AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Don’t,” she spits out. “Don’t tell a single soul until we know for sure.”
“But how are we gonna find out the truth?”
Riley quirks a brow, a mischievous grin on her face. “I have my ways.”
“Thank you,” I gush, giving her a hug. “Thank you for not looking at me like I’m a disgusting Beckett or shunning me for being a half-breed.”
“Your mom was born into this Society, Scar. You still have Blue Blood blood in your veins. If anything, it’s time to show the Becketts that their attempt to destroy our bloodlines is an epic fail because our kind unites as one, no matter what.”
I’m not sure how she did it, but Riley has given me a sliver of optimism. I just hope the guys feel the same way, once they know where I really came from.
We break up our hugging session, and I follow Riley back to her room, so she can change and head over to the house with me. She’s decided to stay another night because Melody has completely taken over her dorm room.
Once we’re inside, I make myself comfortable on Riley’s bed while she changes. “Any word on Jude from the guys?” I ask her, knowing that she’s been in contact with them about their plan. I’ve been so busy with everything else, I haven’t even thought about what we're going to do with him.
She’s between her armoire closet doors, tossing clothes over her shoulder. “Nope. They’re still convinced it’s him and I’m still convinced it’s not.”
“I dunno, Ry. It’s not looking good for Jude. Either way, he’s still a…” My words trail off when a revelation hits me full force.
Riley pokes her head around her closet door. “Still a, what?”
My mouth falls open and all the blood drains from my face. I sit up, feeling dizzy. “Ry.” I look at her. “If Jeremy Beckett is my dad, that means—”
“Jude Beckett might be your brother.”
I gasp at the realization. The guy we have tied up in the tunnels, could very well have the same blood as mine running through his veins. Half Blue Blood. Half Beckett.
Sickness pools in my stomach. I wanna claw at my skin and peel it off because I feel disgusted with myself for being one of them.
“I can’t do this, Ry. I have to know. We have to go to Jude and ask him if his dad has ever mentioned such a thing.” Riley's eyes dance away suspiciously. “What? Why are you looking like that?”
“Nothing. We can go, but there’s something I need to tell you first.” When I motion my hand in the air, moving this conversation along, she pulls something out of her closet and holds it up. “What’s in the bag?”
“Jude’s dinner.”
I scoff. “You’ve been feeding him, Ry?”
“We can’t let him starve,” she says somberly.“I may have been bringing him food and water…and feeding it to him.”
“You’re feeding him too?” My pitch rises. “For how long?”
She lifts a shoulder. “Since last night, after we were all down there. I went to the vending corner and got him some snacks then went back. We talked, Scar. He told me he’s done some bad things, but he’s not the one in control. And I believe him.”
I can’t believe what I’m hearing. Not sure why I'm so surprised after today’s turn of events. At this point, I’m not sure anything can really shock me to the core.
“He claims he’s not in control, but did he say who is?” She shakes her head no, so I go on. “Well, there you go. If he’s been doing all this shit, then he’d at least know the person forcing him to do it, and he’d tell us, just to save his own ass.”
“Honestly. I don’t think he knows.”
“You’re too trusting, Ry.” I shake my head. “Much too trusting.”
“There’s only one way to find out for sure.” She drops the brown paper bag on the bed and goes back to her closet. When she steps back, she’s holding a lockbox. “We need to go through the evidence.”
“Evidence?”
She sets the box on the bed, then goes to her dresser and retrieves a key. Once the box is unlocked, she flips the top open. “Like a true Guardian, I’ve collected things.”
Pulling out a stack of papers, she then hands them to me. “These are the notes he left. How did you get these?”
