Chapter 26

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My mom?

"It's the truth. That's when she started loosing it. Why do you think she would sometimes attack you for looking like the 'demon'. She could have killed you without even leaning to." He persisted when I shook my head in denial at his revelations.

"Why are you telling m-" I stopped when my voice cracked.

I took a deep breath when tears started storming down my cheeks.

I didn't mean to cry. But this was just too much to take in at once.

"I am telling you because no matter how fucked up he was, your father was like a brother to me. And since the Knights wouldn't tell you, I had to."

I scoffed through my tears and looked at him. "You expect me to believe you're not telling me this for your revenge?"

"I hate the Knights and I won't give up my goal. I want to destroy them. But you have nothing to do in that. You are another story to me. I wanted to hurt you at the beginning. But weirdly, every time I look at you. I see your father." He paused and let out a sigh.
"That's why I asked you to keep your lights off the last time. He was like a brother to me. And you are his daughter. It honestly pisses me off that I can't hurt you." He said leaning back against the couch.

"So how did the Knights know about my parents?"

"By stalking me." He laughed lowly. "Do you know Jason has men following you?" He asked and my shoulders sagged. "They don't care about anything. They just do whatever the fuck they want and expect you to follow. They don't care if I kill your mother or not. They just want to find me. And they knew I would contact you."

I shook my head lowering my head slightly.

Jason would risk my mother's life like that. I told him not to have me followed.

"And I'm sure you told them about my threat if you tell them. But Jason apparently didn't give a fuck, did he?"

"I... I didn't know. My mom doesn't have anything to do with this. Just please d-"

He rolled his eyes before cutting me off. "Calm down. I'm not worried about your mother, for now. I sent the flowers to your mom. I'm the one she calls the 'black cat', and the Knights also know."

I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say.

"I hate the Knights. And I honestly don't care about your mother. But your father was a brother to me. And you are his blood. So if you need answers, call me." He said placing a card on the table.

I looked at the card hesitant. Should I grab it, or tell him to go to hell?

"Like I said, Jason has you followed. They must have informed him I am here. So just call me if you need anything. I couldn't be there when your father needed me, but I can be there for you. You are not alone, Victoria."

He was just looking at me and I did the same, not saying anything.

"Now you know almost all the things the Knights were hiding from you." He said and I looked him furrowing my eyebrows.

Almost?

With that, he just grabbed his gun and pulled on the trigger making me jump slightly and look at him with wide eyes.

"It was empty. I just needed you to listen." He smiled and walked away while I just sat there, not being able to move.

I still didn't move when I heard the door open and close, telling me that he left.

I told Jason, not to have me followed. How can he have me followed without my consent. My mother was threatened. Doesn't he care about that?

And my mother killed my father? I wasn't angry at her. If my father was as horrible as Kevin said he was, I understood why she did it. But that doesn't make it hurt any less. I wished I had heard the truth from her.

My eyes moved to the card on the table and I moved to the edge of the seat, and grabbed it hesitantly. I stared at it but quickly put it under the pillow when I heard my front door open and slam this time.

"Victoria." I heard Jason's voice call before he walked in the living-room and stopped when he saw me just sitting there. "Are you okay?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" I asked back, my eyes still glued on the table.

"You're crying." He said quietly while moving closer to me.

I stood up before he can reach me and walked on the other side of the table.

"What's wrong?" He asked softly trying to walk toward me, but I moved away.

"I'm just tired."

"Don't lie to me. What happened?"

I scoffed and glared at him through my tears eyes.

"What did you find about Kevin?" I asked and he just sighed looking around my living-room.

"Nothing much. Victoria, who was here before I came."

"No one."

He clenched his jaw looking at me hardly. "Don't lie to me."

"Why are you so sure somebody was here? And weren't you supposed to go meet your father?"

"It can wait."

I nodded and looked up at him.

"Did you find who was sending the flowers to my mom?" I asked again and he looked at me questioningly.

"Victoria, tell me who was here." He demanded and I just stared at him not answering.

"Who sent the flowers to my mom?"

"Why is it important? The person didn't come back, right?" He asked angrily pulling at his tie.

I gritted my teeth trying to keep my riding anger in.

"Yes they did with the vase. He hurt her. My mom obviously knows the person. I want to know who it is."

I waited for him to say something but he didn't answer. His eyes were glued on my face studying.

"What is it, Vicky? Please tell me what happened." He said almost pleadingly and I nearly gave in.

"Just answer my question."

"Victoria, is there something you're not telling me?" He asked and I balled my fists by my sides.

"I should be asking you that."

I kept my gaze on him waiting. He shook his head.

"Vicky, come here." He said pulling his hand out and I shook my head.

"I'm fine right here. Just answer me."

He started walking around the table again, but I moved away. He stopped and stared at me, his face was suddenly expressionless.

"Tell me what's wrong?"

"What did you find about the person who sent the flowers to my mom?" I asked, desperately wanting him to give me an honest answer.

"I don't want you to worry about that. I told you I would take care of everything, and I will."

"Jason, tell me what I want to know!" I raised my voice without even meaning, tears of frustration betraying me.

He has me followed. He obviously knows Kevin was here. And he knows that he told me.

"It was Kevin." He finally said and I nodded.

"What else is there? Why would he do that?" I asked again.

"He told you about your father, didn't he?" He finally gave in and my shoulders dropped in disappointment.

"Why would you hide something like this from me? You know how much I wanted to know about my dad, and you lied to me every time I asked. You were pretending to not know the answers."

"I was going to tell you, just not now. Victoria you-"

"And you also have me followed, when I told you that it would risk my mother's life. What is wrong with you? You cannot have me followed without me knowing."

"I want you to be safe." He snapped and I took a step back.

"I don't care about my safety. I care about my mother's." I hissed. "I want those men to stop."

"No. I know what I'm doing."

"Jason, I want you out of my business." I said angrily, this time moving closer to him.

He shook his head. "Your business is my business. You can hate me as much as you want, but I won't stop."

I looked at him angrily before walking past him. He grabbed my arm before I can go far.

"What else did Kevin tell you?"

"Nothing that concerns you and your family." I said pulling my arm out of his grip and walked away.

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