Chapter Fifteen - Brainwash

Vincent's POV

My heart races extremely fast as Roman keeps me in suspense. An awkward silence befalls us and I watch him rub the back of his neck. I furrow my brows in confusion. "Why did you stop by my house if you knew I would be at the Red Moon pack house?" I ask.

Roman shrugs in reply. "I guess I just found it hard to believe that you actually had the guts to stay here for the night. How did you sleep so well knowing your brother died in this room?"

Does that mean he did not see Akira? Judging from the way he sounds, I do not think he saw Akira at all. If he did then he would be asking questions by now, unless he is trying to keep it a secret.

"Answer my question Vincent!" Roman's harsh tone startles me, it jolts me out of my thoughts and back to reality. "Oh sorry about that. I guess you do not still understand me by now. I am not here to claim my brother's possession. I never have and i never will. Once I catch the killer, I will move but for now I think it is best I stay because clearly you are not putting enough effort into any of this." I fire at him.

Roman scoffs and rolls his eyes. "If you are going to leave then do it now!"

Why does he badly want me away just the same way Elara does. Is this in any way connected? Is there something that only Elara and Roman know of concerning Kaid's death that I do not have a clue about yet.

I sigh heavily and run a hand through my hair in frustration. Each day I keep finding new information regarding Kaid's death. "So there is this girl named Elara, do you know about her relationship with Kaid?" I ask.

Roman looks confused, almost like he never actually had a clue about Elara's personality and her relationship with Kaid or maybe Roman is just really good at pretence.

"Elara was Kaid's good friend. They talked a lot about things and she was also the sister to the wife of Kaid, that was what made them closer. How does Elara have anything to do with all of this?" Roman raises a brow at me.

"Why would you leave Elara in charge of the Red Moon pack. When I got here yesterday, I met her recklessly making commands at the guards. Oh and are you sure Elara and Kaid were just good friends?" I add my last question in a low menacing tone.

Roman raises a brow at me curiously. "What do you mean by am I sure Elara and Kaid were just good friends? Are you accusing them of being in a romantic relationship when Kaid was married to her sister?" He yells with wide eyes.

I nod my head in agreement. "Yes, I think Kaid might have been cheating on his wife with Elara." I say boldly. Roman chokes out a bitter laughter and shakes his head at me in disbelief. "Wow, you are such a horrible person. How could you think such of your own deadbrother?" He yells at me.

"I thought the same thing but then everything does not add up. Elara badly wants to lock Kaid's wife up and keep her as the culprit when there is a chance that Kaid's wife might have reacted out of anger. Maybe she caught Kaid cheating on her with Elara and out of anger, she pushed him or something." I say with a shrug.

At this point, if I can not prove Akira's innocence completely. I can allow people to see a brighter side of things. Everybody detests cheating men, if they find out that Kaid used to cheat on Akira then they might be more lenient with her. But that does not stop me from digging deeper into the death of my brother. The mission is to save Akira and vindicate the killer.

"Wow." Roman pauses to applaud loudly. "Good one with the theory Vincent. Even if any of that did happen, are you going to say Kaid deserved to die because he cheated on his wife?" Roman just has an irritated look on his face now. He does not seem to buying anything I say, convincing Roman is going to be really hard.

"Think about it. If you were in her shoes, you had just gotten out of prison and you meet your wife cheating on you with your brother. How would you feel? What emotion would you feel? Sadness? Anger? Rage? Confusion?" I emphasize on my words slowly.

Roman shakes his head in disagreement. "One I do not have a wife so there is nothing to think about! Two, no matter a person's crime, do you think death is a good punishment? And for the love of the Moon goddess, Kaid did not cheat on his wife with Elara! They are just friends!"

"Then why did Elara keep trying to claim the pack as hers? Why is she so eager to send her sister to jail. Does family not come before friends? If there is anyone who should be protecting Kaid's wife then it should be Elara." I rant.

Roman already looks extremely tired from dragging this issue back and forth with me. He clears his throat and speaks in a calm yet cold tone. "Elara is currently going through a lot of backlash from people because her sister committed a crime. Elara feels guilty and that is why she is not going to be biased about the judgment. Why was she in charge of the Red Moon pack affairs after Kaid's death? It was because that was Kaid's request, he knew she was a loyal servant and friend to him so he always wanted her as a second in command, she is his advisor."

Roman leans closer to me and whispers softly into my ears "Stop listening to whatever Kaid's wife tells you. She is trying to brainwash you because that woman is evil."

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