Chapter 47.

**Narrator’s POV.**

As they silently trekked their way to the side of the property, both Gabriel and Kevin refused to acknowledge the awkwardness and the unfamiliarity of what Alex had done- they had been brothers for a very long time but neither of them had given the other a simple handshake, not to talk of a goddamn hug. It had just never happened, well, now it had.

“This wall is taller than I imagined”, Kevin said, taking a few steps back so he could see the top of the fifteen foot wall that blocked the mansion from the view of those who passed by,

“We can manage it”, Gabriel shrugged, crouching down and lacing his fingers together, “Come on, I’ll give you a boost. Be careful though, there might be men guarding the area”, it still baffled him how his father had not placed electric fences or barbwires over the wall- he was such a confident, arrogant asshole.

“Once I am up there, I’ll pull you up”, Kevin promised before placing his foot on Gabriel’s intertwined hands. Using as much strength as he could muster, Gabriel lifted Kevin up and only pulled away until he knew he had a good grip on the wall and he wasn’t going to fall down. Once Kevin had successfully propped himself up, he sat down on the wall and reached his hand out for Gabriel who took a few steps back and jumped so his hands could reach his brothers.

As promised, Kevin managed to pull him up and sit him down on the fence, “Thanks”, Gabriel said before looking down, “This is a goddamn leap of faith”, the journey down seemed long, like it could potentially break their legs or shatter their bones, “Are you ready?”, Kevin closed his eyes and took a deep breath,

“Yes, I think I’m ready”, Gabriel nodded in confirmation as he scooted himself to the edge of the wall, he closed his eyes before he left go of the wall, allowing himself to fall freely. He hit the floor with a low thud but luckily for him, nothing was damaged. He stood to his feet and looked up to see Kevin doing the same thing he had done but he almost wasn’t as lucky as he was.

Kevin was about to trip over but Gabriel was quick to catch him, “Easy”, he warned, “I need those hands and legs for some ass kicking”, Kevin laughed at the joke before giving his brother a nudged of appreciation, if not for Gabriel, he could’ve broken his legs or hands- he needed both. They quickly found a spot where they could camouflage in order to not get caught. Gabriel pulled out his phone and brought up the picture of the blueprints, “We have to get in undetected”, he explained,

Kevin’s eyes also scanned through the blueprints, “This”, he pointed, “We can get through using the hazard shed. It should be at the back of the house”, the hazard shed was a small room connected to the main building, it was going to be extremely dark in there so it was the best place to go through. It was either that or through the front door or kitchen,

“Hazard shed sounds good”, they quickly make their way towards the trap door of the shed, “Fuck, its locked”, the door was securely sealed with a thick chain and a heavy duty padlock, “Is there any chance that you know how to pick a lock?”,

Kevin rolled his eyes and stepped forward, taking out one of the pins he had in his shoulder length hair. He crouched down in front of the door and took the old, rusted padlock in his hands, just like magic, the lock flew open so he unhooked it and threw it to the ground before pulling the chains off the door, “You’re welcome”, he said, stepping back.

Gabriel pulled the door open and walked down the stairs, scrunching his nose up as he got to the last step, “Jesus, it smells like something died in here”, he hastily pulled up his shirt to his nose to block the fowl smell from invading his nostril,

“Or someone”, Kevin corrected, mirroring Gabriel’s action, “At this point, I swear I won’t be surprised if he had killed a lot of people here”,

“Let’s just hope we’re not next”, Gabriel muttered in irritation, causing Kevin to stop in his tracks,

“Do you think he could really do that to us?”, he was hoping that his older brother would tell him something else, tell him that their father was not capable of killing his own sons but even he knew that sounded too good to be true and Gabriel wasn’t going to hold back either.

“I wouldn’t hold my breath on it, our father is a dangerous man Kevin, he is blinded by his greed and want for more. He doesn’t see us as his sons Kevin, he sees us as an asset to his business. And guess what we are to him right now?”, Kevin shakes his head, telling Gabriel that he could not guess, “Failed business transactions. You know what they do with failed business transactions?”, he was not really asking Kevin the question because he knew he was going to end up answering it himself, “They get rid of them”.

“So basically, we are prodigal sons but since he never saw us as his sons, we are failed business transactions?”, Gabriel nodded, “That sounds horrible”, everyone knew Kevin wasn’t a scaredy cat but right that second, he could not help but feel fear rake through his body.

Just as Gabriel was about to open the connecting door, Kevin’s phone began to buzz in his pockets, making Gabriel’s hand retreat. He brought out the phone and groaned lowly when he sees the ID, “Who is it?”, Gabriel asked him,

“My mum”, Kevin grumbled, “Should I pick it? I am sorry but she always choses the worst time to call me”, Gabriel looked away and nodded, telling him that he should go ahead and pick his call from his mother. Kevin gave him a sad smile before walking to the other side of the shed to get some privacy.

Gabriel hated it when people looked at him like that, like he was the saddest person alive or something just because he never got to know who his mother was, just because she died when he was a baby. Yes, at times he wondered how it would’ve been like to grow up with a mother but technically, none of them grew up with mothers. They lived with their father and Kevin and Alex only got to see their mums a handful of times- during those days, he would lock himself up in his room and wish he had a mother as well- maybe if he did, he wouldn’t be the asshole he was today.

Alex’s mother had gone M.I.A a few years ago and till this day, nobody could pin point exactly where she was or is, he knew for a fact that she was not dead since he had been hearing news of people spotting sighting her in different places- Alex’s mum used to be a popular model when she was younger but old age had taken a toll on her. In fact, the day Alex met Tessa, he was coming back from a trip dedicated to finding his mother.

After his call, Kevin went back to where Gabriel was standing, “Sorry it took so long”, he apologized, “She was just calling ahead to remind me of her concert next month”, Kevin O.C wasn’t just known for his good looks and talent, he was also known for being the son of Arabella Dawson who had been named ‘The mother of Pop’ after winning a ton of awards, clearly, he had gotten his talent from her.

“Oh, its fine”, Gabriel said awkwardly before pushing the door open. They were instantly met with a bulky looking man who looked like he eats children for breakfast,

“What the fuck are you doing here?”, he cocked the riffle that was in his hand and that’s when Kevin jumped into action, two of his fingers went straight to the back of the man’s neck and the man instantly became paralyzed, falling unto the floor in a heap.

Kevin kicked his fallen gun to the other side of the room before crouching down, “Shhhh”, he hushed, “Sleep now, when you wake up, you’ll be in prison, where you belong”, the man’s eyes closed and his body became limp,

“Where on earth did you learn how to do that?”, Gabriel asked in a yelled whisper,

Kevin shrugged, “YouTube, plus, I’ve had a lot of practice”, he stepped over the man’s body and walked out of the room, “I really think we should be more careful from now on, we could run into groups of men if care isn’t taken. Plus, if I die before my mother’s concert, she will kill me”, Gabriel’s lips tugged up at his joke, he wanted to laugh out but that was going to draw a lot of attention.

Instead, he looked at his phone, scanning the picture, “We have to hurry, Tessa is here, I can just feel it”.