"Do I need permission to come to my brother's house?" Trevor retorted rising to his feet "And are you going to pick her over me again? She shouldn't be here, Seb… she's trying to lure you into her trap again. She'll put you through the pains you went through before. She's a Winchester after all, that's what they do. Can't you see it? I know she forced you into doing this but I'm here now… I'm old enough to help you… so please, take my hands. I'm going to call the police and I'll tell them she's here and we'll put all of these behind us and be happy again,".
The room crackled with intensity as both brothers stared at each other until Sebastian broke the silence.
"Get out!" he said quietly but the intensity was loud enough to reverberate through the wall of the house.
"Get out?" Trevor looked confused "It is her who should leave and not me. I am your brother," he shouted.
"You dare lay your hands on a woman, Trevor…" Sebastian continued quietly, his voice merely above a whisper "What kind of a man are you? You come to my house, attack my guest and you want me to be proud to say you're my brother? Where is your sense of decency?"
"She broke your heart. She's the reason why our mother died. If it hadn't been for her and her family…".
"Our mother died because she was sick!" Sebastian reiterated raising his voice a notch higher "Sienna is not the cause of our misfortune; we were just so unfortunate. So, if you won't behave yourself around her, then you might as well leave,".
"Y-You want me to leave?" tears pooled in Trevor's eyes as his eyes darted to where I was. "So, you're comfortable ruining our lives because of her? You even made her your fiancée? Is that how much you need to love? Is this the right way to go about it?"
"No, Trevor," I butted in "It's not what you think it is. I and Sebastian are just…". I was going to confess and tell him that our relationship was fake but before I could get the words out, Sebastian beat me to my own game.
"Yes! Leave her alone. If the police should know she stays here, then I'll have you arrested and thrown into jail. Don't fuck with me, Trevor and leave now that I'm still being nice,".
A tear rolled now Trevor's cheeks and he began to laugh. Swiping hard at the tears, he drew close to his brother.
"Fine! I will leave but just know that you've lost me forever. From today onwards, you can do whatever you want with your precious Sienna. Don't look for me because you cease to be my brother from today. Have a nice life!" Trevor said before he stormed out of the room.
The four of us, stood in the room until the silence was deafening and it felt like I could hear everyone's heart racing. Trying to broker peace, I moved towards Sebastian, whose face was as blank as a white sheet.
"I'm so sorry, Seb. I didn't know about your mother and I'm sorry for what happened with Trevor. I'll go after him and explain things…".
"You'll do no such thing, Sienna!" he lashed out turning to face me. "Haven't you done enough already? Just do what you're here for and allow me to deal with my family,".
"I'm just trying to help, Sebastian. I think you should have told your brother the truth rather than keeping it to yourself," I took another step towards him "This is confusing for all of them and I think they deserve an explanation,".
Sebastian brushed past me to a tray that held a bunch of keys. He sorted through the key for a minute before he returned and handed one of the keys over to me.
"You and your friends can take the house on the floor before the penthouse. It's yet to be let out and I'd like to keep my space. If there's something important, I need to tell you, I'll call you up and let you know. In the meantime, I've put together a team that will be working with you. They'll be up to see you very soon. That being said," he sighed "Can you leave, now?"
"I will but Sebastian I didn't realize how hurt…" I started again.
"goddamit, Sienna, just LEAVE!!!" he yelled pointing towards the door. Without waiting to be told again, the three of us, scrambled out of the room, with the door being slammed at our faces.
The elevator ride to our room was done quietly. It wasn't until we had settled in that apartment before Chelsea broke the silence. "I don't know if it's just me but I think Sebastian still loves you and I take back everything I said before. The man went against his brother just for you, Sienna. You're lucky,".
"Please don't say that, Chelsea," I groaned falling on the sofa "I didn't know about his mother. She was a good woman. I feel so bad for doing this honestly. I wish I had another way… the Greys are a closely-knit family and I hate it that the brothers are fighting because of something I did,".
"His brother also mentioned something about what your father did. Do you have any idea as to what it could mean?" Chelsea asked.
I thought for a minute and shook my head "None. Our fathers were good friends and it was even my dad's idea for us to get married. So, I wouldn't know. How about you, Monty?" I turned to Monty who was in the kitchen area, opening and closing drawers and counters. "Do you know if my dad ever feuded with Mr Grey?"
"No!" he shrugged "The kitchen is stuck up with a lot of food and the fridge too. Good thing I know how to cook, I'll fix something quick for us as breakfast. Why don't you ladies go to your room and change first," Monty said easily changing the topic.
"Yeah!" Chelsea stretched "I'm starving. Dibs on the bathroom first," she announced and ran towards the bedroom. I was about to follow suit when Monty called me back.
"Yeah, what's up?" I said when I got to the kitchen counter.
"You cannot trust, Chelsea, Sienna," he said quietly. "There is a reason why she wasn't picked by your uncle and remember she was the one that reached out to help us. Her attitude is questionable. Always asking questions, wanting to know stuff about you. You must be careful,".
"She has always been that way, Monty," I sighed. "Chelsea loves to ask questions and she's not a bad person. What if she's helping us because she truly wants to help and not because she's planning an underground scheme? For once, Monty, let your guard down. We would need all the friends we can get now,".
"Just don't tell her about any more stuff, you hear me? If she asks, feign ignorance later when we have the house to ourselves, I need to tell you something I found from your dad's collection,".
"Okay!" I nodded with another sigh before starting towards the bedroom.
A while later, were all relaxing on the couch, filled with the mac and cheese Monty made which turned out surprisingly delicious. Just as I was about to be lulled into sleep, our doorbell rang.
Monty sprang to his feet and went to the door, checking in the monitor by the door before he opened up. Three burly-looking men, one normal-looking guy with the bluest eyes I've ever seen and a ginger-head woman entered the apartment. Too lazy to move, I simply sat up a bit straighter staring at the guys, and wondering where they came from.
"Hi!" the blue-eyed guy came towards me. "My name is Ted and this is my partner, Anise, we were both assigned by Mr Grey to help you navigate through the murky waters. We'll be in charge of your decisions, appearance and everything you'd be doing from now on and also," Ted paused and pointed to the three heavy men "These are your guards. Typically, you can take one or two or three of them at once but we have a whole lot of security details assigned to you. Our apartment is the one below yours,".
"You live here too?" I asked.
"Yes," Ted nodded "Anise here would run you through everything you need to say before your press conference this evening. Although there'll be a little break so we can have you changed into suitable clothes that's your schedule for today. Tomorrow, we're starting bright and early and Mr Grey got you a spot at Grey Corps for now,".
"I don't understand," I sat up now "Why would a press conference be held in the evening and why am I even getting employed in Grey Corps?"
"First, that was the only TV station that agreed to let you use their platform for your press conference and evenings are better since everyone is a bit sceptical given the news about your disparities with your inheritance and also, the job at Grey Corps is only a decoy. We're already working with a team of lawyers and we should be preparing to sue your uncle and Amelia Winchester as soon as possible," Ted replied.
"How about us?" Chelsea chirped in, pointing her index finger on her chest "What are we supposed to do?"
"You'll help Miss Winchester in your way, I suppose and Mr Grey also got you positions at Grey Corps too. That way, it'll be easier for him to keep an eye on all of you and make sure you're all safe,".
"I'm afraid but we cannot agree with this arrangement," Monty shook his head "We're Sienna's aids and we should always be with her. It's either we're included in the team or this won't work,".
"Fine, Mr Monty!" Ted sighed "You can take that up with Mr Grey later on but for now, we have to prepare for the press conference for Miss Winchester so we cannot do anything and no, it cannot be cancelled also. We put a lot of time, energy and resources into it. So, no way,".