Page 35 of Falling for A Lie
“ I love you, Lena. Just trust that I have your best interest at heart. If for some reason I feel like I'm in over my head I willcome to you personally.” I push the hair stuck to her tear-stained cheeks, placing a gentle kiss on it instead.
“ I love you sissy, and okay but you have to pinky promise it. Right here and now.” She holds her tiny pinky up waiting for me to link mine to hers, with a soft smile I do and with it, the promise is sealed with a kiss to our thumbs.
She softly scurries back to her side of the car, and rests her head on the window, her body showing signs of how tired she truly is after that heart-to-heart we shared.
“ Go ahead and get some rest, I'll wake you when we reach Cleo’s.” With that, I shift the car into drive and pull out onto the old back road, which leads to my hacker Cleo to see what she's uncovered from Ben's safe.
The gravel crunches beneath my tires as I pull in front of the little white house tucked behind the treeline. Miles and Finn are standing by their car, waiting for my arrival. Finn had texted me to tell me that Carla wanted to stay home and get some rest before she heads out for a mission she has to leave with Lena for tomorrow, the only details we received is that it's recon on the girl I'm supposed to fight next Saturday.
They suspect she's meeting with someone to sell information. My order for Saturday is to gather Intel after thefight, but I've also been given the okay from the council to “accidentally“ break this girl's neck if the recon the twins find reveals she is indeed selling important information to someone outside of the order.
A knock at my window startles me back to reality as I open my door to Miles, “You ready to see what our boy left us? “ I nod softly, looking back into my car at my sleeping sister debating on if I should wake her up or get the rest she will need for tomorrow to keep her alert.
“Babe, stay with her while Finn and I go in?” I look up to Miles, hoping he doesn't fight me in this.
“ Okay, little mama. I've got you. Go in, and get this over with so we can head home and get our girl into a proper bed.” He leans down and places a soft kiss on my forehead, slapping my ass once I turn around.
I smile softly and continue forward towards Finn, “ Hello Queenie, beautiful as ever.” He smiles cheekily at me as he holds his hand out for me to take and I am so grateful for his lended strength. We walk hand in hand to Cleo's front door, tapping the three knocks that indicate I'm here.
There's a soft click, followed by six more as the door slowly inches open still connected to the chair lock, the beautiful Jamaican woman looks at me before a smile graces her full lips. She shuts the door and the sound of the last lock being undone is what lets us know it's okay to enter.
Finn takes the incentive to open the door and hold it for me to step through, following close behind me as we travel the familiar path to Cleo's computer room. The soft whirring of the computers and chirping of the fire alarm sounds in the back as we step into the cold room.
Cleo stands at the table in the middle, the safe and its contents opened for us to see. The sight of a tape recorder with two tapes sitting beside it catches my attention and I reach my hand to grab it.
Cleo watches me closely, using her middle finger to push up her thick round glasses, not breaking away from the staring contest as I slide the first tape into the player and l start it. The sound of chains and groaning slips through first before The voice that's haunted my fucking nightmares comes through, making my skin crawl and my stomach bottom out through the floor.
“Really Ben, you don't know where my cheating snake of a fiance is?”Jace's comes out loud
A smack echo before Ben's voice breaks through the recording…
“ No Jace, I promise... I haven't seen her. “ He sounds like he's been crying.
My breath stalls as I wait for more of the conversation to play, Finn cages me into the desk offering silent support. I focus back on what's being said as Jace's voice comes through again,
“ Now are we sure about this? Because my father's associate checked your call log and a call was made tonight to my dear fiance before she disappeared from my grasp.”
“No, I promise, I don't know where she ran off to. Please, you have to believe me I would never betray you for that fucking slut. “ But he did, he told me the truth even though I saw it with my own eyes.. Ben was the reason the guys stepped in and got Scarlett involved. He saved me just as much as the guys did.
“ Oh Benny, you know what I will do to you if I find out that you're lying. You'll be the first death of many to happen if I don't get that bitch back to where she belongs.” Jace snarls like a beast ready to rip the head off an innocent rabbit.
“ Yes I know, I promise. I'm on your side... Please untie me... Jace.” Ben begs
Alec cut him loose, we need to head to see my father now. He's pissed about the bitch getting away.”
“ Yes, baby.” There's sawing and then a grunt as someone hits the hard ground.
“ I mean it Bennington, one fuck up and I will fucking kill you. I will chop you into tiny pieces and I will enjoy every bit of it.” There's a groan of protest. The recording finishes and we sit in quietness before I switch to the next tape.
“Sour Patch I love you I will always love you. If you're hearing this now, They found me, and I'm no longer here to offer the information you need to protect yourself from thissick fuck. He will never give up trying to find you. He thinks you are in New York with Josie and Scar. Please continue to put yourself first, you're surviving a bigger game than you can even fathom, this is bigger than Jace and Alec, please don't… trust …. “ His voice breaks and the recording stops abruptly.
“FUCK!” I slam the recording down and pace as anger and defeat fight for first place in my warring emotions.
Don't trust who?
We continue going through the contents of the safe, but my heart isn't fully in it as the question dances around my brain begging to be answered.
We thank Cleo after five hours pass by and we are still barely scratching the surface of the bottom of the safe..I have Finn carry it to the guys' truck and opt-in to let Miles drive my car home so I can crawl up in the passenger seat to get some rest to clear my mind.