Secrets, Lies,and Love

Chapter 13

Thomas' POV

Alex's head snaps up and he looks at me fearfully, he almost drops the papers and takes my hand. He starts pulling me to the exit.

"Woah, woah, woah." I slam on the breaks and put a hand on Alex's shoulder. " Where are we going?" I smile softly and kiss his cheek. His eyes lock onto me and he gulps.

"We need to get out of here, now." He growls and starts pulling me again. I dig my heels down and pull him to my chest.

"We're safe here honey, it's okay." I smile and brush his hair out of the way.

Of course I have to open my big mouth.

The building falls into deadly silence, everyone's heads snap to the door and their eyes widen, John takes a step back and grabs Alex's hand. His other hand goes to the gun on his belt, he pulls it out and flips the safety off.

James swears under his breath and starts snarling hushed words into a walkie talkie, nothing but static comes back." You're fucking kidding me..." He swears under his breath. The liline's ammed. He glances at me and jaw sets.

I straighten my posture and uncross my arms,my eyes narrow and I set my jaw. I raise my head and don't dare take my eyes of the figures at the door. James Hamilton. I grind my teeth.

The man, James fucking Hamilton, throws his gaze around the room. Though he only takes in his surroundings for less than a minute, he has analyzed every thing and every person in the room, his eyes linger on Alex and his dry smile curls into a wide Cheshire grin. Those grass green eyes sparks amusement like gasoline on a fire. Hot and heavy before fizzling like sparks into the air. His eyes finally land on me and he clasps his hands behind his back. Every bodyguard, practically a small army, show no shame in brandishing their weapons.

"Thomas Jefferson, I thought you died." He smirks and slowly walks towards me, John shifts uneasily and wraps an arm around Alex's waist protectively. I cast him a look and eyes dart behind him. Get Alex out of here. He nods and I turn my attention back to James, I focus too much on them, he'll keep a closer watch and they won't be able to get out.

"Well, I'm full of surprises." I shrug and spread my hands. My eyes size him up and down and smirk." I thought you were still in Mexico trying to swindle your way out of prison." He snaps his fingers and smiles.

"I made a few friends while I was down their, we came to an...." He tilts his head to the side like he was looking for the word." Agreement of soarts. How's your partner?" His grin grows and studies his nails, I feel John do what he's best and blend into the crowd, making each move slow and steady.

"You killed him, you asshole." My eyes flare and posture goes ridged, I growl and teeth bare. My mistake. He smirks when he sees that it got to me.

"I've killed alot of people Thomas, you'll have to be more specific." He knows exactly who I'm talking about, he just wants to rip my teeth out slowly. I feel a small gush off air and risk a glance, they're out. Good.

"Ben holland." I growl and teeth clench together. " You put a bullet right into his brains." My voice breaks.

"Oh yes, now I remember." He smiles and leans calmly back on a desk. " Decent looking guy, bold, loud, irrational. "He shrugs." He was bound to die at some point." I bite my tongue and glance away. I'm so glad Alex wasn't there when I made my next comment.

" Kinda like Rachel?" I let my own smile slip out and stick my tongue into my teeth. James' eyes flare and he lets out a low growl. His knuckles turn white and smile turns into a sneer. "She was bound to die, fate was against her."

" So you want to start bringing up dead people?" He slowly starts walking towards me.

"You brought it up first asshole. " I hiss and stand my ground, everyone shifts nervously away from him as he slowly walks towards me.

"How about your siblings Thomas?" He looks at me, he's tall enough for us to be at eye level." Do you really think they were killed because Mommy and Daddy's pride were to big to pay the ransom ?"

"They paid the ransom." I hiss and square my shoulders." You just decided that taking our money wasn't enough. "

"Oh your parents sure rebounded fast." James laughs, he grabs my jaw and forces me too look at him." You're the eldest of four now? Right? Wouldn't it be a shame if you were just a child?" My eyes widen and knees lock.

" You leave my family alone, you've done enough to hurt them." I hiss and shake my head. My fist flies up from my left and socks him right in the jaw, he staggers back and looks up at me with a split lip. " You bastard." His eyes are like a hurricane and his cocky mood turned sour. He forces me to the ground and turns around, he starts typing away at his phone. One guard grabs my hands and two more point guns at me

"You've only get three siblings left Thomas. " He puts his phone back into his pocket and studies me with cool angry eyes. My heart thumps like a bass drum in my chest once before falling to my stomach. "Watch your mouth.."

"No..." I shake my head and close my eyes.

" Or, would you rather we take out your new boy toy?" He cocks his head and smirk grows back , the cold anger melting into smartassery and bullshitery. My head snaps up and I look at him with wild eyes.

"You leave Alex alone." I seethe and try too lunge, the guards grip on my hands turns painful and pulls me back, clicking comes from the guns as the safety turns off.

"That's all up too you Alex, play nice and we'll play nice too ." He shrugs. My shoulders slump and I look at the ground.

"What do you want?" I ask quietly. He claps his hands together and grins brightly.

"What an Excellent question." He nods." How about we start off with you laying off on George and Aaron, they're good friends of mine. They're just... cooperating with our conditions."

"Alright. " I nod and grit my teeth, I hate letting guilty suspects go." What else?"

"How about your badge and the keys to the FBI and CIA?" He purrs and holds out his hands, he knows I can't refuse him. I'm right in his hands and I can't do anything about it. I slowly dig out the keys and take a glance at my badge. I look up at James and glare harshly as I hand them over.

"Are we done?" I growl. James taps his chin and he slowly looks around the room.

"No, that's it for now." He shrugs and snaps his fingers, his guys slowly file out.

"No, I'm not dealing with you again." I snap and stand up. James smiles and shrugs.

"Who knows, this could be the last of many arrangements." His laughter echoes in the high ceilings like a cold north wind.I shiver and we all watch helplessly as the man the controls the country runs off. The room's silent for a few minutes. I smile and laugh. Everyone looks at me in shock.

" We should figure something out before he realizes those are the spare keys to my garage and my old police badge." I smile and look around the room.