Trusting The Treacherous Renegade

Part 17

"What do you mean? I thought she was supposed to help you?" I shout as my finger drags the root of my hair. Pacing rapidly around Carters' extravagant office, trying to steady my breaths. He's coming to set me free from the cells just to drown me with bad news.

"She was but she left," Carter says, trying to keep his calm when I'm so lost right now. How can they lose people all the time, Area 31 seems to be a joke.

"Have you talked to Arkin?" She wouldn't leave me here. It doesn't make any sense. She's like my sister, even if we disagree on certain things, I know she'll always have my back. Just like I would have hers.

"She called it quits with him before leaving." He walks towards me, grabs me by the shoulders to push me towards the couch. "Sit. Don't overthink. It'll be fine." Carter tries to calm my nerves. I bite my lip and exhale loudly. I need to find her.

"Where would she go?" Stacy was so eager about convincing me to forgive my father and accept his work. Why would she run away like that? Especially now when she's got a ton of aliens to examine.

"I have my suspicions." Carter throws me a meaning look.

"Dexter?" I wrinkle my nose. She wouldn't go back to that life. Especially not after what just happened at his mansion. Unless...

"Yeah."

"Well call him." Carter just gives me a blank look so I start to investigate his pants to find the damn phone. "Gianna." His hands are grabbing mine, creating a large distance between us. He's blackmailing Stacy, there's no other explanation for this.

"He's not really a big fan of you after that stunt you pulled." I widen my eyes.

"So, we're just supposed to leave her there?" Jumping off the couch. "He's dangerous Carter!"

"I know." He gestures with his hands for me to calm down. "But you need protection."

We get interrupted by someone entering the room.

"Gianna." My father lets out while watching me carefully as if I were a threat full animal of some sort. My eyes study his expressionless face, dark circles are surrounding his grey eyes. A tiny bit of guilt crawls into my stomach.

"Would you mind giving us a minute Bailey." My father says while keeping his gaze on me, trying to read my mind it looks like.

"Of course Sir." Carter rushes out of the room and throw me a 'sorry' look.

"How did mom die?" I can't stop myself from asking. Let's just jump into the hard stuff right away. "And don't give me that accident bullshit, I don't buy that. I know there's more." He freezes, giving away that what I just said isn't something Kayn made up.

Tears are burning in my eyes I clasp my teeth together trying to keep them intact.

Maybe it's pathetic to believe your whole life's' been a lie cause of some secrets, even so, that's how I feel right now.

"You knew all along didn't you?" I tilt my head to the side. Waiting for his shitty excuses. There isn't a good one. I deserved to know what happened to her. Just as much as I deserved to know what kind of facility this was when I was younger. "That she was murdered, right?" I nod my head encouraging him to confirm.

"Gianna you don't understand." My father tries to convince me while raising his palms in a peaceful gesture.

"Did you know about Andromeda too?" His hands are drawn to the dark tie and he starts to fiddle with it. "Answer me!"

"My intention was only to protect you." I laugh. Protect? Please. "Your mother would've wanted that." He'll never stop playing that card. That my mother wants or expects this or that. I'm done with that, feeling guilty.