[ b r a x   h u n t e r ]

My life shattered when my father got into drinking and gambling. My mother died when I was six, brain tumor. I don't remember much of that time but the prominent pain was my dad indulging in his pain forgetting all this while that I also lost a mother.

And to save me father from the gambling debt, I started earning money, illegally. I started with bike racing and there I met guys who made me deal and deliver drugs and arms. I was tough, thanks to all the fighting I indulged in due to my drunken father, so I was one of the best thus landing me in a gang.

My boss is Toran Huan , he is perverted, murdering bastard. But he gave me money and I turned a blind eye to whatever he did. He wanted to build a power plant in the area where my grandparents own that sickeningly sweet Diner.

That I day I went in and started yelling at my grandmother. Little did I know that now she had her own little bodyguard, Parker Summers. He punched me and I guessed I deserved it but I couldn't accept that so we two broke into a fight.

But that was before, a girl stepped in and had the nerve to hit me. For a fragile, small little thing, her hook was on the mark and my nose started bleeding. Fuming with anger I looked up to glare at my assailant. And for the first time since my mother's death, I was scared.

Why? Because all these years I have been angry at God, at dad, at mom for leaving me and at myself, for the person I have become but as I saw her face and her frightened eyes, the anger in me subsided.

***

I threatened her for revenge but I was not planning on getting one. Because the first time it was clear, she was the girl I didn't need around. She was dangerous for me which was absurd since I was almost a danger to everyone I encountered.

But did that happen? No. While everyone else walks away even from my shadow, she straight out collided with me. And she was so obvious when she was checking me out. I would have laughed at the situation if I was no agitated again.

Her heart shaped face was so wrong, her eyes were too innocent, her lips to soft looking. The scared look on her face had me doubt that she was the same who punched me. No girl ever did and I should be angry on her for doing this in front of my gang. There was so much innocence around her, in her eyes that it almost cancelled out the bad in me.

She was like the part I didn't have and desired, softness and light.

And it turned out she was Parker's sister here for a small vacation. This made me hopeful. She could just escape from me and my demons if she wanted to if I happen to try something with her.

She blinked to much when she was nervous, a weird but weirdly adorable habit. Whenever she was around, the gangster, dark Brax was gone and I was normal Brax trying to get to know the girl I may like. I followed her to the church, a place I never go.

As much as she was affected by me, her comment on my smoking acted like a cold water splash on me. And even after all the resolve to remain unaffected I threw away the cigarette when she was gone.

What confirmed that I have started having feelings for the naive girl was when she was drowning in water and without any hesitation or second thoughts I jumped in to save her. It was more than terrifying to see her pale and lifeless when I pulled her out and I then I realised ; Shit, I like this girl.

But then again, I was the cold, dangerous boy and decided to stay away from her, for her own good. But she walked into devil's lair herself. I opened the door and there she stood with her innocent warm eyes and blinding light and beauty. She was ogling me but I will not be hypocrite because i was doing the same to her.

I pretended to be all rude and nonchalant but she had to go and mention some guy named Aaron. It was like when I saw her drowning, a sense of losing her and Just because I saw in her what I never saw in anyone else, I ended up kissing her and man, were those lips super soft.

She was attracted to me like every other girl around me and kissed me back. And for that, I was more than glad. I called her Sugar, the sweetness in her was unbearable as I kissed her.

She said she saw stars when I kissed her, that almost made me laugh like a little kid but I didn't because I was not suppose to be happy. I was still paying dues for my dead father. I cannot walk out of the gang. And I was nothing but deep, scary darkness for someone as gentle as Bethany.

But setting aside all the misunderstanding, me kissing other girls to get her unnerving, electrifying kiss out of my head, my rude behaviour in cafe, I gathered the nerve to be stupid to extreme and asked her for a date.

How did that happen? Well she blurted out something about the list and I was not even close to qualify and yet the girl said she couldn't stay away from me. Then why was being so hard of me, on both of us. I wanted her as much she wanted me, I guess.

But then the worst happened and my boss, came to knew about her. Usually I have one night stands and short hook ups but someone might have noticed the change in me. Toran always said girls were nothing but weakness in your life. He had previously kidnapped and killed the girls of people who tried to leave the gang.

I was his best, there is no way he could lose me or allow me to lose focus because of Bethany.

So I did the most probable thing a bad boy like me is expected to do. I tried to make her hate me, since I was sure she still didn't like me. Attracted , yes. But like as a person, that was not remotely possible. I was not a very likable person unless you were a drug dealer or a hooker.

I took her to the gang's party. Let everyone see that she means nothing and get rid of any dangers on her. But she went there looking insanely hot. Her crop top showed her perfect waist and accentuated her taut stomach. My eyes refused to leave her soft skin, her legs.  My possesive streak showed when I saw someone eyeing her and I had to work hard to mask my emotions. But her lenses annoyed me.

Yes, me being the creepy guy here saw her reading in diner once when she was helping her brother there. And that was first time warm cascaded around me dark heart when I saw her looking fucking adorable in glasses.

So, me, Brax Hunter did succeed in my plan as she slapped me across the face. She was the only girl to hit me, twice and didn't get me angry. When the first time I saw her drowning and fear of losing her made me realise I like her, the second time losing her to the guy made me kiss her, I wanted her for myself but this time when she walked away with tears flowing down her eyes , hurt as hell I realised I was losing the girl I happen to love.

Because never have i stirred from my path, never have I wanted to protect someone and never have I ever wanted to leave the gang , to be a better person for someone; besides the girl I just let walk away, most probably leaving her broken.

***

Parker Summers helped me plan my vacation when his sister left. I didn't see her again and kind of worried I asked Parker.

"Oh, so you are the vile creature who made her cry that much." I winced in my head when I heard she cried.

I left her because I wanted her safe but this was torturous for me even when I knew the reason . I imagined how she might be feeling right now.

"Help me" I grunted.

She was turning the devil me into something soft and caring.

"Why?"Parker glowered at me with hatred.

He was the brother , it made sense.

"I love her." I said it out loud and it was a truth I have been hiding from myself.

Parker fist unclenched and he have me an interrogative glance.

"She is gone now." He stated kind of reluctant to help.

"I will go after her."

"Then where do you need my help?" He asked dryly.

"Help me with my past." He was the only one that knew because my practically adorned him and considered him the second grandson.

He thought for a moment and then asked me, "You are trying to change for her?"

"I am trying to be a better person for her. I don't know why she is the only one who made me second think about myself. And I thought I will be fine if I push her away and make her hate me. But I miss her terribly and I don't want her to see me as a bad person." I said whatever was on my mind.

"Okay then, there is a girl I know whose father is a cop. I have a plan for you." Parker said extending his hands for a shake.

"And I will go after her." I voiced out my decision.

"Hurt her again and I will make sure you will rot in jail all your life." He threatened me being a brother.

"I will keep that in mind." I smirked at him and set out for the town where my Sugar lived.

I was in desperate need of her light and sweetness in my dark and poisoned life.

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See alternate update as promised :)

BRAX's POV. I hope it made many things clear and you hate him less now XD But being my character I never did hate him.

As you might have noticed the title is similar to the one from Beth's PoV. This is how this will follow. If you didn't realise or missed out then the girl Parker is talking about with cop dad is Blair and I have mentioned that before :D

Beth is back in school and now it's Brax's turn to woo her. Excited?

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