Chapter 245 - Protected Feelings (2/2)
”Well, I'd thought it was pretty good... but I don't know if I would say THAT good.” He teased nodding to Arei's unbuttoned shirt as he sent Jos a knowing smile.
Arei chuckled and tightened his grip on Jos's hand as she tried her best to back behind him. ”Alright, show us what you've got.” He followed behind his brother back to the table where everyone still sat. He pulled out a seat for Jos before bending and placing a light kiss to her head and releasing her hand. He stepped behind the chair his brother had taken and leaned over to read the computer screen, following Peg's finger as he explained.
”You see, when you mentioned that there were several wealthy people at the palace to meet with Fern recently, I decided to start there. I figured if I could pull the flight records for the last week or so, we could cross-reference those names with businesses and accounts involving Fern. Look what name was among those. Drake DeMarco. Surely it's not a coincidence that a DeMarco would be there.”
Arei furrowed his brows, ”Drake... Francis DeMarco, Xavier and Dante's father, often went by Draco. It's likely this could be one of Dante or Xavier's sons, named after granddad... Were you able to get any information pulled on him?”
”I hadn't searched it yet, I wanted to see what you knew first. I figured if anyone knew anything on the DeMarco's it would be you after working for the USVA for so long.” Peg said as he began a search for the man.
Arei shook his head, ”No, even though it was DeMarco own property, they very rarely stopped in. I'd only met Xavier a hand full of times and his brother once. I'd only ever heard of his estranged wife and mistress but never any mention of children.”
Peg nodded toward the screen as he scrolled down. ”No wonder. Looks like he was protecting the name of his sole heir. The boy is the only son of Xavier and Vivian DeMarco. He was probably sent to Fern's as a representative and the new face of the DeMarco clan.” He continued searching through the online files. ”It looks like he has a few full-blooded sisters, but the only other brothers are all half.”
Jos's eyes widened and she couldn't hold back the shock any longer. ”My gods! How many kids did the man have?!” She scrunched her brows. ”I recall that crazy woman who attacked us on the beach that day talking about having a son... but...”
Peg nodded as he continued typing and scrolling through screen after screen. There is a Mattie mentioned in several of his social media posts. Judging by their likeness, I'd say this is the mistress's son.” He turned the computer around to face her. ”He was also present that night at Fern's party, or at least his name was on the flight itineraries.
Jos paled, ”Then that means both of them most likely saw Russ either kill that guard or, at the very least, saw the aftermath.”
Peg and Arei both nodded in agreement, heavy frowns spread across their lips. ”That's why I believe it's important to go ahead and get the council's approval for an official investigation. One, it will allow me to speed up my end of things and open up resources for us. Two, it will help clear the kid of any wrongdoing in case they try pressing charges against him; and three, it could be the link we need to bring down both operations, the DeMarcos and Fernando...”
Arei straightened, ”I'll call Ry and dad and let them know. It's probably best if they stay away from the palace until the guests leave... or at least not be seen around there. The mistress admitted to Ry that she'd been sent to Maine to assassinate the kid by Fernando, but that information can't be used as evidence without her murder being pinned on Ry and the kid because of the means the confession was gotten.”
Jos's eyes widened farther along with Shelly's. ”And exactly how was the confession gotten?!” Jos bit out.
Arei ran his hand across the back of his neck as he looked away from both pairs of angry, concerned eyes staring up at him. ”Ry said the kid got a little carried away while in the beast form, but that they had left her alive knowing well that Vivian DeMarco would use the excuse that the woman had betrayed the clan as a way to finally be rid of the woman.”
Jos and Shelly's mouths both dropped. ”Let me get this straight... Ry has been encouraging him to use the alpha form for random violent tasks instead of dealing with the shit himself?! Isn't that why he's there with him, to protect him?!?” Jos nearly yelled as her irritation for the man she loved's eviler twin made her want to head straight to the island and strangle his handsome face. She shot to her feet holding her hand out to Arei. ”Give me your phone, I'll call that asshole myself!”
Arei met his sibling's amused expressions as he dug in his pocket and produced his phone. ”Let him have it, love. I'll not stop you.” All eyes were focused on her as she grabbed the phone and quickly found Ry's number and stomped off as she waited for the call to be answered. ”I would love to see their faces once she's finished with them.” Arei laughed as he straightened and followed after her.
Chary sent Peg a wide smile, ”So, can you hack the phone and pull their call?”
”Already on it!” Peg replied as he turned the volume on the computer all the way up.