The Perfect Mistake (Larry Stylinson)

22. Don't Think Like That

"Because," Louis faced away from me then, grabbing his phone, so I turned my gaze to Harry. "Jade's the one who told them."

To say he was shocked would be an understatement. His mouth was hanging open and his eyes were comically wide.

"But she's so tiny and subdued."

"The worst type of person," Louis exhaled angrily, phone now pressed against his ear. He had a point though. The quiet ones are always the most dangerous. I nearly jumped when he threw the device a second later, growling, "Why would you let Liam go by himself?"

"I was freaking out man!" I tried, though we were both aware that that wasn't entirely true. "I know it's a stupid reason, but he told me to warn you all so I am. And we don't know for sure that he's over there. He only said that he'd be back in a bit. He could be anywhere." It was a half-assed attempt, but can you blame a guy for trying? I was also hoping that Harry would choose now to snap out of whatever stupor he was in and back me up. Unfortunately he remained glued to his spot seated on Louis' bed, giving a statue a run for its money.

"Yeah Niall, he's obviously somewhere else," Louis snapped. "Of course he's over there! You and I both know that for a fact." That's only partially true. "You need to go get him before he does something he'll end up regretting."

"Yeah," I agreed, already walking towards the door. "Can you tell Perrie and Zayn?" I didn't bother waiting for his answer since I knew he would. Within seconds I was outside, hauling it over to the girl's house and hoping that Liam hadn't already done any, or much, damage.

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~Liam's Point of View~

"What are you talking about Liam? Jade would never do anything like that," Leigh-Anne defended, arms crossed and expression worried.

"None of us would ever do something like that. It's not any of our business," Jesy added, almost pleading.

I was seething. I'm sure they were aware of what Jade had been up to, and I knew bloody well that they were lying to protect her. I shot up from my seated position, not even caring that the chair flew back from the force and hit the wall with a loud crack, rage running through my veins as I glared at the pair sat in front of me.

"You say that, but how can I be certain?" I gritted out, smashing their wooden coffee table with my foot as I moved closer to them, now jabbing my pointer finger in the center of my chest. "I allow you to live on our territory, I allow you to feed on our humans, and this is how you repay us? She doesn't even know what she's talking about! She doesn't know a thing about Harry nor us! And now, because of ridiculous assumptions, my family and I are going to die!"

"Liam, please calm down," Jesy spoke softly, slowly standing up with her hands slightly raised and palms facing me, letting me know that she meant no harm. "You have to believe us when we say that we knew nothing about this! Jade is always going off by herself. She likes exploring, so we didn't even think anything of it when she left."

"Please Liam, we would never betray your trust like this. If we'd have known we would've immediately put a stop to it," Leigh-Anne tacked on, also standing. I shook my head, refusing to believe their words.

"Oh you would've, would you?" I chuckled harshly.

"We swear! Like I said, it's none of our business," Jesy quickly assured. I wasn't buying it. I moved closer, watching as they quickly scurried off to the side, and took the opportunity to fling the couch they had just vacated a few feet away.

"Well it is now! That traitor is a part of your coven, and as soon as she gets back all three of you are going to pay."

"Come on Liam. Can't we just talk about this without threatening, shouting, and ruining priceless furniture?" Jesy tried. I could tell that she was doing her best to remain calm, but I easily detected the hidden agitation in her tone as she spoke.