ORGÁNOSI I: Broken Mask

ANTECEDENT: CHAPTER 23

ANTECEDENT: CHAPTER 23

"FRIENDS?" Love asked Midnight when he saw Midnight looking at the twins and not entering the water taxi. Love thought Midnight would go over and talk to the twins, but Midnight did the opposite. Casually, he boarded the water taxi and took a seat.

"Hey! What's your name?" Before the water taxi could leave, one of the twins called out to Midnight.

Midnight was sure these twins knew his older brother. If he didn't answer the twin's question, his big brother would surely hear about him from the twins, and he would know know where he was. And at the moment, he didn't want to meet his brother.

He had no option but to answer. "Midnight Velasquez." Then he put his forefinger over his lips. "I'm in hiding."

The twins were quick to understand the request hidden behind Midnight's simple response. "No worries. We're in hiding, too." Said the twin with a tattoo on his face. "I'm Blaze." Then pointed at the guy beside him. "My twin, Blake."

With a nod to the twins, the water taxi departed, leaving the twins behind.

"Want to know who they are?" Love asked Midnight.

Midnight gave Love a surprised look, as if he was not expecting Love to be helpful.

Love clicked his tongue. "Boss, I'm your new tracker. Didn't I tell you that earlier?"

"Oh." That actually did not cross Midnight's mind. He thought Dominick sent Love just to keep him company or something similar. "If you can find who they are for me, that would be great."

Love shrugged and casually took out his phone and started aggressively tapping it as if he was fighting with something on the screen.

Before they arrived at their destination, Love handed his phone to Midnight.

On the screen, Midnight saw three profiles with photos.

Blake Vitale. Blaze Vitale. Luther San Deigo.

Below their names was the information about them—nothing crazy—but there was no mention of his big brother.

"Are they connected to my big brother?"

"Knight Velasquez?" Love had already been oriented by Dominick about Midnight prior to coming back to Venice. "No record. However, someone seemed to be hiding their information. What you just read now is just a public record."

"Can you dig more?"

"Sure. But I need my laptop for that."

"Alright. Later then."

Little did Midnight know; a reunion was being planned by the twins as he and Love walked to his flat after enjoying a burger.

Both sides shared the same concern. A mutual distrust existed: the twins were afraid Midnight would expose them, and Midnight was equally apprehensive about the twins telling his big brother about him. Had the twins not been so thrilled to meet Knight's look alike, they wouldn't have introduced themselves and wouldn't be in this mess.

"Make yourself at home," Love told Midnight as they entered Love's flat.

Midnight nodded and surveyed his surroundings. Surveying the entire flat. It was obvious that the person who lived in this flat was unpretentious. The apartment's furnishings and decor were extremely basic. His gaze was drawn, though, to the balcony and its stunning view of the sea.

"Nice flat." Midnight commented as he looked at the sparkling blue sea.

"Thanks!" Love stepped out of his room, carrying his already open laptop in his left hand and holding a puppy in the right. "Boss, meet my pup. This is Hevn."