Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 27: the pain just never goes away . Saint leaned against the wall next to Williams. “So what did he have to say?”Liam sighed and rubbed his hand through his hair. “Mr. Knight’s lawyer is threatening to take the case to the press,” he said. “Apparently evidence always tends to go missing during any of his cases.”“There’s evidence missing from the case?” asked Saint with raised eye brows.Williams shook his head. “No thankfully not with ours,” he replied. “Adrien said he wants to stop by later today, you know, once we go home.”Saint nods. “Alright, well you head back in the room with everyone else,” he said as he patted Liam on the shoulder. “We’ll wait to mention everything until we’re home. Don’t want to spook Luca or Jedi, they’re sensitive especially Luca.”The brunet put his hands in his pockets and nodded. “Yes of course,” he said. Saint rubbed his head before pushing him towards the party room while he continued on to the bathroom. With
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 28: playing the role of a college intern.Williams laced his fingers with Jedidiah’s and gently pulled him out of the room and shutting the door behind them. As Jedi tried to continue down the hall Williams didn’t move nor did he let go.Jedidiah blinked and turned to look at him. “Liam, what’s wrong?”Williams was looking at the floor and scuffed his socked foot against the hardwood floor. “Detective Adrien should be here in,” he looked at his watch, “twenty minutes, maybe less. He needs to talk to us, Luca too.” He kept his voice low so as not to be heard through the door.Jedi leaned against the opposite wall of Williams and sighed. “So what we wake Luca up in twenty minutes? He’s tired, you know that,” he said, his voice just as low.“I know he is,” said Williams. “I figure… we speak to Adrien first. There is some information that he has for us that I’m not sure Luca is ready to hear. You and I need to determine how much to tell him.”“Keep i
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 29: bullies aren’t meant to live .“You said your IQ was high right? Out of curiosity what is it?” asked Adrien.“One forty eight,” replied Nathan.Wilder’s eyebrows shot up as he whistled. “Wow, his IQ is higher than yours, damn,” he laughed and elbowed Adrien. Adrien wrinkled his nose and elbowed his friend back causing him to laugh more.“Anyway,” said Adrien, “two might be the better option. Alright Jackson and Nathan will be the carriers. I’ll call you tomorrow with the rest of the details. We want to get the evidence out as soon as possible, so it will happen tomorrow afternoon.”Jackson looked at Nathan and nodded. “Alright then,” he said. “Jedidiah go wake up Luca, dinner is ready. We can discuss everything else then, although I suggest not telling him Lance’s background. I don’t want him going into a panic or throwing up his dinner.” The brunet turned and walked back to the kitchen. Jedidiah nodded and took the stairs two at a time.Na
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 30: the three musketeers .“J-Jackson…” he said softly.He looked over and smiled at him. “What’s up Luca?”.“I-I don’t w-want to go to s-school tomorrow,” replied Luca as he put the bowl away in a cabinet.“You have to Luca,” said Jackson as he handed the boy a plate. “Your education is important.”Luca didn’t take the plate but just stared at it. “They’ll b-beat me u-up again,” he said. His voice was so low Jackson almost didn’t hear it but he did.Jackson put the plate back in the sink and turned to look at him. “Who Luca, who will beat you up?”“D-don’t tell Jedidiah and Williams,” whispered Luca, a pained expression on his face. “T-there’s this g-group of bullies at s-school and if I go they’ll j-just beat me u-up again.”Jackson wiped his hands on a towel and pulled him into a hug. “I won’t let that happen to you Luca,” he said in his ear. “You just have to trust me, okay? We aren’t going to let anyone hurt you I promise, be it bullies at s
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 31: old habits die hard .Jackson was the first one to rise as he slipped out of bed, careful not to wake up Nathan who was fast asleep beside him on the bed. He looked at the clock and saw that it was six in the morning, Luca had to be at school by nine when his classes start. A shiver ran down his spine from the chilly morning air as the brunet picked out a set of clothes and made his way into the bathroom for a shower. He ran the water and stripped out of his clothes then he looked in the mirror. His hair was sticking up at odd angles and his eyes were puffy from sleep. Once the water was hot he slipped inside and sighed at the contact, he made a mental to turn the heat up at night before going to bed to keep the house warm in the morning.The brunet stood there for a couple of minutes before he jumped when he felt arms snake around his waist and Jackson whipped around to see Nathan grinning at him. “Stop!” he exclaimed as he smacked the
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 31: old habits die hard .Jackson was the first one to rise as he slipped out of bed, careful not to wake up Nathan who was fast asleep beside him on the bed. He looked at the clock and saw that it was six in the morning, Luca had to be at school by nine when his classes start. A shiver ran down his spine from the chilly morning air as the brunet picked out a set of clothes and made his way into the bathroom for a shower. He ran the water and stripped out of his clothes then he looked in the mirror. His hair was sticking up at odd angles and his eyes were puffy from sleep. Once the water was hot he slipped inside and sighed at the contact, he made a mental to turn the heat up at night before going to bed to keep the house warm in the morning.The brunet stood there for a couple of minutes before he jumped when he felt arms snake around his waist and Jackson whipped around to see Nathan grinning at him. “Stop!” he exclaimed as he smacked the
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 33: bullies, who are they? .Luca nodded and walked over to the cupboard where he grabbed a glass then moved to the fridge. He pulled out the orange juice and filled his glass before putting the container back in the fridge.“So how did you sleep,” asked Jackson.Luca gasped, Jackson’s voice being a lot closer then he expected, and his glass slipped from his hand. As it hit the floor it shattered spreading juice and glass shards all over the kitchen floor. Jackson gasped as well, jumping back slightly to avoid the glass. Everyone’s heads turned to Luca and the boy paled, the image of his father beating him flashing through his mind. Panic began to set in as he stared wide eyed at Jackson.“I-I… S-Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” said Luca. He continued to say he was sorry as he bent down to pick up the glass.“Luca, stop,” said Jackson and the boy froze mid reach for a shard. Jedidiah and Williams ran towards the kitchen but Jackson held up his ha
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 34: the presence of another human. Several students moved out of the way when they got too close and whispers started to move through the crowd. Luca shivered slightly at all the eyes staring at him and he moved closer to Jackson.“So who are these boys that are bullying you?” asked Jackson.Luca looked up at him surprised though looked away when he saw Jackson wasn’t look at him but the students hanging around the grounds. Luca decided to do the same and looked around to see if he could find the bullies who picked on him but couldn’t see them any where. “I d-don’t know,” he said. “They usually w-wait for me at the front g-gate,” he turned to look at the gate but they weren’t there either, “b-but I’m here earlier t-then normal.”Jackson nodded. “Alright well, just stick close to me okay,” he said. Luca nodded and moved closer, his hand gripping tightly on the back of Jackson’s shirt. They walked into the school building and Luca pointed the w