Uneducated Submission

Seeing Red

She is both hellfire and holy water. The flavor you taste depends on how you treat her.

-Sneha Pal

***Zane's P.O.V***

I rush to Royalty's dorm only to find her and Jax leaving

"Zane, have you head from Neveah?", she questions, panic in her eyes.

I nod, "Yeah, not too long ago actually. She sounded shaken up and told me to meet her at Laila's room. So I came to find you guys", I explained.

"It's exactly how I thought. Neveah must've gone over there to confront her and something had to happen.", Jax said and looked at us indifferently.

"We have to go find her. Oh my god. I hope she's okay", Royalty said rushing past us.

I grabbed her by her forearm, pulling her back, "Royalty wait."

"What", she snaps, irritably looking back at me.

"What if it's a trap? We cant just go charging in there. Laila is dangerous and unstable, Roy and I need to ensure that you're safe", I tell her glancing at her stomach.

I couldn't live with myself if something had to happen to her or the baby.

I'd never forgive myself.

"I can't just leave Neveah there, Zane. She's my best friend!", she yells.

"Royalty calm down. We can get her but you need to stay here,for your own safety.", Jax says walking towards her.

She folds her arms shaking her head no,"No, either I go with you or none of us goes"

"Royalty!", I snapped at her.

"What the hell kind of ultimatum is that?", Jax shouts.

"I have to go, Neveah's all I got and I refuse to lose her to some psychotic bitch", she pleads.

I sigh and look towards Jax.

"We can't waste anymore time, Zane. I've got this weird feeling that something is wrong", Jax says a grave look on his face.

I looked to Royalty and saw the fear in her eyes, pulling her to me I hugged her.

"Okay, I promise you we'll get her", I said kissing her forehead.

She nodded and we made our way to Laila's room.

Something gurgled in the pit of my stomach and I wondered what happened to Laila.

I wondered if it was my fault.

Maybe I shouldn't have pushed her away how I did.

I shook my head as we stood outside her door.

I only wish I had known that what beheld us when we crossed into her room would be something that would scar us for the rest of our lives.