Chapter 45

Shit! That revelation from the Briton took me by surprise, but I can't say I didn't expect something like this. Now I'm gradually piecing together the pieces of my own puzzle. I look back and realize how Matt managed to evade my trap unscathed. I thought that he had a lucky charm, but what he had were connections. He has the same affiliations that I do.

And this is why, when I initially met him, I was skeptical. I dislike him not just because he is Ari's boyfriend, but because I suspect that he is concealing something else from her. And he is indeed masking anything and everything from Ari. Or does he?

Does Ari know about it? If she does, why can't Ari understand my methods if she can embrace him as a mafia member? Is it because Matt isn't in full control? He is barely just the heir to the throne, whereas I, Elliot Allister, am already the king.

I'm at a bit of a loss right now. I don't know what to do or how to react because, after my meaningful conversation with Kyle and Briton,