Chapter Five

CHAPTER FIVE

The next day, I awoke next to a pale skinned woman; the biggest problem was that I knew her.. and I knew one thing for certain, I had sex with her last night.

I may have been drunk last night but surely that was no excuse.

I frowned deeply at her naked body, that was still slick with sweat.

I felt a deep sense of guilt for my brother.. I had slept with his girlfriend, Elissa.

My chest felt tight and I considered making a run for it.. she stirred slightly and I stopped dead still.

She grabbed my arm and attempted to pull me to her, but I resisted.

I frowned deeply at her and she slowly opened her eyes.

‘Leo.. what is going- Lorenzo!?’. She gasped, in sheer shock.

She looked at me with a mortified expression, as I pulled the bed covers tighter to my lower body.

Tears began to fill her shocked vision and she did not take her eyes off of mine, not once; so she did not remember last nights antics either.. I let out a sigh of relief.

‘I do not even remember last night, if we slept together, should I not remember it?’. She grimaced at me.

I gulped and then frowned deeply at her.

Shit. Jackson.. I now feel another wave of guilt.

We may not have been dating but it was obvious that we have feelings for each other.

Elissa then began crying hysterically; I face palmed my face and groaned in irritation.

I walked over to the window and eyed the sign; we were in a Hotel at the other end of Town.

‘Elissa.. we need to keep this a secret’. I frowned deeply, at her crying in her hands.

She wiped her eyes and frowned at me.

‘Thank you Lorenzo’. She whimpered.

She quickly got dressed after having a very quick shower and then she fled the Hotel room.

I grabbed a coffee after my shower and simply stared at the ruffled bed sheets.

It was then that I froze dead still, as I heard a light knock at the door.

I opened the door to a tear-streaked expression on Jackson’s face.

‘You fucking bastard!!’. He snarled, punching me square in the nose.

I felt the crack, as it broke on impact. I held it upwards, stopping the blood from flowing down my chin.

‘Jackson!? I can explain’. I gasped in shock.

‘What they said about you was right, all you care about is yourself. You are fucking sick’. He cried.

I tried to grab his arm, to stop him from leaving but he punched me in the jaw.

I rubbed at my jaw and swore to myself.

I ran out of the room after him, ignoring the new pain in my face.

‘Jackson!! Please wait.. I care about you!!’. I shouted, ignoring the humans that had been walking past us.

He turned around with wide eyes, looking like he was truly giving me a chance to explain but then he shook his head, with more tears welling up in his eyes.

‘You will say anything to save your own skin’. He whimpered.

I sank to my knees and threw my face into my hands in response.

Just over a week has passed and I have managed to avoid both Jackson, Leo and Elissa, like somebody would avoid a plague.

Though to be fair I was fairly certain Jackson was also avoiding me.. the thing that hurt me most was the fact that he was crying the day he found me at the Hotel.. it was obvious that he must have felt something for me, if he would cry over me.. right?

I sighed deeply as I threw on my grey suit and grabbed my leather jacket.

Most of my days were spent like this; feeling sorry for myself. Going out for hour long rides, wherever I ended up.. it still was not far enough away.

I stepped out of my Bedroom door and began to hear quiet whispers a few doors down from my Bedroom; The Guest Room.

I frowned deeply, to my knowledge nobody had stayed overnight here.

‘Keep your voice down Jackson, we have to think about the good of the Clan. This is horrible yes.. but surely you see why I cannot tell Leo’. Allie muttered quietly and angrily.

My heart felt like it had just stopped.

Jackson had told Allie and she was defending me in her own way. I felt a small sad smile creep onto my lips.

‘Can you not see how fucking wrong this is!?’. He snapped at her.

‘Jackson.. I get that you care for both my brother’s in two very different ways.. but you cannot stir up trouble simply-’. She gasped, as a thud sounded.

Something in me snapped. If he had just hurt her because of me..

‘For the millionth time, nothing is going on with me and Lorenzo. I am straight and I can prove it to you!’. He shouted defensively.

I stormed into the room and grabbed him by the back of the neck; he had Allie pinned against the wall and her dress was ripped, revealing her bra.

She looked at both him and me, with a mortified expression.

‘You should know better than to force yourself on a woman’. I muttered through clenched teeth.

My heart was aching, but I was not sure if it was because of what could have happened to my sister or because I might have very strong feelings for Jackson.

‘That is rich’. He snapped, wrenching free of my grasp.

He then made a beeline for the door.

‘Jackson’. I frowned, at his retreating frame.

Allie winced at me, rubbing her collarbone; she had a bite mark from Jackson.

‘Allie.. are you okay?’. I sighed.

I then started to approach her to help fix her clothing but she flinched and then slapped me hard across the face.

‘You are weak, do not dare touch me’. She snarled.

I found myself staring at the floor and frowning.

She was not wrong, everything was going very badly.

I let out a shaky breath and found a whimper catch in my throat.

‘I am so sorry Allie. I messed up but I promise you that I will fix this somehow’. I cried.

I then regarded her ripped clothing and her sad yet angry face. I put my jacket over her shoulders, to give her some dignity back.

I then turned to leave.

‘Then tell Leo the truth before Jackson does and accept whatever punishment he sees fit’. She muttered sadly.

I sighed deeply.

‘I cannot do that, you know that he would never forgive me’. I muttered sadly, just before leaving the room.