Jealousy!

Maria was furious and threw fists at the man's back and head. 

"Let him go, you monster," She roared. And Mr. Wraith was angry. 

Who dared jump him? He turned around and threw himself against the wall, slamming Maria's head and knocking her out.

"Maria?" Calvin was confused when he saw his girlfriend lying on the floor. He managed to break free and ran to her side.

"Are you all right?" whispered Calvin, and soon Mr. Wraith put the pieces together. So that was the girl his son was engaged to? Mr. Wraith milled when he noticed that Maria wasn't white. Not only did his son have a secret girlfriend, but she wasn't white either.

Mrs. Wraith was stunned when she saw the girl attack her husband, and she was terrified when she heard Calvin call her Maria.

The situation was dangerous. Mrs. Wraith saw she wasn't white, which her husband would never accept. But then she saw the love in her son's eyes when he gazed at the girl, and she knew she had to do whatever she could to help them escape.

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Calvin froze when he saw his father glaring at Maria with a vengeful eyes, and he knew that look very well. But before Calvin had a chance to throw himself over Maria to protect her, his mother tackled his father down to the ground,

"Run, Calvin. RUN!" Mrs. Wraith yelled, and Calvin spared no time.

He pulled Maria up to her feet, and they both ran downstairs and left the Wraith household behind them.

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One Week Later

Mallory was bored. Days went by slowly, and Hunter had been gone a lot. She spent most of her time alone when Blade had picked up more work, and Ana's visits were shorter and shorter. 

But Mallory had been on her feet and stretched out her legs for four days in a row. The first two days were horrendous, and her body was screaming with pain when she put weight on her legs. But now it was better, and she could go to the bathroom alone.

She was liberated from the monitors and could finally walk around the house.

Mallory went through the bookshelf and saw the remote to the TV at the end of the shelf. She hesitated because they wouldn't let her watch TV at the Wraith residence. 

Mallory did her chores and then got banished to go to her bedroom. 

She would have gone mad in that room if Ms. Mary had not taught her to read and smuggle her books.

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Mr. Wyatt walked around his home deep in his thoughts. A week ago, the Wraith boy and his girlfriend banged on his door in the middle of the night. Mr. Wyatt was initially confused, but soon, Calvin chanted like a bird and gave him helpful information. 

The boy was angry and vengeful, something Mr. Wyatt wanted to use to his advantage in taking down Mr. Wraith for good.

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Hunter was stressed. The week was tough for him and the crew. They worked very hard and struggled to double the sales of the product. 

It was slow. The gang needed more dealers and expanded their turf.

Hunter sighed when he saw his house at the end of the street, and he was looking forward to spending time with Mallory.

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Mallory was amazed at the TV when she heard somebody knock on the door. Who could that be? Mallory was hesitant as Hunter was very strict with the rules, and she was not allowed to open the door for anyone. 

But what if he had forgotten his keys?

Mallory stood up and headed to the front door to look.

"Who are you?" A blonde woman asked when Mallory popped her head out at the opening.

"Ehm. I'm Mallory; who are you?" She replied and frowned at the girl. She was beautiful with blond hair and gray eyes. 

"I'm Maddie, Hunter's girlfriend!" She answered, and Mallory felt a sting in her heart.

"Oh! He's not home at the moment,"

"Really? So what are you doing here? At his house?" Maddie whistled, and Mallory's heart started to accelerate. "I'm...."

"I'm????? What?" Maddie went on, and Mallory felt her eyes burning with tears. Maddie made her uncomfortable.

"What the fuck happened to your face? You look hideous!" Maddie said mockingly, and Mallory panted when Maddie pushed her back and slammed the door open. Mallory landed on her butt, and she felt the pain pulsating through her body by the commotion.

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Hunter's heart stopped when he saw the door open and panicked.

"Mallory?" Hunter yelled when he reached the alley, and he rushed inside and found her on the hallway floor, crying.

"What happened?" He asked and kneeled beside her.

Mallory sobbed and gashed with air and was unable to talk.

Hunter hugged her and carried her to the bedroom.

"What are you doing here?" Hunter whistled when he saw Maddie going through his things.

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Maddie turned around when she heard Hunter entering the room, and she felt jealousy shoot through her body when she saw that ugly girl clinging to his neck while he held her in his arms.

She was his girl, not that little anorexic carrot head. Who even was she?

"Can you please explain what's happening here, Hunter?" Maddie asked and gaped at him.

"I don't have to explain anything to you, Maddie. Leave. We are done and have been for a year. Get over it." Hunter replies, and Maddie stomps her foot.

"You are going to regret this, Hunter. You and that ugly girl!" She yelled and stomped out of Hunter's house.