Page 86 of Bratty Badboys

She was still crying but nodded as I closed the door and turned around. It happened so fast that I couldn’t even blink. I gasped when something sharp pierced my stomach, warm liquid pooling out and painting my shirt red as Felix took a step back, his face angry and panicked.

My vision became dizzy, but I had to protect Alice. Protect Anna and Caleb.

“It’s all your fault!” He yelled, turning his back on me.

I didn’t care that the small pocketknife was stuck on my stomach and pounced on him, pushing him down on the ground and grabbing his arms. He was heavy but short. Pain twisted in my stomach, but I ignored it when he squirmed, trying to push me off of him.

In a few seconds, Caleb had pinned him down. Cillian had cuffed him, and I was lying on my back with paramedics looking at my stab wound and pulling me up on the stretcher.

My vision jumped from Caleb’s worried face to Anna hugging Alice to her crying face.

“Don’t fall asleep!” I heard Caleb’s voice from somewhere, but I was already floating into the darkness.

At least they’re safe was my last thought before I passed out.

Anna

Kyle was okay. Felix had used a small pocketknife to stab him, and he would wake up at any moment. The adrenaline dump had likely caused him to pass out.

“Mom!” I turned around when Aaron rushed towards me, his eyes wide as he hugged me. “I-I heard… oh God, are you okay? Alice?”

Kyle was in a private suite at the hospital and Felix was arrested and Cillian was making sure he never sees a light outside the prison.

“She’s okay,” I said, hugging him back and patting his back. Caleb was walking towards us with food when he paused and saw Aaron. He was still in his white tee with Kyle’s blood staining it. “She’s with Katie.” Jem and my sister were looking after her at Kyle’s house, since my place was full of cops.

Valeria had come clean. She had helped Felix. She was the one who had taken our intimate pictures because he had threatened her little brother. I didn’t want her to suffer more, so I had asked Caleb to help her out if he could. He didn’t look happy, but I knew he would try.

“I was so worried that you got hurt again,” Aaron said, pulling away, his eyes gleaming.

“I am okay,” I said and looked over his shoulder when Caleb cleared his throat.

Aaron turned around to see his friend and his face hardened. “What are you doing here?”

Caleb kept down the paper bag and said, “Kyle’s my boyfriend. Why wouldn’t I be here?”

I pursed my lips at the surprise on my son’s face and sighed, massaging my temple. “Aaron, can you please sit down? I need to tell you something.”

“What? You’re pregnant?” Aaron joked, laughing to himself as he sat down on the uncomfortable hospital chair.

Caleb raised his brow, looking at me, and I stayed silent. “What? Wait—what the hell, are you pregnant, Mom?”

“Not yet,” Caleb mumbled underneath his breath, making my blood rise high.

I glared at him and answered Aaron, “No, I’m not pregnant. But I’m dating someone… well?—”

“Oh, that’s good, Mom. I always told you to date someone and?—”

“I’m dating two people,” I blurted out. “I have a boyfriend, and my boyfriend has a boyfriend, and that boyfriend has a girlfriend who is… me.”

Aaron gaped at me.

“And one of the boyfriends is me,” Caleb said cheekily raising his hand. “Hi!”

Aaron’s eyes widened as he looked at Caleb and me. “Wait…”

We waited as I grabbed Caleb’s hand and put it down. Aaron shook his head and stood up, looking at me accusingly, “You’re dating Caleb and Kyle?”

I nodded. “We are all in a relationship.”

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