Clinging To Secrets

5

"Here are your drinks" I say with a beaming smile on my face to the couple in front of me "Your food will be here shortly, enjoy the rest of your evening" I say nodding slightly, "Thank you" they both say, signalling my queue to leave so I do. I go over to the bar to see Henry and Peter working, serving a couple customers, Sami sees me and she comes over.

"Hey" she says. "Hey" I say smiling "Where are your parents tonight they usually hang around or in their office" Sami inquires "Oh, mom said something about a new show that dad was taking her to, so they are probably there. Besides, it's better than them watching me for the whole night waiting for me to mess up" I say making Sami laugh "They're not! I hear them say all the time how much they love to see you working in the family business" she says "Sure" I say, her phone suddenly rings and she ignores it after staring at the screen for a few moments.

"Go get it outside, I'll cover your tables" I say "Thanks" she says hugging me over the bar "Bernie will tell you when the food for my tables are ready and the guys are getting the drinks. I'll be back in a few minutes" she says scurrying out.

"Sophie, table twenty-seven drinks" Peter calls "Got it" I say grabbing two trays and placing the drinks on top "Can you take these to thirty as well" Henry says "I will after these this is a big order" I say, I have the two trays filled with about twelve drinks, a mix of beers, martins, wines. I walk through the restaurant, feeling quite proud of myself seeing the new decoration as my parents had asked for my input on the renovation of our family restaurant. I get to the table it looks like some friendly gathering, everyone is about late thirties upwards. I give each person their drink, then one by one taking food orders, as I go around I hear a couple familiar voices "Sophie?" I hear someone say making me look up from taking an elderly lady's order.

I turn my head to face the head of the table where Mr and Mrs Fontaine are sat, A.K.A Cassie and Jason's parents, I give them a smile and finish the lady's order before going to the Fontaine's to give them their drinks and take their order. "I didn't realise Neil and Rachel had you working here" Mrs Fontaine says, referring to my parents "I help out sometimes, my parents say it gives me experience for the future" I say "Have you seen Jason recently?" Mr Fontaine asks, "Jason?" I ask my mind flashing back to our previous encounters and the one where I hugged him a couple of days ago "I saw him on Thursday at school" I say scanning over the orders as I felt their gazes on me, "He hasn't been home since then, do you know where he might be?" Mrs Fontaine asks "I have no idea. You would be much better asking my brother as they are a lot closer" I say truthfully, they both open their mouths as if to say something then snap them shut.

"Anyways, what would you like to order? I recommend the steak, our chef does a variety of delicious sauces to accompany the steak, or some lighter dishes. What would you like?" I ask trying to change the awkward topic of conversation.

"Drinks" Henry says as soon as I come back from the awkward encounter with the Fontaine's, well it wasn't awkward, just slightly uncomfortable as they asked a lot of questions related to Jason to which I would often answer with a "I'm not sure" or "I don't know" or even "Zac knows him better". And now, Henry wanted me to go back to a table only a few metres from the Fontaine's, great.

I grab the drinks anyway and wind my way through the various tables filled with chattering guests, and waiters rushing around and in the background soft music was being played at the piano as it was on each floor. I get to the table placing the drinks down to the two gentleman in front of me, as I'm leaving I see the Fontaine's haven't noticed I was there to my relief.

I go through to the back and as I'm about to go into the staff room I hear voices in the meeting room, which is normally only used by my parents who aren't here. I cautiously step back to the meeting room entrance and go in seeing two men standing there looking at me. "Excuse me, you are not allowed in here please go back into the main restaurant" I say but the men only laugh, making me furrow my brows in confusion. "You are not allowed here" I say more sternly as their rudeness annoys me, they smirk and step closer "She forgot us" one says "I would've thought her memory would be better seeming as she is the great white wolf" the other says making me even more confused.

I suddenly realise that they are the men who attacked me and all of my confidence drains out of me to be replaced by fear, I swallow hard not knowing what to do. "Leave" I say trying to sound intimidating but they laugh again. Before anything can happen I quickly leave locking the door behind me, I wait to see if they will follow me but I hear them talking about calling someone giving me an idea.

I deliver the order to the two ladies before leaving but my name is called by a familiar female voice, Mrs Fontaine. I turn around and she signals for me to come over, I don't really want to but mom said that I have to do what the customers want, so I do.

We talk briefly about various things, but as I am about to reply to Mr Fontaine's question about if my parents had trained me in anything, I know, weird question, I feel an arm wrap around my waist and familiar tingles spread throughout my body making me gasp in shock, it's Jason.

I see his parents both smiling as they look up at us making me blush, I try to take his arms away but his grip only tightens "Are you alright?" he asks me "Yeah" I say "But your brother told me you called because of those men" he says looking confused, I raise my eyebrow "I called Zac, so why are you here?" I ask a little harshly, to which he growls under his breath.

I take his arms from me slightly annoyed at him for causing an effect on me, and I see Zac with Nate and Kian. "What's going on?" Mr Fontaine asks "f*****g rogues" Jason growls clenching his fists and his face showing anger as if he wants to kill someone.

"What is he talking about?" I whisper to Zac "Don't worry," he says. "Jason how nice to see you again, how long has it been?" one of the men sat with the Fontaine's say. Everyone soon starts talking about things that I have no idea about, I decide to check if the guys are still there or have left as I don't want to waste the guys' time.

I get away without being noticed and go back to the meeting room, I place my ear to the door hearing nothing, I unlock the door and poke my head in. I look around seeing no one there and I sigh in relief. I go in checking if they stole anything even though I'm pretty sure my parents don't keep anything valuable in here, it is worth checking.

I bend down to check the cabinet at the side as the draw is slightly open when I am shoved forward into it, a sharp pain shoots through my head as the impact effects me I turn around seeing it's one of the men. Before I can react, hands snake around my waist harshly picking me up, his hand covering my mouth to muffle my strained scream as he drags my body, I stamp my foot down on his toe, thankful for my work heels, he falters slightly but not nearly enough for me to get away from him, his hold tightens and it feels like he is crushing my ribs and I feel his claws dig into my sides making me whimper.

All I can think about is how much I want Jason even when I'm being attacked his face seems to invade my mind and part of me wants his touch again. The door opens to reveal the second man "We need to get her out of here, the Alpha is h-" before he can finish he is thrown across the room into the wall, my eyes dart back to the door where Jason is stood.

He sees me and growls, making me feel scared as his eyes darken from his once emerald eyes that made me melt, into a deep black that I had learned to be afraid of, and he breaths heavily as if he is trying to control himself. The guy starts to walk backwards still holding onto me as the other guy who had been thrown lunges for Jason, who effortlessly knocks him out before ripping me out of the guys hold and throwing me through the air making me land on the sofa by the window.

Zac rushes over to me "Are you hurt?" he asks "I don't think so" I say quietly as my gaze turns to Jason punching the guy and I swear I can hear bones cracking from the impact Jason is causing, Zac turns my face away from the scene that I am going to have nightmares about. "Bring the other one outside" Jason growls in a deeper, scarier voice my eyes look at him and I can sense the pure anger radiating off of him. Kian and Nate get the unconscious guy and follow Jason out of the meeting room.

Me and Zac stay in silence, me because I am utterly petrified, Zac because he probably doesn't know what to say. "I will be back in a minute" he says not giving me time to reply as he leaves me. I place my head in my hands trying to calm down and process what just happened. The door opens to reveal a stressed looking Jason, my eyes scan over him and I see bloody knuckles making me tense. He closes the door behind him and comes over to me wrapping his arms around me and putting his head in the crook of my neck, I quickly pull away and stand up, stepping away from him. "W-wh-what did you do to them?" I ask quietly as my hands start sweating and I feel fear creeping up inside of me.

He stands up raking his bloody hands through his hair "I had to do it to protect you" he says "You k-killed them?" I ask holding my breath anticipating the answer, "No" he says "Not yet" I swear he says under his breath making me start trembling as my fear of him is now shooting through the roof.

He starts to walk towards me making me back away from him even more "S-st-stay away" I say holding out my shaking hands, he stops and I see a look of sadness flicker in his green eyes "Come here, I won't hurt you" he says in the softest and most comforting voice that has ever left his lips, I move forward before I snap back into reality and go back again. "No, I'm leaving" I say walking over to the door I open it but his hand pushes it closed.

"You are not leaving" he threatens me sounding scary again, I look anywhere but his face, shaking. "Please let me go" I say quietly walking to the other side of the room away from him. "Why do you want to leave me?" he snaps angrily making me wince and his large hands grip onto my arms "Because y-you're scaring me." I say he growls "Please, Jason" I plead him feeling tears fill my eyes.

"No" he growls at me, the door opens and I see my brother and the Fontaine's. "Kian and Nate are taking them to the cells and- What did you do to my sister?" Zac suddenly asks sounding concerned as he rushes over to me, tears streaming down my face. Jason seems to snap out of his state and instantly regret replaces his anger as he lets go of me.

I stumble back and Zac brings me into his arms, as more tears roll down my cheeks "Sophie, I-I didn't mean to scare you" he says softly reaching his hand out to touch my cheek, but I retreat by turning my head away and into Zac's embrace. "What did you do Jason?" his mom asks sounding worried, Jason growls making me jump and cry harder "Please, Zac can we go home" I say my voice cracking. He picks me up and rushes out of the room, and I hear a loud bang and a roar as we leave, I grip onto Zac and my trembling seems to increase as I know it's Jason and part of me is scared of what Jason might do and I want to be as far away as possible from him.