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I should have known not to be because every time I allow myself some happiness, something happens to take it away from me.
Look at me now indeed.
I am the mighty Harvard grad who fell and realistically do I expect Nick to come for me?
I’m aware of the threat these people have made. Joey Fontaine gave me the rundown of the situation. My situation.
They want Nick to make some arrangement with his shipping company. He has to come here and agree to it. Then I’ll supposedly be released.
I won’t hold my breath for that to happen. Not any of it.
I love Nick. He told me he loves me too, but this is more than that.
“You know I’m supposed to be the eldest and supposed to be the one who has it together, but you…” his voice trails off and he moves closer to crouch next to me. “You were the favorite. The rising star in the family. I was the black sheep and Dad just didn’t have the heart to cut me loose. That’s what happened.”
“That’s not true!” I snap.
“Fuckkkkkkk! Yes it is.” He screams. He snaps the way a vicious animal would and pulls a gun on me making my soul shiver.
I gasp and he lands the end of the gun across my cheek. I scream as the pain sends a jolt through my body.
He laughs.
“Yes it is. All those times I wanted things but Dad invested his time in you because you were the ace. The grade A student. All those times when I wanted help, he helped you and it became clear to me that I had to find my own path. You know I wanted to go to college too? I wanted to do engineering at Columbia. Guess what? Dad told me we couldn’t afford it. Then I stumbled on something. Know what it was? A college fund for you. He was saving up for precious Mia because you had more potential than me.”
I’m surprised to hear that. I truly am because I never knew Carter even wanted to go to college much less that Dad had anything saved for me. At the time I recall business just getting steady.
Carter clears his throat and continues his speech. “I was eighteen years old and I had a plan too. He told me to take my student loan and try for somewhere near home to see how I’d flair out.” He laughs. “That’s what Dad did. Put simply he didn’t want to invest in me. He saw me as the failure. The screw up. Loser. You though, yes. He reserved everything for you.”
It explains a lot. It explains a lot of why Dad helps him no matter what.
“That’s not my fault.” I croak. “You think I deserve this because I was helped. Look at me, you know what they’ll do to me before Nick can get to me.”
He chuckles deep and hearty. “No… I think you deserve worse than this. I really do. I truly do. I hope they do all that they said they would and by the time your boyfriend gets you, there’ll be nothing left of you.”
I manage to shake my head. I didn’t know he hated me this much.
What a fucking mess. A web that just knotted into a stifling mess. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the truth that it was Carter who shot Tommy.
What a coincidence.
What a fucked up coincidence.
I feel so vile. I’m his sister.
Carter got himself in shit with Hector, I ended up having to deal with that so Hector wouldn’t reign death on Dad, me and Beth. I went to The Dark Odyssey as a last resort and met Nick.
Carter found out about Nick and now I’m here as leverage. Held captive.
Fuck!
Fucking hell.
The truth stings me the more it sinks in. It grips me and rips into me. It hurts.
Nick’s friend… Tommy.
It was Carter who shot him.
