Deception - In The Beginning (Book 5) - A Prequel

Chapter 16

No one had suspected it, especially Cameron. Lexi.

Jordan tried to scrub all the media from his phone, Dina got rid of the newspapers in the loft and Gunter tried to side-track him with breakfast. But what could they do, first the billboard plastered across the wall of the building facing his room and then Kay arriving with news she would be following up regarding a robbery at Lexi's condo?

Dina saw the signs and held her head; hope was he wouldn't go down that rabbit hole again.

He knew he was fishing and a bit jealous, but she was with a tech guru now and he could help with her kidnapping. That's what the FBI hired him for. They could arrange a demonstration and get the girl back, no problem.

Cameron was, to say the least, mortified at the discovery of who was behind it all. Izzy was getting payback, when they found him hidden in the small storage shed, locking them out he didn't think what he was doing, jumping onto the hood of the driverless car. Try as he might there was no way he could stop the vehicle as it sped towards the gas truck.

He wanted to be her hero but there wasn't anything he could do as he stared straight ahead, towards the inevitable cash.

Then the car just stopped. The tech guy did what he did best and saved them both. He could have lied, shaded the truth but he kept his word, making sure she knew her boyfriend Rafe was the one who saved them.

The kiss was a gentle one, of friendship. It made it easier to finally make a complete break from that part of his life.

Reiterating the story to Jonathan was harder than he'd imagined. Realizing for the first time, in a long time, that his brother was indeed the only one who really understood him, for what it was worth, it was good to know that. It had been a rough upbringing, but his twin was always there, he had to get him out of this prison, back to everyone he loved. Of course, he'd promised his brother that from the beginning but, this last case had brought it clearer to his mind. He really wasn't anything without his twin.

The wheels started turning faster, he would have to come up with something just in case Kay and the FBI couldn't help them. He knew she was trying her best, but it was slow going, giving hope and then bringing them back to reality with Jonathan still stuck in this untenable situation.

Chapter 15

"Well, what can we do?" James was pacing around the room. Kevin had just informed him of the contents of the most recent report. It wasn't good.

Since the trial James had been searching for some way to get his grandson free, without revealing himself, the plan or anything else that could stymie the overall outcome. Still not being able to pinpoint the whereabouts of the woman, getting frequent urgent calls from the different contingents in both Australia and Japan, as well as his own concerns, it was a first for him not to be in complete control of the situation.

He'd always been able to shield the two of them, throughout the abuse, physical and mental; ensuring they developed into competent young men. And then this fiasco. Too late to step in at the right moment this time and now his oldest, Jonathan was in dire straits, incarcerated in one the most notorious prisons on the east coast; and he was basically unable to assist.

"Can Carlson do anything? What about Chimon?" It was a faint hope which was unceremoniously squashed with the pained look from his aide.

"No sir, non-interference - remember?" Ah yes, the unwavering mandate but this was his heart, the boys were his only family and he had sworn to their mother he would protect them.