^^^Michael carrying Angel out of the garden
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"Excuse me?" I asked shocked letting go of Kurume hand and standing up.

"Hi I'm Temi, it's snowing outside guys," She said introducing herself. "Anyways, the Lions murdered your mom it's true the man who was charged was drunk but Axel defiantly wasn't.  Your mom had something that they wanted and she refused to give it up so they took her from you," She said crossing her arms the thing that made me happy was, she didn't look sympathetic if she was she hid it well.

I say there shocked for a while I masked it on my face the pure horror that was embedded in my chest and the hatred for all of them. "So how does this affect you Temi, seems like you have your own grudges?" I asked trying to figure out her motive.

"They murdered my brother they sacrificed him during a mission, letting him die as they didn't trust his loyalty. He was my only family and they killed him but played the sympathy card in front of me like it was an accident. I would have still been in the dark if it weren't for Annaya letting it slipping up after drinking too much." She replied so she had her own reasons to kill them she needed as many people as possible who were out for blood so she could achieve her ultimate goal.

"So how are we going to kill them?"I asked not really wanting to drag it on.

I honestly needed to cry but since I couldn't I converted my sadness into anger

"Kill them after they treated you like a queen?" She asked with a smirk. "Where is your loyalty?"

That pissed me off, I took out my gun dragging her by her hair pointing my gun directly on the right side of her head. "Now Temi, now Temi no bullshit! My loyalty belongs to no one but my mother maybe I should make an example of where my loyalty lies. I have the information needed, I don't need you to take revenge." I said in an aggressive yet quiet tone.

"Hey Angel, calm down," Kurume said holding my other hand.

Yeah, I need to breathe, I thought...

"Now now, what would your mother say," She said with a small chuckle, without hesitation, I dragged her by her hair and pushed her to the floor. Before shooting the vase on the cupboard next to where she felt. Making her look at me in horror fearing for her life and everyone stand up alarmed.

"Don't worry I have no intention to hurt you. You Temi dear, have given me good intel it's just I don't like your tone." I smiled before taking Monica by her hand.

"Are you crazy, Temi, she is not in her right mind don't provoke her?" She asked taking my gun away from me.

"Just seeing what extent her rage will take us to," Temi said standing up looking at me surprised.

"Can you take me to the garden?" I asked Monica still feeling furious.

"If I say no will you shoot me," She replied sarcastically.

"No, I couldn't even though I want to," I replied she looked at me confused.

As if I could shoot you Monica, who shoots their best friend...

She led me to the garden and unlocked it for me, the garden was massive. I smiled looking at the white sheet of snow covering the garden floor. "I assume you want to be alone for a bit." She smiled.

"Yeah, I need to regain control." I sighed. I walked around for a bit breathing in the smell of roses as the garden was covered in them. I found a bench, which was sheltered by a tree, wiped and sat on it giving me a perfect reflection of a lake.

My mom was murdered

Tears rolled down my cheeks like wildfire. I couldn't believe they had done this to me, they made me believe they had saved me. In reality, they are the ones who took her away from me. They are the reason my mom isn't in my life and here I was ready to die for them since I was so grateful to them.

All the moments I had spent with Nia, all the kind words she had recited about my mom were all lies all perfectly instructed lies to make me trust her. What kind of monster can sit there with a moping face and sympathetic eyes during a funeral and be the reason behind it?

My whole body began to shake, I was furious. All the time we spent together, all the times I let my defences down in front of her, only now I have been shown her true colours. I hated that they all probably knew, even from the day I came they just asked about my hands not why I was there. The thing they were so desperately after must've now been in my possession. No wonder they went through my phone and didn't even memorise my birthday...

At that moment, I decided that I wasn't going to let them get away with it they stole my mom from me. I swore I would make them lose everything. I Angel Brown had nothing so I had nothing to lose yet they had everything but still wanted more. I had somehow been involved in their evil scam from day one, from that day Elijah threatened me before I went to work.

I realised I was being played with the whole time and I had become their doll, I fell right into their trap...

Never again

I couldn't control my thoughts at all they were spiralling out of control I closed my eyes, resting my head on the bench feeling dizzy looking up at the snow and let my eyes shut.

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I woke up being carried by muscular arms and I'm the dazed state I asked Michael to put me down. "You've been outside for so long everyone thought you were in Monica's room, seriously Angel did you not feel the snow?" He asked sounding concerned.

"Lilith that's my name so call me it," I replied, involuntarily I let out a cough.

"I know you hate me but I'm right if you don't get warm you'll catch a cold." He said pulling me even closer.

"I want to say it now so there's no confusion I don't love you anymore Micheal," I said calmly. "I like..."

He stopped me mid-sentence, "I know but don't say it out loud I don't think I could take it,"

I remained silent before continuing to speak, "I like Kurume, I need to let you hear it and get crushed by it so you can move on." We had reached the house Micheal put me down and I looked at his face he seemed to be deep in thought. "Thank you for carrying me, Micheal."

Just then Kurume came down the stairs "Angel are you..." He stopped noticing Micheal, "I will talk to you later," He said scratching the back of his head.

I locked eyes with Kurume, to me it seemed like a brief moment but judging by the sigh Micheal let out it must have been a while of us looking into each other's eyes. "No Kurume you can stay, I should go find Temi. She seems to be catching a cold bye, Lilith," Micheal said coldly before passing Kurume and walked up the stairs.

"Sorry for bothering you," Kurume said leading me into the kitchen and boiling the kettle.

"You didn't interrupt anything, I was telling Micheal my feelings," I said quietly.

"Oh, so I did interrupt," He replied.

"Not really cause I don't feel anything towards him anymore if anything you saved us from a situation I didn't think I would be in. Sorry for almost killing Temi," I sighed not really sorry for my behaviour, more that he had to see it.

"It's fine but you may have anger issues," He chuckled half-joking.

I smiled, "I've been told, by the way, I thought I should tell you Micheal and I are over." I said as he looked at me with a smile.

"Do you like lemon and honey tea," He asked. I nodded and he proceeded to make me tea and I never thought someone could make, making a cup of tea look hot. I inwardly laughed at myself knowing I was going crazy.

"He sorry about our first date when I lost it I thought you were someone..." He said breaking the silence. "I'm also sorry I am only apologising now,"

"It's fine, I have done crazier things," I replied thinking about all of the times I have spiralled out of controlled.

"No under no circumstances should I have pushed you," He said making me feel warm.

I recalled the time all he had done was push me into a wall. I admit it hurt but my heart missed a beat finding it cute the way he still felt bad about it. "Yeah if you were going to push me into a wall at least kiss me gosh," I said with a smirk as he handed me my tea.

He laughed and shook his head."You always turn our conversations into something un-holly,"

"Maybe I'm un-holly," I laughed before having a sip of my tea.

"Once you finished that drink, let's go lie in my bed and watch movies to make you warm, or we can do something else..."

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