Raven was working at the bar of "The Dot" when Jason, Piper, and Hazel entered. She narrowed her eyes at the group. Five weeks ago, she was cast out from her home. Hazel was her sister, and voted for her to stay. Jason and Piper, and most others, voted against her, so she was forced to leave. The reason she was cast out was because she was considered a spy for Rownan, because she was the only child of a man named Robin, a well known criminal and Rownan's second in command. So, when they came into her bar, she felt bitter. They walked up to the eighteen year old, and sat down.
"Raven, we need your help." Jason stated, and stared at her in distaste.
She let out a humorless laugh, her eyes cold. "No way. Get out of my bar."
It was Hazel's turn to speak. "Please,"
Raven's gaze softened as she looked at her older sister. "What do you need help with."
Piper cut her off "Come on guys, we don't need this bitch's help."
Just as she was about to retort, her phone started to blare "Breathe" by He Is We. She said "'cuse me" and picked up the call. "Hello?" she said.
"Hello Love." came the sickly sweet voice of James Wicker, her ex boyfriend and Rownan's trusted friend. "I just called to let you know that your actions have not gone unnoticed by Rownan. Look outside."
Her gunmetal blue eyes widened as she saw James holding her friend Lauren with a knife to her through. She growled into the phone "Let her go, Wicker, or I will shoot you." She had a gun stored in her boot.
"Ah, not so fast love. You see, you have something I want, just as I have something you want."
Raven raised her eyebrow, forcing a collected look on her face, as if she was unaffected by the situation. "What could you possibly want?"
"Just you." he said, and she froze.
"No!" she thought to herself. She promised herself never to go back, never again. He was like a drug, intoxicating, but deadly. But she thought of Lauren, and of Hazel, who would definitely die if she refused.
"Fine." she forced out and ended the call. She turned to the others, who were standing there, unaware of what had happened, only catching her side of the conversation. She muttered under her breath "Fuck it."
"Haze, if I don't call you in 3 weeks, call Sadie and tell her what happened and that I was last seen with James Wicker. I love you." she then walked out of the door, and across the street.
"Let her go, and I will go with you." she spat. Lauren said alarmed "Raven no! I will be fine, just go!" She shook her head and James smiled. "good choice." She pushed Lauren to Raven, who caught her. She turned to Lauren, the ghost of smile dancing on her lips.
"I will be ok, I have a few tricks up my sleeve." She got into Jame's car, and he locked the doors as he started to drive. She said to him as they left, "I will get away from you."
TO BE CONTINUED.....
