Melrose • Dolan Twins

課 034

"No, Gray, you're not" I sighed. "Ethan and I were just.. talking"

He flashed a small smile and held his hand out for me to take. His smile was contagious, so he also received a smile from me.

I took his hand and he pulled me closer to him, placing a kiss on the top of my head afterwards.

"Let's go?" He asked, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

"Yeah" I smiled, wrapping my arm around Grayson's torso.

In the corner of my eye, I could see Ethan watching us from the staircase, glaring and muttering curse words under his breath.

Ever since then, Ethan and I ignored each other. No talk, no small smiles, not even a simple hello.

The deal was broken, and he didn't pay me anymore.

Instead, the money was replaced with Grayson's salary.

Two days after that date, he got himself a job and insisted on giving me his money.

No matter what I did to deny it, he kept giving it to me. Secretly, if that was necessary.

Like that one time at work when I opened my bag and saw my wallet full of cash.

And that other time at home when I saw him shoving money into my jacket's pockets.

So at the end, I learnt Grayson was one stubborn bitch and that I had no other choice but accept it.

And I thanked him endlessly for it.

Then I noticed Ethan had been bringing other girls over too. But I had no right to be jealous. He was never even mine in the first place.

And what we had was nothing more and nothing less than a little business.

Two weeks left till I could get my sister back. Soon, the past would be forgotten.

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The next day, I woke up to my phone buzzing. Thinking it was Grayson, I smiled and picked up right away.

"Hello?"

"Raine, Raine, Raine" It said, clicking its tongue three times.

My smile faded.

"Who is it?" My eyebrows furrowed.

"Time is running out, darling, and our patience is coming to an end" I heard an unrecognizable male voice in the other line.

My heart began pounding as anxiety began running through my veins. Then it came to me. I knew who this person was.

Black hair, tattooed sleeves, brown eyes.

He was the one who had my sister.

"I-I'm doing all I can, I still have two weeks" I pointed out, trying to remain as calm as I possibly could. I could feel tears blurring my vision.

I heard him chuckling in the other line before he began speaking again. His voice was deep, and husky. Mysterious and so full of venom.

"Wrong, sweetheart" I could picture the smirk crawling up on his lips. "You've got 3 days left."

My mind panicked. Tears began streaming down my face. "You can't fucking do that! I'm doing everything I can, just.. please" I begged while sobbing uncontrollably. I was getting pretty desperate.

"Please" I cried.

"That's the final deal. Take it or leave it" He told me.

I hung up, running both hands through my hair as I fell onto my knees.

I was so vulnerable, so weak and so desperate. I didn't know what to do anymore, I had to get back my sister.

She was the only real family I had left.

Seconds after the phone call Grayson arrived in the room. With fear and confusion, he called my name, and walked fast over to where I was, crouching down and wrapping his arms around my weak body.

He soothed me by caressing my head. I cried on his shoulder that day, letting it all out.

He didn't ask no questions. He didn't talk with me about it.

I was glad to have him by his side. But felt even worse about what I was about to do.

I knew Grayson wouldn't ever be able to forgive me.

author's note

I'm so so so so sorry if my updates are slow asf. I'm just in vacation rn and I don't really have much time to write the chapters.

Hope you understand ♥

I'll be updating much more regularly in a few days

Hope you're all liking Melrose so far! (: