Cross My Heart I'm Dead

Chapter 20

"So what information did you guys get?" I asked Matt. Matt, Derek, and I were all sitting round the table in the living room, still trying to figure this out.

"Nothing of much use but we did find out why he wants Taylor so much," I nodded for him to continue, which he did. "Apparently she comes from a rich business family which he thinks can do him a lot of good; which it can. But it can also go badly, if he hurts her then she can get him in jail or even dead. I don't think she knows how powerful her family are as she wants Cray to help her with this instead of her dad." I nodded again and a question popped into my mind.

"What's her last name and who are her family?" I asked and Matt looked down at the folder then back up to Derek and I. We never even thought of who she was and Derek never asked her so this might of set something up for us.

"Cadence. She is Taylor Cadence." He confirmed, my jaw instantly dropped to the groung and my eyes widened to no end.

"WHAT?" Derek and I asked together once we had found our voices.

"Exactly." The Cadence family literally owned the whole area. They owned most of the shops, bars, houses, schools and land. They didn't know much about the gangs but they did work with the police in some cases. They were a family of business and only that. They had the money to destroy anyone they wanted and to get anything they wanted. 

"That means there is no way out. Whether it's the Jesters that kill me or her and her family, I will still die." I mumbled but only received a smack on the back of my head.

"You aren't going to die." Derek said and pulled me into a side hug.

"Al, you saw how easily we took down the lot at their group house. We're gonna win this." Matt assured and I unconsciously nodded.

"They're going to strike back so have all areas guarded and wear the vests, always have your guns on you." Derek warned as he got up, "lets go back to my place, we got to get up early." I got up and walked out with Derek, not saying a single word other than 'bye'. "Cheer up, forget about this for now." He said and kissed my cheek. I smiled and got in the front seat of his car.

"What's the plan for tomorrow?" I asked him after several minutes of silence.

"What plan? Not skipping History?" I chuckled and shook my head.

"Remember? Week of pranks." Realisation hit him and he had his evil smirked, which I absolutely loved.

"Well, I suggest a new target for this day. Alec. He doesn't seem to get how I can kill him and I don't like his attitude-"

"Stop with the excuses and say what to do." I cut him off impatiently.

"I don't know. Just want to pull a prank on him."

"Stink bomb?" I suggested.

"Too common."

"Eh.. Super glue everything in his locker to the top of the inside?" He grinned and I knew that we'd be doing that.

"We'll do that as well as another."

"You get to choose the other one then." I said and rested my head against the window, leaving him in thought.

"Why don't I start a fight with him?" He looked at me before looking back at the road.

"Derek, you'll have to fight the whole group." I deadpanned and his grin got wider.

"I'd love to. I could make it so no one will be allowed to interfere. I'll just make him mad and he will be the one to throw a hit first. I'll take him down and we'll see where it goes from there."