AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“They are in the maintenance garage right over there.” Jameson points towards the garage door just outside where we are standing.
“Do I even want to know how you know that?” He just winks at me.?
“Let us go get the mobiles. You girls stay here.” Jameson smirks at me and I roll my eyes trying not to stare at that sexy little dimple he’s showing off.
“Jade, the suspense is killing me, please, if you love me, tell me what is going on,” Kayla begs. I take a deep breath. I should be petty and keep her in the dark, but I’m better than that.
“A couple of days ago, Spade and his crew intercepted your parents’ shipment of children varying in ages. We found parents for the majority of them, but there were still six left. When I got to the warehouse, there was a little boy who I recognized but couldn’t for the life of me place a name on who he looked like. There was also a little Irish girl Harper; and Spade and I have been taking care of them, trying to locate their parents, but it’s like they are ghosts. Little man looks to be about two years old.” Kayla’s eyes start tearing and falling down her cheeks.?
“Jj–ade, what are you saying?” She grabs my hand, squeezing it.?
“I’m almost positive he’s yours. He looks just like Ryker. He has his chocolate eyes and your black hair and chubby cheeks. He’s so sweet. I love him already. He doesn’t talk much. We don’t know what his name is.” I sigh.?
“I named him, well, we named him.” More tears fall from her eyes. She takes a shuddering breath.?
“We named him Jaxon.” She sobs into my chest. ?Jaxon Rivers. Such a strong name for a sweet boy. My heart weeps for this reconciliation.?
“I love it. Let’s go get him. I don’t know what we will do after, but we will figure it out and never let your parents near him again.” I whisper into her ear. She nods her head, righting herself as we hear the sounds of the snow mobiles heading our way.?
“You got this, you’re strong. Let’s go get Jaxon and bring him home to his daddy.” I smile and she laughs, wiping the tears from her eyes.?
“Ryker is going to flip shit, but in a good way.” I laugh with her. My brother is a father. That’s absolutely insane to me. The boys drive back to us. Spade gets to me before Jamie can and I hop on with him, knowing he’ll gloat about this for days on end. He and Dario share a look before turning to head off. Kayla gets on with Slim and we take off. We head for the lake. It’s solid ice and it will be so much faster if we drive across it rather than around it. It will take us half the time to get to the warehouse, and time is not on our side. We stop at the lake’s edge. The boys look at each other and rev their throttles. Ahh fuck, here we go with the macho shit.?
“Babygirl, hold on tight. Let’s show these fuckers how great we are.” He whoops into the cold air and I laugh, wrapping around him like a koala bear.?
“Let’s ride, Babyboy.” Spade takes off, spinning around on the ice. I’m already getting dizzy. I squeeze his thighs and he cuts the shit and heads across the lake at high speeds. The others are following close behind and it takes us no time to get across and up the damn hill. We take all the backways along the mountain to Blackstone Heights. We should be there in about five minutes. The others are keeping up, thank God. Kayla is yelling at Slim, who looks fucking terrified. I don’t think he’s ever driven a snowmobile before. Man, I wish I could be a fly on the wall listening to that argument, and to think they are involved without penetration. We have one more turn, but a black cargo van almost takes us out. What the fuck, asshole. Where did he even come from? We make it to the fence, which is completely off its hinges; like someone ran through it. I turn to Jamie and scream.?
“Follow that fucking van!” He nods, spinning around with Dario following.?
We enter the gates and slide into the front doors that are kicked in. We climb off the mobiles in a hurry, and I slip on the ice. Spade catches me before I eat shit. We enter the doors and what I see has me gasping; blood, there’s so much fucking blood. My chest tightens.
“Spade, Spade! P-please don’t tell me, please, I fucking beg you.” Tears start to fall down my face and then I hear Spade as he roars in pain. Fuck.?
“Harrperrrrrr. Cá bhfuil tú?” I scream. “Tá sé sábháilte, le do thoil teacht amach!” I scream again, hoping she hears me and she’s just hiding. I get up and the closer I get to Spade, I can see three little kids, beaten and unrecognizable. So much blood. I can’t look, I can’t. My fucking heart. But where are my babies, and where is B?
“Spade, where are our babies?” I grab onto his shirt. He has tears already in his eyes. He looks over me and I turn to look. Kayla is on her knees sobbing. Fuck, she shouldn’t see this!
I look back to Spade, who’s staring at the ground. That’s when I see a leg. I step further into the space and see Bianca, beheaded with a child in her arms. What fucking monster would do this? Where are Harper and Jaxon? ?I run down the hall, checking every room and closet. Everything is thrown around. Not only did they kill anything with a beating heart, but they destroyed the place, looking for something. I get to our room swinging the door open. It’s a fucking mess. I try to take a deep breath, but I know, I just know that my world is going to completely shatter any second now. I run to the pack and play and find nothing but a bloody blanket. My heart sinks. Please God. Please don’t let me find any more kids dead. My heart can’t take the pain. I enter the bathroom hoping to find Harper hiding but I see water on the tile floor. No, no, no.?The tub is filled. I can’t look.
“Spppaaadeeeeee!” I scream, slowly backing away. Dropping to my knees, I grab my chest. I can’t look. It can’t be her. Please don’t let it be her. Please.
Spade comes barreling in the bathroom and I look at him, tears running down my face.?
Please don’t let it be Harper.?
“Tell me it’s not her. Spade, I need you to look and tell me it’s not her, please. Please, please!” He steps further into the bathroom and looks in the tub. He falls to his knees and screams as he pulls Harper from the tub. He places her down on a towel, his hands shaking, as he lays his head on her chest trying to listen for her heartbeat. He sobs knowing he won’t find it.?
“It should have been me, not you, sweet girl. Me. I should have drowned for you! I’m sorry I couldn’t save you.” He picks her up into his arms and holds her so tightly, like he never wants to let go. I slide over to him and touch his face.?
“I’m sorry too, baby. She didn’t deserve this, none of them did, but it will be ok. She won’t have to suffer in this life anymore, you know that, right?” He looks at me and nods as tears stream down his face. I kiss his sweet lips then kiss Harper’s cold cheeks. My fucking heart hurts so bad. Spade’s phone rings.?
He picks it up, putting it on speaker.?
“Dario was shot. Nothing crazy. I’ll stitch him up at Jade’s. I know who has the baby, but Harper wasn’t with him.” Jameson says.?
“I know. I have her dead body in my arms. They dd-drowned her Jay, they fucking held her under the cold water, and they fucking drowned her.” Tears stream from his eyes and he squeezes her tighter.?
“B is dead too, so are the rest of the kids. We will meet you at Jade’s as soon as we can get there.”?
