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I sucked in a breath. My blood boiled until my vision clouded with anger. How dare they threaten my omega. “How the fuck would they know about Joey being pregnant? No one outside this house knows.”
Louie grimaced. “I know.”
Fuck. That meant we had a leak. Someone was either feeding them information by accident or on purpose. Either way, we weren’t safe. Joey wasn’t safe.
“Son, you know what we need to do.”
I growled. “I do. I just don’t like it.”
The Mennetti family was similar to ours. Just as powerful and well connected, but with less of a presence within the city than we had. Which was clearly what they wanted and why they were picking a fight now. They probably thought we would be distracted by the exchange of power between me and my dad, or by my marriage, or both.
They were wrong.
“We have to get him out of here. I can’t deal with this while he’s around.” I hated the thought of not being right by my omega’sside every morning when he woke up, but it was the best way to keep Joey and our baby safe. “We’ll send him to one of the safe houses. Don’t tell me which one.”
My father nodded, knowing how hard the decision was for me to make. “You’re doing the right thing, Son. It’s what’s best for our family.”
Louie clapped my shoulder and gave me a shake. “We’ll send him with an omega companion and plenty to keep him busy. He won’t even realize you’re not there.”
Shaking my head, I let out a sigh. I didn’t know how I was gonna tell Joey that he would be shipped off to an unknown location with armed security and a few omegas as his only companionship. I didn’t want him to worry about me, but I couldn’t leave him in our home where he could be at risk just because I didn’t want to miss him.
Afraid my voice would crack with emotion, I conjured up all the anger I felt at the situation and said the words that felt foreign and wrong leaving my lips. “I’ll tell him we’re going on a surprise honeymoon, but I have to meet him there a little later. Then I just won’t show up. It’s for the best, so I can focus on my job.”
It would break my heart to watch him leave, but I didn’t have the strength to see the hurt and sadness in his eyes if he knew the truth.
Until the threat against our family was neutralized, I couldn’t risk Joey being in the line of fire. The safety of my omega and our child was my only priority. The business came second. But in this situation, I had to deal with the business in order to keep my little family safe.
And as hard as it would be, I would do it. I’d do anything for Joey.
12
JOEY
If I had passed by the open door just a few seconds later, I wouldn’t have heard him say it. And I definitely wouldn’t have believed that he could ever say such a thing.
But I heard Andro with my own ears. He was shipping me away, making me believe it was a honeymoon when it was just an excuse to get rid of me.
He doesn’t want me.
All the happy, safe feelings I’d been cocooning myself in since I woke up in the lake house instantly disappeared, and I wondered if it was all just a dream…or a nightmare.
Was everything he said about me and our baby just a way to create an heir? I knew he was using me as a means of taking control of his family, but then everything changed. Right?
At least, they had for me.
Andro had seemed so happy about the baby. But maybe that was all he wanted. A baby. Not me.
Nil was ten paces behind me, so he didn’t hear the conversation. I kept walking, and he followed.
I didn't want to give away my thoughts. I needed time to process, and I couldn’t do that with my bodyguard breathing down my neck.
I returned to Andro’s suite–it wasn’t mine anymore, not really. Nil waited outside as he always did, and I ran to the bedroom to pack a bag and grab the cash Andro kept in his dresser. I didn’t feel like I was stealing because he told me I could use anything I wanted, so I pocketed what I could.
Hearing that I was going to be cast aside like yesterday’s trash was a punch to the gut. Tears burned behind my eyes, but I couldn’t break down now. I needed to get someplace far from here. I didn’t know if Andro planned to take my child from me once the time came. And what if I had an omega? What would he do to us then?
I couldn’t risk it.
If it wasn’t for the child I carried, I would regret this whole marriage. I never knew heartbreak came with a physical ache. At least, my brothers were honest about how they felt for me. They didn’t tell me they cared about me, then have me shipped off someplace far away.
