Trust can be earned

Chapter Eight

Sirena’s (Savannah) POV

When I wake up in the morning, I have the message I have been waiting for, it was done. I jump out of bed startling Morgan; he sits up and gives me a confused look. I peck his lips before saying “Sorry but I’ve got to go, I’ll see you later, ok?” I spin and leave before he can say a word.

I rush to the guest room my clothes are in and chuck something on while I dial Taylors number. From the gruff “Hello.” I could tell I woke him up as well. I didn’t give him a chance to think before I rushed “Get your arse up now and meet me in my office.” I hang up before he can respond.

I stop in the kitchen knowing I will have time to pour a coffee before Taylor even puts a foot on the ground, I run out the door and head straight to my office. I made sure everyone knew I was taking ‘Savannah’s’ office and position in the company; they didn’t argue. When I get there, I make sure I’m on the secure network before logging onto the Marinos security system, I rewind to the time I need and pause it waiting for Taylor.

When he eventually enters my office, he can see how pissed I am, I am about to demand an answer as to what took him so long. Before I could though he pulled his hands from behind his back revealing a takeaway cup and paper bag, I look at him with a smile as I round the desk and grab both from him. I open the bag and sniff, yep, my favourite Cinnabon.

I open the cup lid and am hit with the smell of caramel; I roll my eyes as I take a sip of the caramel latte, he has brought me. I moan as I swallow the caramel goodness, Taylor chuckles before saying “Don’t let Morgan know it’s that easy to get you to moan, he might get all caveman protective.” Taylor chuckles to himself.

I roll my eyes and respond “f**k off, get in front of that computer screen. I think I have something you might enjoy, or maybe not.” I chuckle and shrug my shoulders at the end.

Taylor eyes me with a little suspicion before rounding my desk, I go the other way and sit back in my chair. Taylor looks at the screen before looking at me and asking “Savannah, what have you done?” I have agreed to let Taylor and Morgan call me Savannah in this office only, and that’s only because I know it is secure and they hate calling me Sirena.

I give Taylor an innocent smile as I hit play, I say in an innocent tone “Watch and see.” I then focus on the screen. We watch as Tom enters the cell block with a bottle of water, he hands it to Lorenzo who gulps it down quickly. Lorenzo then passes the bottle back and Tom puts it in his pocket, he then sits in front of the cell and starts talking to Lorenzo.

From the message Tom sent me I know the effects started one hour and forty-five minutes after Lorenzo drank the water, I fast forward to just before and I turn up the volume so we could hear the conversation.

Taylor hits pause on my computer before turning to me with a stern look, he studies my face for a minute, “Please tell me you didn’t kill him that easily, I thought you wanted them all to suffer so why give him such a quick death?”

I roll my eyes before tsking at Taylor, I then give him a smirk before saying “Do you really think that little of me, just shut your f*****g mouth listen and watch.” I hit the play button again not giving him a chance to respond.

We both look back as Lorenze says, “I-I, something isn’t rig-right….” Tom stands and steps towards the cell as Lorenzo stubbles and grabs the cell bars for support.

Tom laughs and then sneers at Lorenzo, “Did you really think Enzo was the worst you could suffer, oh no old man someone wants you to suffer more than your son does.” Lorenzo flinches just before the drug takes full affect.

He falls to the floor in a heap with a sickening thud and then a crack, Tom crouches down as all Lorenzo can now move are his eyes. Tom laughs in his face as he delivers my final message.

“Did you honestly think Savannah wouldn’t come back to haunt you all, she can’t wait to watch you and your family suffer everyday they take a breath. Now if you’re wondering what is happening to you, I’ll explain.”

“I have given you a drug that starts with your voice and spine. They stop working at the same time, you will be aware and alert but unable to communicate. Your organs will slowly start to shut down until nothing but your heart works, then that will stop and bah bye Lorenzo. The best part is you will know Savannah is alive, but you will never be able to tell your family.”

I look at Taylor to see his reaction, he is looking at Tom and Lorenzo with wide shocked eyes.

He looks at me and asks the question I was expecting “You told the guard about you, what if he tells someone else?”

I chuckle, “You really don’t know me at all do you, he agreed to take a memory loss drug when I send him on his way. I have also had him watched continuously; I know everything he has said even down to the chat he had with himself in his shower.”

Taylors face morphs from shocked to impressed, I scoff at him and say, “Don’t f*****g look at me like that, and stop underestimating me am I f*****g clear?” I growl the last part.

Taylor gulps, “You’re right and I am sorry, I should know better by now.”

I huff, “Yes you f*****g should, I love you like a brother Taylor but remember I’m the boss first.”

Taylor nods as he gulps again, I turn back to the computer and start clicking away as I say, “Now Enzo should be visiting his father any minute, do you want to watch the chaos about to start?”

Taylor smirks at me and looks back at the screen just as I load the live feed, we watch as a guard heads back to the kitchen with what looks like Lorenzos breakfast.

We watch him thrust the tray of food at the chef “He isn’t doing anything just f*****g staring at me, every time I sat him up, he fell again. What the f**k is the matter with him, chuck this I’m getting Enzo.”

Taylor and I watch as he storms out the kitchen, I follow him to Enzo’s office knowing I won’t know what happens inside. He doesn’t have any camaras in there, he never did so I will have to wait or so I thought.

The guard knocks and then opens the door, he stands in the doorway as he says, “I don’t know what the f**k is wrong with your dad, but you need to come and look at him, his not moving or talking in fact his not doing anything but staring.”

We hear some grumbling before the guard moves and Enzo exit’s the office. He follows the guard down to the cells; I switch so the cell camera is on the whole screen and wait.

Enzo enters after the guard and storms straight to his father’s cell; he opens the door and approaches Lorenzo. I zoom in on them and you can see tears leaving Lorenzo’s eyes as they move around wildly, fear evident in them.

Enzo crouches in front of Lorenzo, “So father, what game are you playing now hmm?” Lorenzo’s eyes whip to meet Enzo’s, they are pleading but Enzo doesn’t seem to notice.

Enzo turns to the door, “Get the f**k in here and help me chain him up, let’s see what is happening shall we.” Enzo looks back at Lorenzo with a sneer on his face, the guard walks in and proceeds to try and move Lorenzo not knowing what dead weight really felt like. He clearly was not part of the cleaning crew; Enzo grew inpatient and started helping.

Once they had cuffed Lorenzo’s hands Enzo walked to the wall and pressed a button, the chains Lorenzo’s cuffs were attached to started to lift him up. When his toes were just skimming the floor Enzo stopped the chairs, he walked over to Lorenzo and studied his face for a moment. Lorenzo was looking at his son with such a hurt expression, I almost felt sorry for him almost.

Enzo met his father’s eyes, and a scoff of disgust left his lips, Lorenzo just stared as dribble started to leave his mouth and run down his chin. Enzo followed the trail it left with his eyes, as it dripped onto Lorenzo’s shirt Enzo growled. His eyes snapped back to his fathers another sneer on his face, Enzo then turned to the guard before saying “Leave us, I will call you if I need you.” Enzo turned

back to his father as the guard left.