STEPBROTHER (R-18)

Scarletts P.O.V

Helplessness is dictating. It seizes your mind, unwarranted, as you watch Oliver being walked out of the house, arms cuffed behind his back, a trail of speckled blood along the floor.

This is fucking ridiculous! He didn't do anything wrong! He was just protecting his mom... someone who failed to protect him.

Angry tears sluice over your cheeks as you twist to face the masked expression of your mother.

"What the fuck, mom? How could you?"

You drag shaking fingers through your knotted hair, before swiping the tears from your face. Your disappointment is evident as you frown at her. She denies guilt with a shrug of her shoulders and a gentle shake of her head, like she's only looking out for whats best.

"Scarlett, you need to let those men do their jobs. I'm not going to interfere with things when I don't know what the hell fully happened."

"Are you kidding me? This isn't his damn fault!"

You wince when your mother throws her arms up defeatedly.

"This is exactly why you shouldn't have gotten involved with him. You're letting your feelings cloud our judgement."

You press your hands against your chest and raise your brows incredulously at your mother.

Jesus Christ, she doesn't know what the term 'loyalty' is at all.

"You're something else, you know that? Can't be fucking loyal to anyone. If it was kirk you'd let them take him?"

she rolls her eyes, and wraps her arms around herself.

"That's enough"

"This is why we fucking bounced around from man's house to man's house when I was younger.

You cant just firmly stand behind someone. Its fucking pathetic. Unlike you, I'm going to fight for someone I care about"

You push past her, storming down the hall towards the front door, before ripping it open and jogging down the stairs.

"Scarlett! Get back here!"

Not fucking happening.

car parked in the driveway, the officer still toting Oliver towards

don't want him to go

there, horrified as the officer roughly shoves Oliver up against the squad car. You

I cant just

anxiously in your chest as you feel your lungs tightening, and suddenly its harder to breathe under the

going down without

doorway as you descend the stairs, you shoot kirk

come down to the police

Here goes nothing

policeman, and with a few sharp shakes of your head, you dispel the foreboding thoughts clumping together in your

Don't think-just act!

near them, the police officer frowns,

going to need you

I'm not going

as he

don't. Just go back

"No. I'm not"

notice his jaw tensing

you want

back inside.

listened to you before this, and

officer rips him

I am warning you do not interfere with

You're arresting

into distaste as he yanks open the back door and shoves Oliver inside the car,

"I warned you"

arms, pulling you towards he car. You stifle the grin on your lips as he spins you around and cuffs you. The metal of he cuffs

She's

reaching out for you. The officer shakes his head, and moves you towards the backseat before shoving you inside. Your mothers eyes widen, glossy

now she's pleading with the officer. But not when the son of her boyfriend gets arrested.

Oliver envelops your senses when the door is slammed and you turn

"Are you fucking insane?"

How welcoming...

that a

with an arrest isn't a good