Vendetta: Mysteries that surround it

Chapter 44

Ring Ring.....

"You sure don't want to take that? Your phone has been ringing for the last half an hour Alexa," Carter asked while pointing towards her phone.

Ignoring the question, Alexa turned to the other men in the room.

"Dante Diaz's birthday is in two days. Is everything ready Aiden?" She questioned Carter's direct underling.

Getting awkward as Alexa directly addressed him instead of his senior, Aiden slightly glanced at Carter who had his eyebrows furrowed in confusion by Alexa's sudden change in behavior.

"Umm... y-yes ma'am. Just some last-minute things need to be looked into."

Nodding her head, Alexa looked down at the table where the blueprint of the venue was spread out, "Then take care of those. This is the last minute, we don't have any time left."

"Yes ma'am."

"You all are dismissed. You can leave."

Once everyone was leaving, Carter tried talking to her again, "Alexa-"

Ring...Ring...

Alexa's phone rang for the hundredth time again.

Letting out a frustrated sigh, she turned her phone on silent since Christian hadn't stopped calling her since morning.

She was about to move out of the room when she felt a grip around her elbow.

Turning around she saw Carter looking at her with hurt and confusion in his eyes.

Raising an eyebrow at him, she slightly glanced at her elbow, "What do you think you are doing?" She questioned him with the harshest tone she had used with him in her life.

"What is wrong with you? Why are you pretending like I don't exist? Did I do something? Tell me I will explain myself."

Scoffing, Alexa jerked her hand out of his grip, "Don't bother. I have no faith in your explanations."

"What?" He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "OK. Now you are behaving like a wife who found out her husband was cheating. Blahhhhhh...." And he made a puking face while covering his mouth with his palm.

"What are you doing?"

"I just imagined you as my wife and the picture is traumatizing."

"Ew." She replied while looking at him with a disgusted face.

"Yeah, I know. But seriously, what's wrong? You are not the kind to give a cold shoulder when angry. You would have blown my head already if I did something to piss you off."

Letting out a sigh Alexa stared right at him.

Noticing the seriousness on her face, Carter straightened his back making him slightly towering over her.

"I am not angry Carter. I am hurt."

His eyes widened and a snort escaped his mouth before he realized it, "YOU? Pfffftt, hurt?"

And then he burst into fits of laughter.

Carter practically grew up with Alexa. Both of them were the same age and trained together their entire life. Alexa was the closest thing he had to a best friend. Though, he knew she hated it when he used that term. And never in his life, had he imagined her to say she was hurt by something with such a pitiful face. He was way too much used to seeing her poker face.

While he was busy wiping the tears that escaped between his uncontrollable fits of laughter, he felt a tight grip wrap around his throat as he was slammed against the nearest wall.

His eyes widened in shock, he looked at Alexa glaring at him in anger while choking him to death.

And she is back.

Even though his face turned red due to the lack of oxygen, a giggle escaped his mouth, "K-Kinky much, Angello?"

Letting go of his throat before she killed him, Alexa backed off a little. Again holding his collar she growled at his face," Is this funny to you? Do you even know what I found out today?"

"You won't tell me." He replied while shrugging his shoulders.

"Carter. Do you remember the gang war we had in Mexico because a bunch of bastards stole our drugs? And then we blew up that building?"

Carter's blood ran cold. His face turned as pale as it could get.

He gulped down the lump forming in his throat as he saw Alexa inching closer with a fire burning in her eyes, The grip on his collar tightening.

"You forgot to tell me something about it?"

"N-No."

"Really? Then why are you turning pale and why is there cold sweat running down your face?"

"A-Alexa-"

Cutting him off in between Alexa whispered, "You really knew? All along? And NEVER ONCE DID YOU BOTHER TELLING ME?"

"You would have lost your mind," he whispered back.

"Now that I know. What do you think is happening to me?"

Carter lowered his eyes a little to avoid eye contact. He felt her hands shivering.

"You know Noah is living with me, right? I-I can't bring myself to even THINK about him. I don't know how I will look him in his eyes the next time I see him."

Gulping, Carter clenched his fist and closed his eyes, "I am very sorry Alexa."

"If it was someone else, I would have already hanged them to death. But, what the fuck am I supposed to do with you? I put my entire trust in you, Carter. Since childhood, you have been the only one I showed blind faith to. Then why? WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME WE KILLED THOSE CHILDREN THAT DAY?!!!!!" Alexa fiercely shook him by his collar.

She felt tears stinging her eyes and her lips quivering. But Alexa did not move her eyes away from Carter and kept on glaring at him.

"You already had so many nightmares haunting you Alexa. I-I was scared it would add to it. I really did not want you to know about this."

"WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DECIDE THAT??!!!! YOU MIGHT BE MY FRIEND BUT YOU ARE ALSO MY SUBBORNATE!! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO REPORT IT TO ME DAMN IT!! IT'S YOUR FUCKING JOB!!!"

Finally, losing his patience Carter, jerked her hand off his collar," WELL GUESS WHAT?!!! I TOOK THAT DECISION AS THE ONLY PERSON IN YOUR LIFE THAT GAVE A FUCK ABOUT YOUR MENTAL STATE!!! NOT AS A SUBBORNATE OF YOURS!!!"

Bumping his shoulder with hers, Carter walked out of the room, leaving Alexa behind tangled in her thoughts.

Covering her face with her shaky hands, she whispered," What the hell is going on?"