(A/N: Here Harry tells Chloe everything that happened after they parted back in Rosewood, so here s the flashback you ve all been waiting for, hope you remember the ending of the first book, if not go back to refresh your memory and come back here.)
FLASHBACK 7 YEARS AGO IN ROSEWOOD, USA
Harry's Pov
I cant believe it. I let her go. I lost her. I lost her because of something I have never done. This was what I get by being dragged in the Devil s mess. I lost the one thing that made me happy, that gave me a reason to live again. But I respected her choice, she wanted space, I gave her that, she wanted to forget about that pic I never sent, Im helping her to by staying away from her even if I didnt want to. Because I love her and only her, I knew she was too good for me from the start and I thought I d be a pussy not trying a chance with her and instead I dragged her in the Corinne Devil game I never wanted that to happen. She deserved so much better.
She was right, if she stayed with me, noone could garantee if she would make it alive the next day, with Corinne always trying to mentally kill me. Now she took everything from me, everything. I need a time off and like My Only Angel said, I need my family back, they need me. I texted Gemma who stayed at a motel here to pack her stuffs and we re heading bavk to Cheshire to go home while I was on my way back to my motel outside Rosewood.
Remember Chloe, I ll always love you, even if Im not in the picture, I want you to be happy.
I went to open the door to my motel room and there was someone already inside near my bed, back facing me, he was wearing all black. What the fuck now?
"Hey who are you man?"I asked with authority and he laughed evily. I didnt like this. As he turned, I felt like fainting, too much shock, more shocked after what he said, of how he looked.
"Hello Brother"He said and I was confused Why did he look just like me? What did he mean by calling me brother? Gemma was my only sibling, only both of us. Don't tell me I had a long lost doppelganger!
"I don't have a brother but why do we look exactly alike?"I asked him and he chuckled and even had the nerves to sit oj my bed and pat on it for me to sit next to me; I decided against it. No way.
"Didn't you listen a word Corinne said before she was taken away by the police?"He asked me and I remember what She Devil said.
She was saying that something I didnt know about and if I knew I would be able to prove that I was innocent of not only the Gif of Chloe's and I's moment but if everything, all that Corinne made me do in the past. Was that it? Or this case...him?
"If your my brother I could listen to your word if you re even telling the truth?"I asked him and he laughed.
"You really are such a dumb pussy! You havent done anything wrong Harry! Not just the picture but even in Cheshire, and Melissa's incident you were dragged into it unplanned. You were arrested for nothing, people thought you were the one who did everything but guess who really did?"He said and I was confused and furious. I remembered all the girls Corinne told me to do bad things to them, I remembered their screams begging me to stop and set them free but I didnt at the time, I watched them die from my hands, what was he saying by I didnt do all this?
"You? But, it doesnt make any sense. I do remember what I did..."I said and he shook his head.
"Harry, Corinne knows the art of hypnotism, she made you believe like you ve done all this, you were literally a pupper to her and she played, I did everything and you got the blame, Corinne's master mind plan, you were my mask all along"He said and I screamed in anger punching the nearest wall not caring my knuckles hurt. She s playing the whole game of destroying me all along! So I havent done anything, she just made me believe I did, made everyone believe it was all me and thanks to that, I lost everything, literally everything.
"Fuck everything and I lost my family, my good name, I also stopping knowing who the fuck I was, I lost the one girl who loved me and I loved her, still love her, i had to let go because I thought I would never be able to keep her safe as long as she was with me. Now you are saying that you were the bad guy the one who did everything and not me, you were the one who snuck in Chloe's room set cameras and leaked to her school, you had a gun there and people thought it was me? Why shouldnt I kill you right now? You destroyed my life!"I screamed pulling his shirt pushing him on the bed as I wanted to strangle him to death. He fought back pushing me away.
"Shut up cry baby! Corinne is off the hook now, we both free and can get on with our lives. Dont you want to start fresh with your brother?"He asked pretending to be nice.
"There s only Gemma for me, I don't need anyone else. Now get out of my room!"I threatenes him and he pouted.
"It wasnt my choice! Ask your mother, our mother, I was born on February 1st...1994, like you right?"He said like confirming and I was angry refusing to accept the truth. We were twins, he was my twin brother? Did Gemma know? Why mom didnt tell me anything? Dad or Robin?
"Who's your father?"I asked him.
"Hmm I was told by my foster parents , my birth parents are Des and Anne Styles, they told me when I was 12 that I was adopted after itself because they found out I had chances to be a not normal child mentally affected so they couldnt handle, your mom said she couldnt handle it so she kept you just you. I stayed in the hospital waiting for a family of my own, even a newborn baby has emotions and it hurt to not be with the birth mother. You had the best treatment. So thats the birth of Edward Styles like.Guess who found me?"He said and I felt tears around my eyes, whoever was it, noone deserved to be like this. I never knew I had a twin brother, mom, Dad, Robin, Gemma never showed signs that I had a brother other than Gemma. How was I supposed to know dammit?
"Corinne found you and raised you to do..."I started and he nodded. I missed so much. Oh my god.
"Ding Ding Ding you got it! She raised me like a mother and but she taught me evil, made me praise evil and bad things, she said it wont make me a pussy, like you. I did all she told me to do and as she didnt want me to get in trouble, she found out you were my twin brother so she took it as an opportunity, where did you first see her? W Mandeville bakery right? She brainwashed you literally making you believe you were the one who did all the rapes and more...Now, forget it we re both free, lets start our lives together"Edward said and I didnt say anything. He and Corinne ruined my whole life, there was nothing to do now.
"I supposed to kill you for ruining my life, for making me believe from the start I did terrible things, but that would be too easy you dont deserve to rest in peace. But thats not my nature, my true self to kill or hurt anybody so you re lucky about that so...let's forget everything and at least now let us be a family. Come with Gemma and I to Cheshire, I'll convince mom to keep you, like you said Corinne is off the hook, she's not your mother, we have the same mother and let me tell you, she's the best mother anyone could ever ask for."I told him being the good healed me, the good in me was back and I was relieved that I had done nothing wrong but still my life been a lie all this time.
Edward looked at me the whole time as if he was interested and will listen to me and accept my offer for us to be a family at least from now on. But I should have known better.
"So this is the part you expect me to be super emotional, give you the brotherly hug and we go home just like that? You lead your perfect and I have nothing? No brother, you dont give me any orders, but I do need a family so lets make a deal!"Edward laughed and smiled evily. I had a bad feeling about this and I was right.
"What now Edward?"I asked him.
"I was supposed to kill Chloe like I did to the rest of the girls I was told to but I didnt. I hate to admit it, she's breathtaking, really hot... If only..."He started and I cut him not willing to hear what he wanted to do with my love. Yes there was no way I was gonna call Chloe my ex girlfriend, I d rather die seriously.
"Don't you dare go near her. Kill me but leave her out of this"I told him and he places his hands up
"Let me finish, why should you have the best everything, you have the best family, the best friends, the best girlfriend, you were given education and I have fucking nothing, I was dragged into mess. So lets get back to Chloe, I was supposed to kill her, I was going to but like you I saw how beautiful she was and effortlessly she made me hard. I normally dont let my victims off the hook but if you want us to be family again, here s the thing"Edward said and I sighed. Where was the catch that involved Chloe? I assumed and I was right.
"What Edward? How else do you want to ruin my life?"I asked him and he laughed.
"I come with you if you promise me that you wont try to get her back, if you wont tell her or her friends about me, later if your paths cross, you two will never get back together no matter what. Chloe is mine or she dies. Deal?"He said and I started fighting throwing punches at him in anger. How could he do that?
I let her go because I coulnt keep her safe, there would always be the insecurity that she will get hurt anytime or even worst if she was with me. A girl like her deserved such more than someone like me, she was too good for me. She didnt deserve anything that happened because of me, because of Edward. I had to let her go even if it meant I had to bond with my nemesis of a brother. Anyway, he couldnt help any of this, he brought up by the Devil, he just needed someone to change him and I will do that. No matter what it takes. As long as Chloe was safe.
"Deal, we have a flight to Cheshire tomorrow night with Gemma. But stay the fuck away from Chloe. You ve ruined her enough, let her live her life, let her be happy, at least from now, lets be brothers yeah"I said trying to be nice and he nodded
"See that wasnt so hard. I wont touch her as long as you keep your distance from her, or else, I will be the one to deflower her whether willingly or not willingly"He said and I sighed controlling my dirty mouth from blasting at him.
"Just shut up and pack your things, get yourself your own room. We re leaving tomorrow night. Get out"I said and he finally left. I took it as a chance to talk to Gemma about all this. Did she know about Edward?
"Hello?"Gemma answered.
"I need you to answer me honestly"I told her
"Oookay, what is it?"She asked me in a confused tone.
"Am I your only little brother?"I asked her and I heard her huh loudly.
"What the hell? Of course you are my little brother Harry! Jeez are you drunk?"Gemma exclaimed. She was lying to me?
"Don't lie to me, you know its not true. You knew mom was pregnant of twins, two boys"I shouted and she gasped and shouted back.
"The fuck you blabbering? I was there at the hospital when you were born, mom called me inside to see you and I remember there was only one baby in the little glass bed, you. Dont you dare keep that tone with me"She shouted and I calmed down. Maybe she also didnt know. It was a parents thing they hid it from us
"So you dont know either, sorry Gemma but thats the truth you know now. Gemma, we have a brother and that brother is the one who did everything everyone thought I did, his name is Edward."I said and told her everything my lunatic brother told me and she gasped and even cried.
"Harry, I swear I didnt know, mom, dad, Robin hid from us. Bring him with us we three are going home and we ll start over"Gemma said and I nodded and said yes quickly remembering she was not looking at me.
"Thats the idea and also he blackmailed me to stay away from Chloe and never get back with her or else he will have her and kill her"I told her and she gasped.
"We ll see about that. We ll change him into a good sweet Edward boy like you are. And about Chloe, she loves you and always will, dont give up, God is on your side"Gemma said and we said bye bye and cut the call. I changed myself and fell asleep in my bed.
No matter what happens, Chloe's safety meant everything to me.
END OF FLASHBACK
LONDON
Chloe's Pov
What the hell did I just hear? Harry had a twin brother, not the best one and he was the one did everything H was accused of doing. Corinne was such a mastermind criminal, she twisted and literally brainwashed his brain to make him and everyone believe that he did all those terrible things. Now it made sense that till now Harry always said that he never leaked that picture of us to the whole school, he was never in school with a gun, Mr Fitz didnt know it was Harry that was strange, it was his brother, Edward. I felt terrible for not believing him and being rude to him after that. Argh I m so stupid.
"So did your mother accept him? How did it go?"I asked him placing my hand on my hand and he sighed.
"Not the best family reunion, when I told her that Edward was the one to blame of the things they thought I did, she wanted to kill him right there but Gemma and I stopped her. We all promised to forget everything and from now be a good family. Life went on but Edward was still keeping an eye on you, and me"He said looking at me. Great now the brother had an eye on me?
"Its not like Im gonna fall for him, he's not you. Im not gonna fall for someone who invaded my privacy"I assured him and he smiled a little squeezing my hand harder.
"Chloe, seeing you after all these years make me so happy, it feels like I ve come back to life but I dont know if I can keep you safe. You were right when you said safety over rules love. I shouldnt have brought you h--"He said worried and I cut him off.
"Is that Harry Styles giving up? No way, dont let your brother control you he doesnt. Im not afraid and so shouldnt you. Look I hate to remember all of what happened before but let me tell you, without you I was a wreck a true wreck, locked up in my room not eating, not sleeping just nothing like a stone cold crying my heart out. I couldnt hate you, move on from you. I tried to kill myself because I didnt want a life without you, even if I thought you broke me, they sent me to rehab during summer but nothing worked, I pretended to smile and be happy just to get out, I may have smiled but it was just to keep my heartbroken to myself. I hated, I hate my life without you, I hate to think of a life without you, because I love you and there s nothing anyone can do, I have to stop lying to everyone, to myself in my diary that I m over you because that will never happen. So dont say that we cant be together, Im really glad it was you at the party last night and that you called me here."I said crying in full emotions and he looked at me unbelievably with tears of joy placung his hands on my face.
"As much as I love the sound of it, you dont know Edward, he s worst than Corinne. Better if I die and you--"He said and I slapped him cutting him off , hoe could he say that, Harry wont die for anyone, he s not gonna die.
"Dont you dare get there Harry! You re not gonna die, Edward wont do anything to you and me. We can get through this together, I found you and you found me now there s nothing to tear us apart. Dont you ever say that again"I said crying and he shut me up by crashing his lips hungrily on mine and I kissed him back with same intensity as we missed each other more than anything. His hands pulled my face closer to him and mine around his neck as I climbed on top of him. It was just a heated kiss filled with love and passion, all pure.
"I love you Chloe. You are right, nothing can come between You & I. Hey you want to see your office?"He asked me as we pulled back our face resting together as we were breathing.
"You really want me to work with you?"I beamed with happiness and he chuckled making circles on my waist his fingers as he held my protectively.
"Like you said, even if Edward was the other CEO he s not a threat for us. We have a lot to catch up girlfriend"He said winking as he got up and gave me his hand to help me get up that I gladly took.
"And thats my boyfriend"I said as I followed to show me my new office and my first day to work began with a bang, filled with drama but at the end of the day, I got my love back, my life back.
(A/N: Yayyyy Haloe is back. But yeah this chapter been a rollercoaster so much emotions! What do you think will happen next? Edward is the trouble maker of the story now )