hey guys! sorry its been so long.. i had strep and then it was my birthday and thanksgiving and im the lead in the play and ahhh. so much is happening. thanks for being patient and reviewing while i was gone! to show my appreciation, im gonna tell u who's sending the texts :)

Alek POV

I wait twenty minutes before turning around and going back. I can't believe it, they stood me up! What the hell is with these people- are they serious about killing Chloe or not? I check my phone a good thirty times in the next hour, paranoid to death. Even on the highest ringtone I'm constantly convincing myself that maybe I didn't hear it. I wait out the night on Chloe's roof, unable to sleep. All I can think is, what if they strike again and I'm not there? The thought kills me. When the sun finally drags itself up, I slide open Chloe's window and jump in. She's still sleeping, though something's wrong. She looks...agitated. Nightmare? I decide to sit beside her bed just in case it's as bad as last time, but I'm worried and clumsy and on my way over I trip on her laptop charger chord and land onto her carpet with a silent oof.

Not a second later Chloe's foot is on top of my spine pushing me deeper into the ground. I'm impressed. The girl is definitely fast.

"You win, King. No need to steal my dignity."

She removes her foot and allows me to stand up. When I finally do I'm surprised to see her face twisted in anger.

"Hey, I just got here. I wasn't watching you all night or anything," I say, backing up slowly and raising my hands in mock surrender.

She crosses her arms and purses her lips. My palms start getting sweaty and my heart beat accelerates. Damn this girl. Does she know what those looks do to me?

"That isn't what I'm upset about, Alek." she says, enunciating ever so clearly.

Okay, now she's lost me. What did I do this time? I think back to last night and all that comes up is how I risked my life to save her. There's no way she found out about that, though...right?

"Stop playing games, Chloe." I say, holding a poker face but inside I'm scared to death. I can't bear the fact that she might be mad at me. That she might hate me. Or worse. That she might stop talking to me.

Her eyes flicker back and forth as she tries to read me and finally she sighs and drops her arms. "The phone, Alek. The constant texts that you try so hard to hide. Just tell me who they're from."

Now my heart is racing for a completely different reason. She's onto me. Lie, Alek! Come on!

"It's no one," I say quickly and mentally punch myself in the face. That's the worst lie in the book. How could I succumb to no one?

Chloe clenches her teeth and turns on her heel, making her way to the window. She tugs up the pane and then turns back to face me.

"If you aren't going to tell me the truth, you might as well not talk to me at all."

My heart sinks. Why can't she understand that I'm only protecting her? Why can't she trust me? I try to make my way over to her and the exit, but I can't. Once I leave this room without an explanation she might never forgive me, and then what good will I be? How will I protect her if she's constantly trying to dodge me? I run my fingers through my hair and take out my phone.

"They're threats, Chloe." I say, taking a step towards her. "Threats on your life."

Her fury melts away and a look of concern settles instead. She meets me and takes my phone from my hand, clicking her way through the texts. When she looks up I expect to hear an apology for doubting me, but instead all I see is that anger again. She shoves the phone into my chest.

"You liar!" She yells. "Why couldn't you just tell me there was someone else?" Her voice keeps jumping higher and tears spring to her eyes.

I don't understand, what is she saying? Why is she crying?

"I'm telling you the truth, Chloe..." I say, honestly confused.

"There are no threats on that phone, Alek." she whispers, words like daggers. "But tell Alice I wish you all the best."

"Alice?" I'm hopelessly lost. I've never even met an Alice!

Chloe spins me around and literally pushes me out the window with a force I've never felt from her before. Once outside on the roof I check my phone, scrolling through the texts. What the hell...

Alice: Meet me 5

Alice: Luv u too babe!

Alice: She dusnt no, rite?

Alice: Miss you... 3

Alice: 2nite was the best but ur the best of all ;)

I turn around and begin to desperately bang on Chloe's window, screaming her name until my throat is sore. It doesn't matter though, everything I say must sound like a lie at this point. How in Bastet's name did they get my phone, delete all those texts and send these bogus ones without me knowing? And what good would it even do them, getting Chloe mad at me? They think I'm going to protect her any less this way? They're dead wrong. If anything I'm never going to leave her side for a second now, whether she wants me to or not.

I sink down and bury my head in my hands. I'm going to fix this. I'm going to get her to believe me...somehow.

Brian's Grandmother

The old woman waits for Simone to leave and then calmly sits up and removes her bullet proof vest. She lightly touches her torso and is pleased to find there is no damage. After putting the mansion into complete lockdown, she makes her way over to the computer and sends the virus to Alek's phone. After the text message exchange is complete, she smiles to herself and calls for backup. She realizes that Simone is a force to be reckoned with, whether she likes it or not. She is never going to make the same mistake again.

remember to review so i can write more! its killing me leaving chalek this way :/