Chapter 134 Proof
Alessia's POV
I watch as he presses the phone to his ears then grabs me with his right arm and leads us to settle down on the sofa. Once we are seated he pulls the phone away from his ears for a moment and turns to me.
“It's the P.I”
And my stomach rumbles loudly
He sits still as a statue
Listening
I watch him intently not wanting to miss anything
Alex leans forward “Do not beat around the bush lay out your facts “
He freezes for a moment then turns to look at me.
I feel a shiver of dread run down my spine.
What is he saying?
Did he -?
He cuts off my line off thought as he barks into the phone imptiently “Dios! When was this?”
Impatiently, I tap my feet together to keep me from reaching for the phone and yanking it away from his ears.
He pauses to listen for a few minutes
“Are you sure”
My heart starts bearing ridiculously fast
Has he found something?
He turns towards the bed reducing his voice but not low enough that I can't hear what he is saying
“You are certain it is one of them?”
I suck in a sharp breath
One of who?
La Genevas?
La Casa?
A long pause follows
“Can you describe the man?”
A cold dread seeps into my heart
If he is asking him to describe him does that mean Alex may know the killer?
Alex clenches his jaw tight
“And his sighting was around the time of the crime?”
He pauses again
Which one of the crimes? My mothers death or fathers disappearance?
My nerves are shot to the roof at this point
“In the same week?”
In the week my mother passed away?
He leans back pressing the phone to his ear for a few more minutes
Then-
“Please send every single detail you have. Make sure nothing is overlooked. I want names, timelines, camera footage if possible all of it.”
Alex takes a deep breath
“And do not tell anyone about this” he ends the call and drops the phone on the table.
I wait for him to talk for a few minutes until the silence seems to be choking me and then I break it first.
“Alex has he found something?”I ask
Alex fixes his gaze on me carefully
“He mentioned there is a strange Man with tattoos and a cape, A visitor that had been seen repeatedly in town the week your mother fell ill.”
I suck in a shocked breath
“Where and where was he seen?”
“He was seen by the Apothecary, Near the old cottage behind the Sirrano Estate and twice within the Sirrano Estate outskirts”
My throat feels tights as I struggle to take deep calming breaths.
“Has he been identified?Who is he?”
“He is a member of La Geneva”
My stomach feels heavy, And that is the proof!
I lean back on the sofa
“Is he a high council member “?” I ask
“No he is just one of the regular coven members. Someone who does their dirty work”
Their henchmen
Someone that they won't care if they lost
“Whan was he seen last?” I ask
“He seemed to have flown out of Sicily the week your mother died.” He adds quietly “Just days after her burial.”
My hands are shaky
My knees feel like jelly
I gulp hard, trying but failing to stop my hands from trembling
“He stuck around to make sure the spell worked”I whisper
“He must-have been monitoring us for a while”
“Yes that's how it's looking because people remember him.”
“So once the job was done he had no reason to stay”
“You get it now”
It was all set up in such a deadly manner
I wring my fingers together trying to get them to stop shaking but to no avail.
“Did he give anyone his real name?”
“No”
Alex says “He used an alias while he lived there. But his description matched a La Geneva associates tied to illegal jobs and petty crimes.”
Well killing a witch isn't petty crime
“They made sure he watched from afar that's the scariest part” I murmur
How cruel and vicious
“Yes.” Alex sighs
“Just to confirm that the spell .Worked?”
Alex says nothing but he doesn't need to answer my question .Sometimes silence is the only answer we need.. They perhaps were not sure it will kill her. So they cursed her and waited. Monitored until she took her dying breath
My chest twists painfully
Alex pulls me onto his chest, I do not resist. My body feels cold all of a sudden and I need his warmth.
My vision blurs for a moment
“They killed her in jaut 3 days, I should have known”
“And their henchmen still walks freely as of he did a great service”
Alex holds me tight
“No you had no way of knowing Alessia do not blame yourself”
“You were her daughter yes but your powers were bound” Alex whispers soothingly
“ But I should have -” Alex cut me off “No Alessia don't torture yourself this way” his voice is firm leaving no room for arguments
“You did not know anything about Magic, you were untrained, it wasn't your fault” Tears unrestrained slip down my cheeks before I can catch them.
“Remember Cara Mia you are not alone” he says quietly into my hair.
I hold him tight like my life depends on it
“All of them will pay” he continues “They will all Pay”
My tears slow down as I push my grief down
“Yes they will all pay” I repeat
With their lives
“The biggest mistake they made is underestimating me”
I whisper into his chest
“No Cara Mia they underestimated us” Alex corrects
He rests his chin on my hair
And now we have the prrof we needed to go after them
Proof
It's not allegedly anymore
It's not a theory
They did it
It has been confirmed that La Geneva were there
Watching, waiting and monitoring
“Their mistake was not confirming if I was dead or alive” I say darkly
Alex’s hold on me tightens slightlyly.
“And now Cara mia” he says softly “We get ready for Revenge”