Chapter 33.

**Narrator’s POV.**

Was it so wrong that after leaving his father’s lavish mansion, Gabriel became angry? And was it so bad that the anger was not directed to his father but to the girl who just left him without a word or an explanation?

She had promised him, she had made an unbreakable oath that she would never leave him- not for anything, not for anyone but she broke that promise, the oath was not so unbreakable after all.

Now, as he sat down in his large hotel room, he wondered what on earth he had just done; had he willingly thrown his whole life and possibly future away because of a girl? Never in a thousand years would he have thought he could do something like this- something so selfless yet selfish at the same time. If a fortune teller had told him a few months ago that this would happen, he would’ve laughed comically in the person’s face and would’ve probably sued them for making such a bad joke but this was the reality of his life.

He had given up his inheritance and everything he had ever worked for to find the girl he loved- the girl who walked away from him like he was nothing. How the hell was he meant to find her when the only hint he had was ‘far far away’? What on earth was he meant to do with that? Far far away could mean somewhere in Africa, Iraq, Russia, the fucking south pole, heck, far far away could mean hell for all he knew.

A knock on his door brough him out of his thoughts and he wondered if he had ordered room service, he could not remember doing so, so who the fuck was at his door and why? “I am sorry, I did not… What the fuck are you doing here?”, he literally scowled at the man standing in front of him,

The man placed a smile that he knew annoyed Gabriel on his face and pushed past him, heading straight for the bar, “Of all hotels, you just had to pick this one?”, he said as he poured himself a cup of whiskey,

“How did you know I was here and how why are you here?”, as if Gabriel’s day wasn’t already bad enough, he had to deal with this misfit as well.

“I have my sources”, he gulped everything at once before placing his smile back on and walking towards the bed, “Hey, did you know I banged some hot model on this same exact bed?”, he flopped unto it like he owned the place,

“I did not know and I could’ve died not knowing, now tell me Alex, what the fuck are you doing here?”, Alex’s smile left his face and his demeanor became serious,

“I heard what dad did, it was a pretty shitty thing to do- you know, with Tessa?”, he took a pause and a deep breath, “I want to help find her”, before the words left his mouth, Gabriel was already shaking his head,

“No Alex, go home”,

Alex’s seriousness switched back as fast as it came, “Well, too late. I already told our father to suck it and go to hell, I think I am disowned as well”, his cool font made Gabriel extremely confused.

“What about the inheritance?”,

“I never really wanted it- having it seems like… work”, he shuddered at the thought, “I only wanted it because you wanted it but now that you do not want it again, I see no reason to want it”, Gabriel was giving Alex two minutes to hide all the knives and other sharp weapons in sight because he was going to kill him!

“You are a fucked up human being, did you know that?”, it baffled them how they were in the same room with each other and were managing to act civil, it had never happened before.

“Yes, I know and I also know that I hurt Tessa a lot, I wish I could take everything back but I can’t- what is done is done but I really care about her, a lot and I just really want to see her happy, even if it is with a dick head like you”, Gabriel had seen that one coming but it still did not stop him from rolling his eyes.

Another knock sounded on the door and Gabriel pulled it open with an idea of who it was, “Here to profess your love as well?”,

“What does that…”, the newcomer looked pass Gabriel shoulder and saw Alex sitting on one of the couches with his legs propped up on the coffee table and a glass of alcohol in his hand, “Oh, he is here”.

“You say that like it is a bad thing Kevin”, Alex shrugged and took a sip of his drink,

“Well, you are an irritant. You are like that big fat dick wart that no one can never get rid of, the more they try to pop you, the bigger you get”, Kevin said as he also entered the room,

“Well that is quite graphic”, Alex muttered dryly before his face lit up again, “Wait, you have a dick wart? Tough. That must be so awkward when you are getting laid, you have gotten laid right? Or are you like all those musicians who have no time for some bed action and-”,

“Would you shut up Alex?”, the both of them yelled at the same time which was one of the creepiest experiences that had ever happened to them,

“Okay, jeez, no need to get your periods about it”, by the slur in his tone, they could both tell that he was on the road to drunkenness, “Damn, I’m such a light weight”, he dropped the cup on the table and rubbed his temples harshly, “Get me some water, would you?”,

“Get it yourself asshat”, Kevin fired before turning to Gabriel, “I want to help find Tessa and before you say anything, just remember that I also care about her and two heads are better than one”,

“What happened to my head?”, Alex whined,

“It drowned”, Kevin shot at him and turned to Gabriel again, “I left dad, told him I do not want to be part of his fucked up legacy anymore. He crossed the line with what he did to Tessa and he has to pay”, his features darkened, “First things first, do you have any leads?”.

They joined Alex on the other couches before Gabriel replied, “No, the only lead I have is ‘far far away’”,

“Typical Andrew O’Connell”, Kevin rolled his eyes, “He seems smart but in reality, he is really not. He’s just as dumb as the other guy”, he said,

“Where are you going with this?”, both Alex and Gabriel had a clue of where he was headed but they needed him to affirm their assumptions.

“Far far away? He was clearly trying to put you off track and I can bet a fortune that she id not as far as the sick bastard claims. Heck! For all we know, she could still be in America”, Kevin concluded,

“I get your point but even if she is in America, there are fifty states here-”, Gabriel was cut off by Alex,

“Fifty minus California”, he pointed out, “There is no way he could’ve possibly kept her here, right?”, he looked between the other two men, hoping they would not think he was crazy or drunk as usual,

“You actually have a point, we cannot rule anywhere out- that fucked up son of a bitch is playing a game that I plan on winning”, Gabriel stood up and went to the bar to grab himself a glass of wine, “It might take weeks, maybe months, even a year but I will find her”, he promised.

“Yeah, but we have to be careful, you know he runs an underground drug, mafia business”, Alex was not expecting the look on his step-brother’s faces, “Shit I thought you guys knew”.