Page 98 of Bedlam
“Mmm, I taste good.” I say as he swallows me.
“You do.” He smiles.
“That’s only part one of your gift. Let’s go inside before we never leave this small car.” He laughs and I nod.
Getting out of the car, Ry rounds the front, grabbing my hand as we walk up the driveway and down the path. I open the front door and hear a gun cock.
Pop.
Brain matter and blood coat my face. I’m momentarily stunned as I wipe my eyes, the body in front of me dropping at my feet. I look up to see Jade holding a gun and I scream as my father slowly lifts his gun, pointing at her head.
“Your six!” I shout as Jade lifts her other hand, cocking the gun and pulling the trigger. My father’s head flies back as a hole protrudes from his skull and blood sprays against us.
She lowers her weapons as her arms shake. Ryder moves around me and I grab my girl, spin her in my arms, and cup her face.
“Jade, baby. What the hell happened here?” I say as Ryder is yelling.
“Call the fucking Doc!” He shouts as I look beyond Jade and see Ri lying on the ground. Blood drips from his head as he holds his stomach as more blood seeps through his fingers.
“No one hurts my family. Not fucking anymore.” She says sinisterly and I look at her, then around the room.Blood and more blood.My mind spins, trying to catch up, but no one is speaking. Taking out my phone, I shoot Doc a text and run to the kitchen for supplies to help stop Ri’s bleeding.Fucking Happy Birthday to me.
sixty-three
Settling Down
Jameson
Four days later…
Getting Jaxon from the Brotherhood wasn’t as simple as we thought it would be. Unfortunately, they couldn't hold Monty there for whatever deal they have with him. That will have to be worked out another day. I thought the Brotherhood was all about reuniting families that lost their kids to traffickers, but no, it runs much deeper than that. Being that both biological parents were deceased, it was a whole new set of rules that I am utterly disgusted I even had to partake in. I don’t think we will be going through them after this.
I’m not even sure Spade truly knew what they are about, but Princess told me not to return without him, so seventy-five grand later, I now own a child.Own. I don’t like that one bit. The whole transaction was disgusting to me.
There were children, including Jaxon, being auctioned off to families that can’t have children. Why not just adopt? That’s what I don’t understand. So instead, there’s an auction for trafficked children twice a month. People gather in the middle of some fucking cornfield in Pennsylvania that the Amish own, and auction the kids off to the highest bidder.
The carnal urge to unleash The Carver on all of them was tremendous, but for the first time in my life, I thought before I acted.I couldn’t save them all.I was alone and could only do so much, but I will say that the three couples and the one man who bid on Jaxon are no longer fucking breathing.Fuck that and fuck them.I took extreme satisfaction slicing and dicing through their flesh as the life drained from their eyes.
It’s been too long since I’ve actually tasted blood, and with what I’ve just experienced, my blood lust was at an all-time high. It doesn't help that I was so far away from Jade, and her not being near, the voices came protruding at full force.
I don’t regret killing those people. It just brought another issue to the table, though. Those scumbags had multiple kids already. What got me was that they looked terrified, and not happy, rich kids. Yes, they were clean and had huge houses, but I know that means nothing. Shit, I was raised by the best mother around but my father was the monster underneath the bed.Abusive and mean.
Seeing those kids like that brought my childhood trauma to the forefront, and I had to do something. So, I stayedin Pennsylvania for longer than what I needed.
I placed a call to my guy so these kids had a place to go for now. Once I get home, we need to figure shit out because I don’t fucking like this. I thought we had a good pipeline for saving trafficked kids and that turned out to be a bust. There’s got to be a better way, or a way to stop it all.
Jaxon has been such a good boy throughout all of this. He laughs at my jokes. No one ever thinks I’m funny, but he gets a kick out of me and especially my music choices.
I’ve kept in contact with Jade, letting her know we were finally on the way. Something went down at the house a few nights ago that they won’t speak about over the phone. Spade texted me, but I was in the thick of it all and just rather explain everything one time, face to face. I told Jade when we get back home, I wanted to take her out. I haven’t gotten much time alone with her and she deserves a night out. She agreed only if there was food involved.
I can’t wait for the next doctor's appointment. I’m ready to buy one of those sonogram machines and hire someone to come in every week to check on our babies.I love listening to their little hearts flutter.She also told me that we need to do more renovations around the house. She wants to blow out her bedroom and get rid of the library. She refuses to do anything to the theater room because the kids will enjoy it and make use of it when they get older. Same thing with the indoor pool. So once I get back, we will start working on the plans and see what we can do.
Personally, I don't want my own room in her house. It’s our home now. I still have my apartment that I will utilize as an office and workspace. I’ll never give that up and she knows it. Dario uses The Mill with her as their office, and Spade is waiting for the warehouse to be done, then he will be there. It’s just getting our home life situated, which I’m excited as fuck for. I’ve never had a home that I share with people I genuinely love, to make our own, so this all has my adrenaline pumping.
She’s already got a crib for Jaxon situated in the room Kane was staying in. We will see how he sleeps alone. Otherwise, Little Man will be in the room with us until we can get him on a proper schedule.
I never thought I would be here, playing dad, and starting my life with a woman I can’t bear to be without. Spade gave me permission to get her a ring which sits heavily in my pocket. I just need to grow the balls and ask her already. Rejection and abandonment is a real thing that flows freely through my veins. Not that I’d let her say no, she’s got no choice in the matter, but it would be nice if she said yes willingly.
A few hours later, I’m pulling in through the gates and up the driveway. Jaxon is bouncing around in his car seat with an apple sauce pouch and a bottle of milk. No one warned me I would need to change diapers and such. This has been an experience in itself, but I think I handled it well. He just needs a nice hot bubble bath and some play time.