Chapter 9

Luke headed to Sonny's house to discuss Robin the next day. He knocked on the door and Sonny answered. "Luke," he said surprised. "Come in."

Luke went to the living room and sat on the couch. "What brings you by old friend?" asked Sonny although he had his suspicions.

"I just got back in town. There's something we need to discuss."

"What would that be?" Sonny asked.

"You're not going to believe this but I saw Robin." Sonny sighed and sat on the recliner.

"Jax told me about this. Luke, you know that whoever you saw wasn't Robin."

"I know how unbelievable it sounds. I know what I saw. Robin shot me in the leg under Jerry Jacks' orders," he stated firmly.

Sonny shook his head. "See that's what I'm having trouble with. Robin would not shoot you. She knows who you are. This is crazy Luke."

Luke sighed. "I know Sonny but I'm for real. She's not the Robin we know. She's practically a killer."

Sonny rubbed his face. "Like I told Jax, Robin would never deliberately kill somebody. She doesn't have it in her."

"I beg to differ," he shot back. "You didn't see the coldness in her eyes or hear it in her voice. She practically relished in the thought of disposing of me."

"I can't Luke. I can't imagine it nor do I want to. Robin was like a sister to me. I can't entertain this. Like I told Jax the girl I know doesn't have it in her to kill."

Luke shook his head. "When you do see her, she's probably going to be in so much trouble. We're going to have to help her." He walked out leaving Sonny on the recliner.

Sonny leaned his head back into the recliner. "It can't be true." He walked to the counter and was about to pour him a drink when Alexis barged in. "Sonny!" she yelled as she walked into the living room.

"Alexis," he deadpanned. She threw her purse on the couch. "Why do you live to make my life miserable?"

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"Shawn was in interrogation this morning. You had him go after Franco."

He groaned. "I didn't go after him."

Alexis narrowed her eyes. "A bullet is missing from Shawn's gun."

"I don't know what to tell you Alexis. Clearly, we're being framed."

"Who would do that?" asked Alexis.

"The Jeromes." Alexis sighed and Sonny narrowed his eyes. "Why do you care anyway? I thought you were over him."

"That doesn't mean I don't care. Whatever legal counseling you need, call me," Alexis said. She left Sonny's. He sighed thankful for the peace and quiet.

He pulled out his cellphone and called Shawn. "I need you to get here…now." Shawn arrived minutes later.

"Have a seat," he ordered.

Sonny walked to the bar. "You want to explain how a bullet went missing from your gun."

Shawn rubbed the back of his neck. "Someone had to break into my room. I don't know how. Whoever is responsible knows what they are doing."

"It has to be the Jeromes. They think they can take what's mine," Sonny sneered.

"What's the plan?"

"We get even. We do this carefully. Nothing and nobody can screw this up."

Three nights later…

Jerry made sure Robin was in position to go after Sonny. He heard the rumblings of a mob war. He smiled. Things were going according to plan. He would take care of his enemies one by one. Better yet, Robin would be the one to get caught eventually.

He was going to miss her but he knew she'd never reveal his whereabouts. "Robin," he called out. She came out of her bedroom dressed in black. "The female Jason Morgan."

"I'm ready," she said before he could ask.

"You know what to do," he said. She looked at him as if he was dumb.

"Of course Jerry. This isn't my first rodeo."

He nodded. All that training would pay off. He could remember when she finally calmed down and accepted that she was stuck with him. She slowly let go of her anger and paid attention to him. He calmly got inside her head. Manipulation was the game and he played it very well.

Soon, he controlled her. He took her to the rural areas of Rome and showed her how to shoot. She proved to be a quick learner. Once they got deeper, he never looked back.

"Don't disappoint me Robin," he said.

"I haven't yet," she said. He drove to the spot where Sonny and his guards would be. He watched as Robin set up.

"Do your worst," he whispered. He erased his footprints by using a branch to wipe them away.

Sonny, Shawn, and Max were outside their warehouse. "You know what you have to do," Sonny said.

"Sure boss," Max said.

Sonny looked at Shawn. "I want this done right. No screw ups. The Jeromes will never go against me ever again."

Shawn nodded. "Duly noted."

Robin looked through the scope and trained her eyes on Max. She fired and hit him in the shoulder. Sonny and Shawn took cover and drew their weapons. Sonny looked at Max on the ground. "Max! Talk to me!"

Max hissed in pain. "Just the shoulder!" he yelled back. Sonny tried to move again but a bullet went past him. He looked at Shawn who nodded his head. He fired back. Robin moved out of the way.

Silence enveloped and Shawn took the opportunity to get Max to safety. Sonny looked to see where the bullets could be coming from.

He yelled, "Whoever you are, I'm coming for you. You can hide behind the Jerome name but that won't stop me. I'm going to kill you. I want to see your face when I put a bullet in you."

Robin smirked. He wants a show. "Fine," she muttered. She cleaned up her area and hid her gun. She walked onto the platform and cocked her gun alerting them of her presence.

Shawn and Sonny stood side by side guns drawn. "Come out from the shadows. Or are you a coward?" Sonny shouted.

Robin walked forward gun trained on Sonny. His eyes nearly bugged out of his head. She was standing right in front of him. She was alive. "Robin," he whispered.

She didn't say anything as she moved forward. Shawn moved forward knowing that he might have to shoot her. Sonny rushed and put his hand on Shawn's arm. "No Shawn!"

He looked at Robin again. "Robin, it's me."

She let out a bitter laugh and chills ran down his spine. "I know who you are. You are an enemy of mine."

Sonny saw her finger about to pull the trigger. "Robin! Don't do this. This isn't you."

She snorted. "You have no idea who I am. You don't know the first thing about me," she sneered. "Goodbye." She nearly pulled the trigger when Max grazed her in the arm.

She dropped the gun and Shawn kicked it away from her. Sonny ran to her and looked at her arm. She jerked away and glared at him with cold eyes. How did this happen? She failed Jerry. "Don't touch me," she said.

"Robin, I'm taking you home with me," Sonny said.

"I just tried to kill you," she shot back.

Sonny shook his head. "I don't know what happened to you but we're going to figure this out."

He turned to Max who now was holding his shoulder. "Sorry but she was going to…" He couldn't fault Max.

"It's fine." He turned back to Robin. "Let us take care of you."

"I don't trust you," she said. "You'll probably kill me in my sleep." His heart nearly broke for her. This Robin was the person Luke was talking about. That only meant that Jerry was in town. He was going to kill that bastard whether Jax liked it or not.

"I promise you, nobody will hurt you," he said. She rolled her eyes. Sonny kept looking at her. She was dressed in all black. Her hair was the same but her eyes were cold. Lethal.

Sonny was glad nobody was home. He guided Robin to his home. She sat down and crossed her arms. Then she remembered her gun hidden. "My gun," she muttered.

Sonny snapped his head up. "Robin, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," she said defiantly.

"Robin please talk to me. We're friends. I want to help you," he pleaded. His friend was a shell of a person.

"My gun. I left it," she said.

He nodded. "Shawn," he yelled. He walked in. "Go back and get her gun."

She told him where she hid it. Once he was gone, Sonny walked to the recliner. "Do you remember me?"

"You're Michael Corinthos Jr."

Sonny shook his head. "Don't move," he said. He pulled out his cell. He called Jax and Luke and told him to get to his house.