Bulletproof || l.h. (Criminal!5sos)

IX

An awkward silence filled up the entire room after that sentence came out of Luke's lips. I sit up straight on the couch trying to find a more comfortable position, but then I noticed that all the boys' eyes were on me and Luke.

"Are you serious-" Michael asks but I immediatly cut him off.

"I want to know."

Luke opens his mouth to talk but no words seem to come out. He took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hais, trying to calm himself down.

"Do you know anything about this city at all?" He asks me.

I'm not really sure about what he wanted with that question. I know the absolute least about this city. All I know is malls, monuments, train stations and of course, Luke's house. 

Michael lets out a huge laugh after I tell them that, which made me really confused. 

I do remember that Ella told me Luke was part of a gang, but I didn't want Luke to know that. I wanted to see if their stories matched.

"There are two gangs in this city Chloe." Luke says firmly, making Michael quit the laughing almost instantly.

This is serious.

Too serious.

"One of them is leaded by me." He looked like he was choosing every single word he was saying carefully before he even said it. "The other one is leaded by a guy named Tobias."

My jaw drops and my eyes froze on Luke's. I knew he was involved in something really dark, but I kept hoping I was wrong.

"And I killed Tobias' brother trying to save you."

I feel so guilty. Not guilty that he died. In fact that guy was about to rape me that night and I'll never get over that. It scarred me for life. I feel guilty for Luke because he had to kill him to save me.

"Hmm" I whisper and Luke instantly stops, his eyes carefully watching me and my reaction to his words. "Go on" I encourage him, giving him a light smile.

"Yea" He pauses. "We made a truce. But hmm that was many many years ago and-"

"And I made you break it." I say slowly and quietly, finally realizing what was going on. 

This was it. Now I finally get it. 

I instantly let my head fall foward, my face facing the floor as my eyes started to fill up with tears. Now I get that they were trying to protect me, not just using me or torturing me.

"We lived through years and years with this stupid inhuman rivalry, long before you were here Chloe. Truce are made to be broken. Don't feel guilty about it. It's our turn to fight them." Ashton places his arm around my shoulder, trying to calm me down.

They are willing to do anything for their gang.

"But the story doesn't end here." Michael steps in, looking at Luke.

"We are a strong group of drug dealers. We sell it in order to sustain us. It has been like that since forever." Luke explains, and my face instantly changes from sad to mad. I don't want to be involved in that.

But then Luke explained.

"I know this isn't the best way to live, but this is like an institution. I always welcome people to our family, despite my cold harsh selfish actions, as you call it. I feel obliged to help everyone who feels left over, that feel like they don't belong to this shitty society or even their own family."

"That's why we're here. Luke helped us" Michael completes.

"We're the outcasts." 

"What about Tobias' gang? Do they do the same thing as you? Is that why you don't get along?" I ask, thinking that the answer was pretty obvious.

"No Chloe. Tobias' gang steals and kills other people for living. They take advantage of them." Luke explains, his body filling up with anger. "Didn't you see what that guy was about to do to you? He was going to use you and kill you afterwards."

"How do you know that?"

"They're professionals. That is just what they do. The guy wasn't wearing a mask, and they wouldn't risk it having someone calling the cops. I'm tired of seeing them killing innocents for nothing. So I shot that motherfucker."

"Luke calm down-" Ashton sighs, but Luke interrupts him.

"Now Tobias is sending us death threats."

"So what are we still doing here? We have to run away from here before they-"

"We can't."

"Why?"

"I can't tell you stop asking questions!" Lukes sighs. The whole room fills up with silence again.

"They said they would come, find you and use you against us. They're blackmailing us." Michael tried to be as clear as possible. My body instantly shivers at his words and I can only imagine how noticeable my frustration, guilt and discomfort are.

"Nothing is going to happen to you Chole, alright?" Luke sits in front of me holding my hands. "I just need you to stay with us. For your own safety."

Keeping me locked wasn't a selfish move from Luke like I thought. He was trying to protect me and all members of the gang. It was like a ticking timebomb and I could do nothing to escape or help but do as they say.

"This is war. And I'm the gun everyone wants to fire."

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