It is what it is

9

HARRYS POV

As I walk down the hallway to Ben's office, William follows me.

"Did he say what this is about William?" I ask concerned.

"Shine have made contact again and it's not good" William says, his tone is clipped and I can sense his worry.

"Shit" I respond.

We enter the office and Ben is standing up trying to console a very frantic Johanna. There are three police officers as well as six guards in the room.

"Sir?" I ask confused as I walk in.

"Oh Harry, thank god" Johanna says when she sees me, she comes towards me and hugs me tight.

"What's going on?" I ask.

"We have had another threat against Louis" Johanna says pulling back and looking at me, her face is tear stained and her concern shows dramatically,

"What was it?" I ask, trying to hold my composure while inside my heart is going a million miles an hour.

"There was mail for Louis, of course we have been getting it filtered but we didn't expect....."Ben trials off.

"There was anthrax delivered, addressed to Louis. They must have known he wouldn't be the one opening it though, they wanted to send a message" Carl, Ben's security tells me.

"Fuck" I say as I run my fingers through my hair.

"They also sent a video" Johanna sniffles.

"What did it say?" I ask.

"It was a video of Louis and Stan when they snuck off, they have been following Louis and.....and there was video footage of him in the house, in the hallway, walking to his room....somehow they are watching him, they know his every move Harry" Ben says, his voice breaking.

"So we have a rat then?" I ask Gobsmacked.,

Yes, we....we think it's someone on the inside, we don't know" Ben says with a sigh.

"Sir, with all due respect, I would like to request an investigation against Jeremy" I say.

"Jeremy?.... What?...why? He has been Louis guard for years Harry" Johanna says confused.

"I have reason too believe he is working against us, I have seen him on occasion being rough and harsh with Louis" I say trying not to send accusations flying but I'm even more certain Jeremy is in on this in some way.

"But....we all know what Louis is like Harry, he can be difficult at the best of times, sometimes they do have to be firm with him" Johanna says.

"With all do respect Jay, I understand and I know Louis has grown up with both William and Jeremy but...this was physical abuse and I'm sorry but I believe it was unnecessary force" I tell her.

She gasps and Ben runs his hands down his face.

"So he physically put his hands on Louis in an abusive way?" Johanna asks
getting worked up again.

"Yes" I confirm.

"Ben" Johanna turns to him pleadingly.

"I'm putting him in witness protection Johanna, I'm not risking his life any further. I don't want to admit it but it's beginning to get out of our control and we need him safe" Ben says.

"He isn't going to like it Ben, we are basically sending him away for an un confirmed amount of time, he already feels trapped" Johanna argues.

"What would you have me do then love? Just leave things the way they are? It would only be a matter of time before they take him. You and I both know that" Ben says sternly but with love.