𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 (OC x OC) - Full Series

[007] CHAPTER 28 - DIE FIRST

"there's only one of two ways that this is gonna end."
|| nessa barrett

Makayla Malfoy

Louis is trying to grab my attention.

I'm trying so hard to suppress the tremble in my fingers. I decide to spin the engagement ring around my finger in hopes to calm me down just before Louis' hand is on my shoulder, turning me around. When I look at him, I pray that I don't look startled, but I already know that I do.

He doesn't look angry at all. I actually don't know how he's feeling. And I hate it.

"Love, what is it?" he asks softly.

I try to change the subject as students rush past us in all directions. "When did you start calling me 'love?' I mean, I don't mind, but it just randomly started—"

My awkward smile disappears when he mumbles, "Stop diverting, Makayla."

I sigh.

"What do you wish to know?" I ask.

"So, so many things..." he whispers. "For starters, why the hell would Theo think that you're upset with him?"

I should've known that he's no longer naive. He can get past my diversions easier now. I hate that he's smart now.

"Promise not to hate him or Mattheo if I tell you..." I demand. I must know that they won't be put in harm's way through me revealing this.

Louis gives me a strange look, as if he is trying to figure me out. "Makayla, what's going—"

"Promise!"

He sighs, lowering his head and nodding. "Okay. Fine. I promise."

That comforts me a little bit, but not much.

"Well..." I hesitate for a moment before clearing my throat, glancing around the room with my hands shoved in my pockets and blurting out, "Theodore and Mattheo killed Jordyn."

I don't dare look at his face. It's as if I can feel his disappointment from here. His guard is lowered and that only amplifies my anxiety.

"They're murderers," I hear him think. "And she lied about it this whole time... I thought we were done with secrets!"

All of a sudden, he blurts out the same sentence. "I thought we were done with secrets." His voice is steady, controlled, and firm. He's upset.

He's upset with me.

I can barely breathe as I mutter, "We are..."

"Then why did you wait two years to tell me that some of my best friends are murderers!" he suddenly shouts, causing me to flinch. He's too angry to notice. "They're Death Eaters—I could have told you that. And you didn't tell anyone!"

"That's not true—" I start, my voice shaky and broken.

"Bloody hell, Makayla!" he caterwauls. "I thought you were better than this! I thought you weren't on their side!"

I pause, my vision going blurry as I try to see through the tears at his angry expression. I could break down right here. Someone is pulling the rug right out from under me and I'm about to fall to my doom.

I take a deep breath, steeling myself for the argument that's about to happen. "I'm not..."

"Then why are you always acting like it?" he snaps. "You're my fiancée and I feel like I barely know you! You're always keeping secrets from me!"