(Evelynn)
Woah. That was a lot of people. I waved at everyone, and Amari just nodded at them.
"Evelynn! We'll start your training today!" Chris said enthusiastically. "Meet your to-be partners, Roman, Shai, Aspen, and Rylen. I look at them all. Roman, was around 6'2 and seemed pretty intimidating. His tan skin, brown hair, and his striking blue eyes made him seem cold. Shai seemed nicer, with his cream skin, black hair, and eyes. He seemed around 6'2 and had a tattoo on his neck. He greeted me with a small smile. Aspen was around 5'8 and his terracotta skin, green eyes, and chocolate-colored hair made him stand out. He looked like a model. Rylen had dark skin, and amber eyes and seemed to be 6'3. He looked the scariest out of them all. I guess the real question was why was I going to be working with them? Amari moved towards the door and stood in front of it.
"Okay Evelynn, I'm going to need you to sit down." Chris said. Something was up. I didn't know what, but whatever this was, was not what I wanted to do.
"No." I say coldly. "What is it?" Chris seemed nervous and kept shifting his eyes around.
"It's a long story, but let's just say, you aren't going to be a singer." My heart dropped. I didn't even know what to say. "I don't own a singing company, and I don't want to recruit just anyone. We are a... group." He continued
"Just say it" Amari interrupted. "We're a mafia group" He looks at me with no emotion in his eyes.
"Yes" Chris winced
"Okay, and why are you bringing me into this?' I ask, finally coming around
"Because you're my sister." I look at the voice who said that. Rylen looked at me with a glint in his eyes.
"Ry?" I ask, the piece of information clicking.
"Lynn" He says smiling. Tears were threatening to spill over.
"Where the fuck have you been??" I yell angrily
"Oh, Lynn I'm sorry I couldn't find you sooner." He walked up to me and hugged me. It was comforting, but then I thought about what Chris just said. I pushed Rylen away.
"Just because I'm related to Rylen doesn't mean that I should be in your group." I say firmly.
"Would you rather die?" Amari asks.
"You wouldn't kill me." I challenge
"I won't, others will." He says casually. "We aren't the only Mafia group out there. So either you stay here, or you leave and we will kill you. You're a weakness to us out there because of Rylen."
"And I won't let you die." Rylen says
"I'll die if I want to! You can't force me to be in your stupid group!" I yell.
I was being unreasonable, sure, but I didn't want anything to be forced on me. I wasn't going to let anyone decide that for me. I step back and dash to the door, but end up running into Roman. He picks me up with ease and throws me over his shoulder. "Let go of me!" I yell and punch his back. Shai comes in front of me and puts a cloth over my nose. I smelled something sickly sweet before my world went dark.
***
I woke up in an unfamiliar place. I was lying in bed, and the room was dark. I got up but suddenly felt dizzy. I held my head but kept going toward a white door that was on the other side of the room. I opened it and winced at the sudden bright lights, but when my eyes adjusted, I knew that I wasn't at the old place. This place was like a mansion, with a big staircase leading down to a reception hall. I walk down and hear voices coming from a room. I follow them and see their whole group sitting around the dining table, enjoying their food. Shai was the first one to notice me. "Lynn! You're awake! How are you feeling?" He says happily.
