Twisted Bound Fate // Michael Afton x Reader

Chapter 19

It all starts again

"I can't believe my father kicked you out like that all those years ago." Michael frowns, looking down.

"Yeah I know. But it's alright. I came back didn't I?" I laugh which causes Michael to smile slightly.

He looks as if he is lost in thought though when I notice his smile drop once again.

"Hey, what's wrong? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." I gently place my hand over his.

He stiffens up, looking at me with slightly red cheeks.

"He's lost it Y/N. My dad has finally lost the plot. He always comes home mumbling to himself. I don't think he even sleeps much anymore." Michael frowns.

William lost it years ago. This isn't exactly new news for me.

"Oh Michael... I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure-"

I stop when I hear a car pull up in the driveway.

"Shit. Dad's home. Quick you have to hide." Michael gets worried and quickly takes hold of my hand.

He leads me upstairs to his room, locking the door behind him. He looks around to try and find a place to hide me.

"In the wardrobe. Quick, hide!" He whisper yells, ushering me into his wardrobe.

I step inside and Michael closes the wardrobe doors. They have a lock on the front so he locks that, securing me inside.

Why would they even have locks?

"Michael? Michael, you home?" I hear William knocking on his bedroom door.

"Yeah I'm home. What's up?" Michael asks as his dad walks in.

I try to cover my mouth so I don't make too much noise. I can't even see anything in here because it's so dark.

"I just came to see how you are doing. Apparently you left in a rush earlier to speak to the other new night guard." William says, obviously curious as to why his son was leaving so quickly.

"Oh yeah. They forgot something and I just needed to return it to them." Michael lies.

There is a moments pause as William thinks.

"Oh... really? Apparently they were scared or something like that? Oh well... anyway, how was the new night guard?" William asks.

"Yeah they did quite well for their first night. Not much happened. We were just going through the basics." Michael's voice soothes me.

I feel my heart start to race as William's footsteps get closer to the wardrobe.

"You're blushing. Does someone like the new security guard?" William teases Michael.

"What?! I'm not blushing!" Michael defends as his dad chuckles at him.

If my heart wasn't racing this fast before, it sure is now.

"I'm kidding. It's really none of my business. Anyway, I have a few things I need to take care of." William wonders away from the wardrobe and closes the bedroom door behind him.

I don't realise that I'm leaning on the wardrobe door until it is opened and I end up falling foward.

I close my eyes and hold out my arms to break my fall but I never feel the impact.

"Steady on." Michael laughs, looking down at me.

He has his arms wrapped around me to hold me from falling. I stare into his blue eyes, zoning out for a moment.

He begins to lean down towards me but stops when we hear a crash come from downstairs.

"Shit. Stay here." He says but rather than staying in his room, I stand by the rop of the stairs to hear what is going on.

"Are you fucking kidding me?! What is this? When were you going to tell me that they were back?!" William shouts, slamming his fist on the table.

"What?! Dad, what are you-"

"I'm talking about Y/N! Y/N is the new night guard!" William's voice strikes fear straight into my heart.

Nothing but silence rings through the house. I try not to make a sound, listening in carefully.

"Michael... you know what this means, right?" William asks in a low voice.

"What?"

William begins to laugh. His laugh gets louder and louder, making him sound like the psychopath he is.

"It means, I can finally finish what I tried to do all those years ago. I can finally hurt Henry Emily by getting rid of his only other child." William laughs.

My heart almost stops. My family have never done anything wrong. We never wanted the Afton family to suffer. So why must William be like this.

It's been 5 years.

"Father, you can't get rid of Y/N." Michael says in a stern tone.

"Oh? And why is that? Is it because you have a little crush on them? I'm sure you'll get over it." William chuckles lowly.

"Fine! Yes! I care about Y/N a lot! You made them leave all those years ago and I won't let them leave again. I will not let you near Y/N ever again." Michael threatens.

If William wasn't threatening my life right now, my heart would be racing for other reasons than being scared for my life.

"Michael... my son. You know you can't keep them from me forever." William says. I can hear the smirk in his voice.

"No. But I'll try as hard as I can. Even if it kills me."

Michael storms out of the kitchen and back towards me. I rush back into his room, sitting on the bed to make it looks like I was there the whole time.

When he comes back into his room Michael locks his door and looks at me.

"You heard, didn't you?" He asks and I nod.

He let's out a shaky sigh, running a hand through his hair once again.

"Y/N, I can-"

Now is my chance. I don't know if this is too early or too late. But I need him to know how I feel.

I stand up, rushing towards him.

I pull him down to me, placing a soft kiss to his lips. I go to pull away but before I can, Michael kisses me back.

He wraps his arms around my waist and I wrap mine around his neck.

When we pull away, we stare at each other for a moment. Michael even seems to be in shock.

"I like you too Michael. I always have."