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"Tyler?" I question

"Yep do you know him?" he asks

I laugh "you could say that"

"Do you know where I could find him?" He asks again

"Probably out somewhere making someone's life miserable" I couldn't help but smile at my own comment

That is just sad.

Luckily he chuckles back "You must know him well" he looks at me as if he's examining my every move

"Or maybe I'm just observant" I shrug

"Perhaps"he trails off "I have a feeling I'll be seeing you round a lot"

"Are you sure you're ok?" he asks more urgently this time

"Absolutely fine" I try to sound as confident as I can

"You should put some ice on that" he points to my jaw

"Um yeah thanks" I turn away and walk away as fast as I can.

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The first thing I do is call Greyson again

Luckily he picks up almost instantly

"Hey Grey, I need to tell you something and I know you won't like it" I say shakily

"Rose what's going on? What happened?" he didn't even try to hide the concern.

Well that's new.

"Put me on speaker" I say and I'm guessing he does

"Grey..." my voice trails off as I take deep breaths to prepare myself for what I'm about to say

"Grey, father is back."

Silence.

"Greyson" I call his name

"What did he do to you?" he quickly asks

"N-nothing that I'm not used to" i stutter without meaning to

"Rose...I swear when I find him. I will kill him." I know he was trying to keep it together.

But what I also knew is that he is just as concerned as I am.

"He has mum" I blurt "He has her and we both know he won't hesitate to kill her"

"What did he say?" I heard Axel question

"Nothing really, I know he was just trying to get under my skin. But you know it was different this time, it was almost as if he needed something from me"

"Of course he does, he always needs something and in the end he gets it" I heard Claire say over the phone.

Greyson hadn't said much.

"Although he did say something about 'having his connections' I'm not sure he meant it literally but he did know things that he can't possibly know without someone telling him"

I had my suspicions when he said that, meaning we may have a mole and they've obviously been watching us for a long time.

They knew where I was today.

"We need to be careful" Ashton finally speaks

"We have a rat" In an instant Greyson was back to his usual emotionless self, i knew it was different on the inside though.

"Oh yeah has one more thing, Dad has a journal and it says stuff about you. Don't worry we haven't read it but you probably should" Claire says

Why am I not surprised?

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I had my swimming trials, I did well I think. Not to be cocky but it wasn't hard and I was one of the best so I had to make it. Honestly, I have no idea how I managed to pull through that. My stomach felt like is was going to explode but it oddly it doesn't hurt as much has it probably should.

Probably wasn't the smartest idea to go swimming bearing in mind what happened a few hours ago.

I'm sure I'll be fine. Most people in my situation probably wouldn't be able to walk, but me being me and going through this situation hundreds of times knows to let it hurt till it doesn't hurt anymore.

And that's exactly what I did.

Greyson had given me the journal and I put it in my bag, planning on reading it later. I just had to find a quiet spot.

I left the changing rooms, my hair still soaking wet. I used the towel to dry off the ends of my hair because the water was dripping down my back. I was now standing in an almost empty hallway "Hey!" Sam pulled me into a hug I wasn't expecting

"Ouch" I shrieked silently, he let go immediately "Sorry, I forgot about that" he forced a chuckle

"It's fine, how did your trial go?" I asked him because I never got the chance to

"Pretty well, I think I made it" he smiles "How did yours go, with you being hurt and all?"

"Okay I guess, It hurt but I can handle it"

"Oh I don't doubt that you can but I still worry"

"You don't need to, worrying is useless anyway. It's a waste of time and won't get you anywhere" I shrug

"You're probably right, but I still can't help it"

I laugh "It's okay you'll get used to it after a while" he looks at me concerned "oh I forgot to tell you that a boy named Elliot came up to me and started asked me where Tyler is" I change the subject

"Oh Elliot! I told you about him once didn't I? He's a family friend, they've been friends for as long as I can remember"

"Then where do you and Andrew come in?" I ask

"We're his good friends, but it's different with Elliot since he's seen everything we haven't. Well most things at least"

"I guess, I've never really had any friends so I wouldn't know" I say

"How come? Didn't you go to school?" he asks me

"I was homeschooled, I was never really allowed out" I respond

"Well if it makes you feel any better I never would have guessed that you were inexperienced in making friends. You're doing a great job from what I can see" his smile widens

"Thanks, I'm not really a talkative person so I'm surprised I even made friends but I'm glad I did"

"I'm glad you did too"

My phone rings "So I'll catch you later?" He questions and I nod.

"Hello?" I answer the call

Silence.

"Hello?" I say again

Silence.

"Who is this?"

No response.

"Ok Daisy if this is you it's not funny why did you hide your number?" I sigh, knowing it's probably Daisy

"If you don't say anything in the next 5 seconds I'm ending the call" I say in a more irritated tone

"Be careful, someone you know is watching you. Trust no one."

And the call ended.