Betrayed By My Own

Chapter 2 >>

"Rome?", I ask, more to my self than to anyone else in the room. I can almost not believe it. Why Rome of all places? What mission am I going there to do? And why should I stay at the house of Jay Black?  Or more correctly, who the fuck is Jay black?

"Rome", he reapeats again almost like he wanted to imprint the words in me.  I want you to find out everything you can about Dennis Saunders. I'm sure you know who that is. Yeah?"

Of course, I know him! Who on earth doesn't know Dennis Saunders?. The all too arrogantly famous teenage gangster who  remains wanted by both the cops and every Mafia gang. I'm not dumb to not understand the hidden meaning of the statement "find out something" whenever it comes from Jon since it eventually leads to the death of said person.

"How do you know he's in Rome and why exactly do you want him dead?", I ask trying to look for ways to avoid this mission. Who am I kidding?

"He killed my wife and now I want revenge", Jon says looking at me pleadingly.

I steal a glance at Alan and I notice he briefly tenses and glances away quickly. I try to gain his attention and get him to hold my stare, but he doesn't. He must not want to have anything to do with this.

"Why don't you just do the business yourself or better still, send Alan?", I ask still trying to avoid the mission.

Don't get me wrong. Going out on missions are things I do normally without neglect but I can't stop looking for ways to avoid this one because I don't want to stay in the house of Jay Black. Why do I feel uncomfortable with this mission especially since it involves a total stranger?. Why was –

"I can't bring myself to do it and Alan too because he is my son and Alan's step brother", he says with tears in his eyes. With tears in his eyes!.

Freaking fuck!.

Jon never cries and he has never been one to show or share weaknesses. My jaw practically drops to the floor at Jon's confession. Damn the pyschotic idiot responsible for this. This must be hard for Jon. Maybe Alan too.

"It's fne by me but if I were to be in your shoes, I'll want to take revenge myself", I say with a wicked grin, stuffing the last grain of food in my mouth.

"Thank you", Alan and Jon chorus simultaneously, making my heart tug a little. These are my best people and I'd walk through hell to fulfill their desires. It's done. I accept to go on this very difficult mission without protests be it in any kingdom or nation of the world. But..

"Jon, why do I have to stay with Jay Black? Can't I lodge in a hotel or something? Can't Alan come with me?"

"No to all your questions. Jay will be the one to show you around and here's the plan of your mission which involves Jay", he says handing me a blueprint. I take a quick glance enough to know the gist of the plan and I feel my brows draw apart in confusion. And.. hurt?.

"I thought you said you loved me Jon, how can you tell me to make Dennis fall in love with me, dupe him of five hundred million and to make matters worse, attend school?", I say on the verge of tears.

A Valerian that I am should not cry in the presence of other people and I make a quick mental calculation to check the last time I had shed tears in front of someone else. I only cry within the confines of my room. Was I so weak?.

"Do you have any other idea?", Alan asks smirking. Oh really?.

I should have known this was his plan. He always promises he'd get even with me for mixing blue dye in his bath. A smile forms at the corner of my mouth as I remember the day he came out of the shower with him looking just like smurf and it had taken him two goddamn days to go back to his normal complexion.