Undercover (Dark Niall)

Chapter 33

(Song: I'm yours – Isabel LaRosa)

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I was changing. Personally and Mentally.

"This better be good." Tom said entering my room.
"I have tons of- Oh Nova. Hello." He said.
"Hi." She said quietly.
"Everything alright?" he asked.
"You might want to sit." I suggested.
He sat while looking at us suspiciously.

"Adam, remember one day you told me that you were adopted?"
Tom knew he was adopted since he was sixteen, but he didn't know who his biological parents were.
"Um.. yeah?" he said looking at me confusingly.
"Well .. um .." I said slightly tilting my head towards Nova.

He looked at her with a confused expression. Until his face fell.
"no." he said under his breath.
Nova nodded slowly avoiding eye contact.
"Why?" he asked.
She slowly raised her head.
"Why did you give me away? You know what don't answer that." He said standing up.

"I think you should listen to her." I said.
"No. No. I have nothing to say to her." He said walking toward the door.
"Adam." I called.
His back was facing us with his hand on the doorknob.

"I wanted you to have a good life. I didn't want you to be involved in such a dirty and messy family." Nova said walking toward him.
He remained silent.
"I wanted you to be a good person." She said placing her hand on his shoulder. He stepped aside causing her hand to fall.
He stared at her.

"Couldn't I be a good person with you as my mother?" he whisper-asked.

"Look around you. Which one of your cousins is a good person? Which one has a good life?" She responded.
"They're not my cousin. I am not a Horan." He said through gritted teeth.
"By blood you are." She said gently.
"Family doesn't require blood." He spat.
"The only reason I gave you up for adoption was" she sighed.
"I just wanted you not to be a criminal. But I failed. I never knew a criminal adopted you." She said.

Tom looked at me. I nodded.

"I'm not a criminal. I never was." He said.
"What?" Nova asked in confusion.
"I am Tom Julio Sanchez. A detective. I am here as an undercover to arrest your family." He said.
Nova turned around and looked at me. I looked down. Hopefully she will still agree to go to Paris after this.

"She's Daphne. My coworker." He said.
"So you never were a criminal?" she asked with hope.
He shook his head side to side.
"I guess I owe that much to you." He said coldly. He then looked at me.

"She has to go before the ball." He said.
"I've already arranged that." I said.
"You are the only one who's not getting arrested because you have no shady stuff or an open case. You are proven innocent."

Her and Hazel. I said in my head.

"Everyone else will get arrested. Especially Niall." Tom said the last part directly to me.
I swallowed hard. He looked at Nova for another second and opened the door to leave.

"Tom" Nova called causing him to come to a halt.
"I'm so proud of you." She said softly.
His grip tightened around the doorknob.
"So much." She said.
He walked away.

Nova said she needed some time alone. Thankfully she was still on board with going to Paris. I had to talk to Niall and make him agree with Hazel leaving as well. So I walked toward his office room.

"Absolutely not." He said.
"Niall please."
"No. She's not leaving without me." He said.
"Niall be reasonable." I said.
"No." he said walking behind his desk and poured himself a drink.
"You said I have to protect her, didn't you?" I said.
"By sending her to Paris?!"
"She's not alone though. Nova is with her and you know that she will take a good care of your sister."