Possessed by Lies (Truth or Lies 5)

Felix fires, hitting Clifton in the chest.

Fuck.

Clifton drops to the ground. Felix aims his gun at the next man, while Clifton heaves on the ground.

“Kill her or I’ll kill another of your men.”

I growl. “I will not be threatened.”

“Pussy. Being a leader is about putting your men first in the face of anything.” Felix turns toward the remaining men. “If he won’t kill a random woman to protect you, he sure as hell won’t put you above the woman he loves.”

All their eyes go from me to Kai. They know I love her. There is nothing I can do to hide it.

“What about now?” Felix asks, aiming the gun at Kai instead of my men.

I have the gun in my hand aimed at the woman before I even realize what I’m doing.

Felix laughs. “See! He would kill an innocent woman to protect Kai, just not to protect you.”

Felix holds the gun loosely in his hand as he laughs at me for falling into his trap. I don’t have to look at all of my team to know how pissed off they are that I didn’t protect them. He just turned my entire team against me.

“Good thing Enzo isn’t the only one who is fighting to be the leader,” Kai says, and then she fires at Felix.

She hits his hand, knocking the gun loose. His eyebrows raise at her, as if he knew she was the one that could take him out, not me.

Fuck, why didn’t I shoot him in the first place? Because he got in my head. Because as much as I hate him, he’s my brother. The only family I have left. And maybe I feel like he deserves a chance to realize how my father corrupted him before I kill him. Maybe I feel remorse for killing Pietro.

Felix jumps over the side of the yacht along with his small team of men. Kai runs to the edge with her gun in her hand, but from her disappointed look, I know he’s gone.

I stay frozen as a dozen eyes glare at me. My own team is pissed.

Kai takes matters into her own hands and runs to Clifton. She immediately applies pressure to the wound and starts barking orders for one of the men to call the doctor.

Odette looks at the surviving members who take part in the vote for the leadership position. “I think we should vote.”

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KAI

VOTE.

Why the hell do they want to vote right now? A man’s life hangs in the balance.

“We can vote on who is in charge later. Clifton just got shot. He needs all of our attention right now,” I say.

The doctor arrives on the top deck and takes over, applying pressure to the chest wound. After a quick examination, I realize the injury isn’t as bad as I first thought. Clifton will survive.

Odette looks from me to Enzo who is still standing frozen. I don’t know why he’s not acting. But I can tell Felix got under his skin. He told him the truth about the previous generations of failed lovers. About Felix being his brother, I’m sure. But I’ve never seen Enzo like this.

He looks terrified, in shock, unable to act.

The woman Felix threatened still cries on the ground. The men are all looking stunned at Felix’s little show. The whole scene is a mess.

“Langston, get this woman somewhere safe,” I bark.

He nods, scooping her up.

“Denziel, go check on the security footage. Get it back in our control and ensure Felix and his men are gone,” I say.