Hi guys, here we are with chapter ten! I have to say this is probably my favourite chapter that I've written. I had so much fun writing this. I hope you guys enjoy it!

The Royal Rumble's on Sunday, one of my favourite PPV's of the year! Can't wait for that! But until then here's chapter to keep you guys occupied until then.

Enjoy!

Chapter Ten

The sound of steel hitting flesh rang through the air as the crowd gasped in shock. Dean's mouth fell open as he looked at his brother crumpled on the floor, groaning in pain. He turned to Seth, confusion flooding his face and before he could ask why Seth shoved the chair into his gut before slamming the cold steel up his back. The Davenport native turned his attention back to The Samoan Thor and continued his rampage on him, unloading chair shot after chair shot. He had never felt so alive before in his life. He could feel all the rage and frustration he had been holding back for so long finally begin to make itself known and he had to admit it felt great. He was finally free. Free of the two men who had taken him for granted for so long. He turned and grabbed the other chair and began unloading a number of shots against Roman's back. The sound only fuelling his anger even more, in fact, it wasn't anger he felt anymore. It was release. He had finally done was what best for him, of course, The Authority and Hunter had only given him the way out and he took it with everything he had.

The crowd stood in complete shock, silence ringing through the arena. No one could believe what had happened, but Seth had never felt so free before in his life. With every chair shot Seth felt as though he was releasing every little thing that had frustrated him, every "thank you" he had not received. Every hour he had spent working on a strategy on a match. To him, it was like he was back at the gym unloading punch after punch.

He stopped a few minutes later and turned to Dean, throwing the chair down on top of him. This was it. There was no going back now and he didn't want to. It was his time now. His time to show them and the world what he was made of and he was going to do just that. The Shield was no more and Seth couldn't have felt happier in his life. He took one last look at the crumpled heap of his former brothers who were laid out before him and he slipped out under the bottom rope and disappeared up the ramp with The Authority.

29th June – Boston Airport – 2 Hours after Money In The Bank

Seth smiled as he opened his beer and looked down at the briefcase resting on his lap and he couldn't have felt more proud of himself. He had to admit he was quite surprised that Hunter had even agreed to his demand of putting him in the match. Of course, he knew that he was going to win it anyway, it was just the fact he had managed to bribe, well…"bribe" the COO into doing something for him. He wasn't going to join The Authority if he wasn't going to get something out of it. He had done enough of that being with The Shield. A part of him felt a little weird, not being with Roman and Dean, but that was because they had been together for so long. Now, he was on his own and he had something to show for stabbing his former brothers in the back. But he didn't really stab them in the back; he just simply took an opportunity to get ahead. It was that simple.

Of course, there were going to be people who didn't understand that and that was okay, he didn't care about them or anyone else for that matter. The briefcase he now had on his lap was a testament to that. To taking the opportunities and buying in. He didn't need to explain that to anyone. Least of all The Shield. They were just going to have to accept that he wasn't going to give them the answers they wanted. He looked out of the small window as the plane continued its journey and he smiled as the sun beamed across the clouds as he flew out of Boston. Even now two hours after the Pay-Per-View it still hadn't him. He was "Mr Money In The Bank" and it was a guaranteed fact that he was going to be the WWE World Heavyweight champion. No doubt about it. Of course, he was going to make sure that he wasn't going to fall into the "Cashed in but didn't win" club unlike Sandow and Cena, who stupidly decided to allow Punk to rest up before cashing in. Seth couldn't help but laugh at the Boston native's failure.

"Sometimes, John, you gotta be mean to get the treasures," he said to himself.

Seth pulled out his phone and saw that he had a text from the Diva's champion Paige. She had successfully defended her title against Naomi, in a great match.

Well, hello Mr Money in the Bank. Enjoying your flight? P x

Guess so, but the entertainment's not great. Got any ideas? S x

Aww that's a shame. I could have helped you out. P x

Oh yeah? You got some ideas then? S x

You could say that. I'd have been able to keep you very occupied. P x

I'll hold you to that. S x

He'd have stayed in Boston, but with the way Dean had turned into creepy stalker 2.0 he couldn't do it. He needed to get away from that arena as soon as possible. He knew that Dean was crazy, but this was crazy on a whole other level. The guy was outright stalking him and no matter what he did, Dean was always there. It was worse than AJ, and no one was as crazy as the pint-sized Diva. Or so he thought. Seth was beginning to wonder just how much more of this he could handle. Every time he stepped outside he was looking over his shoulder, every time someone's shadow passed over him he was jumping out of his skin. Dean was slowly beginning to mess with his head and it wasn't what he needed or wanted right now. He needed to be as sane as possible, mainly because he knew that both Roman and Dean would be gunning for him. Not that he didn't think he could take them because he could. After all, he knew their strengths and their weaknesses like the back of his hand.

He took another swig of his beer and reached into his carry-on bag, pulling out a small envelope. He looked down at the very reason he was on this flight and slowly pulled out the letter inside. Thankfully, his two bodyguards, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble, were sound asleep which gave him the time to read the letter he had been handed. Once he was done, he slipped the envelope back into his bag as quietly as he could. To everyone else on the roster, he was going home to Tampa for the day to see his family, but those who really knew he was going to arrange something that was sure to put him ahead of everyone else, as if he wasn't already. In The Architect's eyes, the less people who knew what he were up to, the better. And the only two people who really knew where he was going were Stephanie and Triple H and that was exactly how it was going to stay.

30th June – Connecticut - Backstage Monday Night Raw

"The fuck just happened?" Paige shrieked as she made her way down the corridors, pulling anything that was in her way to the ground.

She had just lost her Diva's championship. It was now in the hands of the tiny pint-sized crazy Diva that she had taken it from in the first place. What made it worse was the fact she had lost the title in the exact same way she had won the title. The Roll Up Pin of Doom. Just when she was finally beginning to make her mark on the division.

"Get the fuck out of my way!" she snapped as she continued her path down the corridor only to be stopped by Renee Young calling her name.

"Paige, do you think I could get your thoughts on wha-"

"You wanna know what I think? Do you really want to know?" Paige interrupted, storming over to the small Blonde.

"Sure, if it's no trouble," Renee smiled.

The young reporter could see that Paige was pissed so she knew she had to tread carefully if she was going to get her interview. Already catching on to what Renee was after, Paige snatched the microphone from the reporter and gave a cold smile.

"Here's what I think, Renee," Paige began, spitting her name, "I think that it would have been nice for someone to tell me that that crazy chick, the one everyone loves was on her way back into this company and more importantly that she could just walk in and have a shot at the Diva's championship, which was mine might I add, without so much as hello. Do you know how rude that is? And do you know what else I think? AJ should watch her back because it's only just began. Now if you don't mind I have somewhere else to be so I suggest you get that fucking camera out of my face before I smash it."

Paige waited until the cameraman had lowered the camera and the red light had faded before throwing the microphone in the air and skipped off down the corridor. Her mind was going in all sorts of directions. Her reign as Diva's champion had ended just as quickly as it had started and she felt empty without it.

She headed back into her dressing room and within seconds began throwing anything and everything she could grab. Whether it was a glass or her shoes, or even the tissues from a complementary box that had been left on the table, if it was in her hand, she was throwing it. She fell to her knees a few minutes later, out of breath and drained. It was still hard to comprehend. She was now the former Diva's champion. A sentence that sounded extremely odd to the Anti-Diva. Resting her head against the back of the sofa she was leaning against, Paige let out a defeated sigh. She kept thinking back to that moment AJ had forced her into the roll-up. She should have seen it coming. How she didn't was a question that she was going to be asking herself for days to come. Right now though, she needed to eat. She pulled into a McDonald's car park almost twenty minutes later. She needed to eat something and because of the time and the traffic, McDonald's was the only place that was open. She'd have gone through the drive-thru but she couldn't be bothered so she had taken a small booth at the back of the restaurant. She took a large bite out of her Sweet Chilli Chicken wrap and tried not to think about today's events.

This morning she woke up Diva's champion, now she was going to bed knowing that it was now in the hands of someone else.

"Fancy seeing you here," a voice came beside her.

The young Diva glanced up to see none other than Cameron standing with a takeaway bag in her hand.

"If you've come here to mock me or do some stupid childish shit that bitches down in school, don't waste your breath," Paige told her, taking a sip of her milkshake.

"Actually," Cameron began, sliding into the seat opposite, "I've come with a proposition."

Paige's eyes widened and she burst into laughter. The raucous sound echoing throughout the restaurant forcing people to look their way.

"I have only one thing to say to that," Paige smiled.

"Oh, and what's that?"

"Girl bye," waved the Brit as she continued eating her meal.

Scowling, Cameron opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by someone else.

"Well, maybe you might want to listen to me," Nikki Bella smiled as she sat down next to Cameron.

"You have got to be kidding me," Paige mumbled, "Can't a girl just eat her food in peace?"

"Not when I have something that will peak your interest."

"Well, you better hope that it's good because right now you're boring me to death."

Rolling her eyes, the Fearless Diva pulled out a file from her handbag and placed it on the table. Paige glanced at the file and shook her head.

"Look, just give it a read when you have the chance okay? That's all I'm as-"

"I don't give a shit what you're asking the answer's still no," Paige retorted, sliding the file back over to Nikki.

Seeing that she was getting nowhere Nikki nodded, picked up the file and laid out of the booth, gesturing for Cameron to follow.

"Well, I'll take that as my cue. Maybe we can meet again?"

"No chance in hell."

Paige waited until Nikki and Cameron had left and drove off before sighing and placing her head on the cold table. This had to be one of the worst nights of her life. Not only had she lost the Diva's title, she now had The Authority on her tail, and that just wasn't what she needed right now. She didn't want to be involved in all of that "Best for Business" shit because she didn't believe in any of it at all.

Sure, The Authority were in power and they could easily grant her a title shot, which she already had if she invoked her rematch clause, which she was going to as soon as. But there was something about them that she couldn't deal with. What that was she wasn't entirely sure, but she knew that aligning herself with them wasn't a good move. At least not right now it wasn't. She pulled out her phone and saw that she had a text from Seth.

Need your help. Now. S

What's happened? P

Tell you when you get here. URGENT. S

On my way. P

Stuffing the last few chips in her mouth, Paige ran across the car park, jumped into her rental and sped off back to the hotel.

"Seth? Open up, it's me," Paige said as she knocked on the door.

The door opened and the Money in the Bank holder stepped back to let the Diva enter, closing the door behind him.

"Is everything okay?" she asked turning around to face him.

"Yep, I have a bottle of Jägermeister I need help finishing," he smirked.

"You fucker!" Paige laughed, throwing a cushion at him, which he dodged.

"What?"

"You made think something bad had happened to you!"

Seth laughed and headed over to the mini fridge and grabbed the bottle of Jägermeister and returned with two glasses.

"Here," he said, handing her a glass he had poured for her.

"Thanks," Paige smiled.

"Listen, I know what's it like to lose a title, and I heard what you did to your dressing room at the arena. One of the stagehands grabbed me. Figured you might wanna drink."

Sighing, Paige slumped into one of the chairs and downed the glass in one gulp.

"Whoa, you're really not in a great mood huh?" he asked as he poured her another.

"Trust me, if only you knew."

"Believe me, I do."

"I just can't but think "What next?" I was at the top of the division and now someone else has my title. What do I do now?"

"You carry on," Seth answered, taking a sip from his glass, "That's all you can do. It's what you have to do, Paige."

"But what if I don't want to? All I want is my title back. What is mine."

Grabbing his chair and pulling it across the room so he was sitting opposite the Diva, Seth nodded and took another sip of his drink.

"I know, then what you do is you find the opportunity and roll with it. How else do you think I got where I am now? You need to find a way to get ahead. How you do that is up to you."

Paige smiled and poured herself another glass. She tilted her head and locked eyes with the Davenport native who sat opposite her. It was strange how well he understood her. Perhaps it was because she understood him in the same way.

"I don't think I've ever told you this, but I never saw you a sell-out, you know?"

Seth eyes widened a little and he shuffled in his seat, quickly pouring himself another glass. Seeing that her statement had taken The Architect aback, she leaned towards him and cupped his cheek.

"If that was me in your situation, I'd have done the same thing. The one thing I learned with this business ever since I was a kid is that you can't shit from anyone. You have to do things for yourself, because at the end of the day that's all that matters."

Pulling herself onto his lap, Paige swung her leg around the chair so she was straddling the former NXT champion. Their noses brushed and she could feel her cheeks flush red a little.

Seth slid his arms around the woman who was now sitting on his lap. They held each other's gaze, their breathing somehow in sync.

"A little birdie told me that you have a little crush on me."

"Oh, that bitch," Paige exclaimed, already knowing who he was talking about.

"Well, well, well. I guess the cat's out of the bag now," he laughed, placing a soft but electric kiss in the middle of the Diva's collarbone, "Well, let's just say that the feeling's mutual and it has been for a long time. How about that?"

Paige smiled, taking a light bite of Seth's ear that sent a shiver through his body.

"How's that for an answer?"

Hooking his arms around Paige, Seth stood up and carried her into the bedroom.

"I can de-"

Paige cut him off by taking him with a passionate kiss. Seth groaned, deepening the kiss by sliding his tongue into her mouth. They melted together and The Architect slid one around her and pushed her against the bathroom door, it opened and the two of them went into the small room hitting the shower wall. They broke apart, gasping for breath and realised where they were.

"So…about that shower?" Paige grinned.

"I've got it," Seth smiled, reaching for the taps and turning on the water before claiming her again with his mouth.

Paige let out a slight gasp as the cold water hit them, only to be hot a few seconds later as Seth turned on the other tap. He continued, ironically, showering her with kisses, before pulling off her shirt and threw it on the floor with his joining hers moments later. As he brought his lips to her neck, Paige grabbed hold of him and spun him around, pushing against him as his back hit the wall behind him. If Seth had known that this little Brit was going to be this kind of girl when it came to affairs of the bedroom, he would had her in here before now. The rest of their clothes joined the already damn heap on the floor and Paige gasped as she felt him slowly enter her. She knew just by the feel of him that she was going to be in for one hell of a night.

Backstage Monday Night Raw - 10:59pm

The dark figure stood over the unconscious body of Sasha Banks and a cool icy satisfied smile spread across their face. They had to admit, the way in which the NXT Diva had fallen was pretty satisfying. As they looked down at Sasha's face, the peaceful look on her face as she lay there with no clue as to who was her attacker. The figure knew that she was going to have almost little to no recollection of what had happened and they knew it was a job well done. The power that filled them as they pictured the Diva waking up in a hospital room with no idea of what had happened brought yet another dark smile to their face. It was just a shame they weren't going to be there to see it. Adjusting the hoodie, the figure took one last glance at the NXT Diva who lay underneath them and disappeared into the night. All the while knowing that they were the culprit behind an attack that was surely going to leave the Diva in a state that was going to take a long while to recover from.

AN: So there we have it! Hope you guys enjoyed that, don't forget to leave a review and add to your favourites. I love hearing from you all. Also don't forget to check out the other stories in the Seven Deadly Sins series:

"Envy" by MellyxBrooks

"Temptation" by xeloquentangelx

"Insanity" by Cody'sxFavoritexGirl

And the story that started it all..."Pride" by RonTheRonin!

See you guys next chapter!

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