Did You Really Save Me

Chapter Fifty-Six

Max POV

Sean didn't say anything for a while, he only rubbed my shoulder soothingly. Trying to get me to calm down. It worked and I slowly stopped crying and all I did was sniff a couple of times. "Are you okay Max?" Sean tried, I didn't respond. "I know this must be extremely hard for you, but you know we will not let him harm you or your mother." I knew this, but there was so much doubt in my mind that it clouded that knowledge.

"It's a trap you know," I whisper, Sean looks shocked. I don't blame him. "It's a trap? How do you know that?" I chuckle quietly, "my father doesn't care if I go on a mission with you guys and get hurt or killed. He wants to kill me while you guys are away, he knows I can't face him alone." Sean is quiet before he sighs, "I would have just walked into his trap," his whispered, sounding angry and sad.

"You weren't to know Sean, it's just that I know my father too well." I roll onto my back and sit up, I look at Sean who has his head down, I lean over and hug him, "thank you for thinking of my mother and I." Sean hugs me back, "it's what a leader and a brother does." He pulls back with a smile, "b-brother? You think of me as a brother?" He laughs, "of course I do! I everyone in this group is like my brother, well except Levi of course."

"Not Levi? Why?" I ask cluelessly, "Levi and I are dating silly," "w-what?! Really? I never noticed," Sean smiles. "There are a few people dating in the group, I can tell you if you like?" I nod, "yes please." "Well, Levi and I are dating, as you know. Caleb and Xavier are, Conner and Benjamin are and Kris and Travis are. We are trying to get Lucas and Steve together but they both won't admit their feelings for each other so we aren't meddling too much."

"Wow that's like everyone," I respond, Sean just smiles. "How about we start working on a plan to kill your father?" I look up surprised Sean's suggestion, "i-it's not going to be easy you know. He is smarter than he looks." "We'll think of a way, don't worry." An idea pops into my head, "what if we don't outsmart him," Sean looks at me confused. "What do you mean?"

"Well if he figures out that we know it's a trap he is going to find all the possible ways that we would be able to trick him. But what if we act like we don't know it is a trap, he will do as he planned. You guys will have to leave and leave my mother and I here. You will have to drive far away because he will have people watching your car to make sure you are driving away. But for it to work and for us to actually kill my father it will have to be a decoy."