Page 29 of Seen By Larabe
“Are you kidding? I am going to be asleep in less than a minute.”
“Good. I love you.” I tell her, kissing her once more before I walk out the door.
“Cain are you there?” Shit. I forgot she was on the line.
“Yeah sorry. I had to lock up and say goodnight to Satine.”
“I get it. Did she have fun today?”
“She says she did. Thank you for making her feel a part of the family.”
“You are my brother in every way that counts. That makes her my sister. She is a part of this family.” I hear a ding noise and my antenna goes up.
“Ro, tell me your pregnant ass is in the house.”
“My pregnant ass is in the house.”
“Fucking liar. Roc let you out?” She snickers her evil laugh and I know what that means. He lost a bet and is on kid duty.
“You are diabolical,” I tell her, shaking my head. As I turn into the lot, her car is right in front of me. I get out before her and open her door. “Seriously, Ro, what the hell are you thinking? You’re pregnant. What if…” she puts her hand up, silencing me immediately because when she does that, her mind is made up and she is about business.
Before we get in two more cars of our men pull up and we all agree she goes to the back. “I am only here to check on the kids once you guys get it in hand.” Nodding, I signal everyone for their positions and use the key on the door.
Upon entering, everything seems normal, or it would to a person not used to the way this place normally is. Usually it is noisy, lots of crying, activities and kids running around. Toys everywhere and someone shouting. But right now, it is eerily quiet.
Slowly we all split up, taking one section of the house at a time. I know the nursery is upstairs and the clearer the bottom floors, the more enraged I get because it means they are endangering the kids.
The last man calls out clear and I know the door I am standing in front of is the one. Aurora is two men behind me which is making me twitchy enough especially since Rocco is still connected to the comm in my ear telling me his wife better not get hurt.
I slide the door open slowly with my foot; gun aimed high. “Finally. Took you long enough.” Some asshole sneers when I come into view.
“So easy to be a big man surrounded by infants and toddlers, asshole. Why don’t you step away from the kids and face real men out here.” Yeah fucker. Bring your pansy ass out here and get fucked.
“Why would I want I want to pass up an opportunity to kill one of these little mutts.” He pops his knife and I cock my gun. As we speak I can hear the cacophony of shrieks and wails as the girls begin coming back from the club and realize they can’t get in to their kids.
“You do know being in here won’t stop me from putting one right through your head, right?” His face twitches for a moment letting me know that is exactly what he thought. Lucky for him I am more concerned about why he is here and no one else is. “So where is your boss?” That changes the worry to a look I can’t yet figure out.
“Walk away from the kids and maybe you will only lose one of your limbs.” Aurora orders from behind me. I won’t let her within his eyesight, but she is determined to make herself known.
From where he is standing in front of the window, I can see three infants in a crib asleep and four toddlers looking at us like they are not sure whether to be scared or not.
“So you did bring one of the bitches with you, huh? Bet it wasn’t the right one.” Aurora moves behind me and I move trying to anticipate her next step. I can’t let her pregnant ass any closer than this, boss or not, but, his comment about the wrong one is digging at me.
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” I ask him, moving further into the room. “It sounds like you want to say something to me. Like you think you know something, so spill it. Give me your final words.” You of my men come up on the side of me and finally the precariousness of his situation hits him.
I watch as he begins to stumble, shifting from foot to foot trying to figure out how he can regain the upper hand. “Ice him, Cain. I thought he was somebody, but this is a waste of our time.” Aurora says, turning to head back down the stairs.
“You got it boss.” His eyes get wide before he begins sputtering.
“No. Wait. I know who you were looking for and trust me you want to know what I..” Boom. The blast comes through the window, glass shatters all over the floor.
“Get down.” I shout, hoping like hell Aurora is on the floor. Sprinting to the window, I catch a shadowy figure disappear before turning back to see dozens of crying women snatching their babies out of the room.
“What the fuck was that?” Aurora asks, standing up. Rocco is in my ear screaming at me and I can’t take it. Snatching it out, I hand it to her.
“Talk to your husband.”
“Why the hell would they kill their own man?” Hart asks, tucking his Glock into his pants.