“You needto tell him who you are,” Tucker said turning to the man.
“How did you figure it out and he hasn’t?”
“He has, he just doesn’t want to admit it to himself, but once he does, it won’t be good for you or anyone else.”
Seth sighed and walked over to the couch, sitting down. He threw the file he was holding down on the table and stared at Tucker. “Do you know how long I’ve been dying to meet them? I tried to keep up with their lives so that when I finally met them, I would feel like one of them and not some outsider.”
“Does Asher know about you?”
“No,” he whispered. “My mother told him she lost the baby.”
“Fucking hell,” Tucker cursed. “What’s your true motivation for being here? To cause trouble or get some of Hamilton Enterprise? If that’s what you want,name your price and I will write you a check right now. I’m telling you now, I’m not going to let you hurt the man or family I care about out of spite.”
“It’s nothing like that, I promise. I told you I studied them because I wanted to be close to them. My mother was a Seeker agent, and once I knew my father and brothers were too, it’s all I wanted to be. I imagined myself working alongside them. The three Hamilton boys taking down one bad guy at a time. Trust me, I don’t need your money or theirs as a matter of fact. My mothers are Helen and Ann-Maire Harrison, fashion icons and owners of over three hundred ready-to-wear stores and haute couture boutiques. They moved to London when they found out that Helen was pregnant with me and stayed away from the public eye, letting Ann-Marie be the face of the company until I was born."
“But how did you find out?”
“When I was eighteen, I asked my mother who my father was, and she told me the entire story. They were on a mission both missing their lovers and decided to have one too many, and one thing led to another. The next morning, they were so ashamed of what they did my mother came clean to her lover. Both my mums are wonderful together, but sometimes I think Ann-Marie still resents the fact that Helen cheated on her. I wasn’t a surprise to their friends, everyone in their circle knew they wanted to have a child, so no one questioned it when I was born. Helen quit being a Seeker agent, and as far as I know, she never spoke to Asher again. For a while, I had no idea that I had brothers. I knew that I had a father out there and I simply wanted to know about him. I never in a million years expected it to be Asher Hamilton. What happened between them was not supposed to happen which was why Helen lied to Asher. 'A drunken mistake' was what my mother called it. They love each other, and oddly enough, Helen’s cheating brought them closer together.”
“Fucking hell,” Tucker said sitting down heavily on the couch beside Seth. “This is such bad fucking timing.”
“Why, is there more going on than Alphonso Gianni?”
“Yes, and no,” Tucker said feeling tired all of a sudden.
“What else could there be? Lucas has no idea who I am, or I don’t think he does . . .”
“Your father and Tyler are on their way here.”
“Why?”
Tucker didn’t get to answer because the doorbell rang, and Lucas walked back into the room with a large plate of food.At least he’s eating.He got up and answered the door, and was happy to see that it was Mayson, but he wasn’t expecting to see Tyler walking up behind him so quickly.
“Hey, boss,” Mayson said in greeting.
“You remember that I’m no longer your boss, right,” he said stepping aside for the man to enter but stood by the door waiting for Tyler as well.
“Hey, bro-in-law, can I tell you it’s weird saying that to you.” Tyler pulled him into a friendly hug then pulled back. “It’s good to see you.”
“I wish it were under better circumstances,” Tucker told him.
“Catching the bad guy is always a good circumstance to get together.”
He closed the door and waited to see if Tyler would notice anything about Seth or ignore it the same way as Lucas.
“Who’s the new guy?” Tyler asked.
“That’s Seth Harrison,” he said walking over to Mayson and Seth who didn’t seem to know each other. “Do we want to wait until the others get here so that we don’t have to explain things over?”
“Yeah, I think that will be a good idea,” Lucas said to the group.
“I briefed the others not too long ago so that they would be up to date when they got here,” Tucker told them.
“I think you should go. If I have any other information about Gianni, I’ll call you,” Lucas said to Seth.
“I think he should stay,” Tucker said looking at his husband.
“Why?” Lucas asked. “What did he say to you while I was in the kitchen?”
