Dangerous Deception

Ch.19: Revealing The Spy

Kayla's pov
  
        "Someone's coming," I said, "you need to get off,"

        "He has something that I need," she said quickly, "a key, around his neck. Get me the key, and I'll help you escape,"

        "Why didn't you just get it yourself?" I asked confusedly as she climbed off. She kept silent and the door opened. Three figures entered.

        "I see you've gotten a bit close with our guest here, seductress?" he said, glancing at both of us.

Seductress?

        I quirked an eyebrow at Ruby but didn't say anything.

        "I didn't know you were coming," she replied with a sly smirk.

        "I had to see things for myself after Lorenzo called, and by the way he did not sound pleased. I wonder what you must've done to upset him," he chuckled and came closer, totally ignoring me.

        She walked around him, "Oh you know, the usual," he traced his finger from her neck, stopping at her chin. I could see her shiver under his touch, but try to hide it. She's afraid of him. He held her chin gently.

        "You know, I remember specifically that I told you not to mess things up," his grip tightened and she whimpered, holding his arm, "and yet here we are,"

        "I thought you came to see me?" I said, stopping him from hurting her further. He smiled a bit.

        "I'll deal with you later," he whispered to her, but I heard.  Then he left her. She held her jaw and looked at me, then at his chest. I spotted a single key, dangling on the collar of the black button shirt he wore. She looked at me one last time before leaving.

        "Kayla Kayla Kayla," he said repeatedly, walking towards me, "you don't look too surprised to see me," he glanced at the door, then tilted his head.

        "That's because I've always suspected you were the traitor," I said before he came to any conclusion that would make my plan difficult, "you're relationship with Ariel, was weird,". He hummed and signalled the other men outside.

        "I don't believe that," he disagrees and sat down.

        "Well that's your problem," I said, "but what I don't understand is why,"

        He leaned back and folded his arms, letting out a laugh, "Why?"

        "Why are you doing this, Brian?" I asked him. He hummed.

        "Retribution," he said and stood up, folding his sleeves, "and plus I get paid,"

        "Ah, so you're not the one in charge," I said.

        He chuckled and walked towards the table in the room, selecting the items on it , "Look around you Kayla, it's the goddamn Mafia. It's obviously run by someone else. Someone bigger,"

        "And who is this bigger person that you'd betray your brother for,"

        He slammed his fist on the table, "Brother?!" He turned around and scoffed, "My brother left me in the streets to suffer. He was always the favourite one. Ma loved every fucking thing about him, I was simply the careless one. The one who wasn't more like him," he looks different now, completely changed. There's no longer that cheerful eyes, that playful smirk that always got on everyone's nerves. His eyes had gone darker, and so did his features. He was no longer the Brian I knew–or was he, just the one that had always been.

        "It's always been James this, James that. Like I was never in the fucking picture," he said.

        "Oh I see what this is," I smacked my lips, "mommy issues," I said.