Never Judge

"Speak, now." Alexi said, coming in between Benedict and Kenneth.

"Y- y- you\'re his brother?"Kenneth asked, completely ignoring Alexi who stood in between them. "He said he only had his sister."

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"You are not allowed to talk to him." Alexi said as he glared at Kenneth.

"Tell us everything you know about Aiden Ortiz." Cedric said. "Where would he be hiding out at a time like this."

"Why do you need me to tell you?" Kenneth asked. "Is that mutt not being honest? He should know where Aiden lives. He lived in that mansion too."

"We already raided that place." Cedric said with a grin. "When Aiden kidnapped his own sister."

Kenneth\'s eyes went wide with shock.

"That\'s impossible." Kenneth said, shaking his head. "His, their sister died as a child. Aiden said she was killed by your families."

"My sister is alive and kicking." Benedict said with a laugh.

"Cocky now that you know?" Cedric teased, making everyone but Kenneth laugh.

"You see Kenneth, you might have actually heard of my sister." Benedict said with a grin as she approached Kenneth. "She goes by the name Camilla Montero, the current Vice President at Mor Co.?"

"What?" Kenneth asked in shock. 

Of course he knew Camilla Montero, he wouldn\'t be a successful businessman if he didn\'t know the important people in big companies, such as the Reyes Group.

Since her appointment Camilla had been making headlines, be it her unconventional assignment, or the leaps and bounds that Mor Co. was growing in the year since she had takent the position.

"But Aiden. . ." Kenneth said as a disturbing thought crossed his mind.

"Speak." Cedric demanded from Kenneth. 

"It is irrelevant." Kenneth said in a low voice.

"I will decide what is relevant and what is not." Cedric said in an authoritative voice as he slammed his hand down on the table between him and Kenneth.

"Aiden, wanted her." Kenneth said nervously.

"Yeah, he kidnapped her and held her hostage." Cedric said as he gave Kenneth a puzzled look. "Clearly he wanted something from her."

"No hewantedhersexually." Kenneth blurted out.

"WHAT?!!!" Benedict asked as he glared at Kenneth. "How can he lust over our sister. Does that mean, oh gosh, Camilla. My little sister." Benedict said in a panic.

"Calm down Benedict." Cedric told the man.

"How can I?" Benedict asked. "She was with him for hours, he could have done things to her. Horrible things."

"She will tell us when she is ready." Cedric told Benedict in a calm tone.

"He wanted her because he thought she was your mistress." Kenneth explained to Cedric and the rest of the group. "If I had an assistant that fine I would definitely sleep with her."

Suddenly, Benedict punched Kenneth on the face, making the older man spit out blood.

Despite the blow, Kenneth was still laughing, it seemed like he enjoyed toying with Benedict\'s emotions. He was egging the young man on.

Alexi and Ray did nothing to stop Benedict, they knew Kenneth deserved that, and they were sure Benedict needed to let off some steam.

"Compose yourself Benedict." Cedric scolded. "I know he deserved that, but you need to get a hold of yourself. We need information on where your brother is, we cannot find anything out if he is dead."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the little boy couldn\'t even protect his sister from his brother." Kenneth said as his smile grew wider.

Cedric could read how Kenneth was willing to die by Benedict\'s hands in order to both protect his family and his boss. 

As much as he wanted to praise Kenneth, he needed the man alive to tell them where Aiden was hiding.

"Benedict." Cedric warned as he noticed movement on Benedict\'s end.

"No matter what you say, my sister is safe now." Benedict said, shaking his head.

"You\'ve had your fun Kenneth, now tell us where Aiden is hiding." Cedric demanded as the older man\'s smile turned upside down.

"Are you still refusing to speak?" Ray asked Kenneth. "Should I ask my men to drag your son\'s body back in here? Do you need a reminder as to what fate awaits your grandson if you fail to comply?"

"You sick bastards!" Kenneth shouted as tears began to fall from his eyes. It seemed that he had forgotten his son\'s death while taunting Benedict.

"Speak." Cedric demanded again.

"I know of a few places he might hide." Kenneth said slowly as he lowered his head.

"And how many men would he have with him?" Cedric asked. He wanted to avoid death as much as possible, so he wanted to know how many people he would need to bring in order to over power Aiden.

"Less than fifty." Kenneth confessed. "Most of his safe houses, aside from that mansion, can barely hole people. If you factor in neighboring homes or units, he can\'t have more than fifty."

"Would he be capable of calling for backup?" Cedric asked. 

"It depends." Kenneth said tentatively.

"Depends on what?" Cedric asked in an impatient tone. "From now on, anticipate my next question." Cedric ordered. 

"If he can contact me I can send him men." Kenneth told Cedric. "And if he can\'t he won\'t be able to get any more men."

"How sure are you that  these are the only places he would go?" Cedric asked.

"Because those are the places he is sure you would have a hard time finding him at." Kenneth told Cedric. "Areas where the mafia and the government are both weak. Places where your money won\'t matter. As you know Aiden is a charming man, he can con anyone, even people of God."

"On holy ground? He is fucking hiding on holy gound? Is he claiming sanctuary or something?" Cedric asked as he laughed. "He does know that that is an outdated practice. Criminals can\'t hide in Churches anymore."

"You still wouldn\'t have thought to look for him there." Kenneth boasted. "You would have completely overlooked places like those."

"Let me guess, he charmed those that run these religious houses?" Alexi asked.

"I can draw you up a list." Kenneth said with a shrug.

"Get me a pen and paper." Ray told one of his men did as their boss asked, quickly returning with a pen and paper.