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On instinct, I pull Bass and Jordy behind me and jerk back.
“We're not here to harm you, Cassius,” one of the men says.
Jacob comes up behind us, looking between me and the man who just spoke.
“Argh, shit sorry, should I have said we're your rescue.” He smiles, slapping my shoulder as he walks toward the man.
“Rescue?” I grit out.
“Cass, it's safe. That's Nicco Demetrius.” Turning my head to focus on Bass, he smiles back at me and the fear I felt moments ago begins to disappear.
Jordy grips my arm. “Cass, he's not after us.” I know he's right, but right now it's hard to trust anything. But I trust my brother's word.
“Where are King and Nova?” Bass questions, pushing from my grasp and walking toward the door. One of the men stops him. “I'm going to look for them.”
The guy glares down at him.
“Do you have a death wish?”
“Fuck you, we don't leave family behind,” Bass stammers.
“Bass,” I say, smiling as I watch King and Nova walking toward us.
“No fuck that, Cass—” I spin him around forcing him to shut up.
His gaze collides with King’s and Bass crumbles slightly before he runs toward them.
He smashes into King's chest as he holds him up. Bass collapses into him as King wraps his arms around him.
“I got you, baby,” King says, pulling Bass back before placing a kiss to his lips.
Bass pulls Nova into them and King holds them both before Jordy and I join them. King and I share a look over their heads.
Our family’s safe.
“I wasn't going to choose,” Nova says her voice muffled between us, making us all chuckle.
“Fuck, I thought for a moment you were going to pick this asshole.” Jordy laughs pointing at me.
“Never,” she says, kissing Jordy before she turns, doing the same to Bass and King.
Coming to a standstill in front of me, Nova wraps her arms around my neck and smiles up at me.
“Hey, pup.” I breathe before I take her lips.
Nova holds onto me tightly, her body shakes with silent tears, and I rest my forehead against hers. I use my thumb and wipe each one away.
“Breathe, pup,” I whisper.
She nods, taking a deep breath. “You okay, mamas?” Bass asks as he caresses her cheek.
“I will be,” she murmurs softly, moving into Bass and I while together we hold her.
“Sorry to break up this moment, but we thought you'd want to be a part of this,” Jacob says as the men carry out a struggling Leonard Hale. He has a nasty gash on the side of his head, blood oozes from the wound as they push him to his knees.
Nicco Demetrius walks toward him, a callous grin appears over his face before he grips Leonard’s chin, forcing him to look up at him.
“This is your end, Leonard. You won’t escape me now.” Pulling out a gun, Nicco places it against Leonard’s forehead.
