Book 4 Chapter 17.
Wild Child POV.
After we ordered in and watched a horror, I took Sophie to bed. Today has taken it out of her. She is still healing and I know she is drained emotionally.
I know she thinks she will get some kind of closure from her brother, but I don't think she will. I did say she could speak to him and I will not break my word. Even if it doesn't give her the answers she desperately wants and needs. I only hope that whatever Jared says to her doesn't break her further.
Sophie believes the boy she remembers is still deep inside of Jared. I'm not so sure. No matter if he was brainwashed by his father. I think he is a lost cause.
Jared is not the same kid she knew back then when things were good. He is not like that anymore. No matter if it was his father's doing or not. He should know the difference between right and wrong.
Sophie and Jared are like chalk and cheese. She knows the difference, but Jared he doesn't. He is unhinged. I mean god above. If the roles were reversed and I was in the same situation. I could never be like that with Harmony. I know our dads wouldn't either. So why were Jared and Benjamin?
I won't listen to the bullshit of they both lost their wife and mom. Nah, fuck that, Sophie lost more. She lost her mom, her dad, and her brother. But they still treated her like shit instead of being her comfort. They tried to destroy her. But all they did was make her stronger.
I watch as Sophie sleeps. I slip out of bed and sit in the living room and take out my phone. I have messages and missed calls. But I had silenced my phone. I needed to be there for Sophie when she needed me.
I open the message thread and see messages from my mom, my uncle, my dad's and the sheriff.
I exit the app and call my mom first. She will always answer, no matter the time of day or night. No matter where she is in the world. She will always take our calls.
"Son, is everything ok?" she answers, her voice laced with sleep. I wince, knowing it's past midnight.
"Yeah, sorry mom. I was calling to let you know that Sophie wants to speak to her brother and I want this dealt with as soon as possible." I tell her and she sighs as she shifts and I hear a grunt, knowing she has probably either kicked or elbowed one of my dads.
"I understand that, son, but don't you think she should wait a little bit? I mean, she has been through so much." She says, and I lean my head back against the sofa and look up at the ceiling.
"I get that, mom, but she wants to do this. She wants answers before anything else happens to him." I say and mom groans.
"The problem is, he is going through withdrawal. It could take some time. I don't think it is wise for her to see him like that. Let him detox, purge his system, and then bring her. In the meantime, we need to find her father." She says and I sigh as I sit forward and something feels off.
"Mom, I'll call you back." I say as I hang up and reach for my gun and realise I left it in the bedroom. I move silently in the shadows back to the bedroom and see Sophie sleeping peacefully. I smile as I move to my cut and grab my gun. I check it and walk back into the living room.
Something is definitely off here. I walk to the front door and check the peephole. Nobody is in the hallway.
I check the door was locked, but it wasn't. Shit!
I flick the lock in place and turn, aiming my gun, hearing the floor creaking.
"Step out where I can see you." I say and I hear a chuckle as the person comes into view. The light of the full moon casting its silverly light across the face of a man with wild eyes and a broken nose.
"You must be the boyfriend? No matter, Sophie will forget about you soon enough." He says and I growl, pointing the gun at him.
"You must be her sorry ass excuse of a father? Right?" I say and he chuckles low and dangerous. He steps closer and I get a good look at him. He is gaunt, his clothes hanging on his once fuller frame.
"You could say that, yeah. You see, Sophie is a morderer. Not only did she murder my wife, she murdered my friend. So I'm here to take her
back. And you and your little Monet
won't stop me. You think your family can do anything to me? You're dead wrong, kid." He says with a chuckle when I see another person walk out of the shadows to stand next to him.
"So you're going to leave Jared in my hands? You know what will happen to him, right? I will kill him, slowly, intimately He will scream for mercy, but he will be shown none. Same as you won't. So you want Sophie? You will have to go through me say, and he chuckles.
"Oh kid, being the hero is underrated. Now being the villain that is so much more exciting. You won't stop me and you won't be doing a damn thing. You see that little bitch is my daughter, no matter what you claim her to be to you. I own her, well, sort of So make no mistake, I with go through you and your entire MC to get her. Shall we see if I'm bluffing?" He says and I step closer to him, not taking my eyes from him.
"Try it. You will be dead before you get your hands on her." I spit and he rolls his glassy eyes.
"Do it." Is all he says when pain explodes in the back of my head. My vison blurs as the floor rushes towards me. I land on the floor and Benjamin walks closer to me and squats down.
"Rule number one. Always check your surroundings. Leave him." He says as he stands and enters the bedroom. I move to my hands and knees when I hear Sophie scream.
"Sophie!" I shout when a fist connects with my face. My head spins as I see Sophie laying limp in her father's arms as he walks past me to the front door.noveldrama
"Goodbye Wild Child. Don't worry about Sophie. She will be safe and sound and far away by the time you wake up." He chuckles, walking out of the door as I reach my hand out to stop him.
"Sophie." Is the last thing I say as I black out.
A constant vibrating wakes me up, and I groan as my head and face throb. I lift myself up and wince and look around the room. The front door is closed and I stagger to my feet. Touching the back of my head. I look at my hand and there's no blood but one hell of a bump.
"Sophie!" I stagger into the wall as I move towards the bedroom. The bed is unmade. There are signs of a struggle. My knees threaten to give out on me.
I run from the room and grab my phone.
"Mom, she is gone. Benjamin has taken her." I say as I move back into the bedroom and grab my cut and give one last look at the bed. The tears streaming down my face. I walk out, grabbing my gun and leave the apartment.
I head towards the back of the apartment where I left my bike and climb up and turn it on. I rev the throttle and ride off towards the clubhouse.
Benjamin's words playing in my head. I will never find her. Well, you're wrong buddy, because I will come for her. Sophie is mine.
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