14 - "Slip of The Tongue"

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"...Thank you so much. I really appreciate this." Allele said. He was back in his Mercedes-Benz after leaving Lotus's office. "I just have one more stop to make and I'll be home."

After leaving Lotus's office and finding out who Tom was and that Cilia had went after him; Allele was going after Cilia. She was going into a dangerous situation and as much belief as Lotus had in her, she couldn't handle a man of Tom's caliber on her own. Allele had no clue who the person was with her, but they couldn't protect her either. Not how he could protect her.

So he asked Journi to stay overnight with the boys. Two nights maximum if needed. He was going to pay her $5000. It might've seemed like overkill for only two days; but it was four kids and one had behavioral problems.

"No Mr. Cole..."

Allele closed his eyes for a split second and reopened them. It was nothing to get annoyed about, but thoughts about Cilia was overcrowding his head and he couldn't stop from thinking the worst.

"Allele." He reminded. He couldn't stand the 'mister' thing, it had always been so extra to him.

"Oh, yeah, um...it's okay Allele really. You're the one giving me the opportunity. I thought it would take forever to find work. The pay you're giving me should hold me over until I find some clients."

"Alright." Allele said. "I'll see you in the next hour or so."

"Alright." Journi said.

She hung up and complete silence took over the jeep. Allele usually rode in silence unless he was in the car with the kids. It was just how he was. It helped him to think and it was comforting. But right now his thoughts were loud, interfering with his peace and sanity.

Who the hell was it down there with Cilia? She didn't know anyone that he didn't. The only person besides Lotus that would be able to protect Cilia was White Locus and neither of her two siblings were in Virginia. So who could it be? The only two possible people Allele was thinking of was Keshawn or Dion.

The person has to be a man though for sure. Allele said to himself. He couldn't see another woman besides White Locus being brave enough to help Cilia infiltrate an illegal whorehouse. So it had to be a man and the only men he could think of that were close enough to her, to even attempt that besides her own brother, was his brothers.

In fact, no one had heard from Keshawn in a while. He barely answered calls now and Allele stopped hearing from him around the same time Cilia had left for her trip. Did he meet her out there? Or did he go with her? Unlike Breeze, Cilia had always respected Keshawn a little more because he kept his distance and understood she didn't like him. So she was always able to tolerate him more. So maybe she felt close enough to do this with him.

But Allele couldn't see Keshawn not saying anything to him about it. He wouldn't go somewhere to do something as personal as kill his wife's rapist with her, when he could've told him and let him handle it. He also couldn't see Cilia asking Keshawn of all people when she had her own brother who she was talking to again as a first choice.

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