Twisted Truth

Chapter Twenty Nine

ROCCO

Tonight, has certainly not gone to plan, not one bit. This is the third occasion where Addie has had a gun aimed at her. The girl attracts trouble, a walking fucking target. I'm starting to wonder if it's my fault or the last name that she was born into. Come to think of it, the shooter called her by name and not the name she has been going by in New York. No, this man knew who she was. This whole situation is really starting to fuck with me. We can't seem to get ahead of whoever is at the bottom of this. Now, I'm stood in a hospital waiting room because my girls brother took a bullet that was meant for her. The ideal scenario would've been that no one had gotten hurt tonight, but I am thanking every God possible that Adaline wasn't the one to get shot. Daniel needs to survive though. From what I can gather Addie and her brother's relationship is a complicated one, but he is her only family.

Daniel dying would destroy her.

Addie is very guarded with her feelings; she likes to pretend she doesn't need anyone. The woman has been through hell and back, surviving but not without scars. Those scars are evident in her dreams. As much as it pains me, I don't push her on it. I'm willing to push my protective instinct to the side and let her come to me. I make sure she knows I'm always there for her without forcing the truth out.

"Any updates? What's happening?" Bruno rushes through the door. Looking just as stressed as I feel.

"Where the fuck have you been!?" I ask.

We have been in this hospital for hours with little to no contact from Bruno. When we left the event, I made it clear that Bruno needed to stay and handle the situation. This whole thing is going to be a PR nightmare not only for the legal business but for everything else as well. This incident shows weaknesses in our organization. Weaknesses that can be picked apart and exploited. I am taking this as an act of war, and I can say one thing for sure they have fucked with the wrong person.

"Rocco something really shady is going on! I took so long because at the same time of the shooting both ours and Daniels clubs were raided. I think this whole thing was a fucking set up. I smell a rat." Bruno whispers, very aware of our surroundings. A hospital waiting room is not the ideal place to talk about this kind of business, too many ears.

"This is really starting to piss me off Bruno, I have a really bad feeling about this." I try wrack my brain to figure out what is going on here. It's obvious that Addie was the target but why?

My first thought was that Irish prick who had been following her but why would he then save her from a club shooting? His relationship with Daniel still doesn't still well with me and when I brought it up to Daniel, he shot me down. I'm starting to think that I am just being really fucking thick. I pride myself on being the smartest man in the room but right now I know absolutely nothing.

"Where's Addie?" Bruno asks, looking around and coming up empty. Before I can answer another voice beats me too it.

"I was just going to ask the same thing. I need to speak to your little girlfriend." Bennett sneers, he is accompanied by two police officers. The smirks on their faces tell me they had just come from the raid.

Dirty pigs.

"You aren't getting anywhere near her without my lawyer present. Her brother has just been shot so why don't you do us all a favor and fuck off." I snap, my patience wearing thin.

I also have a surge of anxiety rush through me. I've been so caught up in my own head I haven't noticed that it has been much longer than five minutes since Addie left to get air.

"Watch your tone Rodriguez, you are on thin ice tonight. What a coincidence that your girlfriend is Daniel Websters sister, small world."

"If you had anything on me you would've arrested me by now. You haven't so my guess is you haven't got shit. When Adaline is good and ready, she will give you her statement but that will not be happening right now. So, Fuck. Off."