| VEXED |

chapter | fifty

I explained everything to Grayson, he didn't like it but I didn't give him time to argue with me. I made sure he wouldn't follow me, and Ethan is too pissed to try. 

I walked outside the building where we were supposed to bait. If all goes as planned, Des will see me or him and hopefully come out. Its sort of late, and this isn't a really populated part of town, so it's perfect for a nice calm meeting. 

I don't want any violence, I just want to talk with her. In all honesty, its time for this to end. Ethan and the others don't really understand or see it from my perspective.

I know im cleaning up Larce's mess with this chick, but I can't stand around and let a full-on gang war break out over whatever history they have, and her grudge against me. 

'Just act natural, make them think we just met or something.'  I remembered what Gideon told me earlier. I spotted him walking in my direction, so I pulled my phone out and began walking in his. I pretended to text someone but I was actually just looking at a picture of me and paisley. 

I bumped shoulders with someone and looked up immediately, seeing Gideon. "I'm sorry, that was totally my bad, I wasn't paying attention." I fake smiled at Gideon and so did he.

"What's your name?" he asked a little louder, cause there was still not anyone coming out yet. "Alexandra," I responded at the same level and he nodded in response.

"Gideon," he said and I began getting nervous because there wasn't anyone. "You aren't her type. She likes beefy brunettes." a female voice appeared and I turned around.

"Alexandra, you might want to stay away from this one, he'll betray you." the woman smoke up again and I felt Gideon stiffen up. it was her, Des. it was the woman that shot Ethan. my blood boiled just looking at her, but im here for peace, not a fight.

"Des, I need to talk to you." I asked bluntly as she walked closer to us. "I'd think that you would want me dead after what I did to your little boyfriend," she responded and I furrowed my brows. she must think he's dead.

"That's the past, I want to prevent that from happening to someone else. I want to make peace between us." I practically sounded like I was begging her but I didn't care.

"Are you speaking on behalf of the Mortel's?" she asked and I thought to myself, I don't really know. 

Larce told me a few stories about her. How she's stone-cold, war-hungry, and most of all vengeance motivated. 

I'm not sure I even have a chance to get through to her, she could kill me right now. But if I don't try, I'll be dead anyway. 

"I'm speaking on behalf of anyone on my side who are good, that don't want to be in a war," I explained, and she nodded slowly. She had a smile creeping upon her lips that was making me nervous.

Des waved two fingers and three men came from behind her quickly, instead of grabbing me they walked past me. I turned around and saw them grab Gideon. I tried to get them off, but they were way stronger than me.

"Let him go." I ordered to Des, but she just smiled. "You can't bargain for his life, he betrayed me. Take him." She ordered and looked at Gideon, who had traces of fear dancing in his eyes that he was trying to hide.

"I will get you out I promise," I stated. "Don't worry about me, just be a badass like usual." he tried smiling but failed when they began dragging him away.

"You're so naive, lucky for me that makes you perfect bait." she smiled, and I furrowed my brows. I felt two people grab me, and I looked at her coldly.

I tried pulling away and fighting them, but there was no use. They were probably three times my size. "What happened to negotiating peace?" I asked, out of breath from my previous struggles. 

"I prefer carnage and chaos." her smile grew. "Tie her up inside and post her." she spoke again and they began dragging me towards the door.

Ethan was right. I'm going to get myself killed, or worse. Be her way of starting the war. 

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She tied me to a large metallic pole in the center of the abandoned warehouse we were in. I was looking for any possible way I could escape, any possible exits, or and weak spots in the ropes they restrained me with. There was nothing. 

Jordyns pov

I got a call from someone on the inside of the other gang. Somehow they got Alex, god knows what she got herself into. I already notified Larce, he's murderous. 

I need to get everyone else, all hands on deck. 

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"Jackson where are Ethan and Grayson?" I asked. We were meeting at their house yet there's no sign of them anywhere. 

"I don't know. Ethan was pissed earlier about Alex leaving, and I don't remember seeing Grayson," he responded, and I let out a breath. 

"We need to go, now. Hagen and Theo are already on their way." he looked at me with a worried expression. I know he really cares about her, but so do I. So does everyone else. 

"What do we do?" he asked, and I sighed. "They want a war, we'll give em a war." I stated, and after a moment he gave me a reluctant nod. 

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Warning you... next chapter may be emotional. I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with it yet, all I know is its ab to make me ugly cry.