Omerta ||ʙᴏᴏᴋ 1||

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ-ғɪᴠᴇ

"All hearts beat the same, It's the reason why they beat that makes them different." ~unknown
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CLICK...

Jack's eyes widened as I took a step closer. Jessica was glaring at me with Hunter by my side reaching his hand out attempting to calm his deranged girlfriend. She looked down at her gun again realizing she that she had little to no ammunition.

CLICK...

My heart was racing if there was a single bullet in that gun my brother would be as good as dead. It felt like my world was collapsing around me. My knees were growing weaker and weaker with each small step. I just wanted to collapse.

"Jess please don't do this." Hunter pleaded. His eyes were watering as if his heart was physically shattered into a million pieces.

"It's all her fault Hunter, you stand by her like she isn't insane," Jessica screamed out pulling Jack closer to her as she pointed her manicured finger at me. Jack stood with his eyes closed as tears rolled down.

This brings me back to that day in the dark alley. Max was there wanting me to save him but I couldn't, I was weak but I'm not going to let it happen again, I've lost too much.

"How is this my fault? Your dad was the one who started this whole thing." Rolled off my tongue. I looked up at Hunter again begging for him to do something.

"I know my dad wasn't a saint Skylar, but you're just as bad as him." she huffed out in frustration. She looked down at Jack then looked up at me.

"You can't kill me, Skylar. Would you want your oldest brother to see you as the girl who killed his baby?" she pouted rubbing her stomach. I taped my finger on the side of my leg trying not to lose my cool.

She was right though; my family was everything to me but it could also be my own downfall. I love too much and fear loosing that little chain of people that keeps me sane. I'd do whatever it takes to make sure they will be ok, no matter who is what I have to get through. This was absurd I pinched myself thinking it was a dream. My anxiety that I had thought had long been gone made an appearance yet again.

Sweat trickled down my brow as my lip trembled. I swear that you could hear my heartbeat from a mile away. Mercy in my eyes was all there was. My vision was starting to get hazy as I looked over at hunter whose hand twitched here and there but it was clenched as if he was going to punch someone.

Jessica kept looking down at Jack and back at her gun. I took small steps towards here stopping three feet in front of her. She pushed Jack down to the floor with a sudden movement. He scurried away like a little mouse to Hunter, which soon held him in a tight embrace.

I sighed with relief but this wasn't over. Jessica had her gun pointed at me but I knew it was empty because she could've had so many chances to kill me or my brother. I reached my hand up and placed the palm of my hand against the barrel of the gun.

"If you were going to shoot you would've already done it. " I smirked out. She raised her eyebrows and tilted her head and gave me that watch-me look.

Her finger lingered a centimeter away from the trigger. I took a deep breath ready to feel the pain of a bullet piercing through my hand breaking the bones within.

BANG...

I a warmth trickled down my ear as it rang. I looked at Jessica as a bullet hole went straight throw her eye and out the back. It was a clean shot right through. She fell down with a thud. Hunter had a look of horror on his face.

Cole tucked the gun back into his jeans and nodded at me. Hunter put Jack down running at Cole with all his force

It all happened so fast next thing I knew they were on the floor fighting on the floor that was tainted red with blood. I looked behind as Jessica lay lifeless, the child she kept inside her womb dead now too.

"HOW COULD YOU FUCKING DO THAT, YOU NOT ONLY KILLED MY GIRLFRIEND YOU KILLED MY LITTLE GIRL! " Hunter yelled throwing his fist at Cole but missing and hitting the hard cement.

"GET THE FUCK OF ME YOU WHIMP. I DID YOU FAVOR AND SAVED YOUR SISTER'S ASS! YOU SHOULD BE THANKING ME RIGHT NOW, YOU UNGRATEFUL SHIT." Cole spat out pushing Hunter down, grabbing the collar of his bloody shirt. They were both fueled by anger only making it the situation much worse.

I stood there just watching not knowing what to do. Jack's cries and yells joined along with the boys swearing at each other as Cole got the advantage and starting punching Hunter repeatedly in the face.

I ran over and pushed Cole, with all my force, off Hunter who now had two black eyes instead of one. Cole stood up trying to get back at Hunter who was standing up again both spiting vile words back at each other. My hand rested on Cole's chest pushing him back but I felt like I was a paper trying to keep back deadly flames.

This was enough. I clenched my left fist and thrust it straight at Coles's nose. He stumbled back as he held onto his bleeding nose.

"What the fuck Skylar." He blared out angrily.

Hunter stood behind me crying. I rolled my eyes at cole as I turned around wrapping my arms around Hunter. I was on my tippy toes hugging him as tight as I could, his soft cries turned into complete sobs. All I could do was comfort him.

I couldn't help but cry too.

Everyone just stood around in silence. The doctor still tending to Kane, who groaned in pure pain as the bullet was pulled out from his wound.

There was so much blood and dead bodies everywhere. I had never seen anything this violent ever it was a total massacre.

Jack stood there crying shaking not knowing the things that were witnessed in front of his innocent eyes.

How could Cole kill a pregnant woman who was no better than any of us? She was just like me, a broken girl who will do anything for her family. She had lost everyone and saw her father get killed right in front of her too.

"Clean this shit up. Scatter the bodies around the city but make sure they can't trace it back to us. " I yelled out.

Hunter had let go of me and walked over to his girlfriend and held her body in his arms kissing her cheek rocking back and forth. His hand rested on her little pregnancy belly that was finally starting to show. The child would never get to experience all that life has to offer. It wouldn't get to feel her dad's arm hold her as she went asleep or hear see her family's joy as they each held her.

"You were going to have a little girl?" I softly choked out, as my eyes couldn't help but water.

"Yeah... We found out earlier today." He cried out. He was rubbing circles on Jessica's stomach. My heart shattered just a little more, seeing him this broken hurt me so much. I looked down at the floor and took steps back wanting to give him space.

Jack rocked backed and forth traumatized.

"You're a monster sissy!" He yelled looking at me in utter fear. I looked down at my blood-covered shirt and hands and looked back down at him.

I opened my mouth but nothing came out since I had no words to say.

"You killed these people...you're all monsters."

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Authors note

Woah this chapter is pretty wild...
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