The Beast Has Been Released (Book 2)

Chapter 10

With a sigh, I grabbed Felicity in my arms. I can't stop thinking about what Michael said.

What if he does come? What if he tries to hurt me or worse Licity. I can't let that happen. Maybe I should have moved out if the city and changed my name.

Ugh! Why didn't I leave when I have the chance! I'm stressing myself out too much.

I snapped out of the trance when I felt Licity smack my nose. Hard. "Ouch!" I grabbed my nose with my opened hand. "Felicity, no don't do that." She giggled. I shake my head, chuckling.

My phone buzzed on the counter. I walked over to it, pressed the answer button, and put it up to my ear. "Hello?"

I put Felicity in her high chair so I could hold the phone better.

"Kitten." A familiar voice said. My eyes widened and my whole body froze, causing me to drop my phone.

"Kitten."
"Kitten."
"Kiiiiiiitttteeeen."

I slowly bend down to grab my phone and held it to my ear. "Reyes," I said out of breath.

"Hey, kitten."

"Reyes, w-what? H-how-?"

"I will be out soon and we will be together forever again." I shivered not in a good way.

"St-stay away from me!" I yelled.

"You know, I can't do that." I could hear the possessiveness in his voice. "Yes, yes, you can. You can't have me."

Felicity squealed in the background. "What was that?" Reyes asked. "Nothing." I sighed. I. Am. Not. Telling. Him. "Kitten, don't lie to me." He growled.

"I'm not lying. I'm... Just babysitting." I lied again. "Mhmm." He hummed. "I got to go," I said.

"Wait, kitten-" I hung up.

I'm am so dead. So bloody dead.

Uncontrollably, I starting to shake and felt dizzy. "Help," Black dots started to appear in my vision. I drop to my knees as I hear my baby crying in the background. "Please."

Everything went black.

"Hey, Arty," I heard a voice above me and shaking me. "W-What happened?" I groaned. "You blacked out again. Another panic attack?" Asked Amber.

I looked over at Sam and see her holding Felicity. "You haven't been taking your meds."

"I didn't have a reason too, til now," I said getting off the floor along with the help of Amber.

"Give me her." Harley puts Licity in my arms. I turned to walk up the stairs and went into my room to lay her in her crib. I sang her my famous song as I got to the end; she was out like a light bulb.

I quickly walk downstairs and stop when I hear Harley and Ambers hush voices. "I'm worried about her."

"I can tell something happened to her, she just doesn't want to own up to it."

Amber sighs. "Maybe we can try talking to her."

"We can try."

I decided to walk out. "Try what?" I said with a small smile.

They both jumped a bit and turned around. "Nothing!"

Harley rolls her eyes. "We are worried about you." 

"Why?" I lied trying to play it cool

"You went missing for a year and had a child. You jump at the littlest of things. I notice that you would look behind you even though nothing is there. You flinch when we play fight with you! You're hiding something from us and we know. Look we just want to help you. Let us in don't shut us out as you did with your parents."

I groaned mentally in my head. "Where do I start?"

"From the start of everything," Harley said crossing her arms as a sign of dominance. "I walking home at night and I overheard voices in an ally than a gunshot. I tried to get away as fast as I could, but they caught before I could run. I was pushed into the leader and the scary look in his eyes made me want to crawl away from him-"

"Wait, wait, wait! You said, leader." Amber

"Yes! Keep up! Go on." Harley said.

I nodded and gulped. "Somehow I broke free and ran to your house." I looked at Harley and I continued. "Then they showed up at the Diner. I went to the bathroom and he followed me in the bathroom. He asked me if I was the Kitten that showed up that night. I told him that he needed help and that he was sick in the head. I thought he wasn't gonna come back. I thought he was just gonna forget about me, but he didn't he just kept coming back.

One night, while I was a work he kinda forced me into his car. I fought and fought to break free. He punched me and-and I woke up in his bed. He did things to me! He kills innocent people! All because if me!" I started to shake and tears start to slide down my face.

"And-and I let him!" I broke into a huge sob. "He raped me and now I have his kid. He-he said that he will be back for me so we can be together forever. He doesn't e-even know about Felicity! I don't want her to know about him and vice versa" Amber grabbed me a tissue. I took it and cleaned up my face.

"I'm so sorry guys. I wish I could have told you, but I was scared to get you guys involved." I looked over to Harley, but she wasn't looking at me. "Please don't hate me," I said barely in a whisper. "I just-"

"I don't hate you. There were some ways that could have helped prevent that. Asking for help- shit why didn't Dominic and Dalton help you or-or let you know that that guy was bad!?"

"Dominic did, but what do they have to do with the whole situation?"

Amber looked at Harley and Harley looked, Amber. I looked at both of them. "What?" I wiped my running nose with the tissue. (Is your noses running...? Well, you better go catch it! Sorry, sorry continuing on)

"They didn't tell you, those idiots! Look I don't know if you knew this, but remember when they said they were going to Ocean City with their family?"

I nodded. "Well, they went there to do gang stuff. Not for a vacation."

My eyes bugged out of my head. I was in shock. They are in a gang? When? How? Why didn't they tell me?

But the most question running through my head was. "What type of gang were they in? I mean what is it called?"

Harley shrugged. "I don't know. They won't tell us."

"Look, it 10:04 pm. I'm really tired and I know you all are too so let's try to finish this conversation and forget about it tomorrow. Cause Art, try not to worry about it so much, you have us that can protect you and provide you and Felicity. Remember your not alone."

That night I felt light as a feather as I slept.

Remember your not alone!
Sooooooooo, how was it? I love this chapter more than the others for some reason. Maybe its since Artemis and her friends don't talk as much and doesn't have the close bond like they used too, but to me this chapter is going to build their friendship up stronger!

Oh, shit! Let's not forget about the brothers! And how Art found out that her friends are in a gang also. (NOT HARLEY OR AMBER)

And that phone call. What did you all think about that?

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