Deep End | Discontinued

that was sarcastic

I nodded. "Fine."

I watched as he visibly relaxed before he pulled his phone out to call Vincenzo.

I immediately bolted to the door. I swung it open and ran down the hallway to the stairs. I heard Alessio shouting behind me.

I ran down the stairs and sprinted to my room. I threw the door open and scared the shit out of Haidyn who was still sitting on the bed. I ran to the balcony doors and opened them. I turned to Haidyn who was standing up. "We need to go. Now. Forget your stuff."

I ran to the bag where I still had the burner phones. I pulled one out and threw the phone Lorenzo got me on the bed. Knowing him he probably put a tracker in it or something.

I ran onto the balcony starting to climb down. Haidyn followed my move. When we both got to the bottom, we sprinted to the woods. I ran to the place where I got out before to go to the fighting ring. It was light outside, so we were going to have to be careful. I climbed over the fence and waited for Haidyn to do the same.

I stood there for a second thinking about where to go. I didn't know many places. Haidyn walked up to me and grabbed my arm. "I know where we can go."

I nodded. "Lead the way."

Haidyn starting jogging and I followed her. We ended up by the warehouse. We walked past it and stopped at a building that was very familiar.

The fighting ring.

"Haidyn, wait. Antonio goes here all the time. He caught me here once. This could be one of the places that they look." I tried to stop her.

"I know someone here. Trust me." Haidyn persuaded.

I hated myself for the thoughts that started running through my head.

I haven't seen her in 3 years. How do I know if I can trust her? What if Alessio is right?

I nodded. "Ok."

I followed her into the building. She took me down a hallway and stopped at a door. "Before we go inside, you need to know a few things. She's the donna of the French mafia, therefore she's very powerful. But if you're having trouble, she will help you. She helped me."

I gave her a look. "How did she help you?"

Haidyn smiled. "Save your questions for later."

She didn't give me time to respond before knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" I could hear a voice from coming behind the door.

"It's me, Phine." Haidyn talked through the door.

I heard a chair moving across the floor and shuffling inside. The door opened and I saw a beautiful woman standing in the doorway.

She smiled and looked at Haidyn. "Hey, sweetie. How are you?"

Haidyn smiled back. "I'm doing good." She looked at me. "This is my friend Marlowe."

Seraphina looked at me. "I'm Seraphine Chevalier. If you don't mind me asking, is your last name Angeli?"

I was taken aback. "Yeah, that's my name. How did you know?"

She looked at me warmly. "Darling, you look a lot like your brothers." She looked at Haidyn again. "Come inside, girls."

She walked back into her office and sat down beside her desk. "Have a seat. What's the issue?"

I looked at Haidyn who gave me a reassuring smile. I took a deep breath. "It's my brothers. Well, brother. Alessio. I screwed up. I invited Haidyn over to the house without asking him and he gave me a lecture about safety. He was basically saying that he thinks that Haidyn was going to kill me. I raised my voice. And I may or may not have dropped the f-bomb. Then things got heated. I ran and took Haidyn with me."

Seraphine looked at me with a serious expression on her face. "Why did you run?"

I didn't know how to answer her question. "Honestly, I think I was scared."

I don't know why I was telling her this. I've never met her before.

"What were you scared of, sweetie?" Seraphina asked me kindly.

"Before I found my brothers, I was with my uncle. In Texas. He didn't like me very much and he made that very known. When Alessio was talking to me, he was mad. Really mad. I couldn't help but think 'what if he turns out like Sebastián?' I didn't know what to do, so I did what I always do. I ran."

[authors note: i'm really sorry for what's about to come]

I didn't run away this time.

Seraphine nodded. "Maybe you should talk to your brothers about this. And let me give you some advice from someone that has been through the same thing. Don't let your past affect your present. And if the past comes up, which darling I'm afraid it will, don't run. Face it. That's the only way to heal. It's a process. A hard and difficult process. But you don't have to do it alone. Let me give you my phone number. You can call me anytime."

I nodded, taking in the information that I was just given. Seraphine took out a pen and paper and wrote something down. She handed it to me. I looked at it for a brief second and then stuffed it in my pocket.

I looked back up at Seraphine. She pulled out her phone. "I need to call your brothers so that they know you're okay. Which one do you want me to call?"

I thought for a minute.

Alessio would yell. Orlando would probably be silently disappointed. Vincenzo would sternly lecture me the whole ride home. My best bet would be Lorenzo.

"Lorenzo. Call Lorenzo." I told her.

She nodded and typed something into her phone. Within seconds, the phone was ringing and the call was picked up. Seraphine put it on speaker so I could hear the conversation.

"Chevalier. How can I help you?"

"Your sister is currently sitting in my office. Are you with your brothers right now?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Leave the house and come pick her up. Don't tell them where you're going. And stay calm when you get her. Don't overwhelm her."

"Alright. Understood. Bye."

Seraphine hung up and looked at me. "Those boys love you more than you could ever know. And if they ever hurt you, come to me immediately. I will put them back in their place."

I nodded. We all talked about random stuff until Lorenzo came and picked me up.

I can not wait until I get home.

That was sarcastic by the way.

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and that's chapter 15! I might post 16 later tonight to make up for missing on Tuesday. Then I think that only puts me 1 chapter behind. So maybe another chapter tonight and then a chapter on Saturday and Sunday.

Question of the chapter: If you could go on vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I would definitely go to either somewhere in Alaska or Canada. I absolutely love snow and the winter.

Alright, that's all I have.

Bye!