Iron Rose Ch. 04

"I still don't believe what we have found out is true." Carter said in the friend he had confided in. "I still don't believe or accept that man is my brother. I won't accept it."

"I don't know, Miguel." Drake sighed, massaging his shoulder. "What if you have found out isn't the truth?"

"Brian avoided my questions about those people's pasts." His voice was rising and he was breathing harshly. "That man too is hiding something. He wouldn't have acted the way he did if what I had asked him was a lie. There's only one person that can answer my questions."

Drake sighed, rubbing his face. "Are you gonna go inside and confront him?"

Carter took a good look at the big mansion and felt a wave of fear pass through him. He had no idea why he was scared. Maybe it was because he feared what was in his mind was gonna come true.

He looked at Drake and tried to smile. "No! Right now, I just want to see my mother and be with her. That's all."

"Okay!" Drake smiled, shaking his head. "I'll drop you. I am willing to give you space because you've been through a lot today."

But then suddenly, both of them heard the back door opening and closing abruptly. Before they could even realize what was going on, they heard a gun cocking and their hearts sank. They tried to look behind but...

"Don't even think about it." The man chuckled evilly. "No more kissy kissy."

The incredulous look on Carter's face couldn't be missed even as his eyes widened. "Gabino..."

"Don't turn around." He warned. "Drive!" He ordered.

Fearing for any of them to get hurt, Drake started the car and they drove off.

***

Christian took Miguel's hand to his lips and placed kisses all over them.

Miguel stared at him, smiling and feeling quenched. "If we were to stay in this room forever, do you think anyone would search for us?"

Christian chuckled softly, now kissing Miguel's shoulder, drawing chuckles from him. "Maybe my mother might worry."

"Of course," Miguel nodded. "Mothers always see their children as kids. It's what parents do, worry about us."

"Have you ever thought about becoming a parent?" Christian asked, obviously thinking that if he and Miguel ended up together, they'd have kids to complete them.

That was a sensitive topic for Miguel. He couldn't help but remember his discussion with Gabriel about kids years back. It made him really emotional and he also remembered that Gabriel was now gone and he wanted to forget about him.

"I don't wanna talk about it." He blushed the whole topic off.

Christian looked at him and smiled. "I think you would make an amazing father."

Miguel laughed, giving him an incredulous look. "Are you being serious? You're very strange, Christian..." He chuckled. "...if you don't see me as a serial killer, you regard me as a great father. Wow!"

Christian laughed as he caressed Miguel's hands but before he did, his phone started ringing and he just ignored it. Whoever was calling was disturbing his moment with Miguel.

"I am not gonna answer it because I am with you."

Miguel was impressed but the phone started ringing again.

"It might be urgent." Miguel said with a sigh.

Christian took the phone and looked at Miguel.

"It's Miguel!"

"Oooh..." Miguel teased, smiling happily. "The lioness is looking for her cub."

He smiled sheepishly and picked up the call and truly, Miguel was right, the call was really important. It seemed like something really bad had happened, a rape and someone in his area needed his help. He was gonna go there to help.

He told Miguel that he was needed and Miguel helped him dress up. They came downstairs with Christian all dressed up and Miguel in his beautiful robe with only a boxer brief underneath.

"It seems nothing lasts forever." Miguel said, slowly leaning his head on Christian's shoulder. "I am gonna miss you."

"I'll be back." Christian said, rubbing his lips softly. They were really swollen but he couldn't have liked them any other way. "We still have a lot of things to talk about."

Talk, Miguel thought as he stared at Christian like he'd just said something abominable.

"Well, counsellor, if you're coming back to talk about what I think you're coming to talk about..." He chuckled, smiling softly. "...then don't even waste your energy coming back here. You're not gonna get anything from me."

Christian knew Miguel had the answers that he was seeking. He needed to save him. "This issue of the dragons is very serious and you can't continue scheming."

Miguel laughed, folding his arms as he stared at Chris, giving him that sexy gaze. "It's part of my personal life."

"Am I not part of your personal life?" Christian asked, getting closer to Miguel.

Miguel was looking at him, dying to wrap his arms around his neck, mouth on mouth and body on body. He smiled happily but before he did anything, Brian came inside rushing, looking like he had been chased by the hounds of hell.

"I have been waiting for you." Brian said with a harsh breath. "How are you doing, Christian?"

"I am okay, Brian." Christian took a quick glance at the man before finally landing his eyes on his baby.

"It's a big surprise!" He couldn't help but comment because... "I didn't expect to ever see you back here."

"Well, I..."

"Christian, you've got nothing to explain." Miguel chimed in, giving Brian a cold look. "You're a free man."

"Okay." He leaned forward and kissed Miguel softly on the lips before he left.

Miguel remained standing there with a killer smile on his face, staring at his man as he went and remembering the passionate moment they had shared. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself, playing with his hair and looking like a kid that had fallen in love for the first time. He really couldn't understand what was happening with him.

"I will never understand your relationship with Christian." He sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "It seems you two can't control yourselves. Anyway," He sighed, feeling nervous again. "I came here for something really important. I came here to talk about Carter."

Carter! Miguel quickly turned as he lost the smile on his face, looking at Brian with a stern look. He knew Brian was really stupid but that was the height of it. He didn't wanna talk about Carter, especially with someone that he no longer trusted.

"Carter!" Miguel gasped, frowning. "What about Carter?"

"He knows that you're his brother."

The moment Brian said that to Miguel, his face simply looked pale... He felt both hot and cold at the same time... his heart started racing... he felt weak... He got really scared and if that cold shiver going down his spine wasn't making him weaker then he didn't know what was. The look on his face was priceless.

His hands found themselves in his hair, rubbing his fingers through them. He didn't know what to think or how to respond to Brian. His voice kept on ringing through his head as fear swept him off his feet.

"Carter... knows?" His voice cracked. "Please, tell me you're joking."

"I am not. Carter came to my house like an hour ago and..."

"That's impossible. How did he come to know of this?" He was acting hysterical and he failed to breathe fine. "He wouldn't have just..."

"I have no idea, Miguel..." Brian shook his head. "But maybe he might have figured it out somehow. I don't know but, I am sure Carter will come here to confront you."

Miguel had no idea how he was gonna face Carter or what lies he was gonna tell. One thing he knew though was that someone had probably told Carter the truth. That was what he was gonna find out.

"Let me get dressed."

He rushed upstairs to put on something sexy, a pink designer's coat that was unbuttoned with a pure white vest inside and a blue designer's skinny jean that showed off his curves. He tied his hair into a ponytail and wore black boots to match with what he was wearing. He came downstairs and they went straight to Yvette's house.

When they reached there, Yvette was really worried because had never come there and looking the way he was. She was with Alicia and both of them looked at each other first before they went to him.

"I don't know how Carter has found out." Miguel rasped, pointing at Yvette. "But he knows somehow that I am his brother."

"What?" Yvette felt her heart sink. She was scared and she felt a really cool breeze hit her face. She was scared because Miguel had specifically told her to be discreet. "How?"

"I am supposed to be asking you that." He said, folding his arms on his chest. "Only the people that are in this room know what the truth is. So if he didn't find out the truth from Brian or me then it only means that..."

"No!" Yvette shook her head abruptly. "Alicia and I have been really careful. There's no way we would have told him after keeping it from him for a long time."

Alicia too was confused. "Though I don't know why you don't want him to know, I haven't told him anything."

"I have my reasons." Miguel run his hands through his hair, taking a deep breath. "I am sure he heard you two talking about it."

Alicia and Yvette felt their hearts pound in their chests. They remembered that that very afternoon they'd been talking about it and maybe he might have come home and heard it. When both of them realized what they'd done, their hands immediately covered their mouths as they stared at each other wide eyed.

"Miguel, I think..."

Yvette explained what had happened that afternoon which might have led to him discovering.

"We had no idea that was going to happen, we swear." She sighed, feeling tears building in her eyes. "I have no idea where he is, and what he might be thinking of me, right now. My child!" She held her chest, feeling like she was about to die. "He'll hate me because he probably heard also that I... I..." She couldn't say it. She broke down and started crying.

Alicia wrapped her arms around her, rubbing her back. "Calm down, Yvette. Everything's gonna be fine."

"No! He..."

"Yvette!" Miguel snapped and took a deep breath. "Please, stop with this drama. You cannot afford to be weak all the time. He's found out but we're gonna have to twist things a bit."

Yvette stopped crying and looked at Miguel, confused. "What do you mean?"

"We have to deny it." Miguel said with a frown, shrugging. "We all have to deny it till the end. It's gonna be difficult but we have to deny it."

Miguel knew he couldn't risk Carter finding out the truth. There was a lot at stake if he got to find out, including his life. With the drama surrounding Miguel, he knew that Carter coming into the picture as his brother was gonna be dangerous.

"Listen to me..."

***

"What do you think you're doing, Gabino?" Carter asked angrily with his hands up in the air. "Please, stop all this. We haven't done anything to you."

"You think?" Gabino laughed, pointing his gun at the two men. "If I were you, I would shut up. Here!" He handed another gun to Drake who was staring at him like he was dumbfounded. "Take this and shoot him."

"What?" Drake took a step back, but making sure that his hands were up. "Why would I do that?"

"Just do it."

"No!" Drake shook his head furiously. "Kill me but don't do anything to him."

"Oh..." Gabino laughed, chirping at Drake. "...lover boy doesn't want to shoot his love. Well, don't fuck with me. Take the gun and do as instructed." He yelled, cocking his gun.

"Gabino, no!" Carter's eyes watered because he knew Gabino wasn't fucking with them. "What has he done, what have we done?"

"Shut the fuck up?" Gabino moved his gun, pointing at Carter. He was just so mad. "This is most especially about you." Carter was confused. "You dragged lover boy into this and he's gonna pay for your sins too."

Carter couldn't shout for help. He had no idea where Gabino had brought them. It looked like a semi desert, really dry and all around, it seemed like an endless desert. He knew that no one was gonna save him.

"Gabino, I know that we've not been getting along and I..." He paused and swallowed. Sweat was already forming on his forehead. Plus the heat wasn't making it any easier for him. "...I know I rejected your proposal but that doesn't mean that you should kill me. There are a lot of young men out there would kill just..."

Gabino laughed before Carter could even finish what he had been about to say. "You think this is about you. You're more pathetic than I thought. Do you think you're the only man in the world? This isn't about that."

"Gabino, I know you're just jealous but you're not a killer." Carter was breathing heavily, feeling his heart racing.

As the two were busy talking, Drake saw that Gabino was distracted. He saw it as an opportunity to try and reach for the gun. He tried to act smart but Gabino was too fast that he had no idea when Gabino turned and pulled the trigger on him.

First Drake had no idea what was going on until he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen then he found it difficult to breath. He slowly moved his eyes to that painful area and found blood gushing out. He tried to breathe and felt the pain take him by surprise, hitting him all over his body. Before he even knew what was happening, he found himself on the ground with his bloody hand covering his wound. It was really painful.

"Drake!"

Carter found himself on the ground, crawling towards Drake.

"You think you can play hero with me?" Gabino laughed manically, staring at the man he had shot. "Anyway, you knew that was coming."

Carter didn't know how to react but he felt breathless. His eyes widened at how bloody Drake's shirt was. His heart pounded so deep in his chest that his breaths started coming out harshly. He was instantly trembling as fear took him like a shockwave. He felt weak and helpless. His mouth shook uncontrollably and so did his hands.

"Run!" Drake managed a word.

Before Carter could act, he felt Gabino's hand on his neck. Before he could even do anything, Gabino furiously got him up and stared into his face, smiling like an evil king.

"Too bad, Carter..." He laughed, getting closer to his face. "...we could have made a really good couple. I loved you."

With a groan, Carter furiously moved his leg up and hit Gabino right in the gonads. Gabino groaned and before he could do anything, Carter pushed him hard to the ground and he got his chance. He started running away as quickly as he could, falling to the ground so that the bushes could hide him from Gabino.

He crawled as fast as he could but when he heard Gabino's voice nearby, he got up and started running away in the strange area. His heart was literally in his throat and his life too. He had never been so scared in his life.

Just when he thought he had run far away, he reached a cliff. Shit! He needed to find another way because there was no way he was gonna jump. It was a bit further down. He quickly turned but it was too late. Gabino was right behind him with his gun pointed at him. Carter's heart shattered as his breaths came out harshly. His fear was now so intense that he started hyperventilating. He raised his hands as he slowly moved behind but couldn't anymore because he knew that he was gonna fall if he moved further.

"Don't kill me, please!" Carter pleaded. "I have a mother to..."

"I don't give a fuck about your mother, you shit!" Gabino cursed, shouting at Carter. "You almost crushed my nuts."

"I am sorry but... but..." He stuttered. "...don't kill me."

"That's not for me to decide. I am just carrying out instructions from Lord Miguel." He smiled sinisterly, enjoying the incredulous look on Carter's face. "Yes!" his voice sounded evil. "La don sent me."

Carter felt like his chances of survival had just been reduced to zero. First, he had found out the truth that Miguel was his brother and now... he was trying to eliminate him? It was impossible. His guts told him that Miguel didn't send him.

"I refuse to believe that." He tried to sound confident. "He'd never do that to me."

Gabino laughed, cocking his gun. "Maybe you're right." Gabino nodded. "But he did order me once and I have no fucking idea why he changed his mind."

Carter knew that for him to survive, he had to be smart, he had to make Gabino scared.

"Miguel is a very vengeful man..." He said, his voice cracking. "...and he would never forgive you for touching his blood."

"What?" Gabino was confused as fuck. He was smiling anymore. His face had a big question mark. "I don't understand what he has to do with all this."

Carter gulped. "I am the blood brother of Miguel Powers." He literally yelled.

Gabino's face went instantly pale as his eyes widened.

Will this ensure Carter's survival?

***

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The theme songs for this chapter are, "I need you," by Mark Anthony, "Shape of you and perfect," by Ed Sheeran, "Boss," by Fifth Harmony, "Player," by Tinashe Ft Chris Brown and "Pretend" by Tinashe.

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