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The secret Nova could never know— any of them could ever know.
Heading to my room, instead of the bathroom, I open my wardrobe and pop the corners of the wall at the back to pull out the fake wall then reach inside until my fingers touch the box.
Slowly pulling it out, I take a deep breath and punch in the code for the lock. Taking out the contents, I stare at it wondering if it was worth holding on to all these years.
If keeping this secret has been worth it all. After all, when she found out she’d despise me.
My parents forced me years ago to hide it after that night, telling me I was to keep it safe, that if it ever came out I’d go down too. I knew I had to, it was always my weakness. She was always my weakness.
Fuck, I’m totally screwed.
If we thought the shock of what King did to his parents was unsettling, wait until my brothers find out I've been keeping my own secrets.
King ending his parents was justice but what I'm hiding is worse, much fucking worse.
They'll never forgive me, not when the truth is exposed. What I did to keep my secret, I don't want them to fall with me, I'll end it all before that happens.
I had no choice. For her to survive I had to comply, I had to do their bidding.
It was the only choice I had.
Soft knocking interrupts my inner turmoil. Shoving the items under my bed, I hide them from sight.
“Hey, man, you good?” Jordy questions when he opens my door.
Swallowing, I force everything I'm feeling down and nod.
He gives me his own nod and then walks out leaving me feeling uneasy about everything.
I knew they could never find out, it would ruin what we have, what we've built.
I wasn't ready to lose them, not yet.
Not when I knew losing them forever was inevitable.
“How’s she been?”King asks.
“As you’d expect,” I say. Annoyance ripples through me. I want to hate him I really fucking do, he lied to us. To me. Fuck he made me keep this from them, knowing I’d struggle.
“Bass?” I scoff at the tone of his question. Bass has been Bass. He’s angry he doesn’t deal with shit. Since finding his brother he’s going deeper into whatever it is he does to deal with shit. In fact, I'm worried about him. He’s slowly losing control, and I’m terrified that he’s pretending to keep the peace, he’s slowly drowning, and he’s determined to keep us at bay.
“Cass?” King breathes. Turning my head to look at him, his brow arches waiting.
“I’m worried about him,” I say honestly. King nods, groaning when he moves.
I eye where he’s holding his stomach.
“You okay?” I ask, nodding toward where his hand is currently resting against his shirt.
“I’m fine, they said I was lucky.” I scoff, running my hand over my jaw.
“Lucky?” I sigh. “You almost died, King.”
King’s mouth curves. “I’m right here.” I wrinkle my nose, nodding.
“Too fucking close, brother,” I say, swallowing.
“Thanks for keeping it under wraps.” I simply nod. It’s not like I had a choice, everything went fucking downhill fast, I grit my teeth. King sighs, pinching his lips tightly together.
