Hello love doves, little bit of a short chapter and I'm sorry that I've been radio silent, been working on some pretty exciting projects and its been time consuming.

Disclaimers apply.

Nessa

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Chapter 12: explanations

"Okay so you know how we always just assumed that it was the cancer that killed mum and that we never asked dad how she died because, well it was obvious?" This was a weird to start the conversation but I nodded along anyway. "Well it wasn't. Mum didn't die through the cancer, mum was suffocated in her hotel room, by the time the nurses realised the person who did wasn't in the room and the window was left wide open, they must of escaped through it." He looked at me and the colour drained from my face, my mother was murdered in her hospital bed… that was a lot to take in.

"Hey Ally, don't space on me yet." Elliot clicked his fingers in front of my face and Austin squeezed my hand.

I shook my head, "I'm good, I'm here." I muttered.

"Okay good, so mum was murdered." I winced at that, "and the guy who murdered her is trying to pin it all on me." This completely stumped me, I had no words, I just sat silently trying to get over the fact that another human stole my mum from me.

"But how? There's no evidence…" Austin piped in, seeing that I was not okay.

"Well this guy is apparently really influential and he can make some, he's got some beef with me because I broke his daughters heart in high school so he's trying to get his own back by getting me put in prison." Elliot's voice shook.

"By killing your own mother? With what motive?" Austin's voice was steady, his solicitor voice.

"Money, isn't that always the motive? He's trying to spin it that I wanted my inheritance early and that her insurance money covered my drug addiction that I didn't have. He has 'witnesses' and everything. I had to fake my death so he would stop looking for me, so he would stop threatening me. He has track of you Ally, he's knows that I would try and warn you." He looks at me and I know in that moment this was all for me. He was worried that by incriminating him it would hurt me more than him being dead would.

"But what standing does he have in a court of law?" Austin, the level head, asked.

"Like I said, he had a massive influence, I am guessing he has friends in the courts, I wouldn't stand a chance and I have no money for a lawyer." Elliot muttered.

"Well we do. We'll get you the bets damn lawyer around!" I put my two piece in.

"That's sweet Ally-gator but it's not just that, he's threatening to hurt you, if I stand against him you could get killed."

"That's my choice, I am going to help you Elliot, no matter what." I looked at my brother, my determination sparkling in the reflection in his pupils.

"Well if you really mean that then I think I have a plan." Elliot looked between Austin and me. I looked at Austin and he nodded at me. In that moment I knew I would do anything to protect my brother.

"Let's hear it." I leaned over the table and listened to the plan Elliot played out in front of us.