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Chapter-9

Liam stood unseen near his window watching Ianto leave with a venomous laugh; He had given Ianto a false sense of confidence that he had eliminated him as a threat to his and Harkness' happy existence. Little did Ianto know, Liam had already regained consciousness while Ianto carried him into his flat.

~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~

Liam POV

Ianto laid me on my black velvet sofa after carrying me into my flat. Pretending to be unconscious I watched him through slightly opened eyes as he searched my home like a common thief.

I heard a buzzing near my ear, some little pesky creature had gotten in through the window but I was able to ignore it; the slightest move would give me away.

Asil had tried to warn me that Ianto was changing but I hadn't wanted to listen. At night I lay with Asil, comforting her when the pain became unbearable, reassuring her that Dr. Tanizaki would give us a chance for a future with a normal life. It was usually while Ianto went to Harkness' bunker under his office, or took his boss to his flat.

Asil had wonder why Ianto was so willing to go to Harkness at night. She had voiced her suspicion that there was more to his nightly visit with the man than he let on, but I had ignored her accusations as utter nonsense. My best friend was as straight as an arrow. I refused to acknowledge Ianto could be falling for Harkness, what a fool I was and it cost Asil her life.

He moved on to my study, 'Oh crap! The PI report and pictures; he was going to find them. Calm down, I have to calm down, breathe ' I hear him using the shredder, he's destroying the evidence. 'This proves once and for all that Ianto will do anything to protect Harkness and himself. But it doesn't matter, I have copies at the warehouse; I'll go collect them tomorrow.'

I need to know what he's planning, but I can't enter his mind he would know that I'm awake; must keep my barriers up, he will only encounter darkness and an unconscious void if he tries to read me.

Liam watched Ianto re-enter the room, placing a bag by the door before walking into his kitchen. Opening his eyes a little more while Ianto's back was turned away from him, Liam noticed the bag by the door was full of shredded paper. Following Ianto's movements in his kitchen, Liam sees him remove a small pill from a white envelope he'd stored in his wallet.

Liam is hit with a sense of awareness, seething with anger, 'Retcon! Ianto is going to freaking retcon me. Oh how I'm going to make him suffer. I might not be able to kill Harkness, but I will make his existence so unbearable that he will plead for death.'

After he left the kitchen, I watched as Ianto placed a glass of water on the table near, taking a seat opposite. I decided it was time to stir, giving him the impression I was just awakening. Ianto helped me to sit up, telling me to sip the water he offered saying "slowly, it will help", with a concerned and comforting voice. I knew now that that voice was as fake as our friendship.

As soon as Liam heard Ianto close his front door, he immediately rushed to the bathroom and threw up the water he had consumed. Opening the medicine cabinet and removing an unmarked bottle that contained the liquid form of something he'd saved from his days at Torchwood, he drank it all. Wiping his mouth Liam hurried to the window to watch as Ianto got into a taxi not far from his flat, a sinister smile on his face.

~~~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~

Liam clenched his fists furiously; blood dripped onto the floor from where his nails had dug into his hand at the memory of Ianto trying to give what he had thought was a drowsy Liam, false memories. Liam now knows Asil's murder was covered up by both Harkness and Ianto; he has never known a more agonizing realization of betrayal and deceit before now.

Moving away from the window, Liam became aware the wet feeling of blood on his palm and rushed back to the bathroom he clean his hand and apply antiseptic and a plaster. Liam smiled as a plan formed in his mind. Ianto had told him how his teammates had turned against him, no one had trusted him.

Going into his family room, he pushed his couch away from the wall; dropping to his knees he removed a small rug that was covering a floor safe. Keying in Asil's birthday he opened the safe to reveal all the secret research they had collected before Ianto had approached Harkness to get into Torchwood. Ianto had no idea the research still existed. Liam smiled at the last file he pulled out.

Closing his safe and returning everything to it normal position, Liam went into his dining room and placed each file on the table, Gwen, Tosh, and Owen pushing Suzie aside, Liam smirked as he reviewed each file. In plotting his revenge, he would use Ianto's teammates to destroy him and turn Harkness against him, and then Ianto would be alone just like him.

For Harkness he had an even more sinister punishment planned that would require a more devious and cunning, heartless mind. Liam had also planned a final blow for the Harkness-Jones couple that would totally destroy their world.

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