Breaking the Code

Volto

Okay so I'm not a huge fan of the middle part of this chapter tbh but the ending heh. Yes people really can black out from anger I know I do. Yes they can sometimes tell it's going to happen. Maybe you guys will like this better than I do. Loves!!

Sang

Gabriel entered the room first with me following and Luke behind me. It was like they were protecting me, I know they weren't but sometimes I like to pretend. In my head I don't have to fight or protect anyone. I'm just waiting for someone to come along and make me feel... Well, anything. In my head everything is perfect. My head is not reality.

Everyone is already here and sitting around a table. Owen is on one end with Dr. Green on one side and Kota the other. Next to Kota is Nathan then the next two chairs are empty. Dr. Green is next to Victor then Crawler, Raven and Brandon. Across from Brandon North is pouting and Silas is next to him. Marc sits next to Brandon and then there's an empty chair next to the end of the table. Mr. Toma is seated there with Wil by him and Silas.

Luke and Gabriel beeline to the two chairs by Nathan leaving me to stand there. I don't like the idea of being trapped between two people. I guess I know Marc a little. He should be fine I guess. With hesitant steps I move toward the chair near him. His eyes brighten when I move closer. The blue swirls and glows while the green seems to come alive. Damn, that's amazing.

Once I take my seat Wil meets my eyes. His pale, peridot green eyes filled with worry and pain. What happened? Wil quickly pushes the thin black frames up his face and looks away. I glance down the table to see Crawler staring at me with sadness. At that moment his eyes almost look like Brandon's. I don't like it.

Brandon catches my gaze and gives a weak smile just as Owen and Mr. Toma stand. Owen clears his throat catching the attention of everyone. He shoots a look at a few of his boys before motioning for Mr. Toma to speak. Mr. Toma looks at Owen curiously while Sean just smirks. This must be something he sees all the time.

With one last curious glance Mr. Toma nods to Corey who places a small black box in the middle of the table. Is that a signal blocker? My head whips around and I lock eyes with Crawler. With a small resigned sigh he nods yes. What the fuck are these people doing that they need a signal blocker for? My hands start tensing slightly. I don't like this.

"Today we were possibly compromised. Nathan's phone was stolen and a few bugs placed on it. This wouldn't be an issue since the bugs are now gone except for who they were from. We call them Volto. They're extremely dangerous and should not be taken lightly." Wil's face pales until he resembles a sheet of paper. "Volto is the reason Kevin was injured and retired. He was also present during the time period that is best left unmentioned. Unfortunately I believe we might have to look it over again." Marc tenses up beside me and shoots Brandon a look. Both seem deeply wounded.

Wil looks between the two of them curiously while the Blackbourne boys just look sad for their friends. I wonder what happened. Will I find out? Brandon takes a shaky breath and nods to Mr. Toma who turns to Wil. "I want to make something very clear here. I don't care how she is as a sibling but I do NOT want to hear you saying anything bad about my family because of something she told you. You are here because you fucked up and we need to fix it."

What? My head is spinning and I can tell I'm only going to get more lost as time goes on. I still don't say anything though. If i just sit here they might reveal more than they think. I've spent enough time watching people to know when to keep my mouth shut. Now is one of those times.

"Volto called the police on my family frequently when we were in the middle of a drug bust. We were working with Kayli at the time. Her... skills were needed. Unfortunately she fell in with one of the manufactures of the drug. We were unaware of this but Volto knew. He played everything and everyone. At one point Kevin went in on some information given to us that wasn't accurate. Volto planted it for Kayli to find. He was hurt badly.

It's been over a year and he still can't walk, probably never will again. He chose to retire and move in with Mindy. Before everything went to shit with Kayli he cut off contact and asked us not to try and speak to him anymore." Mr. Toma's face is impassive but the slight tightening around his mouth says he's angry. Brandon looks furious and Marc is a little lost. What happened?

"When Wil uploaded the bug to Nathan's phone there is a chance all of the information was sent to him. Sang was able to locate and remove the bug, which is impressive. Volto is very technology proficient and is able to get past all of Corey's firewalls so typically we can't find anything he placed. We know that Wil has been in contact with Volto and they are aware of Sang as well as her work. Everything we have on the school might be in Volto's hands. We need to lock down and search all devices as well as limit our technology. We can't risk them getting involved again."

My eyes drift to Wil. His cheeks are flaming and he won't look my way. "Wil, what did you do?" He won't meet my eyes. My knuckles crack as my hands form fists. Tears fill his eyes and he starts hitting his thigh. My anger is rising every moment he doesn't answer. Did he set me up? Did he just fuck over our entire system? I'm going to kill him.

"I'm sorry Sang. I didn't know this could happen. I didn't know." Everything I've worked so hard for. I have put everything on the line for these people and Wil might have just fucked it up. I'm about to explode. I'm going to lose it and Wil is about to die. I spin to look at everyone around the table. Silas is looking at me with understanding so is North.

"Get. Him. Away. From. ME!" North wraps his arm around Wil's arm and hauls him into a standing position. North stands with him. They both lead Wil into what looks like an office closing the door behind him. I can hear Crawler talking but my anger is blocking everything out. Not now. I can't black out now. If I get angry enough I black out and people get hurt.

I press my nails into my palms to ground myself a little bit. It's not working. My eyes lock with Owen's. "Do not let anyone near me. I don't trust you guys right now but I don't want to hurt you." A hand touches my arm and I feel the rough calloused fingertips surround my hand before everything goes dark.