Chapter Fifty-Eight: Past: Unseen: Chess & Brandy

"Wait a minute, you mean that young boy, the very one that had come and an gone in this very household was a Manchez?" Huitaca said as she looked at me with shock and fear.

"Yes Owen Manchez, but last I heard the council had placed him in one of the homes in America, he got adopted by a good family. We chose to keep our distance and focus on building companies." I said with a shrug.

"Why do you look pale? Are you unwell?" Leo asked concern laced in his voice as he rose to place his hand on her forehead. "Your temperature seems normal Aunt H, what is wrong?"

"That was your biggest mistake Rodriguez…" she whispered, looking up I gave her a confused expression, unsure of what she was speaking about.

"What do you mean?" I asked but all she did was ignore me and pour herself a full glass of brandy and down it like it was water.

"Jay!" she snapped, but there was no response, "Jay!" she yelled and the door slammed open as her guard entered as a rush