Chapter 36 (Marco)


    I walk toward her, stopping only when we are barely three feet apart. She reminds me of a small


    lioness I once saw in Africa when I was touring. So little, but filled with so much potential.


    Her very being is designed to kill. The world she lives in is akin to a jungle, where only the most brutal


    of viins make it just a day longer. Everybody for themselves. Yet, looking at her now with all these


    people around us, I can see her need to just belong. Sad girl.


    "So what? Now you ming my mother’s people?" Aliyana fires back. So much spirit.


    "He isn''t ming anyone Aliyana. Give him a chance." Deno reasons, but I know it isn’t really a


    question.


    "Your mother''s people didn''t kill Ren either. So sheath those ws. What they did do was open our


    eyes to a muchrger picture. My brother was loyal to everyone, but he was never openly honest with


    anyone. Not fully anyway. There are a few things you all need to know, which is why Deno decided on


    this meeting. If you decide to avenge his death, you should know who you are up against."


    "As much as I love this little conversation, I want to know how we are going to get justice. The who, is


    the least of my worries, I got shit to do," Sienna points out, ncing at her nails, but those keen blue


    eyes of hers see way more than she''ll confess.


    "We will get to that. This is moreplicated than you guys think," Deno says.


    "Fine, who is it?" Sienna asks with a groan.


    "We think it''s a little closer to home, but not too close that we need to clip your wings and tell you to


    stand the fuck down," I answer.


    "What my brother is saying, we need to be sure. Which means we are going to get substantial proof


    before we act. We want you all to get close to someone."


    "Who?" Aliyana asks this time. And I would never confess this, but looking at all these youngsters, I


    can honestly say that I am rethinking my decision to tell them.


    "His name is Dn Creston. His father is a scientist, works for the Government testing high-end drugs


    on soldiers. He recently bought himself a restaurant uptown. I''m sure you all have heard of it, Cristen."


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    "Yeah, GABRIEL, and I frequent the ce. Why would they want to kill Ren?" Michel questions.


    "That you can ask your pretty friend here," Deno points to Sienna.


    She looks at all of us, and a small smile dances on her lips. The girl is a lot like her mother. Pity, she''ll


    never know the woman who gave birth to her.


    "I was wondering how long I had before you figured it out."


    "Was it up to your speed?" Deno smirks.


    "Maybe, although, I do prefer it slow. Keeps the mystery alive," She winks at him.


    "I''ll let Mason know," He winks back.


    "Can we get on with this? I don''t want to watch you two eye-fucking," Gabriel says, which is the first


    thing I think I have heard him say all night.


    "As you all know, Lorenzo was dating Dakota. He loved her a lot. Six months back, Dakota''s father


    made headlines for some serious arm deals gone bad. Ren obviously didn''t take the shit very well and


    contacted my uncle, who told him Dakota was under his care until she turned 18. Ren wanted Dakota


    to live with him, he was afraid that her father''s enemies woulde after her. But it wasn''t her father''s


    enemies my uncle was worried about. Dakota is special, with a rare gift when ites to warfare and


    human DNA."


    "What kind of warfare?" Gabriel inquires, turning to face Sienna, who moves slowly toward Aliyana.


    "The kind, corrupt people will sell their souls to have. Now, before I say more, do we have a deal,


    Marco?"


    She waits, staring at me. Decisions, decisions.


    I give her a crisp nod. We have a deal.


    "Dakota is the genius, the Government and other significant groups keep hidden. Her mind is beautiful


    yet, dark and cruel. She is destructive to anyone around her. Except for Kylie, no one is safe."


    Sienna lifts up her top, revealing a scar on the side of her stomach, her eyes downcast, saying a million


    things she''ll never allow herself to admit. The exiled daughter.


    "Her mind is aplex ce, it creates stuff that is godlike in nature, but like nature''s way, always has


    a dual purpose, and in the wrong hands can destroy countries. When she was younger, the things she


    made were small. Mostly pranks, but as she got older, she started making ammo for her dad and them


    to sell. She wanted to help him raise enough money to expand his shop, as you can imagine, daddio


    didn''t see anything wrong with that. But Diamond got it into her head that a walking man-machine was


    better for her dad''s market. She didn''t consider what implications that would entail or the fact that


    daddio would get caught for selling high-end guns. But Ren did. Ren stole the drug back from the only


    client who got his hands on it, but the man already started testing it."


    "Mr. Creston?" Mero queries.


    "Yes."


    "So you telling us he killed Ren?"


    "She''s telling you that the Government could have killed Ren. Mr Creston works in the military, for the


    special ops. If Ren found out about the drugs and stole them, then it means they saw him as a means


    to an end and also a threat to what they really want," I tell them, which is true, but there was one more


    thing missing in this puzzle, and that is why Ren believed the Russo''s were following him. Everything


    that my hacker has found leads to the Government. What am I missing?