UNKNOWN OCCURRENCE

Chapter 3

Unknown Occurrence

When the brothers arrived back to the house, they put Xavier to bed. Afterwards, they sat in the other room talking about what had happened... how was it possible for him to just disappear? Ethan was upset about the fact the guards had not noticed anything strange.

“Moose,” Ethan called out to the bodyguard.

“Yes, Sir,” Moose hurriedly entered.

“What happened tonight, that my brother was taken away?”

Sweat formed on his face. “Sir, the young lady who was serving your drinks led him out while you guys were shooting pool. He seemed to be happy to go with her. We believed that this was part of the surprise she said you told her to do.”

The three brothers looked at him in shock. All at once they shouted, “Surprise? What damn surprise?”

Moose was stunned. “I heard her tell him that you, Sir Noah, told her to take Mr. Ethan to the room for a special surprise.”

The three looked once more at each other, their eyes full of anger. Liam stood up and said, “Find out who set us up and who is the girl they put in my brother’s room.”

“Sir, yes, Sir. Right away.” He hurried out.

Once Moose had left the room, the three brothers began to make plans on how to deal with the woman and her family.

“Let’s not tell Xavier about the set-up yet. We will find out what really happened before we tell him. I don’t want to get him riled up when we don’t have any answers.”

Shaking their heads, each of them agreed.

The next morning, when Xavier had awakened, he came downstairs to find everyone having breakfast.

“Well, lover boy, what happened to you?” Noah asked, laughing.

Xavier shook his head as he headed in their direction. He sat down, leaning back with his hands covering his eyes. Once again, he shook his head.

“Guys, I have no idea how I ended up like that. The girl was just as drugged as I was. Felt as if we were set up. So since she helped me, I gave her my ring. When she comes to find me, I will take any responsibility for whatever she needs.”

The brothers were silently looking towards one another, wondering if they should tell him or not. Then silently, Liam shook his head no. He felt it would be better to get the culprit first, then deal with the girl only once she had contacted them. They knew with that ring she would be able to find them with no problem.

They were glad that they had thought it was Ethan, which meant Xavier was still safe.

The next morning, Moose reported to Liam, “Sir, the girl wasn’t part of the staff at the club, and because she was wearing a mask, no one seemed to be able to identify her. We will have the videotape later today.”

Liam stood a few inches away from him. “If you weren’t so loyal to this family, I would have blown your head off right now for allowing my brother to be placed in such a compromising position. Fortunately, he wasn’t hurt.”

Liam spoke to him with blazing eyes.

“Yes, Sir, I do understand, Sir. This will never happen again-"

“You damn right it won’t,” Ethan jumped in. “We can’t afford to be that vulnerable at any point.”

“Sir, I understand. They all had on masks and the area you were in had been closed off. The only people allowed anywhere near that section were personnel, and we had them selected personally by your father,” Moose quickly explained.

Noah, who had been quietly listening, interrupted. “Okay, let’s let it go for now. Getting heated cannot change anything. We know how to deal with it. No one was hurt; we will find the girl and the waitress. We just need to be patient and quiet.”

Ethan sat back down and tried to cool his anger. Liam understood what his brother meant, and he agreed.

Ethan spoke with his teeth gritted. “When I get my hands on that little witch, she will beg for death. She was trying to set me up. I wonder what her reasoning was.”