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“But, why did he want Dean to come to me?” I asked confused.
“Because if he came to you and you found out that Obsidian was the one behind it…”
“And Seb had lashed out, he could’ve gone to the Syndicate and said Sebastien was now a threat. Fuck!” Nate said angrily.
The others swore under their breaths.
“Correct. So when Dean didn’t do as they predicted, they got hold of Delilah. They did a fake police raid and let her get away. But she didn’t run to you either, even though she knew you were Dean’s best friend, so they emailed her CV to you. She’d been sending out so many e-mails that she would’ve never remembered if you were one of them.”
I had to give it to Obsidian, that fucker thought of everything.
My voice was strained as I spoke. “So everything that Dean and Delilah went through was because of some kind of sick vengeance scheme because of Obsidian? Is that the reason why he killed Eso and his boys?”
“Yes, and he planted that picture for you to find,” Victor stated. He continued, “The problem however was when you did get pissed off you went to Hawthorne and not to Obsidian. Hawthorne's boys were the ones who ambushed you and when I found out, I decided to leverage it. I wanted to see Emily andhoped that because you guys are now family that she would jump at the chance help you.”
My head felt light. Eso, Dean and Delilah had all been affected because of me.
"That shit was a lot to unload,” Vincent nodded.
Everyone nodded. “But now we know that Obsidian is itching for a fight. We can’t give him the fight he’s looking for, but we damn well can make sure that he never fucks with any of us again,” Dominic stated.
“Guys, there’s one more thing.”
Everyone turned to me.
“I found out that Lucy had been crying herself to sleep after my accident.”
“Fuck,” Dominic whispered.
I focused on Dominic. “She didn’t cry in front of you because she didn’t want to look weak in front of you.”
“But she’s six!” Dominic exclaimed. I could see the hurt in his eyes.
“That’s the same thing I said. Also, she knows that something is up and she’s worried. Worried that something else would happen to me. Sometimes, we forget how old Lucy is because of how she interacts with us, and that’s something that we need to change. Honestly, I don’t know how, but the fact that she thinks not showing emotion is a good thing—I’m worried what else she’s been hiding from us, from you, Dominic.”
I saw the frustration in Dominic’s eyes as he passed his hand through his hair. “I’ll talk to Emily when I get home.”
“You can’t let her know I told you or she’ll never tell me anything again,” I told him.
Dominic nodded. “Let’s get these fuckers out of the way so we can focus on Lucy.”
We all agreed.
For the next two hours, my brothers and I, together with Victor, came up with a plan on the best way to take down Obsidian and Hathorne. Victor was able to get someone from the Syndicate to take down the videos. And by the end of the meeting, we were one step closer to taking Hawthorne and Obsidian down.
I extended my hand to Victor when he was ready to leave, “Thank you. For everything.”
He shook it firmly. “You’re family. No thanks needed.” He left.
Dominic patted me on the back. “Seb, you look like shit. Go home and take care of your wife.”
Leonardo asked, “Are you going to tell her that everything that happened to her and Dean within the past year is because of your connection to Obsidian?”
I scratched my head. “I don’t know. I mean, I don’t want any secrets between us, but I don’t know if telling her is going to be the right thing to do.”
Axel shook his head. “You’d better tell her before someone holds that over your head. I don’t know about you guys, but having to deal with the Syndicate and its members is cutting it too close for all of us.”
“I agree. Tell her,” Dominic said. “Delilah loves you. She’ll understand that none of this is your fault.”