Chapter 6 - My Brother Admitted He Had Helped the People Hunting Enzo, but He Also Revealed the One Thing They Had Never Told Either of UsGabe was caught the next morning.
He didn't run.
He came willingly.
That worried me.
He sat in the study.
He looked exhausted.
“You know.”
I nodded.
“You sold me.”
“I was desperate.”
“You always are.”
He looked at Enzo.
“They threatened me.”
“With what?”
“Money.”
“That sounds familiar.”
He looked at me.
“I owed the wrong people.”
“You worked for Victor.”
“Yes.”
“For how long?”
“Two years.”
My chest hurt.
“Did you know who Enzo was?”
“Yes.”
“Did you know they wanted him dead?”
“No.”
He looked ashamed.
“They told me they wanted information.”
“About what?”
“The nurse.”
I stared.
“Me?”
“They wanted your medical history.”
“Why?”
“I didn't know.”
“Liar.”
“I swear.”
Then he gave us something.
A USB drive.
“Victor left this for me.”
We opened it.
Video.
A woman.
My mother.
Alive.
Talking to Victor.
My breath stopped.
“My mother?”
Enzo looked at me.
The woman on screen said:
“She is the key.”
Victor replied:
“Her blood?”
“Yes.”
“And Enzo?”
“Her blood allows the vault to open.”
I stared.
My family had been researching my bloodline.
They knew my mother had a genetic connection to the Marchetti family.
They wanted to use me to access an inheritance.
But there was another problem.
My mother said:
“If Enzo walks again, the plan becomes impossible.”
Victor:
“Then keep him in the chair.”
My mother:
“And if Lena discovers the truth?”
“Kill her.”
I stared at the screen.
My mother had been part of it.
My whole life had been manipulated by people I trusted.
I didn't cry.
I couldn't.
Enzo watched me.
“What are you thinking?”
“That everyone I loved had a price.”
He shook his head.
“Not everyone.”
“Who?”
He looked at me.
“Me.”
That answer surprised me.
“You don't know me.”
“I know enough.”
“What?”
“You stayed.”
I looked away.
May you like
Then he said:
“So did I.”
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