ROYALTY | RIVERDALE

chapter- 28

chapter 28 || 028

'what you've been missing'

They were following the rules.

The guards didn't take me to some secret lair or on some boat to my ultimate death. They took me to a jail cell in the sheriff's station.

Why?

Killing me is right in their grip but- they didn't.

Sitting on the cell floor has turned me into a conspiracy theorist. Just like Jughead. I guess the kid is growing on me. 

I can hear the opening of a door and the sound of footsteps. I wonder if this is where I die. In a jail cell. It's fitting after all. I did kill someone. If it were any other circumstance this would be the only path to go down.

But it's not.

"Bellamy." 

I faced my head up and saw the one and only-

Hiram Lodge.

Of course he had a hand in this. I mean Archie was thrown into a cell too- not the same cell but still. He definitely had something to do with that but I don't understand how he's involved in my situation.

He said he gave my mother the money to run away. And that he knew my father from back in the day. But a part of me thinks thats a lie. Anyone can say they knew my father after all he is dead. He can't vouch for anyone.

"Why are you here right now?" I ask not taking my eyes off of him. He probably isn't one to get his hands dirty but who knows what this man has up his sleeve.

"To help you." He smiled but it wavered as he noticed that I wasn't buying it. No one was. "Bellamy I know about your current royal status. I know what those men want. I just want to help you get out of this."

The deal was too nice.

I didn't owe him anything in return? 

He got me a bike, he paid my medical bills. And now he wants to get me out of my life or death situation? 

I know not to trust someone this much.

"Depends what kind of help it is and what you want in trade of it. I know a rich man like you wants something in exchange for this assistance." I scoff, getting up from the floor and dusting my jeans off. 

Hiram came closer to my cell and wrapped his hands around the bars. "I could get you out of here, into a safe place where they can't hurt you." He explained carefully and I nodded along to everything he said. Doesn't mean I was gonna go along with it.

"In exchange for what? Me signing my powers over to you? Or me doing your dirty work with my princess status?" Asking I placed my hands on my hips and tried to get a look at him. TO try and figure out what he was really getting at here.

"Bellamy I would-" He shook his head in disgust, really. "I would never take advantage of my friend's daughter. I just want to help you out. Whatever you decide to do with your royal status is all up to you."