Page 75 of Locked Souls
Phillipe James is back, so it's time for some secrets to be revealed.
I take my time returning to the tunnels. The place is empty, and it's eerie. The guys will be back soon, and then I'm going to have to leave.
I'm glad that everyone's okay, for the most part, including Chastity. She never should have taken off without telling anyone.
Footsteps echo through the tunnels, and I stop. No one should be in here. I wait for them to come closer, but they seem to have stopped at Jacob's office.
Quietly moving forward, I peek into the dimly lit room. There is a man digging through the files that I happen to know quite well.
“You're avoiding my calls,” he says with a sigh, looking up as I enter the office.
Phillipe James. My boss, the man I have been on assignment for for the last five years. I may not be a part of The Locked Souls Society, but I do have an important job that people don’t know about.
One that's going to have Jacob's head exploding through the roof.
“I've been quite busy. Your daughter has been making a mess of things lately, and trying to keep my cover, while moving from safe house to safe house, hasn't made things easier.”
“Elias, all that sounds like to me is excuses. PJ is letting her wings fly. She's learning her rightful place in the underworld. Things will mellow out, but that's not why you're here and you know it. So give me a report before they return.”
“Jacob and David are clean. They have been following orders and staying within the regulations… Pierce, on the other hand…”
“Ah yes, the elusive Panther, have we been able to find him?”
I shake my head and take the seat in front of Jacob's desk. I feel gross having this chat here in a place my boyfriend considers his safe haven.
I'm not betraying him per se. I'm just doing my job. I was tasked to go undercover to make sure that Holy Cross Academy and The Locked Souls Society aren't overexerting their authority.
I never planned to fall in love… twice, or become a father to an amazing little boy that I would not only die for, but kill for.
“That's concerning, considering his secret meetings with my father a few months ago. We will need to watch out for him, but for now, we need you to go to the compound and retrieve any data you can get off of Isabella's hard drive. As well as trash the whole place. Don't leave any information behind. We have a few people available to help, but we need our best hacker—you.”
“Yeah, yeah I think after this you owe me a raise. Do you know how badly this is going to blow up in my face?” I complain and he laughs.
“Jacob will come around. We all have a role to play in life. If anyone understands that, it's him.”
“Easy for you to say, you don't have to deal with his cold shoulder, silent treatment, and sulking,” I mumble, then stand and leave his office as he laughs the whole place down.
He is so going to get me cock blocked. Fuck my life.
Chapter 20
Getting assaulted sexually and then shot was not on my bucket list for this year.
But seeing the fear and desperation in Tempest's eyes left me with no choice but to offer myself up on a serving dish.
I didn't expect Isabella to shoot me after her assault, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised since she did the same to Snake—her original pet.
At least I'm not on a cold morgue slab like him.
Jacob found me in time to get me help. They were able to stop the bleeding in the ambulance. At least, that's what I'm being told.
I wasn't very conscious for most of it. Isabella's obsession with Paradise finally came in handy. It paralyzed me and numbed the pain.
Now I'm back at the Academy, and I have a harem of my own, it seems. Chastity, Jonas, Bast, Levi, and even Tempest won't leave me the fuck alone.
It's bad enough that I can't shit without assistance, I don't need people hovering over me.
I'm not used to this, and frankly, I don't like it.