Katie's POV

"She's not a fucking pet Louis! She's not a toy either! And she's most definately not yours!" I flinched at the harshness of Liam's voice as he held onto the collar of Louis' sweater.

They have been yelling countless amounts of insults and other hurtful things at each other for about twenty minutes now and still haven't calmed down, but neither have I really.

Liam told me to sit in front of the fire in the lounge as they were on the other side of the lounge yelling at each other. I didn't put up a fight and sat by the fire in silence.

I was shaking and scared of the way they were both acting right now. My ears hurt from all the loud yelling they've been doing but neither of them bothered to untie my hands so I couldn't do anything, I couldn't even cover my ears to block out the noise.

Instead of listening to everything they say, I focused my attention on the flames coming from the fire place. It was quite interesting to watch compared to their conversation.

"Katie baby, come here." Louis motioned me over to him with a flick of his finger but Liam shook his head.

"Katie stay there." They both watched me, waiting for me to make a move.

They were testing me to see who I would listen to.

I whimpered and moved slightly closer to the heat coming from the fire place.

Liam smiled proudly at me while Louis groaned and went to stand up from the couch that Liam had pushed him onto.

"Don't fucking move Louis! I am still the leader of this gang and you will do as I say!" Liam pushed him down again.

"She's mine! You're to late to do anything about it!" Louis stood up fast and pushed Liam's chest making me hold my breathe. This isn't going to turn out well.

Over the past twenty minutes all I've wanted to do was run over to them and get them to stop fighting, but the sensible part of me just sat there and let them argue.

They can both rot in hell for all I care.

I shook my head not believing that I had just thought about something so mean.

"No one will mess with Katie now that she's mine!" Louis was now gripping onto Liam's collar as Liam did the same to him.
"No one would dare mess with her to fucking start with Louis! She's a Payne!" I shivered and turned my gaze back to the fire. I absolutely hate being called a Payne. I will never call myself that.

I don't know how much time went by but they still argued and a lot of the time tried to get my attention but I didn't turn to look at them once.

My cardigan wasn't keeping me very warm so I tried to pull it over me more but all I really did was twist the rope around my hands making it burn on my sore wrists.

I guess it was time to speak up because I could barely feel my hands any more.

Stumbling to my feet, I walked over to the two of them without them noticing me yet. Using both my small sore hands I tugged on Liam's sleeve rather then Louis'.

Once I had got his attention, his head snapped towards me making me let out a small gasp with how cold and dark his eyes looked.

His eyes softened when he looked into mine.
"What is it sunshine?"

Before I had a chance to force anything out of my throat, Louis spoke.
"See? She wants me! Come here baby." He opened his arms out towards me but I clung onto Liam's arm.

"C-can you please untie my hands." Liam wrapped his arms around me for a minute before holding me at arms length.

"If you had of just let me put the tracker in you this would have never happened Katie! No I'm not untying you until that thing is in your arm!" He looked at me coldly before turning towards Louis, in one swift motion he punched Louis right on the jaw making him fall back onto the couch again.

I screamed not believing that he actually did that, Isn't Louis meant to be his friend?
Louis rubbed his jaw for a second but didn't look too fazed by it really.

"I can't save you from Louis much longer Katie but that doesn't mean you can disobey me now. It just means you have two people controlling you." He pushed me onto Louis' lap, Louis put his arms around me in a matter of seconds and he pulled me back further against him.

"Don't move. Either of you." Liam walked off and I was left to try and wriggle out of Louis' grip.

"No need to cry baby." Louis shifted me so I was sideways on his lap and brushed my stray tears away that I hadn't noticed were falling.

"Don't call me that." My voice came out just above a whisper as I moved so my back was against his front again.

"I will call you whatever I want Katie, you are mine so if I really wanted to I could call you anything. You are like my pet, I own you now." His arms tightened around me and I could tell he was angry at me but I still didn't look at him.

"No you don't. No one owns me." I knew I shouldn't have said anything back but I still did.

"Don't make me angry darling. Now I want to hear you say it, Who do you belong to Katie?"

"No one!" I pushed myself off Louis and into the other side of the large grey couch.

He closed his eyes and sighed deeply before grabbing the rope around my wrists and pulling me closer so our faces were just inches apart. I tried to pull my hands away but the burning of my wrists was getting to the point where just the slightest movement caused tears to build in my eyes.

"You know Katie. Usually I don't give rules to my girls." He paused to place a lingering kiss on my cheek, I shivered and ignored my sore wrists as I tried desperately to pull away from him but still had no luck.

This guy was horrible. And if I didn't already think low of him, now he tells me that he has had 'other girls' besides me!

"But you my dear are different, special even and I can't have you run from me or distance yourself and end up with one of the others. No I won't let that happen with you so I have two simple rules."

I shook my head extremely fast and tried to move away from him. He picked up the fact that I was about to run from him so he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me right next to him. We were so close that I could feel the warmth of his leg through both his jeans and mine.

"Rule one sweetheart: You will do as I say and never disobey me. A lot of the time if I tell you to do something it will be to keep you safe and out of danger." He stopped to look down at me as he licked his lips painfully slow. Once his eyes caught mine I felt a little out of breathe from the amount of lust I could see in his eyes. He leaned down towards my ear before talking again.

"But sometimes what I say might just be for my own pleasure." I tried so hard to hold back my tears as I felt Louis' warm breathe fan over my ear. I was extremely uncomfortable with how close we were right now.

He pulled away and brushed his hand through my hair so it was out of my face before he started talking again.

"And rule two baby: Whenever you have a problem, it may be absolutely anything and everything but you are to come to me first before your brother. Do you understand me with this rule? because it's the most important one." I started to shake in Louis' grip as I watched his eyes change from lustful to protective.

"Gee Louis. Don't you think the second rule is a bit over the top? I mean I get the first one but isolating her from her own brother? That's a bit harsh." I looked over to the doorway to see Liam leaning against the door frame with that dreaded needle in his hands.

"My rules still stand." Louis shook his head as he looked away from Liam and down at me again.

"Don't worry about the second rule Katie. Just the first one." Liam smiled at me as he talked and began to walk closer to me.

I nodded but started to freak out as I realized he was walking towards me with the needle in his hand.

I sunk further into the side of Louis' chest as he wrapped his arms around me again. This was the first time I had ever seeked comfort or protection from Louis and so far he wasn't utterly horrible at it.

Before I knew what was happening, Louis picked me up and placed me back on his lap while he pulled my tied hands out of the way so Liam could reach the inside of my arm.

I take it back! Louis utterly sucks at comfort!!!

"Katie just stay still and it will be over soon. After this is in your arm you get to come out of your room more often, and we wont have to lock your door during the day!" Liam gave me an uneasy smile as he bent down to become eye level with me.

"No! It will hurt! Just keep the door locked I really don't care!" I was hoping that Liam would at least think about what I just said but before he had a chance to do so, Louis spoke up from behind me.

"I care! Keeping that door locked all the time means keeping her away from me so just put the fucking tracker in her arm already!" I tried to wriggle out of Louis' grip but he was holding my arms down making it very difficult.

"I'm sorry Katie but I have to do this. You are the co leader of this gang now and I can't have you locked in your room all the time but I don't trust you either." Before I had a chance to even let his words sink in, the needle was sinking into my arm at a very unnaturally slow speed.

I cried out almost instantly. I cried because of the pain shooting through my arm, I cried because my own brother was the reason for this pain and mostly I cried because my so called brother wasn't trying very hard to protect me from Louis.

"Please s-stop Liam! It hurts!" I pushed one of my cheeks against Louis' chest and squeezed my eyes shut trying to block out the pain but it wasn't working.

I felt Louis place a kiss on my forehead as I continued to sink further into him but didn't say anything about it.

I tried to pull my arm away but Louis was still holding my arms down and just tightened his grip making this whole thing more painful.

"I'm sorry sunshine but it's nearly over." Liam's word just made me cry harder. As soon as this horrible thing is in my arm I will be forced to be around Louis and the others a lot more often.

"It h-hurts so bad Liam!" I hiccuped as I continued to hide my face in Louis' chest.

"I know sunshine, I know. But I can't trust you yet and neither can Louis, what if you ran away? The tracker makes it easier for everyone."
Something about what Liam just said made my blood boil. I was angry all of the sudden and snapped my eyes open to see Liam pulling the needle out of my arm but I could still feel the pain.

"I can't trust you!!! You probably like seeing me in pain because your all a bunch of heartless criminals!!!"

Liam stared shocked at me as I tried so desperately to wiggle out of Louis' grip but was still getting nowhere.

I gasped quietly as I saw the small trail of blood coming from where the needle was in my arm. I'm not quiet sure why I'm so scared of blood, I just have been for years. Liam Looked panicked for a second before he snapped out of it and tried to calm me down.

"Louis quick! Get rid of the blood and don't let her faint! I'll go get her some water."

Liam seemed angry, beyond angry actually but walked off while breathing very heavily.

Louis pulled the sleeve of his black sweater so it was covering his hand, he wiped the small amount of blood with his sleeve not caring about the clothing since it was dark coloured.

I was still angry, sad and mostly scared.

"It needed to be done Katie." Louis let go of my arms and wrapped his arms around my shoulders.

"Don't talk to me." I continued to shake and moved my face further away from Louis' chest.

The air grew tense after that as Louis did as I said and didn't talk to me which I'm thankful for because all I wanted to do was yell at me if I had to keep hearing his voice.

Liam came walking back in a few minutes later and placed the glass of water on the coffee table in the middle of the lounge before walking over to me again.

He pulled a small black object out of his front pocket, I couldn't tell what it was until he pushed a small button on the side making a blade appear at the top.

I flinched at the sound the blade made as it whipped through the air.

"Katie you don't need to be scared of me. We're family." Liam pulled out the 'we're family' card like he seems to do every time he frightens me. Almost like he's trying to remind himself of that fact.

"Yes I do! You just hurt me!"

I didn't even get the chance to look at him as I talked because as soon as the words had left my mouth, a stinging pain went through my left cheek making my head fall to the side because of the force.

Another wave of sobs hit me as I realized what had just happened.

My biological brother, the only family I have in my life right now, just slapped me.

"I told you before Katie, you don't get to disobey me now just because you're with Louis. And you most certainty don't get to talk to me that way."

He pulled my wrist towards him as I continued to look at the ground and bite down on the inside of my cheeks to stop my lips from trembling. I knew now was not the time to say anything or to look at Liam so I didn't.

He gently sliced through the rope around my hands and let it fall to the floor before rubbing his fingers around my red wrists. I hissed at the contact under my breathe but still refused to look at him.

"I'm sorry it had to come to that Katie."

I knew he was looking at me but I couldn't stand him right now and in no way wanted to look him in the eyes.

That bastard hit me.

No one has ever hit me before now and I am not okay with it.

Liam cleared his throat and took a few steps back before talking again.
"Louis I am not fully comfortable with you being alone with Katie so she will continue to stay in the small bedroom that is connected to the lounge until I say other wise. The door will be locked at night but not during the day any more. Until you can prove to me that you really deserve to be with Katie then you will do as I say and as soon as you lay one hand on her in the wrong way you will be out of here faster then you can say goodbye. Understand me?"

Louis tightened his grip and mumbled a quick yes.

"You will not pressure her to do anything she doesn't want to do and you will make an effort to show her affection in the small and simple ways. Remember Louis, it's not just my approval your trying to gain here. It's Katie's as well."
As soon as Liam finished talking he pulled me out of Louis' grip and tried to hug me close to him.

I didn't want to be anywhere near him right now.

Pushing rather hard at his chest, I managed to wriggle out of his grip and made a dash for the tiny excuse I call a bedroom.

I knew I couldn't really hide in here since it locked from the outside but I just wanted to be alone and getting lost in this rather large looking house seemed like to much effort right now.

The door opened after about twenty minutes but I still wasn't ready to look up just in case I was met with the eyes of my crazy, not right in the head brother.

"Sunshine?" Yup it's Liam.

I didn't make an effort to look at him and just covered myself with the blanket that I had wrapped around my shoulders.

"You hit me." I tried my hardest to make sure I didn't studder when I talked.

"I know and I'm sorry but you needed to calm down and that worked didn't it?" He sat next to me on the small bed and put his large hand on my back but I just shrugged it off and moved away from him.

He sighed before standing up and walking over to the door.

"I suggest we find a way to work this out soon Katie because we're the only family that is left. We are all each other have and I'm not going anywhere any time soon."

Notes

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