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None of us says anything.
He crosses his arms over his chest. “Saint…where the fuck…?”
The door behind me opens, and my father trails off. I don’t have to turn around to know that Ashtyn just walked out of my bathroom. The way Haidyn bows his head and Kashton’s sigh tells me all I need to know. Spinning around, I see her again with a towel wrapped around her, wet hair stuck to her reddened skin from the hot water.
My father’s eyes go from her to me, and then he looks at Haidyn and Kashton as if he wants one of us to explain how she got here and why she’s practically naked in my bedroom.
“I—”
“Father, give us a minute.” I interrupt whatever she was about to say.
His eyes slowly look her up and down before he meets mine. “My office. Ten minutes,” he orders before turning and rushing out, slamming my door shut.
I turn to face her. “Ashtyn—”
“Are they all dead?” she asks, her watery eyes meeting mine. “My father too?”
Placing my hands on her upper arms, I lie, “No. He’s fine.” The poor thing has already lost her mother and possibly her brother. I don’t need her thinking she has no one left. Not when she has me. “I’m going to go talk to my dad. I’ll be right back.”
She nods as if I asked for permission. “A moment.” I gesture to the bedroom door, and the guys follow me out into the hallway. Closing the door behind me, I turn to face them. “Stay with her. I’ll be right back.” I turn my back to them and head toward the office when Haidyn’s words stop me.
“He’s never going to let her stay here.”
My teeth grind, but he’s right. I’m trying to find an excuse for what to do about her. She’s hidden from the Lords here, but then again, Lords run it. We don’t have any say over Carnage. Not yet. Not until our fathers hand it over to us.
“There is something you can do,” Kashton says, getting my attention.
I look at him, and he smiles. “It was going to happen anyway.” He shrugs carelessly.
It’s my only option at this point. And he’s right, it was going to happen anyway.
Entering my father’s office, I find not only him but Haidyn’s and Kashton’s father as well. They’re having a fucking meeting, and I bet I can guess the topic of the conversation—my girl.
“Have a seat, son.”
“I’ll stand.” I cross my arms over my chest, widening my stance.
“Saint—”
“I’ll handle this, Garrett,” my father tells Haidyn’s dad.
Kashton’s father just stares at me. He’s a man of few words. I think that’s why Kashton is the jokester in our group. He had to always entertain himself.
“If this is about Ashtyn, she’s not going anywhere.”
“Her family is dead,” Garrett snaps, confirming what I already assumed.
“I’m her family,” I state. “If they want to take her, they’ll have to kill me.”
Kashton’s father’s smirk gives me an eerie feeling. “We’ll see about that.”
“What the fuck does that mean?” I snap, stepping forward.
My father speaks. “She can stay, but she must be initiated.” His words make my stomach knot. “Adam is no longer here, and she doesn’tbelongto a Lord.” Meaning, she’s not a wife—Lady. My father goes on. “Therefore, we have authority over her.”
I fist my hands, hating how true they are. If we had control of Carnage, it’d be different. “We are willing to give her to you, but in order to do so, you must do what needs to be done,” he says vaguely.
She must become a prisoner…my slave. But in doing so, I have to hurt her. They have no clue what I’ve done to keep her safe. To make her mine. She’ll hate me, and that thought makes my chest tighten. Does it matter what she thinks of me? Not really. She’ll be alive and all mine. That’s all I’ve ever wanted.
