as he caressed my face. I couldn't help but get angry at this, moving away from him as I pushed him away. He didn't have the right to do this. He could pretend to care all he wanted but we both knew it was impossible for him to care for anything. I was just his claim. His prisoner. His new source of entertainment.
        "Scarlett—" He started but I quickly cut him off.
        "—No! You don't get to do that! You don't get to pretend you care! You said it yourself that I'm nothing more than a claimed object! You can't treat me like shit and then change your mind! You don't get to do that to me!"
        "Scarlett—"
        "—Shut up! Just stop!"
        Shoving passed Xavier, I barely made it a few steps to the door before he had grabbed my arm, stopping me in my tracks. He quickly slammed me against the wall but this time with less force than before. I was ready to slap and shove him away from him but he grabbed my wrists, pinning them above my head with just his one hand while the other rested delicately on my waist. His eyes never left mine as we stayed like this for a few long seconds before his lips found mine. I was in too much shock to move. My legs turned to jello as a tingling sensation consumed my body. This feeling was wrong. I had never even kissed a single person until now. Zayn had always controlled that aspect of my life. I was untouchable around him. No one could ever win his approval over me because I was far too perfect for anyone. This seemed wrong to the point like I was betraying Zayn completely.
        Finally having enough of this, whatever this was, I bit Xavier's lip. He quickly backed off as I stood there, processing what had just happened. Confusion and betrayal consumed me in seconds. My own thoughts were moving a thousand miles a minute, giving me no time to truly process a single one.
        Without saying a single word, I stormed out of the room. Xavier didn't follow as I stormed towards the front door. Of course he didn't have to stop me since someone entered the house from the outside. I hardly realized I froze until Caleb was standing in the doorway, eyeing me up and down. He seemed to look beyond me for a moment before stepping to the side, away from the entrance. Without any hesitation, I opened the door.
        "You won't get very far." And there it was. The hesitation as I stood halfway out the door. Caleb's words sunk in, feeding my hesitation. "You're surrounded by miles of trees with other places just like this. Believe it or not, you're safer here than out there."
        I decided I didn't care. Anywhere was better than here and that was my final decision. Rolling my eyes, I exited out the front door.