Chapter 73: Riley
Riley’s POV
Drake…
That fucking bastard!
I can’t believe that share the same surname, I am ashamed to even call him my brother. He got me arrested because of a woman, my woman. He broke our bond because of a woman, and now he expects me to trust him with my secrets, claiming that he cares about me…
Like seriously?
Who the hell does he think he is?
I’m sure he came here to gloat because he thinks he has won, he has no idea what is coming for him. He should have just left when he saw me but he chose to mock me, that’s why he came and demanded an audience with me, with Carrie following behind him like a faithful lapdog. She could have stayed with Austin, but she fell for his cheap words and she fucking betrayed him. I got a message from Austin while I was still in jail, he sent one of his boys who is also an inmate to sneak a phone to me.
I called him when I knew that nobody was watching me, and he said to me that she is no longer with him, she betrayed me and ran off to your stupid brother, leaving her children behind. She stole from me, and she ruined my operation with her lousy mouth. All my warehouses and my safehouses have been destroyed and it’s all her fault.
“You should not have trusted them, you should have let me handle this issue the way I intended. Now see what you’ve caused me!
My plans are now on hold, that bastard, I am forced to put a hold on all my operations and run into the shadows, hiding like a fucking novice, That is so not cool!” he yelled at me on the phone, sounding so fucking pissed.
I did not listen to him when he claimed that Casey and Drake would hinder our plans, if I did, we would not be having these issues today. If only I summoned the courage to destroy the company while he was away if only I’d agreed to let him kill them all and frame an unsuspecting fellow for their deaths. I’m pretty sure that we would have been better off without them, our plans would have been successful by now.
“I told you she could not be trusted, I told you we should take her out when we have the chance. Drake destroyed my house and now he is after my life and yours as well. You can’t go back to our base, you must not go back home too. Just stay put, I’m working on a new plan, I’ll send someone to come and get you as soon as possible.” He assured me, sounding convinced.
I could only smile at his optimism, he has no idea what is going on behind him. He thinks he is still in charge of this operation, he has no idea that his incompetence has become too unbearable for the Bratva insurgencies. He thinks that still holds him in high regard, but the truth is that everyone in the group has voted him out already, and now he has been marked for elimination.
When Austin approached me to work for him, I turned him down at first because I never knew that I could ever hurt my family. I didn’t even want them to know about my secrets. I tried to follow in my brother's footsteps, but I always fail, my sex addiction has always been a huge obstacle to me. I don’t even know how it started, but I know I could never break this addiction and I tried so hard to keep it a secret. But somehow, Austin Foster had got his hand on some evidence that proves that I frequent the club to search for unsuspecting girls that I can use to satisfy my cravings. At first, I thought I was betrayed by one of my boys, but after conducting a private investigation, I realize that my guys did not betray me. Rather, I have been too busy chasing after my sexual addiction that I did not notice that I was being trailed by the Bratva rebellions.
They didn’t approach me by themselves, they didn’t even let me know anything about them. I was approached by Austin Foster, and he didn’t give me any good reason to change my mind and join their cause. He forced me into submission and threatened to get me arrested if I didn’t do exactly what he says. I had no choice, I had to do everything he asks. I did it grudgingly, and I was trying to find a way out of all this, I was working on a plan to free myself from his clutch, then I found out that my parents never intended to give me a share in the company, and while I was trying to understand that as well, I discovered that Drake is getting married to my fiancee, Mia.
I fucking lost it!
I can’t believe that I’ve been trying to save our company from Austin and his people, I was trying to protect our legacy, meanwhile, they were busy plotting to cut me off. I worked my ass off to get us to where we are today, yet they choose to pay me back this way. For fucks sake, Drake left us!
He abandoned the family and the business. Yes, he spoke to me on phone and tried to run the business from over there, but the truth remains that I did it all. I did not go touring the city like my brother, I stayed back and tried to run all the businesses all by myself. And even when my father kept breathing down on my neck, trying to monitor my every move, even when everyone withdrew from everything that concerns our well-being, I still remained faithful to my family and I worked so hard to make us stay together. My sister and my parents kept whining about his decision to leave.
But I didn’t waste any time on that, I don’t have the luxury of whining about Drake. Yes, I’ve always wanted to be in his position, and that is why I wasted no time. I went to work immediately and I worked hard to keep us on the top. I wasn’t expecting much from them, after all, I’m not the golden son, Drake. But at least, I expected them to recognize my hard work and give honor and appreciation where it is needed.
But they didn’t care about my feelings, and that is why dad willed everything to Drae, leaving me with nothing. I’m not fit to take over the family empire because I’m not Drake, the golden son. I’m just his substitute, I’m only fit to take care of the company in his absence, I do not qualify to be the heir. I did not believe Austin Foster when he told me that my dad willed all the family's fortune to Drake. I needed to confirm it for myself before could believe such news. I sent one of my trusted guys to get me an audience with the family's lawyer. I forced the truth out of him, and he confessed to me that my father was never going to leave his legacy to me because he is fond of Drake.
I was so pissed when I found out the truth, I confronted dad, but he wouldn’t speak about it without consulting his precious son first. Well, he didn’t need to answer me, his reaction to my question made it clear to me that he is fond of my brother. It took me a while, but I finally realize that my father would never make me an heir to his empire, and that is all it took to get me so furious at him. That is why I decided to join forces with Austin Foster and destroy it all. If I can’t have it, then neither can my brother.
I wasn’t on Austin’s side at first, but after that discovery, I was more than happy to help him destroy that useless, ungrateful family of mine. We were still trying to figure out the best way to take over the companies, I need Drake to be present so he could force my dad to sign over the company to me, or maybe he would even have the authority to sign it over to me by himself. I had to force our parents to speed up the marriage process between Mia and me so I could use it as an excuse to get Drake to come back here. It would have worked exactly as we planned, but Mia stupidly canceled the wedding, broke up with me, and decided to marry my brother instead.
That was the last straw!
I could take it anymore, I wanted them all dead, and if not for the fact that I need them to sing over the family's empire to me. I can’t let them get away with this, they used me a d cast me aside like a fucking garbage. I will personally kill them all. I just need to wait for a little, I need to get Drake or dad to sign over the companies to me. Once I have total control of everything, I’ll kill every fucking one of them.
The frame has no idea what I’m planning, I showed him the tip of the Iceberg when I had an impromptu meeting with Mia. He had me locked up for it, and I know he thinks he has won the battle. If only he knows what awaits him, if only he knows that the Attorney General, Carter Smith is on my payroll. I have him wrapped around my fingers, so there is no way that I’m going to be staying in here for long, not when I have Carter and the Bratva insurgencies.