" Woah! That was hot! " He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. " When I get you in my arms...I'll make you beg. But first , I'll get a taste of that sexy body."
" In your dreams. " Gwen sneered at him.
" Well...I'm good at making my dreams a reality. " He signaled one of his men and he ran to grab her. She punched him in the face and one of his golden teeth flew out. He covered his mouth with his hand to stop the bleeding.
Louis noticed people gathering around. There was something going down. He stuffed his pockets with the drugs he'd just bought and got closer to get a better look. His mouth fell open when he saw Gwen beating the shit out of men twice her size.
" Any more ?" Gwen glared at the man with the tattoos , who in turn glared at his men flinching and grunting on the floor. He looked up at her and smiled.
" I'll definitely make you my queen. " He took out a pocket knife and licked it. " I'll carve my name on your silky skin myself. " He slowly put one foot before the other .
" Wait ! " Louis came in between them. He stood before Gwen and shielded her with his body. " Don't hurt her. She came for me! "
" Louis , move. " Gwen put herself infront of him. " When we get out of here... You best believe I'll end you. "
" Louis , who is she to you? "
Louis pushed past Gwen. " She's my sister. I'm sorry , Jacob. I'll make sure she doesn't come here again. "
How was Louis acquainted with such scum? Then she saw it , a salamander tattoo on his wrist. This idiot joined a f*cking gang!
" Let's go Louis. " She held his hand and dragged him but Jacob pit his arm to block her.
" She hit me. More than hurting my face , she bruised my ego. " He spoke to Louis as if she wasn't present.
" Mister , talk to me. Keep him out of this." She brushed his arm off. " And one more thing...I never want to see your ugly ass face anywhere near my brother or so help me God , I'll rip you apart. "
She stormed off with Louis behind her.
" What the fuck are you doing here?!" Louis tore free from her grasp.
Gwen turned to him. He was taller than her so it was harder to yell at him. She had to look up and wave her finger in his face.
" What are you doing with these people , Louis ?"
He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. " It's business , Gwen , not yours! "
" Don't talk to me like that! " Gwen was getting pissed. " I worry about you."
" Don't ! Okay , don't ! " He was yelling now. " You have no idea what these guys are capable of. Why did you follow me here? "
" You can tell all you want but that won't change the fact that you're in wrong company. " Gwen held him by the collar of his shirt.
" You have no right to talk about the people I choose to spend my time with. You're almost never around and you never let us into your life. " He was breathing heavily. " And mom has never been the same since that day. As the two of you struggled to get rid of your demons and move on...you forgot about me. " He looked Gwen in the eye. " So I found my own way to cope with my own demons. "
Tears burned down Gwen's face. She got herself into this gang to provide for her family. She wanted more out of Louis. She wanted him away from the scum of this world but now...he was becoming that very scum. She was feeling tipsy from anger , surprise and guilt.
" We'll talk when we get home." Gwen touched her pockets. She left her phone in her car. " Give me your phone. I need to call mom. " She put her hand in his pocket but he quickly pulled it out. Gwen furrowed her brow as she saw nervousness creep up on his face. She fidgeted with him till she got a small pouch of white powder in his pocket. She felt her heart crack and she hoped it wasn't what she thought it was.
" Just give it back! " He tried to grab it but she pulled back. She slowly opened it and tasted a pinch.
" Louis..." She was disappointed in her self more than in him. She threw it to the ground and forced her hands into his other pockets. One by one she disposed of all the pouches.
Alec stared at the ceiling of his office. He had a stupid grin on his face all day. His face was almost starting to hurt but he couldn't stop smiling.
" Sir , there's someone here to see you." Sofie knocked on his door.
" Let them in. "
Leo walked in and Alec's good mood flew out the window. He returned to his flat unexpressive face. He buttoned his coat and gestured Leo to take a seat.
" You don't look happy to see me. Is my presence not welcome? " He smiled as he sat.
" I don't like to state the obvious. What do you want ? "
" Nothing much. I just have a few questions for you. " He played with a pen on Alec's table. He glanced at Alec's cold expression.
" What's your goal for Gwen? " He spun the pen round. " By making her fall head over heels in love with you , you'll only break her to a thousand pieces when she finds out your role in her life. "
Alec didn't move a muscle. He just sat and listened to Leo.
" Why don't you leave her before things get to a point where you'll have no one to blame but yourself? "
Alec rose from his seat and looked down at Leo.
" I appreciate your concern , but , your involvement in our lives is un called for." He walked to the door and opened it.
" As for the role I play in her life...I don't recall asking for your opinion. "
" Now leave."