Page 76 of Obsessive Love

"Seriously, Jay, what the fuck is wrong with you?"

He shrugs as he shuffles towards the open bedroom door.

"I didn't hear Kaleb leave your room last night and when I woke Jess up to tell her, she didn't believe me, so I had to get proof. Sorry for interrupting, I'll leave and urm, I'll see you for breakfast in a little while."

He hurriedly walks out of the room, closing the door behind him. Sophia flops back against the bed, covering her beautiful face with her hands and groaning.

"He's lucky I didn't have my gun under my pillow like usual."

Her hands slip from her face as she turns to me with raised brows and scoffs.

"Jesus Christ. I'm surrounded by idiots and psychopaths," she says.

"Just to be clear, I'm under the psychopath category, right?"

Her jaw slackens as she gapes at me in shock.

"That's what you're worried about?"

"Well, I wouldn't want you to think of me as an idiot,dolcezza," I tell her, stretching my arms and legs before getting out of bed, smirking down at her as she continues to stare at me.

After washing off in Sophia's shower, unfortunately alone, I go back to my own room to get dressed, choosing a long-sleeved T-shirt and some jeans before going downstairs to the kitchen where Jericho's currently seated.

"Morning, brother."

He grunts in reply to my cheerful greeting and gulps down his coffee, keeping his eyes trained on his phone.

"How did things go last night?" I ask, pouring my own cup and moving to stand opposite him at the breakfast bar.

"Good, I suppose. Micheal wasn't too happy about my proposal, but Dominic agreed to it almost instantly. I informed them both that technically I'd still be in charge, but because I'll be out of town, it'll be made clear to everyone that Dominic will be in charge," he says, putting his phone down. "They're going to look into the Garcia daughter, see if they can find out what she's like and if she'll be suitable, but apart from that, they're on board."

"So, what happens now, then?"

"Now, I wait for Brody Garcia to contact me, and I wait for the divorce papers to be sorted out so that Sophia and I can sign them and then end this whole thing. Did you and Leo come up with anything?"

"Poison," I say, taking a sip of my coffee. "Easiest and most efficient way and Leo said he knows a guy that can get him a vial of some shit that'll basically just make it look like he had a heart attack, that way, we won't have to worry about bumping heads with any higher-ups that dad might be connected to."

He watches me in silence for a moment before he nods.

"Smart idea. If it seems like a natural death, no one will think of it as suspicious and then there won't be any need to look into it. Well done."

"I'd still rather just shoot him," I state.

He glares at me and I shrug.

"This is exactly why I'm glad you have Sophia in your life. Hopefully, she'll be able to stop you from acting on your impulsive thoughts whilst I'm gone."

"Where exactly are you planning to go?" I ask, curious as to what his plan will be once he's no longer in charge of the organization.

"Honestly, I have no idea. All I know is that I need to get away. I feel like I've been trapped here for years with this lingering grief dragging me down and living a life I haven't wanted. I think I just need to get away and see if there's anything else out there for me, you know?"

I frown and walk around the counter until I'm standing in front of him.

"You're coming back though, right?"

His lips lift at the corners and amusement swims in his eyes as he nods.

"I know you'll be missing me whilst I'm gone, but don't worry. I'll come back eventually."

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