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I hear Kendall’s gasp as I turn to her, ripping her bonds apart now, and helping her stand. Hearing footsteps, I turn my head, barely seeing an enraged man rushing towards me, a knife in his hand. Without thinking, I shove Kendall behind me, mentally prepared to feel the sharp pain of metal sliding into my flesh.
But the man freezes mid-step and his eyes roll to the back of his head as he collapses with a grunt.
Behind him Jace stands, his hands clenched around a piece of wood, his face pinched, breathing rapidly. “Did I kill him?”
Kendall gapes at him. “Jace?”
I kneel down and take Gerald’s pulse, shaking my head. “He’s just passed out.” I glance over to where Arthur is sprawled out, unconscious. The sound of sirens has me looking out and from the murky windows in the distance, I see the reflection of blue and red lights. “Well, the police are here.”
I turn to Kendall.
She’s staring down at her two captors, her face white. She glances at me and Jace. “H-how did you find me?”
“Your phone. The tracker.” I run my hands over her hair, gently eying the bruises on her face, touching them. “Come on. Let’s get you home.” I kiss her on the forehead.
Jace looks away, uncomfortably.
“What’s Jace doing here?” She mumbles.
I look towards him. “He has something to tell you.”
Jace stiffens and opens his mouth to speak.
“Later though,” I add lightly. “First you need to get to a hospital. I want these looked at.”
As we pass the two men on the ground, I contemplate shooting them in the groins, once, and relent to just kicking them when they’re within reach.
Kendall watches me but makes no comment. She offers her hand and I take it, planting a kiss on her knuckles as we walk out.
Jace just looks incredulous, but he’s a little shaken, making me assume that he leads a very neat and tidy lifestyle.
Darkness has no place in his life.
“My brother?” Kendall looks bewildered from where she’s sitting on the edge of the hosp
ital bed.
Jace is leaning against the wall, his arms crossed. “We have the same eyes.”
“Lots of people have brown eyes, Jace. I hardly go around thinking I’m related to all of them!” Kendall glowers, trying to wrap her head around this new information.
When Jace looks disgruntled, she asks, “Are you sure about this?”
“No,” he drawls, sarcastically. “It came to me in a dream.”
“Hit him,” Kendall orders me. “He’s being an asshole.”
I look on amused, playing with the edges of her hair. “I took a look at the DNA test. He’s telling the truth.”
Kendall has a bandage on her face and her right eye is swollen but treated. She has a befuddled expression on her pale face. “Why didn’t you tell me?!”
Jace looks annoyed. “I tried but your boyfriend wouldn’t let me anywhere near you!”
“Maybe I will hit you,” I ponder aloud.
The man scowls at me.
Kendall tugs her hair out of my grip. “You’re a dick as well.”
