Sold to the Gang Leader

Chapter 22

Levi's POV

  The room seems so much smaller than it once was and my breathing starts to increase. I make my way to my office balcony. The cool breeze instantly hitting my face as soon as I pull open the door. I release a deep sigh and lower my head, trying to catch my breath.

Suddenly I hear the door slide open, but my back is turned so I don't see who it is. I let out a breath of air and lean my elbows and forearms on the railing.

Out of the corner of my eye I see Chase follow after me, leaning beside me. For a while we just stood there, listening to the sound of the wind and the birds high-pitched chirping.

Then after what felt like an hour, I decided to say something.

"Did you just get back?" I asked.

"Yea, the situation is taken care of." He replied. I heard him take a deep breath before he continued. "So I'm guessing she told you?"

"...yeah. She did." I lifted my head and dragged my hands down my face in frustration. "God, did everyone know?"

Chase shrugged his shoulders, "Pretty much. I still can't believe you really had no idea."

"It wasn't as though I had no idea, it was more like I couldn't see it being true."

He glanced over at me. "So what you're saying is, you saw the hints but didn't want to piece it together?"

"Kind of, yeah. I mean, I saw all the signs, ya know. The subtle flirting, and she complimented me a lot-- always volunteering to go out on an ambush. I saw it all but,...I didn't want it to be true because I didn't know how it would affect our relationship or the gang, if I told her that I knew or showed any interest to give her the wrong idea."

Silence came again and Chase looked at me every few seconds. I didn't  know what he was thinking but I had an idea by the looks that he gave me.

"Am I an asshole?" I said to him.

"Sort of." He answered, honestly. "What does Kara think about all this?"

"To be honest, I have no idea. She doesn't say anything to me about how she feels. About what happened in the gym and about the decision for Iris."

"How do you think, she feels about it?" Chase asked me, raising an eyebrow.

I threw my hands up in the air. "I don't know! She's constantly pulling away from me and hiding her feelings. One second she's trying to comfort me and the next she's telling me to leave her alone and pushing me when I go to touch her."

"That's partly your fault, bro." Chase and I whip our heads around to see Lucas standing in the doorway. "You don't think she saw you making out with Iris that night at the club?"

My eyebrows scrunched together and I turned away from the railing to fully look at Lucas. "What are you talking about? I barely remember anything from that night."

"That's the thing. You were so drunk that you didn't stop Iris from kissing you and Kara witnessing it. Hunter was right there by her side and saw it too. Told me the whole thing."

My mouth was wide open at this point. I didn't remember anything after that I downed my 11th shot-- I certainly wouldn't remember Iris kissing me. Kara was acting so weird that day. Right before she went into the gym.

"Wow. I really am a jerk."

Chase patted my back. "Don't be so hard on yourself. Sure, you're a jerk and an asshole, but you were black out drunk. You couldn't possibly be in control of your actions. Iris on the other hand is different."

My eyes shift towards the closed, glass door and I take a step closer to it. "Maybe I should say something to h--"

Lucas interrupts me. "O-ho-ho, slow down." He puts his hand in between both of our bodies as an attempt to stop me. "Kara doesn't need that right now. She just got attacked by a Levi-obsessed Iris. She doesn't need to be reminded of what happened at the club."

"He's right, bro. Kara's going through a lot right now. Give her time before you explain yourself." Chase agrees.

"Yeah,....yeah ok." I slowly nod my head. "You guys are right."

Lucas pushes me towards the door. "Levi, levi." He says to get my attention. I look at him with my eyebrows raised. "I'm always right."

"Shut up, idiot." I roll my eyes, smirking.

All three of us head back inside but, I stop abruptly when I hear Kara scream.

"AHHHHH, GET AWAY FROM MEEE!!"

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