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I didn’t look but could hear the garage door open. My uncle fought with Xaiden, so I put my finger on the trigger. “Move again. I dare you.”
“Val,” Xaiden whispered. “I have him. Put the gun down.”
My hand shook as memories of my childhood assaulted me. Bruises my father gave me. Ribs that hurt so bad when I breathed from him punching me there. Me seeing my uncle and hoping he would help me, only for him to laugh in my face. He was supposed to be there for me, do his duty as an officer of the law. “You could have helped me,” I bit out, hot tears stinging my eyes. “You could have stepped up and been the man you were sworn to be. You should have protected me.” I couldn’t stop the tears from pouring down my face. “I thought you loved me.”
“You’re no family of mine.” He struggled again. Xaiden put his full weight on him.
Cody came close and handed Xaiden the zip ties but didn’t leave right away.
I snapped out of my tunnel vision. “Cody, go back to Corbin. I don’t want you over here.”
“He shouldn’t say those things to you.”
“No, he shouldn’t, but we’ve got it handled. Go check on your sister, please.”
That got his attention. I couldn’t imagine what these two were going through seeing a gun again so soon. And here I was the one holding it.
Bile rose up my throat. The only reason I didn’t throw up was because of the sirens I heard along with tires tearing down the driveway. They came to a halt behind us, doors opening.
“Drop the gun!” one of the cops shouted.
I leaned down and placed the gun on the ground then carefully stepped away with my hands raised. “He pulled it on me. I was holding him here until you showed up.”
The cop took my hands, pushing me toward the hood of Xaiden’s SUV. I was quickly patted down while Xaiden protested, as did Corbin. I knew the cop was only doing his job. I did nothing wrong, but they weren’t here to see shit unfold. I was armed when they arrived.
“Watch where you touch him, Sal, he fucking likes that shit,” my uncle ground out. “Goddamn fag.”
I was released and Xaiden started relaying the chain of events while Corbin told them he recorded the entire thing, so they could see what took place. My uncle did know the two police officers who showed up, but they had no love for him. They told him to keep his mouth shut and stop saying that shit.
Once they had Xaiden’s statement and one of them watched the video, they quickly put my uncle under arrest for threatening our lives and those around us. I wasn’t sure how much time passed after the rest of our statements were taken, and Corbin was instructed where to send the video. The officers eventually left with my uncle in the back seat. A tow truck was called for his car.
Cody helped Corbin inside with his good arm, Olivia in tow, while Xaiden came to my side to help me. I told him I didn’t need it but found myself leaning against him anyway. When the door closed behind us, I crumpled to the floor and let the weight of what occurred hit me. I apologized through my tears. Told Cody and Olivia how sorry I was for them having to see that and hear the words I said. They had enough trauma and I brought more here. If it wasn’t for me, my uncle wouldn’t have been here. Guilt pummeled me.
It took Xaiden’s strong arms lifting me to his lap and holding me close before I started to calm down. He assured me I did nothing wrong, and no one was angry or upset with me. I held on to him and apologized again until my tears dried up and I was able to stand on shaky legs. It was Corbin I went to next, sitting on the couch beside him. He was still recovering after being shot.
I was fucking selfish for picking up that gun. The need to get revenge was so strong, it overrode everything else. If they hadn’t been here, I would have seriously considered shooting the asshole and not caring about the consequences. I had too much to live for though. I had two men I loved with every part of me and two others who needed stability, not a man who went off his fucking rocker when his past rolled up into his face.
It wasn’t until I felt another set of arms wrap around me that I realized Xaiden told me the truth. They weren’t angry. Cody hugged me and told me I didn’t do anything wrong. Olivia assured me the same. She wasn’t big on hugging us, which was fine. I was glad for her kind words.
Jesus, these two were so good. I didn’t feel worthy of them. I hugged Cody back and gave Olivia a smile. I told them I would always protect them. It was the truth. I’d do whatever I had to, so they were safe. They didn’t just gain a protector in Xaiden. They gained three with Corbin and me as well.
I was drained, nothing left in me, but damn if I didn’t feel like the luckiest asshole alive to have the support of the four people around me. I vowed then and there to not give in to my temper again. To learn to control my impulses and remember what I had waiting for me at home.
33
XAIDEN
“Fuck yeah, right there,” I panted. Val pegged my prostate over and over with his fingers, stretching me, getting me ready to take him. I was still loose from when we made love as soon as Val and I got home from work. My brother and his partners took Olivia and Cody last night and today, so we were enjoying having the house to ourselves. We could be as loud as we wanted before they came home.
We hadn’t made it out of bed after the last round. We were frantic to go again, even Corbin who was still healing from getting shot two weeks ago. He was improving quickly, and physical therapy was helping.
Corbin’s hand wrapped around my cock to jerk me while Val fucked me with his fingers.
“I’m going to come,” I rasped.
Everything stopped. Corbin pulled his hand away. Val’s fingers disappeared from my ass. I whimpered at the loss. Only these two men could reduce me to nothing more than a writhing mess on the bed.
The blunt head of Val’s cock pushed against me. He slid inside with ease, the burn minimal. Val held my legs over his arms as he pounded into me. His muted blue eyes held mine, keeping me captive while he moved this way and that until he pegged my prostate again, causing me to arch off the bed and moan.
