After taking turns reading Five Little Pigs for about an hour and a half, Senri turned to me,

"Do you like the book so far?"

I looked up at him and nodded,

"I do."

"I'm glad. By the way, I have a request."

"Oh? And what would that be?"

I asked curiously. Senri closed the book and moved so he was fully facing me. His golden eyes were unreadable as he continued,

"As I'm sure you're well aware, the boys have taken quite a liking to you. It would be ill advised for you to do something that would damage their opinion of you."

His tone was stoic, but I could sense the warning in his words. I sent him a measured look as I responded,

"I'm not sure I know what you mean."

I said, trying to gauge his reaction. There's no way he knows about my plan, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't suspect I'm up to something. If he thinks for a second I'm planning to leave he'll make sure I stay locked up here forever,

"I mean please refrain from doing anything that would anger them to the point where they might become irrational and unreasonable. We wouldn't want them to do anything that might make your stay here... uncomfortable, if you understand my meaning. You're a smart girl, so I'm sure you do."

I smirked slightly at his words,

Trying to threaten me, huh? I'm not some weak child that you can bully.

I thought to myself as I spoke,

"I can assure I have no intention of doing anything stupid that would anger the others. Of course, we both know they won't do a thing to me without your permission. After all, everything that's happened so far has been part of your plan hasn't it?"

I said coolly, my gaze never leaving his or faltering as I spoke. His eyes widened in slight surprise before he responded,

"To which events are you referring?"

He said, his jaw clenching as he looked at me. I tilted my head slightly in thought before I continued,

"Don't think I haven't heard the comments the boys have made about you. They might not fear you, but you definitely control them. Whatever the five of you are planning, you're the mastermind behind it all and I know it."

I explained, mentally smiling as his gaze hardened. I knew I was getting to him,

"I also didn't miss how quickly you stated that keeping me under house arrest was for my own good after everything happened with Naomi and with Rika. Maybe not every event was staged but they definitely worked in your favor. You've been wanting to keep me locked up in this house for a long time, haven't you? You said that you did this for me because you had feelings for me, but every time you admit how you feel you seem to feel a need to prove to yourself that it isn't true."

I asked, leaning forward slightly as I asked the question. Senri said nothing for a moment as his golden eyes burned with fury. It was a few moments before he spoke,

"If you think I enjoy keeping you here, then you are mistaken. While the others might be love sick fools I see you for what you are."

"Which would be?"

I asked, amusement in my voice as I spoke. He narrowed his eyes at me,

"An infection on this house. From the moment the others saw you their thoughts were consumed by you. All they seemed to be able to think about or talk about was you. When you weren't around it was worse. It quickly escalated to them being unable to function properly if you were not living under the same roof as them. Why do you think I bought that stupid café you worked at and had it demolished? I knew you couldn't keep the apartment and that you would have no choice but to move in with us."

My eyes widened slightly,

He bought Bronze? I knew he had money but damn.

I blinked in surprise and he smirked sadistically,

"You were right, darling. I've been orchestrating this since the day we met. Although I have to say, initially I found you to be an annoyance, a nuisance, a pest that didn't deserve to breathe the same air as me much less share a living space with me."

He lunged forward quickly and took my wrists in his hands, pinning them above my head as he pushed me back on the bed, making the headboard hit the wall with a loud thud. He hovered over me and I could feel his breath hitting my face as he spoke,

"Do you think you're better than me? Is that it? Are you trying to prove how much better you are than me? Are you trying to control me? Is that why you're making me feel this way?"

I shook my head, a thought occurring to me as he spoke. I knew this wouldn't end well, but I couldn't resist pushing him a little further,

"Why is it so hard for you to admit that you love me?"

I whispered, looking into his eyes as I spoke. As I anticipated it didn't go well, if his dark chuckle was any indication that is,

"Oh darling, what I feel for you is far more consuming and far darker than love. I'm obsessed with you. You intoxicate me."

His golden eyes darkened at the last sentence, his heated gaze burning into me. Before I could react he captured my lips in a dominating kiss. This was different from the one before. He wasn't trying to distract me and it wasn't manipulative, he was pouring all his toxic emotions into this kiss. I bit his lip in defiance and he pulled away with a sadistic smirk,

"Make no mistake, I control this house. I might be obsessed with you but I will not allow you to control me as you do the others. However, that doesn't mean I will just let you do as you please."

He leaned in closer to me and whispered in my ear, causing his breath to hit my neck,

"You will be mine, (Y/N). Whether you like it or not, my dear. This is one game I won't lose. Once I have you, I will show you that you have no control over me."

He whispered hotly against my skin before sitting up and releasing me. I sat up and gave him a measured look, making sure my face was unreadable,

"Well then, it looks like you have quite the task ahead of you. I'm no easy prey."

I said before standing up and walking towards the door, stopping in front of it and turning towards him,

"By the way, I do enjoy the time we spend together. I'd be happy to read Five Little Pigs with you again."

I said sweetly before exiting his room, chuckling to myself. I knew he was trying to intimidate me so I'd be too scared to do anything against him just like the others. As I went down the staircase towards the living room, I began to think of ways to expedite my escape. I felt that Senri was a time-bomb just like the others. Although he's more calculating than the others I had a feeling his obsessive jealously could easily get the better of him. I haven't seen the same issues in all of the others, but I believe that they all have that potential.

Once I arrived in the living room I sat down on the couch next to Riki and rested my head on his shoulder before sighing. He turned to me and put his arm around my shoulders, which earned him glares from Jackson and Bex before they turned back to their game,

"Are you alright?"

RIki asked softly, causing me to smile up at him. He really did have a good heart and the more I thought about it I didn't want to hurt any of the boys living here with me,

"I'm alright. Senri can just be, well, Senri."

I explained, prompting a chuckle to escape Riki's lips,

"I know what you mean. He didn't try and scare you again, did he?"

Riki asked seriously. I shook my head,

"Not really. I'm not afraid of him."

I responded, which technically is true. I do not fear Senri, but I didn't want to get into what happened. I knew it would cause a fight. I looked up at Riki,

"I'm okay, don't worry."

He smiled down at me, checking to see if the others were looking before placing a soft kiss on the top of my head,

"Good. If he ever tries to scare you, please tell me."

I smiled again and nodded,

"I will. Thank you."

I replied, genuinely happy that he was concerned for me. I turned to Jackson and Bex to find them both staring at us. I furrowed my brow,

"Are you guys okay?"

I asked as they shot each other a glance before Bex stood up and walked over to us. He stopped directly in front of Riki,

"Please move away from (Y/N)."

He said coldly. I've never heard Bex talk like that before and I was a little surprised. Riki seemed unfazed as he looked up at Bex,

"Why should I? She sat next to me. It was her idea."

I could see the anger flare in Bex's eyes as he looked at Riki,

"You know what Senri said--"

"But Senri isn't here at the moment."

RIki cut Bex off with a cool response. Bex's jaw clenched,

"I'm getting really sick of this."

He hissed as he shoved Riki away from me,

"You know what? You're right. Senri's rules be damned! I can't keep this up and I know Jackson and I are getting pretty pissed about this."

He turned to me,

"Come with me."

He said with that same cold tone. I knew it wasn't a request,

"Why? I'm comfy."

I protested, not liking where this was going. I knew he wouldn't do anything terrible to me but I didn't want to find out where this was going. Bex was acting like a completely different person and it unnerved me. Before Bex could respond Riki stood up in front of me,

"She's not going anywhere, Bex. I know you're jealous but get the fuck over it."

Riki hissed at him. Before I could intervene Bex punched Riki in the jaw and knocked him out. Jackson stood up and spoke to Bex,

"Let's go before Senri finds comes down."

Bex nodded and turned to me,

"We're leaving. Fuck Senri."

I blinked at him in total shock as he started dragging me towards the front door,

"What the hell are you talking about?"

I asked loudly, hoping someone would hear and intervene. Bex sighed and turned to me,

"I'll explain later. For right now we have to get out of here before Senri sees us."

Bex said quickly. Before I could press any further I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Bex's eyes widened as he pulled me out the door to the car that Jackson had already started. He shoved me into the back seat before getting into the passenger seat. As Jackson pulled out of the driveway we saw March exit the house and sprinting to the car,

"Stop! Please! Don't take her away!"

He shouted, chasing after us as Jackson began speeding down the road,

"Jackson, you're going too fast. Please slow down."

I said, concern lacing my voice as I placed my hand on his shoulder. That seemed to snap him back into reality as he eased up on the accelerator. I sighed as I looked out the window before directing my attention to the boys who technically just kidnapped me,

"What in the actual fuck was that?"

I hissed at them, prompting Bex to respond,

"When Senri first said he'd get everything set up so you could live with us and you'd be ours, we were all so happy. But what we didn't realize was how jealous we'd get of each other. Jackson and I were talking the other night and we decided we didn't want to share you with the others. We love you, not them. We care about you and we are the only ones who can truly protect you from this world. I knew Jackson was the only one I could trust not to rat me out to Senri. March and Riki would get too jealous and would never agree. Besides they're both far too scared of Senri to even attempt this."

Bex turned around in his seat to look at me,

"Don't worry, Jackson and I are not going to hurt you. We've loved you since the moment we saw you and now that we don't have to worry about Senri, we can spend the rest of our lives together. Just the three of us where he won't find us."

He said with the same cheerful tone he usually has, but something felt wrong in the way he looked at me. I knew that I couldn't handle this alone, so once Bex turned around I sent a quick text to Senri. Bex and Jackson may never forgive me for this but something told me that things wouldn't end well if I didn't do something,

They planned this. Check their rooms. I'm okay

I quickly sent it before deleting the message and putting my phone in my pocket. I knew Senri wouldn't respond so I didn't have to worry about them finding out I had tipped him off. As I looked out the window I thought about what was going to happen once Senri found us, or worse—what would happen if he didn't.