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Chapter 31
Harmonia
Fear flows through my veins as I step through the portal beside Noose. This might just be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made, and fuck, I’ve made enough of them to know, but Hell, what am I supposed to do when he claims to have my mom?
She has spent all of these years keeping some form of connection between the guys and me, and she’s raised me with so much heart and soul that it’s never going to be a question whether I run into the unknown for her. Always. The answer will never change.
Stepping through to our new location, the portal evaporates behind us as I nervously glance around the space. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it seems to be a large, derelict looking warehouse of some kind.
There are people everywhere, talking in groups, some hovering around tables together while others laugh and clink bottles of beer in the far corner. Blue metal steps lead to another level, a small balcony circling the open space, with doors leading off in every direction.
Noose doesn’t slow his pace as he moves through the room, and I keep my feet moving fast to remain at his side. If I want to see my mom, I can’t let him out of my sight. With every step, more and more people come into view. There must be hundreds in this space alone, and gods know how many more are in other parts of the building.
Fuck.
My hands clench at my sides, my nails digging into my palms as I turn to the asshole who has orchestrated this whole thing. “Where is my mom?”
The corner of his mouth creeps up as he glances out of the corner of his eye at me, still not slowing as he speaks. “What makes you think I’m going to allow you to see her now that I have you here?”
I scoff, matching his demeanor as my jaw tenses and I shake my head in disappointment, looking straight ahead instead of giving him the satisfaction of seeing the worry in my eyes. “Ah, I see how it is, not a man of your word. Even with the tactics you used to get me here, I thought there might have been a chance you were honorable, but you’re a feral motherfucker with a death wish. I understand now.”
I purse my lips, my nails digging into my palms so hard I’m sure there’ll be blood as I wait for his response.
“I can’t imagine how the Alexi handles your sass.” My brows pinch together at his words, my lips forming a tight line as I glance at him out of the corner of my eye to see him smirking. He definitely has a way of catching me off-guard, that’s for sure. I expect him to leave it at that, but to my surprise, as we get to the center of the room he taps a guy on the shoulder before pointing at me. “Basil, our guest of honor has arrived. Take her to see her mother.”
My eyes widen as I flick my gaze between the two men. Basil turns to stare me down with his nose turned up in distaste as he rubs at his jaw. With cropped hair and broad shoulders, he looks like he takes pleasure in pummeling people to death with his bare fists.
“I thought we were just going to make a show of killing her,” he grunts, causing my next breath to lodge in my throat as I stand tall, my body tense from head to toe as Noose grins.
“We were, but it’s going to be fun either way, so why not enjoy it before it comes to an end. Let’s give her one last dying wish, shall we?” He replies, winking at me while patting Basil on the shoulder again before walking away without a backward glance.
Basil regards me a moment longer before sighing heavily, taking a step in the direction I was already facing, waving his arm for me to follow. His boots hit the floor harder and harder with every step as I keep up with his long strides.
When we are near the other end of the large space, he takes the metal steps two at a time up to the next floor. Nobody else pays me any mind, which is bizarre as Hell. This entire thing is fucked up in the most deranged way.
Like, why hasn’t anyone searched me and made sure I have no weapons or my phone to…
My phone.
They’re either dumb fools or this is a setup. Either way, it’s worth the risk.
Glancing around as I slow my steps on the stairs, I make sure I’m still being ignored as I tuck my hand into my jeans pocket, feeling the device against my palm before I attempt to operate it without pulling it out.
I can only pray that I press the right buttons. Pulling my hand from my pocket, I feel something else brush against my fingertips and my confidence rises a little more.
“Hurry the fuck up,” Basil grunts from the top of the stairs, glaring down at me as I jog up the remaining steps. The second I reach the top, he’s gone again, leading the way down a long corridor.
It’s a complete contrast to the open warehouse space. The walls are painted a soft cream, and the mocha colored carpet makes it feel almost… warm and inviting instead of like a building occupied by ruthless supernatural criminals set on killing me.
Shaking my head, I force myself to take a deep breath, rolling my shoulders back as I take confident steps after him. I’m not dead until my heart stops beating. Being here isn’t the end, I refuse to let it be that way. It’s not convenient, but it’s not the end of my strength either. I might not know where I am or how the Hell I’m going to get out of here, but I’ll die trying, that’s for sure.
The door at the end of the hall to the right opens before Basil gets there and a blond-haired guy steps out, nodding at Basil before moving in my direction. He quirks a brow at me but doesn’t utter a word. My focus is on Basil as he steps into the room, and when I follow after him my jaw hits the floor in surprise.
Right there, on the center of the wall, is an enlarged image of the mark on my arm. My eyes almost bug out of my head as I gape at it before I remember where I am and glance around the room. There must be ten people in here, all standing around a table covered in profiles similar to those I’ve seen in Talon’s office, and it makes my heart clench with worry.
Are these other people they’re targeting?
“Keep up,” Basil grunts, drawing the attention of the mini meeting we seem to have walked in on. Every single one of the men look at me with a pointed stare before I quickly back away, following Basil to the left as he steps through another door.
