Uncle Brandon looked me in the eyes and said, "Stay away from Alec Slater and his brothers, okay?"

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "I don't plan on ever speakin' to Alec again, but why do I have to stay away from his brothers? They are nice, a close friend of Aideen's is datin' the eldest brother so I would eventually bump into one of them-"

"Keela," my uncle cut me off. "You're to stay away from the Slater brothers, do you understand me?"

What the hell?

I narrowed my eyes. "What will you do if I don't?"

Uncle Brandon sat forward and narrowed his eyes before he hissed, "I'll kill them."

I felt like I was kicked in stomach, because the wind was suddenly knocked out of me.

"Don't test me Keela, you're to stay away from that family. You're puttin' yourself, and them in danger because if anythin' happens to you I'll kill the lot of them."

I was going to be sick.

"I can't believe you're sayin' this right now," I said, then grabbed my stomach as I began to heave.

"Fuck," Uncle Brandon said when he got up and grabbed me by the arm.

He got me to my feet and brought me into the bathroom where I puked into the toilet for a solid minute. I was still heaving but nothing was coming up anymore, so I grabbed some tissue and wiped my mouth.

"Is there anythin' else I should know about this family? I don't have a secret siblin' who kills people for a livin' do I?"

Uncle Brandon laughed as he helped me up to my feet. "I'm as criminal as you're goin' to get, sweetie."

I shook my head. "How could I have not had an inklin' that you were into somethin' so... illegal?"

Uncle Brandon pushed my hair back out of my face. "Because it was kept from you. I'm not known as Brandon Daley unless it's with family, or other bosses. Everyone else involved in the business knows me as just Brandy."

I snorted because the pop singer Brandy popped into my head.

"You find this funny?"

I laughed. "I find this fuckin' hilarious, I mean me uncle is a gangster."

Uncle Brandon cringed. "I prefer the term business man."

I laughed again, hard.

Uncle Brandon rubbed his head and led me out of the bathroom.

"You want the next flight home, I presume?"

I looked up and nodded. "Yeah, I have to get out of here."

Uncle Brandon nodded then took out his phone, tapped on the screen and put it to his ear. "Afternoon Andrea, I need the next flight out from the Bahamas to Dublin... Three hours? That's perfect. Make it for Keela Daley and put her in business class. Fax the e-ticket to my hotel."

When Uncle Brandon hung up, he turned to me and smiled. "All set."

I gaped at him. "Just like that?"

He nodded. "Just like that."

I eyed him. "Is Andrea forced to work for you? Is she some kind of prisoner?"

Uncle Brandon looked at me as amusement twinkled in his grey eyes. "Andrea is just me assistant, Keela."

I raised my eyebrow. "For your shady business, or your legit business?"

Uncle Brandon chuckled. "Both."

Fuck me.

"I like Andrea! How can someone so sweet, willingly work with a criminal?"

"Because I'm a nice criminal... and I pay her well."

Gah!

"I cannot believe this."

Uncle Brandon didn't say anything and out of nowhere I started crying.

"Baby girl."

"I'm sorry," I wailed, "but me b-boyfriend cheated on me with me auntie and his e-escort partner. Then you tell me you're into some s-shady shite, and Aideen won't answer her p-phone, and I really m-miss Storm. This is the worst day in me entire l-life."

My uncle remained silent and I couldn't stop talking.

"Why did he do this to m-me? What did I do wrong?"

I picked up a dirty t-shirt and wiped my running nose.

"I thought he cared a-about me."

I cried so hard then that I almost made myself sick again and this really upset my uncle.

"Sweetheart, please."

I felt his arms come around me and I quickly wrapped mine around him and cried into his chest.

"I'm goin' to make this better, I swear it."

I shook my head. "Don't hurt him, please."

My uncle sighed but I felt him nod his head.

"I have to leave, I need to go home."

My uncle kissed my head then stood up. "Okay, I'll help get your things downstairs."

I nodded my head as he grabbed my suitcase and heaved it off the bed. I stood up and grabbed my side bag making sure I had my passport, money, and my phone. I looked around the room and all that was left were Alec's things, mine were packed away.

I grabbed a pen and note pad that the hotel provided and scrawled a message on it for Alec to read.

I don't know why you did this to me, but I hate you for it. Stay away from me.

I put the note pad on his pillow then glanced around the room once more before I sucked it up and left the room. My uncle was outside waiting for me and we went down to the lobby in silence. He picked up my e-ticket at the front desk while I waited outside for him. He sighed when he got me settled into a taxi outside the hotel.

"I would say tell Micah I'm sorry about missin' her weddin', but I can't stand Jason."

My uncle chuckled. "He is about to be me son-in-law, how do you think I feel?"

I lightly chuckled.

"I'll see you durin' the week when I'm home, okay?"

I nodded my head. "Okay."

"Call me if you need me."

I smiled. "I will, bye."

"Bye, baby girl."

I silently cried all the way to the airport and I had a face like a slapped arse through check in then through security. I felt like everything was happening around me at super speed while I waited in the waiting area of the airport for my gate number for my flight. I didn't realise I was tired, but I dozed off and awoke when a female voice announced my flight was now boarding.

Fuck!

I quickly grabbed my bag and joined the queue for my flight. I was dying to get home as I was settled on the plane, I managed to calm myself knowing it wouldn't be long before I got there and I could see my Storm.

"Keela?"

I ignored the saddened expression on Aideen's face as she opened my hall door to me.

"Hi," I murmured.

She stared at me.

"How was your flight?"

I shrugged out of my cardigan. "Long."

Aideen swallowed. "Are you hungry?"

I shook my head.

Aideen chew on her lower lip. "Thirsty?"

I shook my head.

She swallowed. "Your uncle rang me... he told me what happened. Alec rang too-"

I held my hand up cutting Aideen off.

"Don't mention him or even say his name."

Aideen nodded her head. "Okay, babe."

I walked passed the kitchen and stopped when I looked into the sitting room. I was only mildly surprised to see the Slater brothers and both of the Murphy sisters staring back at me.

I looked back at Aideen.

"Make them leave."

Aideen's face dropped. "They are here to see if you're okay-"

"I am okay, I'm perfectly okay. Tell them to leave."

Aideen stepped forward to me. "Keela."

I took a step back. "Where is Storm?"

Aideen rubbed her neck. "I had to bring him to the kennel for the day. Just so we could figure this out with him out of the way."

I was livid, Storm was the one being I looked forward to seeing!

"Which kennel? I'm goin' to get him."

"Keela, stop it. Storm is okay, we can get him later. Let's just talk-"

"You want to talk now? I wanted to talk fourteen hours ago when I called you a million times after their," I pointed at the brothers, "scumbag of a brother fucked Everly and some other scumbag in me bed. I don't want to talk anymore. I want Storm."

"Kay, I'm so sorry. I left me phone here when I was out with Kane."

"You were with one of them?" I growled. "Bit of advice honey, they are not the nice people you think they are. Trust me."

"Hey, that's bang out of order Keela. The brothers didn't make Alec cheat on you."

I snapped my head in Bronagh Murphy's direction and snarled, "Say one more word, I fuckin' dare you. Unlike your sister or Nico, I will knock you fuckin' out."

Dominic stood up and put his arm around Bronagh, which made me laugh.

"I wonder if she will let you touch her once she finds out who was in the Bahamas with me and Alec."

All the brothers stood up then.