Chapter 154
DEMI
"Are you really the quad’s sister?" I ask the cheeky lady on the other end of Liam’s phone. For all I know, this could be a hoax, and another scheme by Liam to mess with me. Why would Ashton’s biological sister pine for the destruction of her brothers? How did they get separated? What grievance does she hold against them?
"What does it matter to you?"
I sit up and flick on my bedside lamp. "I still don’t fully get why Liam turned on me despite how long we’ve known each other but I can imagine why he’s frustrated at me for developing cold feet. Now, why would you want to see your brothers ruined publicly if indeed you are blood relatives? Makes absolutely no sense to me."
"There are a couple of things about you, Demi Branson, that makes absolutely no sense to me too, like falling in love with the man who murdered your parents or rooting for his evil family to survive the storm coming. Does that make any of it untrue? You don’t have to understand my motivation for going after Brett and his sons. Motivation isn’t your strong suit as we’ve clearly established." She exhales deeply. "However, there are consequences for messing up my deadlines."
"You can exact your revenge without pulling me into it!"
"Sure, but where’s the fun in that?" I feel her smiling wickedly on her end of the phone.
"What is your name?" I ask quietly.
"Irrelevant."
"Wrong. It is relevant. You hide behind the phone and present yourself as the brains behind this operation. You sound fearless and want to be feared. Yet, you’re too afraid to drop your name? Are you afraid of blowing your cover to the Rollins family, to your brothers?"
Her silence only eggs me on. I climb off the bed. "I admit I was a coward but I had my reasons for hiding my identity. I lived in the same freaking mansion as my enemies so it only made sense that I did. What’s your excuse? As far as I am concerned, very limited people know of your existence so why are you scared of sharing even your name?"