Cold Water (Dark Niall)

17: "You're afraid of me?"

Hi guys! As promised here is the first weekly chapter for the next two months because you guys managed to get those girls to the final! We have yet to see whether they won and got into the competition :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it! And from the looks of how the story is progressing, I think there will be at least 10 more chapters until the story is over :D and then of course, I will make it into a book like the rest of the Reyall books!

So here is chapter 1/6 in the weekly chapter thing! But before you read, please read this: the chapter contains gun violence, mentions and graphic descriptions of abuse, so please beware in case it might trigger you. I know that gun violence is absolutely no joke, and I do NOT encourage it at ALL, but this is fiction so please don't read if you are triggered by any of these things above, because I would not forgive myself if it happened.

Happy reading guys ! :D

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Previously on chapter 16:

I look up from the book when I hear some movement in the back yard.

"Jason?" I exclaim. "Are you home?"

I check the clock. It's not even half past nine.

I get out of bed and let the book fall onto it, before I exit my room. There are footsteps coming up the stairs before Jason's head pops from around the corner.

"Oh, Jesus, you scared me." I laugh. "How was it?"

He shrugs. "It was okay. Lilly didn't come so I didn't feel that comfortable with the older guys."

"Was uh...Zoe there?"

He nods, not saying anything.

"So where are mom and dad?" he asks and I follow him to his room.

"They're at a charity gala in Liverpool tonight. One of dad's clients or something like that."

"Oh?" he asks and his eyes darken.

"What?"

"Then whose car is parked around the corner?"

"What?" I laugh. "I don't know. Probably a neighbor."

We hear the front door opening and someone slowly coming in.

"Maybe that's Lilly. I told her to come over." He says and turns around to walk down the stairs. I watch him do that but then he suddenly stops in his tracks. For a few second, he's silent but then he turns around and walks back up without saying anything.

"What?" I ask, smiling. "Is that Lilly? Why aren't you going downstairs?"

"It's her dad."

My heart stops immediately. "What?"

"It's her dad. Her dad is here in the house."

I snort. "That's not funny at all Jase."

"Rey, I'm not kidding. He's walking around the house looking for something." He whispers, and I'm unable to move.

"I don't get it." I whisper back. "How..."

"Rey, we need to hide."

"Like hell we do, let's call the police." I say.

"Rey. He has a gun."

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Rey's POV

"Rey, he has a gun." Jason says again and I can't move. My whole body is overcome by this heat and I can feel my heart beating through every inch of my skin like it's about to pop out.