A Reunion
ZAIA. My heart thuds as the King’s turn to the man, and the first thing I notice is the change in Aran’s attitude. He swallows, glancing at Sebastian, then at Agatha, almost uneasily.
The anger that was displayed on his face seconds ago is gone. “Gerard… you’re here…” Agatha looks stunned as she glances at Aran, who is emotionless and then back at the man. Gerard smirks slightly as he looks between the two.
“I thought I was welcome at any time, but perhaps now is not the right time?” he asks lightly, shoving his hand into his pocket as his sharp eyes flit between Aran and Sebastian and then snap to me. My heart skips a beat and I feel uneasy.
This man looks to be in his forties, which means he’s possibly in his late fifties. But what gets to me the most is that he eerily reminds me of Sebastian in more ways than just those eyes.
Instinctively, I grip onto Sebastian’s jacket, not knowing who he is. He is obviously familiar with the family if he was let in just like that… but in the years I was married to Sebastian, not once have I seen him. Who is he?
“Not at all! You are always welcome, but you could have told us so we could have come to collect you from the airport and had a feast prepared! First them, now you! I need to go tell the cooks to prepare a feast!” Agatha says, going over to him and hugging him tightly.
The man smirks, hugging her back.” No need. I had business to tend to first, anyway.” Aran and the man shake hands before he turns to Sebastian, who doesn’t move from where he’s sitting. “And you are?” Sebastian asks, cocking a brow. The man mirrors his move, cocking his own brow.
to mean something to me?” Sebastian asks arrogantly. The man looks at Aran, curiosity in his eyes. “Aran’s cousin, a shame you haven’t even told your son about me,”
take pictures, but Sebastian does know of you,” Aran says, surprisingly far calmer
he saunters into the room and takes a seat on one
asks his father. “I mentioned to you about
Sebastian asks. “That is correct, that is correct,” Gerard
hair is dark, almost as dark as Sebastian’s, but he has a dusting of grey could he be the man both Valerie
growls lowly. The man chuckles. “Oh, don’t worry, you are like a son to me, so that makes this woman my
responds, smiling politely as she glances at Aran,
body language and possessiveness, I understood that much. After all, us Kings are
making him clench his jaw. Gerard
you before. For a
a mass shooting that happened outside a hotel a short while back. I was almost killed. Everyone remembers me
That sounds devastating… I’m sorry, but I don’t really watch the news, especially when it’s always so dark. The world really needs to be cleansed of all the scum ruining it…” he says, almost as if
news? Everything else seems to fade and if I had any doubt before, it’s now
I feel he is the shooter… It has to be him… and if so, does he know that I recognise him? Sebastian places his hand on my thigh and I’m pulled from my thoughts. I scan the room to see Agatha has left. Aran is
that was about to go down was
wouldn’t consider myself a guest… but as
who is frowning sharply, and I reach up
looking at his father and jerking
me before he follows Sebastian to the door. Sebastian glances back at me, before frowning at the
SEBASTIAN.
the door of his office shut. “No, it
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