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“Camilla, Puck is yer half-brother.” Brody looks at us proudly.
“What?” she gasps, placing her trembling hand over her mouth. “That’s n-not possible.”
“It’s very possible,” Liam says with disgust, tossing the piece of paper at her.
She catches it and reads over the evidence, shame and disgust coloring her scarlet. “Did you know he was my br—what he was?”
Brody shakes his head. “I knew it was a possibility, but it wasn’t confirmed until recently. What a plot twist. No wonder ye were drawn to one another. Yer blood.”
“Just stop,” she cries, shaking her head. “Why didn’t you tell me Connor wasn’t your father? And that Brody could be…”
I want to console her, but how can I? Not only is she a liar, she’s my fucking sister and touching her the way I want is a thing of the past. A past I want to forget.
“He killed Uncle Aidan and Hugh. Brother or not, he’s going to pay!” Liam declares, untouched by this impromptu family reunion.
“This is yer fault, boyo. If ye didn’t go behind my back and act like a big man, then none of this would have happened. Ye didn’t think I had a plan this whole time?”
And now, the truth to why we’re here emerges.
The lorry comes down the road, just on time.
“Ye didn’t think I could do this alone, is it? I always had someone on the inside, workin’ together and bidin’ our time. That time is now.”
“Who?” I ask, broken in ways I never thought possible.
“He’s been under yer nose this entire time. Ye brought him here. This was all possible because of you two.”
I did?
Babydoll cups her face, sobbing. All she wanted was to help her ma. Just like I did. But this sacrifice has cost us so much, and we’ll never get it back.
There are so many holes in this story, and I know I won’t get the full story until I uncover who Brody’s partner is. None of this makes any sense. All I know is that Babydoll isn’t the enemy. She wasn’t the one who organized all of this. Someone else did.
But who?
“Camilla played a part, of course. If it wasn’t for her, we wouldn’t know what we do. She told me everything.”
I suddenly realize why they thought Cian was me. “Yer the one who told them Cian was me?”
She nods. “I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t think they were going to hurt him. When Brody asked me who you were, I pointed at your friend. The photo was taken the night of the party.”
I remember the photographer taking a picture of us. We should have known better than to be so careless. This is why we’re careful. I was able to remain undetected with Liam and Aidan because they didn’t know who I was.
But Brody knew, and Babydoll failed his test. She played right into his hands. This was his way of finding out just what she was prepared to do to save me. We were all his pawns. But I still don’t know why. I don’t know how he found out I wasn’t Mike.
This isn’t just about drugs. This is personal. But then again, it always has been.
There is so much to process, but now isn’t the time because when the lorry comes to a stop, it’s time to uncover the rest of this fucked-up tale.
“Ye feeling all right, son?” Brody sarcastically asks, touching my shoulder.
“Don’tcha call me that ever again,” I warn, recoiling forcibly.
“Ach, ye may change yer mind when ye find out who’s behind all this. But don’tcha bother yerself with that. I’ll take care of them. They can’t be trusted, and just like you, Camilla, my sons, yousens played a role, but playtime is over now.
“There’s room for only one leader. They think I’m playin’ by their rules, but I’m not.”
I turn over my shoulder to look at him. I don’t know when or how, but one way or another, I’m going to kill this cunt and everyone who played a part in this show.
