The world spirals sometimes. And when it does, it's out of our reach. It physically drains us, and emotionally kills us.

This is how I felt right now. Like everything was too far away, and yet too close, it was almost suffocating. I felt like my soul was watching from outside while it was still pretty much attached to me because I still felt the numbing in my finger tips.

Everything I have been working for and planning to do, just vanished into thin air. And I stood helpless. I didn't like feeling like that. The last time I felt like that was the day I learnt I was adopted. Mom wasn't my real mom, dad wasn't my real dad, and Sky wasn't my real sister. However, it had opened my eyes on many stuff. Starting with that Mom was my real mom, and dad was my real dad, and Sky was my little sister.

But now, I didn't know if it was going to work for the best or not. Not when I had no clue what the fuck happened all of a sudden.

I had just called her, and she was giddy as always. I was supposed to go pick her up for our date. I was excited for our little trip. All that until I received a call from her brothers. Where was she? Where the fuck was she? How was I supposed to know? Goddammit!

Her phone wasn't ringing when I called anymore, and that was when I received the fucking message.

'Try calling the police and she's dead.'

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''Can you calm down for fuck's sake!?'' Levi screamed as I gripped my hair with both hands.

I looked at him dead in the eyes, ''DON'T FUCKING TELL ME CALM DOWN! Do you realize what might be happening to her right now? And we are just fucking sitting down on our asses doing absolutely nothing, man!'' I punched the wall, pain not even sensed anymore. I was too caught up in anger.

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Levi's POV

''Yes, Noah. I am telling you to calm the fuck down because we need to think of something. And fast. We don't have time for tantrums and blaming sessions. You know something that you need to share, so we all can help, alright? Now fucking say what you got, and don't miss out a detail.''

It has been obvious how absorbed he is about something the past few weeks, and it was not his nature to keep stuff from me. I tried getting to him more than one time, but he always rejected the idea of telling me the littlest sentence.

I looked around me and noticed how Lucas was gripping the edge of the sofa like he was holding onto it for dear life while Logan was just sitting there observing Noah with a clenched jaw. I could tell Carter was nervous too. I mean who wouldn't be? Emma has been missing for the past five hours since Noah received the anomalous message.

''Can you say something? Fucking anything!'' Lucas's voice boomed through my room, and Noah slowly looked up at him.

He was on verge, and I didn't know if he would be able to narrate whatever he knows or not, but we all were counting on him.

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Carter's POV

Everyone stayed put, no one moving a bone. Shocked was an understatement to what we were feeling right now. I considered myself hella lucky because I at least knew part of the story, but no matter how much I tried to think about Logan and Lucas and how they must be feeling, in my head I multiplied that by two.

Was I upset she didn't tell me anything about what was happening? Yes and no.

She used to tell me about all the serious stuff, and that made me feel important, like I was responsible of her because she is like my fucking little sister. However, I can't not be happy that she has found her person, who she thinks is worthy telling all these stuff to. So, how could I be mad?

But we had bigger issues on our hands right now anyways.

Gaining enough courage to stand up, I cleared my voice, ''I know where to go, just fucking stand up y'all and let's get going.''

That's when they all looked at me. I smirked.

''Where?'' Lucas asked almost immediately.

I looked at Noah, though. He knew what I was talking about. ''Fucking yes...'' He murmured.

''Can someone say anything!?'' Lucas raised his voice, on edge already.

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Lucas's POV

I was in no shape to drive, so I settled for the backseat without an ounce of an argument. I still can't put it into my head that Emma hid all of this from me, because how could she? She is my little sister who I thought confided in me with everything. But it turns out I am wrong, as wrong as I can be.

The fact that Carter knew something I didn't know kind of makes sense to me in a way. I have always been the overprotective brother, and I can't help it. Emma is my fucking everything. I raised her up, this little shit. And yet, I still can't be mad at her. The only thing that matters is her right now because if someone touched her, God knows I would bring hell to Earth.

I looked over and saw Noah looking out of the window. Unlike me, he was forced into the backseat because he is out of his mind at the moment.

Honestly, as much as we bicker like sick fucks, I know he loves me. Always has that little shit. I have never really hated him in the first place, I guess. A part of me always knew he didn't snitch on me back in the day, but it was too complicated and our ego was the size of our heads for any of us to wait a moment and acknowledge the truth. However, I still hate him for being my sister's boyfriend because she is too good for anyone.

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Logan's POV

I was livid. Fuck! I could hit a fucking a wall and slam it down the floor.

Unlike Lucas, I wasn't really the overprotective brother, so why wouldn't she tell me something? I could have helped after I have burnt that fucking Ethan alive. Can't say that it didn't hurt when I discovered that Carter knew half of it, and I didn't, because Emma is my little sister and not his, dammit!

I gripped the door handle of the backseat and exhaled through my nose. This was driving me crazy. I may be looking calm on the outside, but I sure am boiling on the inside.

Levi was driving to the address Carter has given him five minutes ago, both of them at the front.

I unlocked my phone and saw it filled to the trim with messages from the girls, as probably the rest of the guys' phones as well. We have kept them in the dark because we didn't know to what extinct things are gonna get, and it's safer that way, so the less they know the better.

Levi came to a sudden stop in front of an eerie neighborhood. Houses were all barely standing, and a few blocks away, I could see a group of guys smoking what looks like weed. I looked at Carter in confusion but as he looked at me, Noah was already out of the car and in front one of the houses. I noticed the door was already opened as I got out of the car,q21 followed by the rest.

I walked in after Noah, and what I saw brought me to a halt.

''What the fuck?'' I said.

All their eyes turned to me as I stared at them in shock. What the fuck were the girls doing here?

I looked at Veronica who was sitting down, her midnight hair wrapped in a tight bun, her short shorts revealing a big portion of her tanned thighs, but I quickly distracted myself with the girl sitting next to her.

A pregnant one at that.

''Who are you?'' I heard Lucas ask from the doorway.

And then it clicked, ''Wait. Are you Lea?'' She nodded at me slowly, and this is when I saw that her face was smeared with blood, her hair was in knots, clothes torn, and wrest probably broken.

''What are you doing here!?'' Carter was the one to ask the obvious question we were all wondering.

Abby stood up from her place at his tone, ''None of you were answering his phone, we had to do it our own way, so shut up.'' She shouted. ''Lea was tied to a chair and nearly unconscious, so you can thank us instead.''

''And how did you get in?'' Levi questioned in a serious tone.

Della sighed, ''We broke the lock.''

This was gonna be a long fucking night...

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