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Kayla POV

I looked around at all the people who were staring at the building. When she and Lucas had both been taken out of the hall, she'd asked around. Everyone had the same story. There was a security breach, said someone had pulled the fire alarm switch and they had to evacuate. She was sure that wasn't what had happened, just what they had been told. She told Lucas what she thought, he grasped her hand and pulled her gently behind him. She was careful not to fall on her stiletto heels. Finally he stopped.

"Oh Lucas, thank God you are safe!" Lucas saw Mrs. Wilde wrap her thin arms around
his neck and Mr. Wilde placed a large hand on his sons back. They both breathed sighs of relief when they saw me standing behind him. Mrs. Wilde proceeded to hug me next. I hoped they had no idea what their son and I had just been doing.

"What happened?" Lucas asked, returning to business. Kayla looked around for the others.

"When they said they couldn't find you or Kayla I got so scared. We were both so worried. Where were you?" Mrs. Wilde sounded angry now. Angry that her, now only son, had put her through that.

"I was giving Kayla…"

"A tour." She interjected, deciding he was incapable of coming up with a sound lie. He gave her a small thank you smile. "It's a lovely venue." Mrs. Wilde nodded. I looked around for my friends and spotted Lindsey. I shouted to her and she and the others turned around and came toward us. They all crowded around Lucas and the Wilde's but Lindsey stood by me.

"I saw you go up the stairs. I hope I didn't ruin anything…" She trailed off and I grabbed her hand pulling her aside.

"I told them he was giving me a tour, but I mean obviously he wasn't." She nodded. "I feel like every time we come close to anything, something happens. Is it always going to be this way, me fighting for his attention and always losing?"

"I don't think so Kayla. You're his, and sometimes he'll choose you." She looked over my shoulder. There were so many people standing behind the caution tape surrounding the building. Police lights were flashing and ambulances were pulling up. I hadn't thought anyone had gotten hurt.

"That's the problem, Lindsey. I don't want it to be sometimes, I want it to be always. I know that its selfish, but I just want him." Lindsey hugged me. I heard someone yell and we both looked toward the building. Two paramedics were wheeling out a body, plastic covering the head. Whoever was underneath it, was dead. Lucas called me over and I grabbed his hand.

"Who is that?" I asked him, feeling my hands shake in his. He gripped them harder.

"I don't know, Kayla. Mom and dad went to go talk to the officials since this is their party."

A couple of hours later we were in his jeep driving back to Wolford, Lindsey and Rafe seated behind us. We were all silent the whole way. I could feel Lucas look at me every once in a while but I knew he wouldn't say anything about what had happened in our present company. It was like being the first lady. So many secrets, which should make us closer, but instead, it just pulled us apart.

Lindsey and Rafe got out of the jeep and made their way up the steps. Both me and Lucas hadn't moved from our position.

"We're going to have a meeting tonight to discuss what to do about this. I can't believe somebody died and nobody-"

"Please, Lucas, I don't want to talk to you about this right now." I opened my door and jumped out, slamming it shut. Before the transformation, I would have had to have been insane to jump out of a car in heels.

I was halfway up the steps when Lucas called out to me.

"Kayla, please talk to me. I couldn't do anything about it." I spun around and looked down at him, he was a step below me and I loved the advantage it gave me.

"No, of course not. You can never do anything about it. They ask and you jump. Obviously tonight wasn't your fault, but it's just another time that what we are, got in the way of our happiness. How long are we going to do this?"

"We have our whole lives with each other."

"And it's not enough." I turned around and left him standing outside the doors. Sure, I felt guilty, but right now I didn't want to think about anyone else. I was so tired of being at everyone's beck and call and worrying about everyone but myself. This time I was putting me first.

I slammed my door shut and locked it. I felt a slight breeze tickle my bare shoulders and glanced toward my window. It was open. I never opened the windows in Wolford. I felt like that would be intruding on a home that wasn't mine. Even though for all intents and purposes it was. I slid my heals off and looked around the room cautiously. Nothing was missing. I quickly shut the window and flipped the lock. Slowly I walked toward the bathroom, grabbing the only object I could see being a weapon. A flat iron. Each step that brought me closer to the shut door took me closer to my possible demise. I wasn't prepared for an intruder.

I reach the door and put my hand on the knob. I twisted it quickly and pushed it open. It banged against the wall, but the room was empty. Just the way I left it. My laundry basket overflowing, jewelry and make-up strew across the counter. If anything, this whole experience made me realize I really had to clean.

My body sagged with the sheer exhaustion of the day and I threw myself on the bed, not even bother to undress.

Victoria POV

"You don't know me, Kayla, but I know you." I looked down at the sleeping figure as I pulled the sheets over her thin body. "My name is Victoria," I started as I took a seat in the arm chair by the bed "and my brother is Mason. You remember him don't you sweetheart? You should, you ruined so much for him. Anyway, I don't want to dwell on the past, I'm really only here to send a message." I stood up and walked around the bed looking down at her blank face.

"Tonight was just a preview of what is to come. Good luck Kayla. You're going to need it." This time, I didn't make the mistake of leaving the window open. I shut it very softly behind me.