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"Where were you?" Was the first thing I heard when I walked into my bedroom. I flick the light on to see the Collin boys scattered around my room. The only ones missing were Noah, Jack, Zack and Liam.

"Where I was, is none of your concerns." I shot back placing my jacket on the chair in my room which Eli made himself comfortable on.

"It's 9 in the morning. You've been out all night." Melissa pointed out walking into my room closing the door behind me.

"This feels awfully like a police integration." I chuckle pulling my black hoodie over my head, leaving me in my skinny jeans and white tank top, after kicking my shoes to the side.

"How do you know what a police integration is like?" Caden asks leaning forward.

I turn to him giving him a look, "Your seriously asking me that after what you saw last night." I comment and watch how the older brothers tense.

"Boys out," Carter tells his younger siblings, who were going to complain but leave when he shot them a look.

"What are we missing here?" Eli says leaning forward. "Get out," Caden tells Eli. "Excuse me?" He asks him. Caden sends him a look but he just smirks and sits back.

"I'm sure you wouldn't want mom finding out the things you guys do at night," Eli says smugly as his brother tense.

I roll my eyes, "Eli, get the fuck out of my room, or I'll tell your parents about you. Know. What." He snaps his head in my direction.

"You wouldn't?" He stands up.

"Oh, trust me. I would." I taunt back. "Fine, you won." He walking out as Harper walks in locking the door.

"What have you got on him?" Alex asks me grinning. "None of your business," I said plopping down on the chair Eli was sitting on earlier.

"Blaze and Emily are here," Caden says looking up at his phone and opening the door as 2 girls walk in. The blond one, that was clinging to Carter yesterday and a black haired girl who walks up to me.

"I'm blaze." She says holding her hand out. I eye her hand, raising a brow, "Sophia." I say. "I don't shake hands," I add on to which she nods and makes herself comfortable on my floor.

"So, to what do I owe the awful pleasure of all of you?" I ask smiling.

"You killed someone." Alex chokes on his drink. "You What?" He splutters.

I roll my eyes at there behaviour. "I killed someone. Who cares. The guy wanted to kill me." I shrug.

"But the way you did it was awesome," Blaze added in. I chuckle at her curious face.

"You haven't seen me in action yet. It's very easy to kill someone without getting blood anywhere." I say.

"You killed someone and your acting so casual about it," Melissa says tensely.

"How do you sleep at night?" She asks.

"The same way I do every other night. Plus, killing someone isn't the worse thing I've ever done." I say sharing a look with Harper who gives me a sympathetic look.

"Wait, until were in New York. Staying at home is never my speciality." I say standing up and walking to my undergarments draw.

"I keep this with me everywhere I go," I say taking out an empty gun, the guy's eyes are wide open.

"Don't look at me like that." I point the gun at Carter. "If Elijah knew who you were, then I most likely sure you have some sort of involvement in the underground, gangs world," I add on.

"You can't just accuse someone of that." Emily gasps.

I cock my head to the side, "Oh darling, you can be the most innocent flower in the book and I can turn you into Satans child." I smirk as I see fear flash through her eyes.

"I'm a leader," Carter says after a few minutes of silence.

"You're always the dominant one in bed." I shrug and I swear I saw Emily glare at me.

"I mean a gang leader." He completes.

"I kind of figured that out," I say laughing. "What normal guy would have a gun tucked into the waistband of his pants," I add on.

"We need-"

"We need to talk, I know. But can we do this later? I want to get some sleep and also I have to finish packing yet." I say pleading a little for them all to get out.

"Alright Fine." Carter sighs. "We're going to talk about this later though." He adds on and I nod.

I grab a towel as everyone begins to leave. Walking into my bathroom and placing it down. I hear my bedroom door closes.

I gasp as my back hit the bathroom tiled wall. My hand pinned to the side of my head. The bathroom door is tightly shut and locked.

My eyes look up to meet Carter's. "What are you doing?" I ask him out of breath slightly from him being so close.

"I've tried my best to stay away from you angel but I can't. I can't keep my hand of you." He says leaving a trail of kisses down my neck.

"You have a girlfriend." I breathe out.

"Fake girlfriend." He corrects me.

"What?" I ask confused. He shakes his head, "I'll explain to you later." He said before crashing his lips to mine. I moan as his tongues lips in my mouth.

He drops my hands before lifting me up. My legs tightly wrapped around his torso. His hands resting on my ass. I wrap my arms around his neck pulling him closer to me.

Placing me on the counter top, he swiftly removes my tank top as I remove his shirt.

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"I seriously feel like killing you right now Eli," Alex screams running down the jet stairs. I burst out laughing as I see his face as everyone else does.

"Omg Eli, good job." I give him a high five as Caden takes his phone out to click a picture of his face. Eli has drawn on his face with permanent marker.

I look up still smiling as Carter catches my eye. He gives me small smile to which I return.

"Sophia." I turn hearing a scream. Maria.

She crashes into me making me fall onto the hard ground while she squeezes the death out of me.

"I missed you, Maria." I wheeze out. Suddenly her weight is lifted off me. Caden pulls her back. "Thanks," I say standing up dusting my clothes as Maria begins talking to Caden and blushes.

"We're gonna have so much now Your here." She said turning her attention back to me. "I may or may not have told some people you coming back for while and you may or may not have gotten an invite to a ton of party's." She mumbles looking down.

I shake my head and let out a small laugh, "it's okay, I knew you couldn't keep a secret for long."

"Alright guys, the cars are here and we're going straight to your grandma's house no complaining," Elizabeth said cutting off there groaning. Melissa just smirked Alex's face.

"Sophia-"

"I'm going home, and by home, I mean my own house," I say cutting Elizabeth off who just nods.

"Let's go." She says as we all make our way to cars. Unfortunately, for Maria, she has to sit with the boys and me since the car she came in originally wouldn't start up.

I pull my leather jacket closer to me as the wind slightly picks up. I missed New York's weather.

I give the driver my address as he starts the big SUV. We're all going to drop me off at my house first and then they're all going to there grandmas house. Who they don't like very much.

The plane ride here was annoying. Like very annoying. Unfortunately for me, I had to sit behind Carter and Emily. Yes, Emily came to, after getting permission from her parents. She literally wouldn't stop talking on the plane.

My phone buzzes as I get a text message.

I replied to Elijah's message with an okay before closing my phone.

About an hour later I started out at the streets I used to run around in as a child before the car pulled up at my house.

I open the door and step out the car and stared up at the house. It looks empty, it is empty.

I walk up the big driveway and place my hand on Jakes car. I remember when mom and dad first gifted him this car on his birthday.

I breathe in deeply before breathing out again. "I have to go somewhere before I go inside," I said walking backwards. I turn around walking passed everyone who's looking at me before I stop and run to Maria giving her the house key.

"Go inside, I'll be back, I'm just going to visit a few people," I say to her.

"Let us drop you," John says walking up to me. I was about to speak before he cut me off, "don't argue with me, I know exactly where you want to go." I nod and sit back in the car as he tells the driver to drive.

"Where do you need to go?" Emily asks.

"Nowhere that includes you," I say back.

"Emily, you really need to mind your own business," Jayden speaks out. I hold back a smile when I see the irritated look on Emily's face.

The car comes to a stop and I see we're outside a graveyard. "Why are we here dad?" Liam asks confused as do a few of the other brothers.

Third person's POV:

"All of you stay in the car," John says getting out after Sophia. Elizabeth doing to same.

Sophia walks forward and into the graveyard gates. She knows exactly where her family is buried. She stops in front of her brother grave.

Kneeling down she places her hand on her brother headstone, doing to same to her mother and fathers.

John and Elizabeth both watch her doing that. A lone tear slips out of Sophia's eyes before a few more slip out. John pulls Elizabeth into his embrace as she cries.

"You guys can go, I'll make my way home," Sophia says in a monotone. "Okay," John says softly taking his crying wife back to the car. The brothers all watch their mother walk out crying. As John opens the car door for Elizabeth to get in, Sophia walks out the graveyard cling the gate behind her.

She looks at John before crossing the road and going through the little alleyway. Carter watches as she walks across the road. His heart breaks as he stops the sides tears on her face and all he wants to do is pull her into his embrace.

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