Mistaken Identity by Rebecca King

Author:Rebecca King
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: R L King; 1 edition
Published: 2016-07-09T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Later that night, Marcus watched Ben creep out of the house and swore violently. What the lad planned to do at nearly midnight was anyone’s guess, but Marcus suspected that it wasn’t legal.

The house had fallen silent some time ago. Although from the look of the subdued lighting coming from the windows upstairs, nobody had chosen to go to bed yet. He studied the windows and knew there was something amiss. It was highly unusual for all of them not to have their lights out by now. What were they waiting for?

Marcus made a mental note to finish searching the bedrooms tomorrow and set out after the Ben. He didn’t have to go far before he came to a stop and watched Ben meet with Smithers.

“I take it you didn’t tell her?” Smithers grinned.

“It’s not funny,” Ben snapped. “She doesn’t understand.”

Ben’s bad temper dimmed the thug’s smile a little.

“Where’s the money?”

Ben sighed and dug into his pocket. He held a few coins out with one hand but, when Smithers went to snatch them off him, held them aloft at the same time he held his other hand out.

Smithers dropped the package into Ben’s hand at the same time the money vanished.

Ben glanced furtively around the woods as he stuffed the package into his pocket.

“I don’t want any more now,” Ben said quietly. “Jess knows.”

When he turned around to leave, he found Smithers blocking his way.

“Have you given any thought to what I said?” Smithers murmured.

“I said no, and I mean no,” Ben replied dismissively.

Marcus watched the young lad. In difference to the somewhat youthful side he displayed to his sister, the man facing Smithers was considerably harder.

It isn’t just money you are hiding from your sister, is it? He mused thoughtfully and crept closer.

“They keep asking, and are annoyed that you aren’t willing to help out.”

“I said no,” Ben snapped. “It is just not something that holds any interest for me. If they need help, they have you.”

This time, he side stepped around Smithers and hurried off. Rather than take a direct route home, he began a circuitous route Marcus knew he had used before. As expected, once Ben could be sure that nobody had followed him, he began to head for home. Unfortunately, for the second time that evening, he found someone blocking his way.

“What is in the package?” Marcus demanded.

“Who the hell are you?” Ben snapped. “You move around like a bloody ghost.”

His eyes were wide in the darkness, but Marcus didn’t relent. Throwing a cautious glance around the darkened woods he hauled the young lad unceremoniously off his feet. Slamming him bodily against a tree he tightened his hold on Ben’s shirt until the pressure on his throat made him claw desperately at Marcus.

“You are going to tell me what I know, and you are going to do it now,” Marcus threatened.

“I-I don’t know what you mean,” Ben stammered. “I don’t know nothing.”

“I don’t know anything,” Marcus corrected.

“I don’t know anything,” Ben dutifully repeated.

“Give me the package,” Marcus growled.

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