Chapter 21

Months later

Hope

College had been going well now we were all in half term. River had tried his best to get me back, Caleb had put him in intensive care after the last incident when the dumb idiot tried to get close to me so I arm-locked him, twisting his arm behind his back whilst twisting his wrist, he wasn't surprised and got out of it quite quickly and turned it round his cold breath, River had tried his best to get me back, Caleb had put him in intensive care after the last incident when the dumb idiot tried to get close to me so I arm-locked him, twisting his arm behind his back whilst twisting his wrist, he wasn't surprised and got out of it quite quickly and turned it round his cold breath on my neck as he cursed.

"Answer me bitch."

"Fuck you!"

"Any time my sexy little minx." He said kissing my neck, and licking it I cringed. "Mmm, you taste good. I wonder if all your body tastes this good?"

That was it I snapped throwing him over my shoulder he slid across the concrete ground looking surprised at my move. I'd used it on Josh more than once and each time he was surprised too. I smirked he jumped back to his feet. "Bitch you're going to regret that."

O oh.

He leaped forward running into a fist. Caleb looked angrily at him. "I thought I told you to stay the hell away."

"Like I'd listen to the likes of you Harper."

"You'll regret today for the rest of your life, McKinley."

"Like I give two fucks, but you will once I take her away from you."

Oh shit.

Caleb's fists shot out in rage and anger. I'd never seen him like this ever. "Caleb." I screamed, but he continued ignoring my pleas. "You'll never have her. Never. She's mine and that's the way it's staying. She's mine McKinely you don't deserve an Angel like her I'll beat you to death before I ever let you near her."

And that's what he did. I had to pull him away from the unconscious body. I wasn't aware that Joshua had come running up to us and was helping me pull Caleb from an unconscious River.

"Come on bro you've done enough damage."

"I'm not finished yet." An enraged Caleb said.

"Yes you have, let's go."

"What about.."

They both looked dead at me oh shit I can't afford to anger him anymore. The gathering crowd was taking photos some were calling for an ambulance, not sure if they had seen everything or not as we walked away.

We all had to go to the police station to be questioned. Caleb was pissed he'd have a record cause the jerk couldn't keep away, he was told if River didn't come out of his coma they would be charging him with murder. This didn't please him at all.

We didn't speak for almost a month and when he did, he blamed it all on me for not keeping my distance away from River. I had tried so damn hard, but he'd always found me. I told him I was quite capable of dealing with him on my own which I and Caleb both knew I was but he felt he had to protect me neither the less.

We had all been informed that River was finally out of his coma as the holidays began. Good at least Caleb wouldn't go to jail for murdering that pathetic excuse of a teenager.

We all walked out of college a tall massuline man stood outside smirking. Hope looked up and smiled.

Joshua

"Scar." She screamed, running up to him.

"Angel." He said wrapping his arms around her and they hugged each other.

Was there something going on between them that she wasn't telling me or Caleb?

They stopped hugging. "Scar I'd like you to meet my brother Joshua and my boyfriend, Caleb."

He looked at me squeezing my hand tightly, fuck his grip was tight. "I hope you've been treating my angel with respect?"

"Yes sir."

He grinned. "Glad to hear it."He said, loosening his grip on Josh's hand.

He looked at Caleb shaking his hand. "Nice to finally meet you Caleb. Hope has told me a lot about you. She missed you while she was at camp. She couldn't wait to get back to see you."

"I missed her too.'"You mean a lot to her so don't mess it up."

"I won't sir."

He nodded, smiling, dropping his hand from Caleb's.

I wondered what she'd told him about me. I guess I already knew the answer to that seen as her brother took her to the camp he'd already known what she was there for.

"So have you been keeping up with the training?"

"I have me and Caleb both went down to the gym and helped me train as well as Autumn."

"Glad to hear it, but I'd like to make sure you remember our training and all I taught you so we can go outside and practice if that's okay?"

"It is."

He smiled. "You guys are free to watch. She's good, she never took long to pick it all up, we were all proud of her."

I bet.

"Sure. I'd love to see her train." Caleb said.

Suck up.

He smiled. "You okay with that, angel?'

"Yeah sure let's head outside it's all laid out ready.'She replied as they entered the house and went straight to the back garden where all the matts were laid out over the grass.

When the fuck did Does she has time to do all of that? I questioned.

"Oh I forget to tell you Dom and Bulldog are on leave at the end of the month.'

She smiled brightly.

"Who's bulldog?"

"Oh you'll see, kid." He laughed.

What was so funny?

We all headed outside where the matts were laid out on the lawn plus all types of weapons. What the fuck were they teaching her at that camp anyway.

"You remember what I taught you, angel?"

"I do."

He smiled, took their shoes off and got onto the mats. They positioned their stance. "Ready angel?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

He nodded and they began fighting each other throwing each other Caleb smiled. I stood their amazed now I know how she was on guard the day I came behind her, god I was so hard and I don't think I was the only one. He swiped his foot under hers she stumbled taking her with him he was almost on top of her looking at her like he was love struck. "You need to concentrate, angel."

"Oh I am." She said, throwing him off her jumping to her feet.

"I'm impressed but you need more practice. Weapons."

She threw him a wooden stick, he caught it and she then picked one up. They took their stance again and began crashing them togehter spinning and hitting the bats togehter we stood watching our mouths wide, fucking hell. We watch as they changed their weapons. I'd never seen something so hot. She fell to the mat the three blades of the two knives on either side of her head hers at his neck. He smirked. "I think that is enough for one day, angel. I think we need to work on your posture and attack mechanisms. They removed the three headed knives and he jumped up, so did she.

She looked hot and flustered. "How long are you here for Scar?"

"Yeah how long you need to stay the fuck away from my sister with that boner in your pants.

"A while Angel."

"Oh, okay."

"I've got six months leave."

You what! You can't be fucking serious?!

Really?" She asked sounding happy.

"Yeah really. I want to make sure you stay up to date with your training and collage work."

"I will I promise."

"I know you will, Angel."