Beauty And The Bad Boy

Chapter 12: Monster

*Isabella's P.O.V.*

"You're going to have to tell me what the hell is going on at some point. You said you were going to tell the first time we started being friends and you never did." I said to Jack who was washing the blood off of his face.

"I said 'I'll tell you.' But I never said when I'd tell you." he smirked.

Whenever he smirked it reminded me of Kaden. I tried not to think so much about him because he's the reason why I'm in this mess.

"I want you to tell me now. And tell me why is it that whenever I yell at you, you end up getting hurt. Like extremely hurt."

"I told you I have cancer. People with cancer don't like when people yell at them."

"Nobody likes when people yell at them. But it's a coincidence to me how everytime I talk about hating Kaden and you, you always seem to get hurt."

"Because I don't like the way you talk about me or my family." he smiled. "Are you going to keep playing detective or are you going to let me talk?"

"I'm listening." I said sitting down next to him on the cozy, fluffy, white carpet near the fireplace. There was a heavy rainstorm which made me scared for my family. I prayed that Asher got my family in time to save them from Kaden's dad.

"Well, where do you want me to start?" he asked.

"Start by telling me why I'm here. Everyone keeps saying it's to protect me, but I'm getting tired of that excuse and I feel less than protected." I pointed out rubbing my wrists.

"You're here because you came into the woods. Kaden's dad is very protective of his family and his people, so whoever comes into the woods, stays in the woods. There's this bad guy that we all escaped from and he had people that wanted to come after us, but we already left, so we hid in the woods and have double lives. One where we live outside the woods and one where we live most of our lives in the woods. It is so that we don't raise suspicions with outsiders and with the bad guy who is still trying to get revenge on us."

"What makes him a bad guy and why does he want to come after your family and people?"

"Let's just say that he ruined our lives. We were kind of like a tribe or a pack as we say. We had to escape his controlling ways and so we did. He didn't like that we escape with half of his people, so he looked more people out there who are willing to kill."

"And you didn't call the cops?!" I said stunned.

"No. If we call the cops, we are all exposed. And we can't afford to be exposed at a times like this in our world. People will not be ready for it."

"Exposed how?"

"We just don't want people to know about us. It'll only complicate things. We all have two homes and live outside the woods by going to school or work, just so that people won't find us or why are we the way we are."

"And I'm here because I entered the forbidden woods."

"There's more to the story, but it will freak you out if you know now."

"I want to know why is your uncle going after my dad and sister."

"Your dad thinks that..." He gulped. "My uncle killed your mom."

"So I've been face to face with my mother's murderer!" I yelled.

"Asher said that your dad thinks because my uncle didn't agree with you r father and mother being together for certain reasons that it caused your mother's death. And my uncle thinks your dad killed Kaden's mother because some of your dad's friends went after my mother and hurt our people. "