Reveal (Love & Beyond #2) (12 page)

    Chapter Thirteen

It’s been two weeks and the trail seems to get colder each passing day. I’ve had a few leads, but when it comes to me confronting her, she has gone and she is never alone, Phillip is always by her side. She always seems to be a step ahead. I followed her around, for a while taking pictures, hoping to find out who this other person is, but I got nothing. I’ve gone from hotel to hotel, I won’t give up.

Today, I’m actually going to rest and recharge my batteries; my brain has gone to mush. I’ve not spoke to anyone, since I left to go to see Dillon in prison. I thought that’d be best. I’m sat in a cafe waiting on some food but my mind keeps wondering off to, what I’m I going to do next? My thoughts are interrupted by a deep voice.

“Danni, is that you?”  Who the hell knows me around here? I look up and I am stunned to see an old friend.

“Tyler, wow, I’ve not seen you since the lake house, when I had dinner with you and your family. How have you been?” He is as handsome as ever, short, mousey brown hair, short back and sides, lovely green eyes, a bit of stubble going on, medium built, as you can see the broadness of his body through that tight T-shirt he has on and a black pair of jeans that go perfect with the black leather jacket he is wearing. He comes over, and gives me a hug and then sits next to me.

“I’ve been ok thanks, how about you? I heard about Carl, am so sorry about that, I know how close you guys where and sorry I couldn’t make the funeral, I had issues back home and I couldn’t make it.”

“It’s ok; I know you would have been there in spirit. How is everything? Are you married yet? Last time we spoke, you were engaged to your fiancée Nicola.”

“We’re not together anymore, we where kidding ourselves. We tried, but we both where miserable.”

“You both looked so happy, last time I seen you both.”

“We’re good actors.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, do you want to stay and get something to eat with me?”

“Yeah sure, we can have a catch up; it’s not every day I get to catch up with an old flame.” 

“Funny, we were only young, so I wouldn’t call it that.”

“We were teenagers, love! So we weren’t that young, old enough to have sex.” He smirks,

“True, you were my first love, and then you decided to dump me out of the blue. You broke my heart, you ass.” I laugh,

“There is an explanation for that, I didn’t want too.”

“Well enlightening me, I think I’m old enough now.”

“Your brother would kill me for telling you this, you know back then, how we all were, me and your brother were the worst. He was my boy, like you and Carl. I didn’t expect to fall for his little sister. But It happened you and I, and we had to sneak around from your brother for ages, he caught us making out one day, so later on in the day he pulled me aside and jawed me, bloody throbbed. He told me to break it off with you or I’d have him as an enemy and not a mate. He was my boy, so out of loyalty I broke it off, I should have known better then hook up with my best mates’ sister, I broke the bro code. Plus, you know what your brother is like; I’d rather have him by my side then against me, that one was crazy.”

“I could kill him; I can’t believe he made you do that. He is such a prick sometimes. I’m going to kill him. You kind of vanished after a while. I mean, after we broke up.”

“Yeah, it was hard seeing you, as it was hard for you seeing me. Then I got offered an opportunity down here in London, I couldn’t pass it up, so I moved down here.”

“Makes sense, what was the opportunity?”

“Modelling and acting, then I took up martial arts and now I’m a master and I teach it.”

“Wow, impressive! You’ll have to teach me some of your moves.”

“You couldn’t handle it!”

“Try me.” I smirk,

“So anyway, what are you doing, all the way down here?”

“I can’t tell you.”

“Why not?”

“Because I’ll have to kill you.”

“How original, come on, tell me. I know there is more; I can tell through them sparkling green eyes of yours, you could never keep anything from me, you know that.” I forgot how smug he could be; it brings a smile to my face and brings back the memories of when we were together.

“I don’t know, I cannot have this going back to Adam or anyone, I’m kind of in this by myself, you know?”

“Anything I can help with? You know what I can do, I won’t tell anyone, you have my word and you know I won’t break that.” I forgot how honourable he could be.

“Ok, I could probably do with the help, but I need to know are you sure about this? It could be dangerous. It’s to do with what’s been going on.”

“Let me guess, what happened to you and Jared? What happened to Carl?”

“Your good, spot on! Obviously, there is more to it, but I cannot say anything here. We need to leave the cafe and go somewhere private. Come on; let’s go to my hotel room.”

“Not even a first date and you’re taking me back to a hotel? Guys dream, sweetheart.” He smirks,

“Funny and you wish, come on.”

“You know me, I like to dream.” We grab our jackets and head out and I walk him straight to my hotel, it’s only a ten minute walk.

Once we reach my hotel room, it’s only a small room as I need to stay low key. I go to put the key in the key hole and Tyler randomly scoops me up into his arms. I wrap my arms around his neck to hold on.

“Tyler, what the hell are you doing?”

“I’m carrying you over the threshold, its good luck.”

“If you’re married, you weirdo, put me down.”

“Well, if we’re about to be doing something dangerous, then we need all the luck we could get. So no.” He looks me into my eyes, my heart jumps a little bit, I’ve not smiled since Carl’s death, it’s like Tyler is awaken my heart once again.

“Fine, just a heads up, when we go in there it may look a bit crazy.”

“I can do crazy, come on.” We walk in and he drops me down, and I fall to the floor and hurt my arm.

“Ouch!”

“Oh crap, sorry! I was shocked, you weren’t kidding were you. That is many pictures. You want to fill me in girl?” He helps me up of the floor and I walk him to the wall that I have covered in pictures of Sabrina and Phillip and maps.

“So basically, this is Sabrina, she is also Jared’s ex, but he done something really bad to her, which I cannot say, but she hates him with a passion and wants nothing but revenge on him to destroy him. That is why she has targeted me, to hurt him. This bitch is the reason why everything has happened. Well so I thought, until I found out from my ex that there is someone behind her.”

“Wait!” Tyler stops me in the middle of my rant.

“What?”

“You went to see your ex Dillon? I know what he did to you, are you fucking insane.”

“That’s strange, you sound exactly like Adam, he would say something like that.”

“Well he would be right, It may have been years since you and I, but don’t forget, I was around a hell of a lot longer before then, I practically helped your brother with you guys and was pretty protective.”

“I know, I don’t need protecting, now you said you wanted to help, so this is how, now let me finish.”

“Still stubborn I see.”

“Still got a mouth I see.”

“Just carry on Danni.”

“Like I was saying, Dillon said Sabrina is just the face, there is someone behind her and that’s what I’m clueless on because I don’t know this guy.” I point to a picture of Phillip. “He was my bodyguard and one of Jared’s longest workers, who he trusted, so he assigned him to me to watch my every move, he’s the one who killed Carl, the son of a bitch betrayed us.”

“Wow, that’s horrendous, what the hell have you got yourself into girl?”

“You want out? I told you this could be mental.”

“No, I’m in. It will be like old times. You could do with someone like me. Why don’t you get your brother involved in this? You and I both know this is his expertise and him and I together, you couldn’t lose.”

“No! He would shout at me and make me stop and I don’t want him getting hurt. I’ve already lost my best mate; I will not lose my brother too.”

“You’re protecting your brother? Sweetheart, people need to be protected from him, he’s perfect and you know it.”

“Tyler, I said no.” He holds his hands up as his white flag.

“Ok, fine! Carry on.”

“I’ve been following them, since I’ve left the prison, in hope that the guy they’re working for appears, but Dillon was right, this guy is a shadow. “Danni, what are you trying to accomplish in all this? This girl shot you and the dude snapped Carl’s neck, they will not think twice on killing you. Don’t you think you should leave it to the police?”

“Phillip won’t kill me, Dillon said he’s got a soft spot for me, so I don’t worry about him, it’s mainly Sabrina. All I want to do is get one of them cornered and get them to confess and I’ll secretly record it and send the recording to the police, but the problem is, they always seem to be together. It’s like they know it’s the best plan of action, if that makes sense.”

“Wow, you’ve watch to many action films.”

“Tyler, don’t be an ass. You have to admit, it’s pretty cool that we can act like this, even though we’ve not seen each other in ages and you don’t count the lake house as that was brief and we hardly spoke because of your fiancée.”

“I know, it’s great! It’s just like old times, like we’ve never been apart. I’ll stop being a dick. What’s the plan of action next then?”

“That’s where I’m stuck, I followed them here but that is where it ends, it’s like they figured it out and vanished. I don’t want to give up, I have a purpose and I need to do this. Hey, I’ve already taken one of them out.”

“Who are you on about?”

“Well not so much taken out, at the prison, one of Jared’s men works in there and is pretty loyal to me. I basically gave him the sign to do whatever he wants to him, as in make his life hell and beat him black and blue.” Tyler walks over to the bed, and sits at the end and cups his face with his hands in shock.

“Geez Danni, this is not you at all. What happened to that sweet, kind, caring light spirited girl?”

“That girl got screwed over more times than I can count everything that happened to me with Dillon and now Sabrina, Carl, even my mum. Everything I have been through it’s a wonder why I’m still sane. I won’t be that weak girl anymore, she’s dead.”

“What do you mean, with your mum?”

“You know what she was like back then, when she was around, but she also told me before Christmas that she never wanted me, she resented me, oh and my dad isn’t my real dad. So yeah, a lot of shit has happened to me. Don’t get me wrong, after Carl’s funeral she was there for me and I decided to give her a second chance. The bad memories are still there though.”

“You’re right, if it was me, I’d have gone crazy by now. Sorry you have been through all that. Makes you think though, how your life would’ve been is I never broke up with you. We’d still be together and you’d have never met Dillon.”

“You really think we’d still be together?”

“I do and in your heart you know that. We were great together and deeply in love, why wouldn’t we be? I thought about it, from time to time, I never forgot about you. You were always there.”

“Likewise, everything happens for a reason though, I have to believe that.”

“Why?”

“Because that’s all I have, if I didn’t believe that, then everything that has happened to me was for nothing, it was just the world being cruel and I’d rather think different.”

“I understand, maybe you’re right, you seem to be a very strong woman. Ok, let’s get back to this. So, you lost track of them, there’s always a way to find someone, have you googled them?”

“I doubt Google could help me, especially if they’re on the run and Sabrina is a ghost, she was supposed to be dead, so she could be under any name.”

“Dead? I guess that was Jared secret?”

“There’s more to it than that, but yeah.”

“What about an email? Surely she has tried to contact you some way?”

“She did email me a while back, but I’ve tried that since and it doesn’t register my email, it just says email failed to send. Maybe she cancelled it.”

“No email ever gets cancelled, well not straight away anyway. Maybe she just blocked your email, so you can’t contact her and if that’s the case, maybe we can email her from another email and if she replies, we can try and hack into her system, an ip address, which could give you her location.”

“You are awesome, let’s do it, can we email her from yours? She’s got more chance in opening it, if it’s a name she doesn’t recognize.”

“Sure, get her email up.” I hand him my laptop ready for him to send her an email.

[email protected]
:
Hi Sabrina, you’re not stupid, you know who this is. How about you come out of hiding and face me, unless you want to keep getting filthy lackeys to do your own dirty work for you. Are you scared of getting your hands dirty? This has to end, grow some balls and face me finally; I’m sick and tired of waiting for your move.