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“Spit it out!” I demanded.
Diesel took a breath, but Magic held his hand out.
“I’ll tell her. Alice, your name is Alexis Willow Adams. Your father was Edward Adams, and your mother was called Hilary,” Magic stated.
“No, they’re not,” I said as a nasty feeling hit me.
“Can I finish, baby girl? This is difficult for me, too,” Magic inquired.
“Go on.”
I listened as Magic explained my parentage, kidnapping, parents’ murders and everything else. Beyond horrified at what I was hearing, I paced back and forth and shrugged off any attempts to comfort me.
“So basically, I’m the granddaughter of the fifth richest man in the world. First Minister is my great-uncle, who wants to commit all sorts of sick shit and marry me to gain his brother’s money. And Second Minister is his nephew in real life, and my father is my uncle who raped my mother and killed and tortured both my parents. I get all that, right?” I demanded.
“Yeah,” Magic said.
“And you both knew,” I asked, pointing between Magic and Diesel.
“Woah, hold on, babe, we just found out!” Diesel exclaimed.
“Doesn’t matter. You both thought I was too stupid or vulnerable to deal with this,” I snapped angrily.
Deep down, I knew it wasn’t them I was angry at. They didn’t deserve this rage I felt, but they were here and guilty of hiding shit from me. It may have come from a yearning to protect, but I was an adult.
“Alice,” Magic spoke sadly.
“And you tracked me down and took my DNA without permission. What if I hadn’t been his granddaughter?” I yelled at Natasha.
“Then I would have left quietly, and you’d have been none the wiser,” Natasha answered.
“Wonderful, how pleasant for you. Roll into town, steal people’s DNA, and then piss off if the results do not match. Hey, it doesn’t matter if you violate them; they won’t realise!” I let out a bitter laugh, and Natasha ducked her head.
“Oh, shut up,” I sneered as she opened her mouth. “I’ve heard enough from you. Especially as my grandfather, a man I didn’t know existed, is on his way to meet me right now! Who gives a fuck what dumb, pathetic Alice thinks. You all know better than me!” I screeched. I was out of control and realised it. Shit, I needed air. I could not breathe.
“I need air. None of you follow me. Leave me alone for half an hour!” I snapped.
Magic’s face showed a depth of pain I couldn’t handle, and Diesel looked like I’d slapped him. But I couldn’t deal with it. My entire world just turned upside down. Literally, I wasn’t some poor cult victim. I’d now progressed to kidnapping victim. And a fucking billionaire heiress. Screw this. I yanked out my mobile and sent a text to the man I knew would stand against everyone.
“That will cause trouble,” Onyx said from the shadows.
“At least he won’t stab me in the back like every other fucker. Or think I can’t handle shit and need protecting from the truth.”
My phone beeped, and I saw a message telling me he was on his way. I bent over and drew in a deep breath. I slowly let it out and repeated the actions.
“Don’t leave with him without talking to anyone. I’ll tell the gate to let him in,” Onyx said.
Onyx thought he was playing clever. I heard him head inside. That everyone could talk me down. I wasn’t playing that game. I moved closer to the gate, inch by inch, as the prospect manning it watched me.
“Alice, I am gonna let him in,” Steam announced. The prospect smiled at me, and I smirked back. Minutes ticked past as I letmy mind rest and shoved everything out. I was listening for bike pipes and perked up when I heard them coming.
“Steam, I’m sorry!” I said and stepped behind him and hit his vagus nerve. He froze and gaped before his eyes rolled up and fell backwards. I dashed to the gates and began hauling at them. They were heavy fuckers, and I was panting as I opened one wide enough to slip through. A headlight cut through the dark as I escaped.
“Alice!” Diesel yelled.
I didn’t hesitate and rushed to the rider. He spun in a circle, seeing me heading towards him, and I scrambled on his motorbike.
“Go! Go!” I screamed, clinging to his back.
