Secrets of the Past

Chapter Twenty - Vengeance

Gino sighed as he glanced in the mirror. Tomorrow is the day...finally. After all these years I will have my vengeance. Jonathan will pay for all my suffering.

 "Gino?" asked Elizabeth. 

Gino turned to her, "Yes, what is it?"

"Do you have to do this?"

"Do what?"

"Do you have to kill him? I mean we have enough money we can leave this place and live out our lives somewhere else. No one would ever know." 

"I would know." 

She shook her head, "What about us? What about our future?"

 "We'll have it. Just as soon as Jonathan is dead." 

"What if he kills you?" Gino shot her a sharp look, "He won't." 

"And why not? What makes you think he won't?"

Gino grinned, "Because he is sentimental." 

"What?" 

"Memories...he can't kill me because his heart won't let him. He is an amazing agent, but he has a soft heart. He doesn't know how to guard it or separate his feelings from his duty. It might have been helpful for him in the past, but now it is going to destroy him."

"What are we going to do with her?" She asked as she gestured to the room in which Sharla was kept. "After Jonathan is dead it really won't matter. Sharla is only bate. He'll come anyways but he is more concerned about getting her back than anything." 

"If something goes wrong...which it won't, but if it did, what do you want me to do?"

 "Make my claim come true." 

"Vengeance?" 

Gino nodded, "In this life or the next."

* * * *

Jonathan tossed and turned as he struggled to go to sleep. His mind was racing; it was running with a million different thoughts. Finally, his body's exhaustion took over and he fell into a restless sleep. Jonathan suited up the next morning and headed into the dining room.

The team of agents, along with David were awaiting him. Jonathan looked puzzled as he asked, "What are you doing?" 

Shawn glanced around the room, then stated, "We're going with you. It's our fight too."

Jonathan shook his head, "No...thank you, but I have to do this alone. Besides you heard what Gino said."

Kim encouraged, "Well we don't really care what he said. We're a team and we want to help you." 

"You don't have to. I'm relieving you all of your duties...go home guys."

Steve smiled, "Well I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we are not doing this as your coworkers, Jonathan. We're your friends...and that is something you can't relieve us from." The others nodded in agreement. 

Jonathan nodded, "Okay...but wait till after ten to come."

They reluctantly agreed to Jonathan's terms. He wished them luck and headed out the door. David followed behind him quickly, "Jay, wait up!" 

Jonathan turned to face his brother and shook his head, "David, you can't come."

"Jonathan, unlike them you can't convince me to stay. I'm your brother and I'm going. I promise I'll stay out of the way. Gino won't see me, I promise."

Jonathan nodded, "Alright."

* * * *

A flood of memories overshadowed Jonathan as he entered the old warehouse. David inquired, "Where will you be?"