Chapter 78
KATHERINE
Your brother? You have a brother?” I questioned in surprise as I stared at Tanya. I had taken my eyes off the road for too long, but then I char i mind
Katherine, the road. You want to get us killed?” Tanya questioned,
Tm not. I promise. I just want to understand your last statement. You have a blood brother?”
Yes I do, and we’re going to meet him. Don’t worry, you’ll love him when you see him.”
“What about Leo? He never told me about this brother. Aren’t they related too? Why are you telling me about him now?”
“Because he’s like an outcast and we don’t talk about him. You’ll love Tristan, let’s meet him first. Take another turn, it’s going to be a surprise.”
I was curious too so I took the turn as Tanya had said and in less than an hour, we halted in front of a white duplex, Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
“He lives here?” I questioned as we stepped out of the car,
“Why? Are you surprised? Because it’s just a simple duplex?” Tanya questioned back, and I shook my head in negation,
You probably expected a huge mansion or more right? Probably an estate like that of Leo’s?”
“No, it’s not that. I just think….”
“Don’t worry, it’s fine. Tristan’s on a low key so he prefers to stay in places like this. He doesn’t like anyone in his space either but then I think you’re going to be an exception.” She smiled widely at me as she spoke, but those words made me feel goosebumps,
“Don’t y
t you think I should just wait out here? What if he gets pissed off that you invited me in without his knowledge?” I spoke, halting from moving forward. We were almost close to the entrance but then I couldn’t move further. This time, Tanya was a few steps ahead of me already.
She chuckled at my words,
“Stop being a scaredy cat, Katherine. You’re with me, it’s going to be fine. I’ll protect you from my brother if there is a need to, but I really don’t think there would be a need to do that. Trust me,”
I took one deep breath in and decided to listen to her,
“Alright, let’s go. I’ll be behind you.”
She smiled and began to walk while I trailed behind her and when we got to the entrance of the house, I watched her open take something from it,
her bag to
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to ring the bell?” That was the next question that shot out of my mouth as I felt insecure and started staring around,
“Tristan would never open the door for anyone and that’s why I do this,” she said..once she pressed the passcode, she gained access and that was when I became a bit calm. At least if she knew the passcode, then she knew him,
The living room was empty when we walked in. I couldn’t help but stare around at all right, I shouldn’t have judged the house just by the look of it outside. There Things I never believed that I would see in such a long time,
“Is he a collector or what? Everything here is so rare and it’s so….”
“Beautiful?” Tanya completed and I nodded my head,
was a
“Wait till you see his room, you’re going to love it. Take a seat, I’ll go get Tristan okay?”
of things here arranged neatly on a shelf.
things arranged in the living room. Tanya was
I took my seat just like Tanya had said to me, but as soon as she turned to walk away, someone sped into the living room while I ended up screaming so loud,
ol
1/3
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He was fast, must like Leo and Tanya.
She turned around to stare at me,
Try, brother.
He didn’t have a smile on his face as he stared at her, but then he averted his gaze to mine,
My mouth was still wide open, my eyes refusing to flutter because I couldn’t believe who the hell I was seeing right in front of me. Was this some sort of joke or what?
“Damon?” I called and as much as I was surprised, he was shocked to see me,
“Damn it!” I heard him curse almost in a whisper as he looked away from my gaze almost immediately.
JANE:
I arrived at the spot Jackson and I had agreed to meet and thankfully I met him there. He was impatiently waiting at the exit and the moment he saw me, he rushed towards me,
“Hey.
“Hey, did you get it?” I questioned and when he nodded, I felt happiness surfing through my body,
“Fucking great, Jackson, now let’s get down to business. I knew I could always trust you. I brought you some gifts and cash for the helping hand you offered even while away.” I said, and he nodded his head. But by his countenance, I could tell that he was in a hurry,
“How’s Rose?”
“A critical condition at the moment. There’s less than a week before it gets out of hand.”
“We’ll get it done, I promise. After all, all this is for me. You’re struggling so hard for her and that’s why it’s going to be forever enough.”
He tucked his hand into his bag and brought out a container half filled with a yellow liquid substance,
“I took out the essence. What we’ll be needing to get the job done. With just a drop of it, the Alpha would go mad, enough to want to hurt even the woman he loves. This controls everything…”
I couldn’t stop staring at what Jackson was holding in his hands. So tiny, but yet so powerful enough to even control a Lycan king. This just had to be the best news in the world.
I tried to take it, but Jackson retreated his hands back and I stared at him in disbelief,
You promised half first…” he uttered, and I groaned out loud at him,
“Jackson, you’ve been working for over a year now right? Have I ever failed my part of the deal?”
He shook his head in negation,
“I trust you. I do trust you, but this is a matter of life and death. You know how much I need this and…”
“That’s fine. Give me a minute. You’ll get the money into your account in 10 minutes.”
I stepped aside a bit and returned about 8 minutes later, “You can check now.” I uttered, and after bringing out his phone from his pocket, he turned it on and saw the message,
That’s it. That’s half of the money, so can I see it now.”
He handed it over to me and when I touched it, I felt like I had turned something that could turn my life around. Something that could solve all my problems at a go. The feeling was so divine and I couldn’t help but imagine Katherine’s lifeless body in his arms. The look on his face when he realizes he had killed that good–for–nothing bitch, and the look on Zane’s face when he finds out that the woman he always loved was dead.
“Any plan on how to get this to him?”
2/3
I’m still working on it. An insider from the pack to help us with it. She’ll report Katherine’s death as well once everything is done so you have nothing to worry about.”
“Good. Get it done tonight Jackson. I wanna have a good night’s rest today.” He nodded his head while I handed the container to him.
“Go see your sister and check up on her. I’m worried about little Rose 100 especially because she isn’t recuperating fast. Call me if there’s any emergency.” I had to give him the impression that I was worried about his little sister even though I wasn’t. There was still so much that Jackson didn’t know and as long as I still needed him badly, there was no damn way he would know.
“Thanks.” He uttered, and I watched him tuck the bottle into his small black bag before picking up the bag,
“When it’s all ready, I’ll give you a call.” He uttered,
“Good,” I responded, and he began to walk away. I watched him get on his black bike and speed out of the scene, and I heaved deeply,
“I’m so so sorry Jackson. I guess you’ll have to forgive me because right now, I can’t let it end. I can’t let you go yet.”
As soon as he was far gone, I tucked my hand into my bag and brought out my phone. I dialed a number and waited until the call was answered,
“Hello…”
“Dr Collins, it’s been so long.“
“Yes, Ms Jane. How may I help you this time, and I hope you have a good amount of cash in return?”
The fucking bastard was always so greedy when it comes to money,
“Trust that I do, Dr Collins. I need your help once again. Jackson would be coming to the hospital to get half of the money for Rose’s treatment, and make sure nothing is done after receiving the payment. Keep sedating her until I’m ready to let go, understood?”
“Every bit of what you said Ms. Then, goodbye.” He responded and I ended the call immediately.
This was how I had been able to keep Jackson by my side for this long.