I wake up to Seth's turquoise eye, staring back at me. It startles me a little so I jump a bit.
"Sorry I scared you." he says.
"No it's okay."I say, as I sit up.
To my surprise, he sits on my bed and starts to run his hand through my hair.
"What's with you and the hair.?" I ask jokingly, but at the back of my head it was getting disturbing.
"Well, it has been ten years since we were last together. I guess I just missed you a lot. Anyway, mom wants to see you, and I really wanted to take you somewhere today. Hope you are okay with that." he says.
"Sure. That's fine by me." I say as I got up.
I headed to the shower but I just opened the shower and let the water flow. Something was really wrong. I somehow felt like he was too cuddly to be my brother.
I brushed it off and quickly freshened up. As I did l, I could help but get the feeling of being watched. I looked over at the door, but saw nobody. From then I was really careful with how I dressed. I went downstairs to have my breakfast. Mom and Seth were there. I was about to sit next to mom, but then Regan sat there and I was forced to sit with Seth. As we were eating, he released an aura. The same aura Raul released, but his was not as heavy. I struggled to ignore it and Regan made it easier when she called Seth out. it was already day two in this place and I really wished for tomorrow to end. But we were just starting today. I had no hope.
When they walked out I quickly walked to mother and knelt beside her.
"Mom, tell me honestly, is he really Seth?" I asked her being really careful to not make mouth movements and said it in a low tone.
"No." She replied.
I first took a while to digest what she just told me. But why? Why would he take me. I'm pretty sure Raul knows something. I had to call Raul and find out.
As I was lost in thought, I felt someone touch my shoulder. I look up to see mom smiling at me.
"Well dear, thank you for asking me why I am not eating. I just don't have the appetite. I'm sorry." she says.
I smile as I run my hand through her hair. Just then, Regan takes her away.
"Well, are you ready?" Seth asks me.
"Yes. Isn't mom coming?" I ask back.
"No. Not really. She gets really disturbed once she gets on a car. I guess it's the trauma. Anyway, shall we go?" he asks.
I nod and he takes me to the limousine outside. I looked back at the house. As I looked up, I saw mom....and Regan. Regan was forcing mom to take some pills. I was concerned, but then when I went to ask Seth about it, I blinked and saw an empty window.
Jesus Christ.
I'm slowly loosing it.
What is going on here.
He opens the door for me and follows me in
"Why was Raul so harsh with you." I ask after he had run his hand through my hair severally.
"Because I had not informed him that I was alive. He was hurt. Besides, I just jumped on him and grabbed his most beloved. He would definitely be angry." he says, lost on thought
"And mother, when did you get her trapped?" I ask.
"About one month ago." he replies, "Rosa Roja had just arrived and well, I was determined to try and avenge our father's death and to turn earth upside down just to find you. I had looked for you everywhere ever since I was thirteen. But you were very low profile. Wherever you were, your records were completely erased from the system. You had literally vanished. So I d coded to lay low for a while, untill I saw Raul with the wedding ring. Raul not being a man of love, I guessed he would marry into a fellow mafia family for power, but then he married you. When I saw your green eyes, and our mother saw you, I knew they you were my Iris." He says smiling.
it felt a little weird that he called me his. Anyway, we arrived at a normal restaurant and took normal seats. A waiter brought us the menu and I couldn't help but notice how he stared at me. I was feeling a bit uncomfortable. Maybe I was imagining things. Seth ordered a small pizza and so did I. As we were waiting for our meal, Seth received a call and walked out for a while. I looked around instinctively, and I saw the same waiter looking me. The nagging feeling of being watched flooded me and goosebumps covered my entire body.
Immediately Seth walked in, I informed him about it, so he ordered our pizzas to go. As the waiter brought the meal, he handed me a note, which I took without Seth noticing. When we were in the car, I carefully unfolded the note, and I noticed the handwriting tight away.
"Mia principessa,
I really miss you and with every passing minute I feel like my sanity escapes me. You are the only woman I have ever loved to this extent, and the only person who can calm me down. I don't trust Seth and I don't think you should either. He has a beef with me. We are serious rivals and he would do anything to bring me down. Now he is using you. But I will come for you. I promise. Be ready tomorrow. Don't worry, tomorrow night, you will be with me. I love you with all of my heart Principessa."
I smiled and I guess Seth noticed.
"What did the waiter give you?" he asks, eyes fixed in the road.
"A note from Raul." I reply.
"Can I see it?" he asks. I rip off half the letter and half of it to him as I please the other instinctively on my bra. He read it and didn't seem satisfied.
"You didn't give him enough time to give me the whole letter, so it ripped in his hand." I said before he could get suspicious.
"Oh. Anyway, I wanted to take you to work." he said, eyes now on me. I faked a reassuring smile and he bought it.
We arrived at a big building but unlike Raul's which was bigger, people were all around. Though non of them were scared of Seth, they respected him. Seth took me into his office and phoned for his assistant. Just then, there was a knock at the office door. When I opened it I was met by a familiar pair of eyes.
"Oh. It's you again." I say.
"Hallo Iris. You never cease to surprise me. Your whore full ways never get a break." Jenna says, smirking ot me.
"Excuse me..." I say standing up.
"First, you take Raul for the sex and now, you are with Seth?" she asks.
"Let me stop you there. Raul and I have never had sex yet we are legal husband and wife. Second Seth is my brother and he has never told me anything about you. proves how important you are. And third, you are married to neither Seth nor Raul but you are always ready to sex them right. So, use the few brain cells to put two and two together and tell me who's is the whore between you and me. As you put the brain cells together, you can work on putting your legs together too. Oh wait. You're too dumb for that." I said just I imagined Raul would.
She raises her hand to hit me, but i twist her hand so badly, and kick her knees hard, causing her knees to bend a bit. I give her a deadly punch to the face real hard she falls to the ground. I am about to deliver the final blow when she says,
" You're being played. Seth does not have a sister beside Regan." she whispers ever so lightly.
Seeing the expression on my face was enough to make her smile as she slowly shut her eyes, slipping into unconsciousness. As security took her away, it got me really thinking.
If Seth wasn't my brother, then why was he pretending to be. What does he really want from me because if he wanted to kill Raul, he would have. And if he wanted me dead, then he wouldn't make me so comfortable with him. I really need to know what he wants.