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“Where is everyone?” I ask quietly. Cole and CJ decided to stay for dinner. They tried to keep the noise down in the living room, but I still heard them all chatting away, getting to know one another. It was nice knowing they were all out there, though. Still, I couldn’t get a wink of sleep, even with the amount of protection I had outside my bedroom door.
“Gone home,” she whispers, sitting down on the bed. “I wanted to come in and see if you’d eat something for me. I can heat up some soup.”
“I’m really not hungry,” I state, just as loud banging erupts from the front door. “Mum,” I call out, panicked. She reaches for me in the dark, squeezing my shoulder.
“Shush, baby. It’s probably one of the boys coming back for something,” she starts to explain. Her explanation would explain why someone is knocking on the door this late, especially since we don’t know anyone here yet. But when loud voices echo down the hall, all my hope for a drama free night, fades.
“Who is that?” I ask, feeling slightly panicked.
Please don’t let it be Logan or Alec.
“I’ll go see if Sam is okay,” she says gently. I can tell by the tone in her voice that she’s just as puzzled and concerned as me.
“Oh no,” I gasp, my face paling when I hear their voices clearly. It’s Logan’s parents. We’ve always got on, don’t get me wrong, but they’ve never really been welcoming when it came to me. I thought it was because of the fall-out all our parents had. Now, I know different.
“It’s fine. Everything is fine. We’ll get rid of them,” she assures me, already at the door.
When she leaves the door slightly ajar, I get up from bed and sneak my way over to it. My mum begins shouting at Logan’s mum, and I wince. I actually feel sorry for Logan’s mum for a second. When Mum gets angry, she getsangry. She’s like a lion protecting its cub and will bite anyone who tries to harm them.
“I should have known this would happen. I bet you two had this cooked up all along when my son rejected your daughter,” Mrs Williams snarls.
“Amanda, you cannot be serious?” Sam asks, astonished. “We both know what your son tried to do to my daughter. We told you then to get him help and you didn’t listen. Now look what has happened. Another girl has been assaulted, and it’s probably not the first time he’s done this.”
“Sam,” Logan’s father warns, “he was assaulted because of Willow’s false allegations. He’s in the hospital. Now, your daughter will drop all charges before this gets out of hand. No one needs this dragged out in court.”
“Drop the charges?” my mum asks, dangerously low.
“Yes. It’s to our understanding that Willow made these false allegations because Logan threatened to tell her boyfriend that they had consensual intercourse. She could face charges for lyingandslander,” Mick states, his voice firm and in charge.
“He raped my daughter,” Mum screams, making me jump. I’ve not seen her react like this, ever. I look back through the gap in the door to find Sam holding my mum. She’s clinging to him, her sobs echoing down the hall.
“So she tells you,” Amanda states snottily.
“It happened,” Cole’s deep voice rumbles, and my heart picks up. He’s out there. He’s sticking up for me once again.
“And you are?” Mick asks.
“The person who put your son in the hospital,” Cole answers, and I gasp in horror. What the hell is going on? I step out of my room and into the hallway. Allie steps out when she sees me, her hand reaching for mine.
“You’re the thug who assaulted my son?” Mick questions, a bite in his tone.
“Yes, sir. I was here when he was physically forcing Willow to keep her mouth shut about what happened. I was also with her when she went through all the medical shit at the hospital, and when she got her results back. I was the shoulder she leaned on when the nurses told her she had, in fact, been raped and had severe tearing.”
The blood rushes from my face as he reveals, in detail, the results I got from the hospital, and when I see how deadly he looks. His face is pinched tight and his hands are clenched into fists. It’s then that I notice the cuts on his knuckles that I hadn’t seen earlier. My body sways a little, and Allie has to reach out to support me, anchoring me to her body.
Cole’s eyes land on me, and for a moment it’s just us, no other drama, and I see the remorse he feels about revealing such personal details about me. I know straight away that I forgive him. There’s no way I can stay mad at him, not after everything he’s done for me.
What I don’t understand is why he attacked Logan. Okay, I knowwhy.I just don’t understand what made him go. It’s not like we know each other that well, not enough for him to get revenge anyway. Well, we know each other better than anyone can know another person with everything we’ve been through the past couple of days.
“It’s lies. She’s always had a crush on my boy,” Amanda states, sticking her nose up at Cole. Her words cause me to ball my hands together, dropping my head to my chest.
“No, I haven’t,” I bite out, my gaze on the floor as I try to remain calm. It’s all boiling inside me, like I’m ready to burst at any given moment.
“Oh, look, she decides to show her face,” she greets snidely. “My son is in the hospital because of you.”
CJ grunts from behind Cole and everyone turns to him. “I wasn’t there. However, from what everyone is saying, it was a fair fight. It’s not Cole’s fault your son can only hit drugged and defenceless women,” he bites out, stepping around Cole so he can look the Williams’ in the eye.
“You, you…” Amanda stutters.
