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“Straight forward, but by social norms, isn’t it rude to be this direct?” I roll my eyes at him. “What is it you want to know?”
“Liam, I’m sure you can overlook my lack of manners. I get that you’re dangerous, but under this perfectly put together mask lies something more.” He crosses one ankle over his knee and leans forward.
“You altered my life, Bria, without knowing. I just wanted to meet you.”
“I don’t know if you’re trying to protect me or threaten me?” I question, and he leans on the armrest.
“Neither, you have your fiancé, Damien, and Alex. Those two would die for you, one has your heart, and the other has your loyalty.” With my heart calming in my chest, I relax further, the need to find out his story encouraging me to continue to sit here.
He angles his head and stares at one lamp as he taps the armrest, pursing his lips.
“I have had enough of people thinking of me as the one who stole something from them. Whatever happened, he made a choice like I guess you made yours,” I say.
“I’m not accusing you of anything, and who said it’s a him I refer to?
“Who else then?” I have never had an odder conversation in my entire life. Who can it be? At first, he piqued my curiosity, now he has also my attention.
“You set something in motion.”
“How could I, Liam? I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I answer, tired of his secrecy, a sigh parting my lips, and I raise my hands in question.
“I’d do anything for her.” His confession startles me. I ponder the right answer for a moment.
“Why are you telling me this?”
He drags a hand down his face, and it’s now I detect the tiredness in his eyes and the bags under them. Love can do that too.
“If someone could love you with this intensity of yours, then you were a fool to let her go.”
“Who said I have?” His boyish smile brightens his entire face. If he smiles like this all the time, she doesn’t stand a chance.
“You’re in danger, Bria.”
“You must know about my cousin then. But why do you care?”
“You owe me,” he deadpans.
I freeze and murmur, “What?”
“Think of everything that should have stayed buried.”
“You found the video of my set up?” I gulp and try to make sense of this intricate web that links him to me.
“Yes, and something else. Nowadays, no one has the privilege of anonymity.”
He gestures for me to burrow deeper into my mind. My eyes widen, and my mouth hangs. “And you made sure I couldn’t be found when I had my last surgery.” I am baffled, and my mouth opens, but nothing comes out.
“Call it a distorted form of loyalty to the person I’ll take something from because I’m not the good guy. You will soon be the sole link to the only family he has ever known. He will need you. You will both need each other.”
“What are you talking about?” I ask, panic bubbling inside me.
“I monitor one person and all the people related to that person.”
“He and I, we’re family. And he has found another person to let in too.” His knuckles turn white as he presses them into the armrest, and then he shakes himself of the secondary paralysis.
“Sophia, hmm, we’ll see.” His eyes find me once again, just a trace of the storm brewing flash in them, and he continues, “One thing that will never change, he needs you, but the only one in danger right now is you.”
“You seem like a busy person. It must be exhausting trying to protect me. It’s a full-time job. Both my fiancé and Alex would agree with me on this topic.”
