With A Twist

TWENTY NINE (ATLAS)

"I swear to fucking god, if you don't get out of here," Andros and I hold Dawson back as he mouths off to Dominik, who stands there emotionless. Once he gains control of himself, we let go of him, leaving him to cross his arms and glare at Dominik. We all sit down, leaving Dominik to stand in front of us. 

I analyse his suit which looks messy and tired like he worked out in it or something. 

Did he run here?

My eyes narrow as I focus on the open wounds on his hands and the tired expression on his face. His eye is black and bruised, instantly raising alarm bells. 

"Is this a set up?" I ask, shaking my head with disbelief.

"No, Dmitri doesn't know I'm here. Look, things have gone too far and my brother is out of control," Dominik says, his face pleading. 

"You don't say," Andros mutters under his breath.

"The truth is, Dmitri is completely under the control of Alexei," Dominik explains, shifting uncomfortably from foot to foot, "I went along with it at first... but when he took Andros's sister," I feel Andros tense next to me, his hands balling into fists. 

"Don't even mention her name," Andros warns. I look to him to see him barely able to keep a lid on his anger at the mention of his sister. 

"Well, when that happened, I didn't know until she was in our house. If I'd have known," he trails off, his face solemn until he shakes his head, "And then when Dmitri tried to rape Hazel..."

"Don't you mention her name either," Andros spits, rising from his seat. I push him back down, giving him a warning glare. 

Now is not the time to try kill him. 

He could be valuable. 

I try to keep my eyes from seeing only red as he mentions what his brother did to our girl. 

"I can't support it anymore... they need to be stopped," Dominik looks between us all with desperation in his eyes. 

Is he... asking for help?

"You do realise what this means if you turn your back on them," I say. He nods and it's clear he's already thought about this. 

"And you know what we need to do to prove your loyalty to us?" Andros asks, his voice spiteful. He nods again, lowering his head. 

Theo will have a field day torturing him. 

"Fine," I pull out my phone and call for some of our guards to come over. 

"Just tell me this," Dawson pipes up, his voice dripping with malice, "Is her mum actually still alive?" I tense at the question, not expecting it to be asked by Dawson. 

We watch as Dominik looks up with sympathy and guilt in his eyes, shaking his head slowly. 

Fuck. 

"So our girl has to go through the grief all over again because Alexei and your brother fed lies to her?" Andros clarifies. Dominik nods, looking down in guilt. 

The guards arrive and I instruct them to take him away, which they do quickly. Dominik doesn't fight it but instead walks along with them. 

The three of us sit on the bench in pure silence, trying to digest the information as the windy night blows. 

"Cazzo," Dawson speaks first, his voice low as we all stare ahead. ("Fuck")

"What are we going to tell her?" Andros asks, sitting back. 

"I don't fucking know," I rub my face in exasperation before standing up, "Let's just go get our girl so we can take her home."

The others nod and we drive back to the warehouse in silence. Nothing needs to be said between us. We would all much rather be in our thoughts on the way back than making small talk.

We walk into the office to see Theo and Hazel in exactly the same positions we left them in. 

"Theo, let's go home," Dawson pats him on the shoulder, snapping him out of his loving gaze. 

He looks between us all, sensing the stress radiating off us, and frowns slightly. 

I walk to him and take Hazel, who instantly curls into my chest as I carry her in my arms. She stirs but goes back to sleep quickly as we walk to the car. 

I sit her on my lap in the back seat as Theo drives us home. Dawson joins us in the back whilst Andros takes up the passenger seat. 

"What happened?" Theo asks, looking at me with concern through the rearview mirror. 

I sigh and look down at my sleeping bellissima as she sleeps. Her slow and even breathing calms me down, making me smile as I watch her.

"Siamo andati a incontrare qualcuno che aveva informazioni su Dmitri. Si è scoperto che era Dominik," Hazel wriggles when I mention their names but settles again. I watch as Theo's eyes narrow in confusion. ("We went to meet someone who had information on Dmitri. It turned out to be Dominik.")

"C'è più," I sigh, "Alexei ha mentito. La madre di Hazel non è viva come ha detto." ("There's more.")("Alexei lied. Hazel's mother isn't alive like he said.")

His eyes focus on the road but his hands tense around the steering wheel. 

I focus my attention back on Hazel until we reach the house. Climbing out, I head straight to my room and settle her in there. The others file in, with Theo and Andros giving her kisses on her forehead before leaving. 

Andros will fill Theo in fully. 

I cover Hazel up with the duvet and strip down to my boxers before climbing in and pulling her to me. She rests her head on my chest and slings an arm over my waist. 

Dawson also strips down to his boxers and climbs in, hugging her back as I switch off the light. 

"Ti amiamo, bellissima," I whisper to her, kissing her forehead before closing my eyes to try get some sleep myself. ("We love you, beautiful.")

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