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|24| 𝒩ℴ𝓉 𝓈ℴ 𝒻𝓇𝒾ℯ𝓃𝒹𝓁𝓎

"What are you doing here?!"
I shout in a whisper, Zander
smiles while I push his chest.

He takes a few steps back
"If anyone should be asked
that question it's you!"

I nervously laugh and then tense when stomping echoes through the house.
Zander grabs my forearm and pulls me
beside him, away from the door

Someone slams their fist against it,
making the door shake and my anxiety increase "Marceline open the
goddamn door!" Braxton shouts

Zander turns to face me and laughs
"What did you do?" I scoff and say
"You mean what did he do? He tried to
rape me." His eyes widen and his
jaw drops, why is everyone so surprised?

It's reality.

He starts to walk toward the door, making
me panic "No! Don't let him in!" He looks
back at me, and then back to the door, I stay silent but my eyes beg him to listen to me.

I look around the room, a small bed sits in
the middle, two wardrobes against the wall
red and white paintings, no windows,
meaning no escapes, and only one exit.

The door opens after Zander and I hear
a click, and the person who opens it
pushes it so far that it hits against the wall.

I take a deep breath and prepare myself
to fight him even though he probably has
a weapon

"What happened?!" Ethan shouts,
holding Braxton back,
he notices Zander is standing with me,
making him scowl and his eyebrows furrow.

How the fuck is Zander here if they don't
like him? Zander runs the Solace gang,
which is large in America but that's it.

Maybe Zander does the dirty work for
him. Most mafias do that so they can't get pinned for crimes, although the downside is the fact that people can't keep a secret unless
it involves them, or to save their life, literally.

"Zander, you were supposed to go to my
office. Marceline, why aren't you in your room?" I look at everyone, first Braxton,
Then Zander, and then Ethan, who asked
me a question and is waiting for an answer

"Braxton was-"

Zander cuts me off and says "I wanted to
get Marceline in the meeting too-" he turns
to look at me "It's about the mafia ball"
I nod and fake the same smile he's holding
on his face, At first, Ethan hesitates,

I think he searches his mind for the smallest reason to say no, any "good" reason really.
We all watch in silence, just staring at him,
but he doesn't care

"Fine, Marceline, Zander, follow me."

Braxton scoffs "What about me?" Ethan
turns around to face him and says
"Go do something else, don't come near
either of them." Braxton gets visibly upset
and stomps away.