Smoke and secrets | 18 +

XIX

After the meeting Danica and I left the board room quickly. We obviously left for different reasons.

We walked in silence exchanging smaller glances at each other. Not knowing glances, they were you know something and should tell me glances.

We waited until the elevator was empty for us to enter together. So it was just us two.

"Did you know?" She asked me, facing straight ahead.

"Know what?" I asked her.

"About Rev?"

"No I didn't." I told her truthfully.

"Did you know about the spy? Or mole? Or Fanculo, whatever you want to call the person." She asked me.

I swallowed and took a moment of silence before answering. "No, I didn't." I said softly.

She stopped the elevator halfway to the top and turned to look at me in my eyes. "Is it you?" She asked.

I looked back at her.

"Arabella, be honest. We can put an end to this. Sousa can help you if Arman has something over you. Don't do what you're about to do to the saints. Don't do it. I can promise you, you won't leave here alive." She said.

"It's not me Danica. Sousa said they landed mere hours ago. I've been here for almost two months now. It's not me." I said to her.

I lied obviously but I wasn't about to expose myself, not right now.

"Okay. I'm taking your word for it. I trust you Belle. And I love you like we've been best friends forever, don't screw over my family." She said standing next to me.

"I wouldn't do that." I told her. I obviously lied about it not being me but not about screwing over the saints.

I'm not the one starting a war out of it.

"Good, before I press this button, do you think it's Grey? Or Anna? I know they're your friends but now the saints are your family, your home." She said.

"I don't know." I shrugged.

"Okay, at least we're sure of you. We should go out for dinner tonight. It would be nice. And Malia can come. The six of us!" She said excitedly.

"Sure." I said.

We finally reached the top and Danica said she's going to her room for a moment, I went and sought out Rev, immediately.

I knocked on his door and waited for him to open it.

He opened it shortly after. "Belle. Come in." He said with a smile.

"Everything okay? I would imagine you're looking for Grey." He said cheerfully.

"Rev..." I trailed off.

"Belle..." he did the same.

"What exactly is your connection to Sousa?" I asked him.

"He's the leader of o infinito, the only living man Arman fears and uh...that's about all I got with a connect to him." He said.

"Okay. So when you were moving through the favelas at sixteen as Renato, it was still our only connection?" I said and he froze.

"I don't know what you mean. Maybe this is all Grey? Because Belle to be honest, I don't know what you're talking about." He said casually.

"Why didn't you just tell Sousa it was me? Why aren't you marching to find him right now and tell him it's me?" I said.

"Because I'm giving you the benefit the doubt here. Drop the mission and help Victoria instead. If Arman comes after you Sousa and Victoria will be there for you, if you drop it. Keep going and I'm not sure you'll come out alive Belle."