The St Patrick Series Book #3: Twin Trouble

Chapter 28: Bruce & The Mafia Part 1

Bruce's POV
The girl at the cafe... The girl at the club? Was it the same girl?

It's time to find out.

I have composed myself after Anna's phone call. I am ready to confront the imposter with Dani's face. Are we crazy for believing a voice on the phone? Anna strongly believes it was Dani!

I opened the nursery door. She insisted on a gold crib. I got her a gold crib. The amount if money that has gone into this nursery is a lot!

"Dani."

"Bruce! Great you're here! I was just thinking that yellow and godly won't work well together. So let's just have the decorators paint the walls white. Thoughts?"

"What is the color of my eyes?"

"Green. Duh!" She rolled her eyes. Mannerisms can be faked but everyone's true nature tends to show. Dani has never rolled her eyes. It's the little things that had me thinking and now after the phonecall with Anna I realize that it could be true. This is a stranger. I have been giving my undivided attention to a stranger.

"Do you remember what you said to me that night we were standing outside the cafe? You said the color of my eyes is green. Right?"

"Yes. Green. What other description is there?" She chuckled.

It was something deep and moving, well thought out. How can she not remember? Because she's not Dani.

"You're not Daniella." I told her.

She froze. It took her a moment to look at me. Her eyes are different. Same color, sane shape as Dani's but different. "What are you taking about?"

"The girl at the club wasn't Dani. That girl was you. Who are you?"

She sighed. "I was beginning to see all this as a permanent future but I guess... the jig is up. What took you so long though?"

"I had my doubts."

She smiled fleetingly. "You know Bruce, the whole idea was to kill you."

"Excuse me?"

"I thought you killed Danica. The whole idea of getting close to you was to kill you. But Dani wasn't willing to comply. I felt I had to step in and quicken things. Yes, I am the girl at the club. I set that meeting up to encourage you to pursue the good twin. We needed to hook you. You got hooked but Dani... she fell in love and believes you didn't do it. Did you kill my sister?"

"I loved Danica. I did not kill her."

"I believe you." She shrugged. "She left a journal at home. She talks about a man called Levi and how that man repeatedly abused her and threatened her. She talks about the Monaes. A twisted family of murderers. That's... They killed her."

I balled my fists. "And why are you still here?"

"Because you were my retirement plan. But now that I'm busted I guess that is over. By the way congratulations on keeping it in the family. You banged all three of us."

"Where is Daniella and who the fuck are you?"

"My name is Isabella. Occasionally, they call me crazy Izzy and I dint know why. But... I also don't know where Dani is. She was kicked out by mother dearest and she left."

"And you gladly took her place!"

"Of course. Why would I waste an opportunity?"

"Don't go anywhere." I left.

"I love it here! I wouldn't leave!" She called out.

I called Anna back. "She admitted it. Her name is Isabella. Daniella has an identical twin."