seven souls seven sins

chapter 52: mission impossible

Natasha's pov:

"You three have some explaining to do." Vincent declares as he crosses his bulky arms.

A shiver works it's way up my spine. His harsh tone makes my heart beat faster than before. Xander assures me by placing his warm hand on mine. "I'll speak if you don't want to." Xander whispers into my ear. His hot breath soothes my pulsing heart. I nod ever so slightly and he turns to face Vincent.

"I'll start." Xander declares, holding his head high.

"We left after dinner in my car. We arrived at Dylan's shortly after with the intention of driving home after a few hours." He briefly explains. "You planned on driving home drunk? That's an automatic DUI." Chase folds his arms with disappointment all over his face. "Nat said that too but we planned to sober up before the drive home." Xavier mentions.

I stay silent, fiddling with my fingers as they speak.

Xavier speaks up. "We agreed to meet back at midnight and then we parted, Xander and I went with the guys from football whilst Nat wandered around Dylan's house." Adrien arches a brow at his explanation. "So you left Nat alone in the house of a person that she doesn't even know, with alcohol and strangers by her side?"

"When you phrase it like that.." Xavier starts.

"It was a yes or no question. Did you, or did you not know that before you entered?" Leo steps forward, his tone getting stricter. "We did but w-" Xander begins but is interrupted by Vincent. "That is all I need to hear from you." Vincent's deep voice echoes throughout the deafening silence.

Xander squeezes my hand for reassurance.

I squeeze back whilst keeping my gaze on Vincent. "Sunshine? Would you mind finishing?"Adrien's gentle tone calls for my response. "Theo found me at the start, but I moved away from him and went to the living room. Which is when I met-" "Harper." Vincent finishes my sentence.

"Exactly, wait how did you know that?" My eyes widen in realisation.

"Me and him had a chat." Vincent clarifies. Uh oh, that can't be good. Although about a hundred questions bounce around in my mind, I finish the story. "Right. We made a silly bet about how drunk I could get and one thing led to the next and I was dancing with strangers."

I smile at the thought.

I look back up to find Chase's eye twitching. "You what?" Xavier clenches his fist. "Doesn't matter. Then Nico found me and told me to wait for him whilst he tries to sober me up. I obviously didn't listen and went to the dining room." I shrug my shoulders. "THAT WAS YOU?" Xander gasps.

"Maybe.." A cheeky smile works its way on my face.

"Tash! You were literally dancing with 20 year old men on Dylan's dining table." Xavier's brows furrow as he turns to face me. "WHAT?" Vincent's stern voice booms throughout the room. "That's beside the point. That's when um I met uh." My words stutter as I can't form a sentence.

"Theo." Xander bitterly spits out.

The tension in the room intensifies. "Nat, I need you to tell us exactly everything that happened with Theo." Leo's voice interrupts the deafening silence. "I don't- I don't want to." My words cave in on each other. Adrien and Vincent share a glance. "I want you to get a rape kit." Vincent announces.