Isabella's POV:

I was sat teasing Ace , Alexander, Victor , Jakob and Leonardo when summer came running in the building again

Killian not far behind looking like he'd just been to heaven.

I was very confused but summer's smudged lip stick gave me a slight idea of what had just happened

Surely not.

Summer grabbed my wrist dragging me to the bathroom

"We'll be back!" I yelled back at the men and Killian just smirked staring at me and summer like he was above the moon

Summer rushed me to the bathroom

"What is it sum?!" I asked with slightly slurred words

We finally got in the bathroom and summer rudely kicked the people who were in here out.

They were kissing so it wasn't urgent anyways

"I kissed him." She gave me no context and for my drunken mind I needed some context

"You kissed who?" I asked with raised eyebrows, she gave me a look that said she wasn't playing around right now and I shouldn't either

Oh my god.

"Your brother. Killian." She muttered embarrassed and I squealed in surprise

I knew it!

"I knew he liked you!" I screamed jumping up and down like a teenage girl who'd just had her crush say yes to her

She took a deep breath

"It was amazing. I'd never felt a kiss like it." She gave me more details but it was starting to gross me out remembering he was my brother

Ew.

"Do you like him?" I asked her and she looked at me like she was undecided on that fact

"I..don't know" she whispered to me like Killian would be listening and although I wasn't my so called brothers biggest fan I did ship them big time

I grabbed her hands and she looked up at me

A huge grin spreads on my face

"You like him!" I shouted knowing by the look in her eyes that she had a fat crush on my bitch of a brother

"I um- I- OH MY GOD I LIKE HIM." She stuttered at first not knowing what to say and then suddenly it's like it hit her in a shock

I laughed at her

She liked my brother.

Damn

"What now then? What did he say after the kiss?!" I asked knowing that's a good way to find out what he feels about summer

Summer looked down with blushed cheeks.

"He said I was an amazing kisser and tucked my hair behind my ear." She shyly spoke making my eyes widen

I could not imagine killian doing that

He definitely liked her.

"What did you say?" I asked and she huffed like she just realised what she said

"I said 'wow' , FUCKING WOW!" She yelled like that was a dumb response but honestly I'm pretty sure I would have said similar

I shrugged because he didn't seem bothered

"By the look on his face I think he took it in a good way" I let her know so she wouldn't overthink it and she nodded, sighing.

"Okay yeah, maybe." Summer spoke to herself looking at herself in the mirror trying to fix her lipstick up as it was still smudged from their kiss

I was about to do the same and fix up my makeup myself when I heard some screaming

Either they were having a really good time or..

Something's happened.

"What the fuck was that?" I turned to summer with scrunched eyebrows and she gave me the same look back

I tensed up hearing a bang

A bang noise that resembled a gunshot

"What's happening?!" Summer asked backing up getting scared and I tried to be brave and act like it was nothing

I started making my way out of the bathroom sneakily with summers hand in mine.

Everyone was running out of here

"Where is she?!" A familiar man's voice screamed but it wasn't any of my family or Leonardo's voice

I felt goosebumps on my neck as my heart race increased.

"Stay close." I told summer moving towards the ballroom hearing alot of arguing and yelling

Guns being clicked off safety.

I was scared.

I couldn't turn back and run though because it didn't feel right to run when they were clearly looking for someone and maybe it was me or summer.

We had to try help so no one died

So I entered the room and my heart felt to the pit of my stomach as I saw Thomas and Riley with guns held pointed at a man

A man

I knew by the name

Carter.

He was the him I'd been speaking about the last couple weeks.

"Carter?" I asked in a small voice

Fear filled me from top to bottom and suddenly I was sure I was the she they were looking for.

Tears reached the brim of my eyes as he turned to me

Them same dark eyes that had tormented me for far to many years now.

"My beautiful girl. There you are." He spoke as summer pulled me behind her knowing by his name who he was immediately

His beautiful girl.

I felt sick

I felt like I was going to die

A tear fell from my eye as he stood before me

"Stay away from here!" Summer screamed holding me tightly behind her

"How do you know her!?" Leonardo spat furiously clearly not liking what he called me

Carter smirked pointing the gun at Leonardo

"She was the girl I was looking for why of course , she may be your fiance but she was once also my fiance." Carter explained making them all turn to me because I had never shared this part of my life with anyone but summer.

"She was never your fiance carter! Your a sick mother fucking bitch , you and your obsession needs to stop." Summer cried out holding me in a firm grip behind her

I wasn't processing any of it.

All I could focus on were his evil eyes

The same ones that almost killed me

The same ones that nearly drowned me

The same ones that touched me in my sleep

A loud sob left my mouth as I looked around realising we were surrounded.

"She'll always be my fiance." Carter yelled at summer with eyes filled of anger

A couple of his men approached me and summer

"STAY AWAY FROM THEM!" Jakob screamed and I looked at them

They were all being held back and unable to escape the many mens grips

Leonardo tried with everything in him to get to me but he couldn't

"Leave me alone carter!" I screamed as summer backed us up trying to get away from the men with guns that were closely approaching us

Tears poured from my eyes as memories flooded my mind.

Summer was forcefully pulled away from me by two buff men with guns in their hands

The other men backed down leaving me be.

"Let me go!" Summer screamed trying to fight the men off

"LET HER GO!" Killian screamed staring at the both of us with desperation clear in his eyes

They all screamed , yelled and shurgged but I knew against carter when it came to me

They had no hope.

"What do you want carter?!" I spat at him as he approached me , I didn't back down I was not the same girl he knew before

"Drop your attitude!" He screamed at me grabbing hold of my hair and dragging me Infront of my family , Leonardo and his father along with Jakob.

He pushed me on my knees

"It's clear you haven't shared our beautiful love story yet , have you my doll?" Carter asked crouching down Infront of me and I stared at him with eyes full of fire

I needed to be strong this time

"What love story all i remember is your sick and twisted fantasies that you never got to live!" I spat at him and he was furious but I didn't care anymore

He could kill me for all I care, I was not that same 15 year old girl he knew before.

He slapped me and Leonardo screamed trying to get to me but about 5 men held him back

He was strong but five to one was impossible.

"Drop your attitude bitch! No wonder your parents abused you." He tormented me but his words didn't hurt me in anyway anymore

His mental abuse stopped affecting me years ago.

"I am no bitch , your the pussy who needs to hit a woman to keep her under control, I am no longer that 15 year old girl who feared you carter, your nothing to me." I agrued even with tears pouring down my face I knew I could go against him because I had before

He forced me to stand up and pulled me towards him so that I was staring right at him

I tired to kick him away but nothing worked.

"Let go off them carter!" I screamed my heart pounded in my chest looking around seeing that the only people here now were each of there men

All my family, Leonardo, victor and Jakob.

Also Thomas and Riley still stood with their guns pointed at carter

Carter chuckled evily behind me.

He pulled down the back of my shirt

"The scar's still there" he smirked to himself with pride kissing the back of my neck

I was stuck staring right at all the men.

"Don't touch me!" I screamed because one thing that will always effect me would be his sexual abuse

"Property of carter." He hummed and Leonardo looked at me like he'd realised something

I cried out at the words.

"Let. Them. Go. Carter." I spoke more sternly and aggressively

He turned me around so he was looking right into my eyes and I was looking right into his.

"Why would I do that when I have a big secret to share with you all." He smirked at me and my blood boiled at his sadistic smirk

He made me sick.

"No one cares about your dumb secret carter!" Summer yelled trying to get away from the men holding her

A gun placed against her head.

"Shut the fuck up summer." Carter spat , he was never summers biggest fan at all so his word didn't effect her

"Carter please" I begged looking at summer fearful expression

I was panicking.

"Begging that turns me on." He teased nibbling on my ear

I sobbed as his hands explored my body.

"Stop! Stop it! Stop touching me! Please!" I screamed, punching and hitting him as his hands approached my breasts

The memories haunted me.

"STOP IT!" Alexander screamed like he was the one being tortured, they all did

All they did was yell and try get to me but it was impossible

Carter pressed himself against me.

"Wanna know my secret now..!?" He yelled dragging it out feeling me up all over

I felt like I was going to vomit

I screamed and tried to get away

Why me?!

Why does he have to do this to me?!

I don't deserve this.

"My name's carter bell" he dropped the bomb and silence fell as I stopped my squirming

All the men gasped.

Bell.

Lacey Bell.

The woman who took me

I knew it from the start

I recognised that name from something

"No." I whispered and he spun me around to look at him , he smirked with that sick glint in his eyes

"Yes my puppet" he muttered sliding his thumb across my bottom lip

His mother was the woman who took me all them years ago but where was his sister?

"You couldn't be." Ace yelled protectively looking at me with fear for my life now

"Where's your sister then?!" Victor shouted at him furiously and that made an even bigger smirk spread across his face

Heels could be heard behind me

A sob from summers mouth was heard as carter turned me round to look Infront of him

"There." He muttered in my ear

I couldn't believe what I heard because the woman who stood Infront of me , I knew.

She was my favourite person ever.

Stacey.

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Chapter 24 completed x

Did I surprise you?! I think this was a banging chapter I can't lie atleast it was good one to write , hope you all love it 🫶🏼