SandraWhen I woke up I was alone. I looked around the room, but Joseph wasn't in there with me. I went to look for my comm and it wasn't there. What the hell did he do with it? I rolled my eyes and headed to the shower. The water was refreshing and warm waking me up some to prepare me for my day. I walked out onto a towel and towel-dried my hair. It definitely should be hair dryed but I wasn't in the mood to do that. I braided it and threw it over my shoulder. I put in a tank and some shorts and started towards the kitchen area. There was coffee hot in the pot, so at least he did leave me some of that. I grabbed a mug hanging on the rack. I added some coffee, sugar, creamer, and an ice cube. I pulled out my phone as I enjoyed the hot beverage. I had a message from Tanya apologizing again, telling me Zeus never came to their room last night. I didn't respond. I wasn't ready to speak to her yet. Henry messaged me telling me Takara was doing better, and he sent me her number. I added the
JosephI stood as tall and strong as I could with the holes still healing in my body. When the man walked in, I noticed he was a bit older than me. Silver was like confetti in his hair and beard. He smiled without teeth as he shook my hand which told me the smile was severely forced. "Hello, Smoke, I am Tommasso. I have come to speak with you about your clan here killing my cousin." He squeezed a little harder than with a normal handshake, the word "clan" coming out with disgust. I didn't smile. "Well, you and I could go into my office. I will allow your guards to look for weapons if you allow me the same courtesy." Again with the smile. "Of course. I come in peace." I heard Sandra almost giggling in my ear. I assume it was the famous alien quote he just spat out. I try hard not to react, making eye contact with the others to ensure that they follow suit. As his guards search me, I watch as Jay glares at all of them making me discreetly nod at him to let him know it was okay. The other
SandraIt was difficult to sit and listen to all of this chaos from the room without coming out and giving my opinion. As soon as I knew Tommasso was gone I walked towards the office. Henry smiled at me as I walked by. "Hello Sunshine, it's nice to see your bright light today." He walked over and wrapped me up tightly in his arms. "I missed you too Chef. I am going to need a crepe soon, or some alfredo." I said winking up at him after he left me. He nodded at me as Joseph walked up and stole the attention in the foyer. He was not smiling. "This is getting out of hand. We are going to lose men if we don't nip it in the bud. I am over all of it. So what if we killed that fucking monster. He took my little brother and almost killed me. He tortured that poor girl we went to save, and worst of all, he wanted my queen." I watched as he paced back and forth. He wasn't talking to me, or Henry. He was talking to the groups of members scattered throughout the area. When he spoke to them everyone
JosephHector was almost yelling into the phone, so I was forced to raise my voice as well. "Hector, how long have you been with me brother? This will be completely squashed in days. I just have to get my strategy laid out. Promeso." I didn't know much Spanish, but I figured it might help to relate with him if I tried. "I hear ya Boss, I do. I will burn this whole world down if someone touches my Sof, Smoke, I will kill the lot of him. Promeso." His reply made me nervous. I loved Hector, but he could be reckless, especially when it comes to his wife. I have seen him shoot men in cold blood for that woman. I looked over at Sandra and felt heat travel through me. I understand why now. "You do what you need to do Brother, I got you. I can send in more men if you need them. We will head your way in the morning." I said it impulsively of course, only because I looked at her and suddenly completely felt his anguish and pain. If someone tried to attack her, or worse succeeded just because of
SandraI looked up at Joseph as he protectively kept his fingers laced with mine. I didn't understand why I could feel him being so protective in a brotherhood home, but I stood close to him. I looked around me at all the beautiful colors and interior design of this house. "We need whoever decorated this house to come to the city house." I smiled as I looked towards Hector. "That would be my beautiful Sofia, Miss Sunshine." He said grinning looking over to his wife with nothing but pure pride. "It's sure beautiful in here, Sofia!" I said smiling at the beautiful extinguished woman blushing at her husband. These two loved each other, I have no doubt. Joseph smiled down at me and offered for me and Sofia to go ahead and tour the house. He looked straight at Hector as he made the suggestion telling me he wanted to speak with the men alone. I understood it, but didn't appreciate it. "Come, Miss Sunshine, I will show you the kitchen," Sofia said reaching for my hand. I grabbed her hand and
JosephI watched as they dragged the worthless flesh out through the hallway. Sofia was crying but my Sunshine was eyes were wide, amused almost. I think that I would be too, in her situation. That man would have hurt her if I hadn't walked to find her. My blood was boiling, quite literally. I hadn't decided if I would beat him for a while, or well let Jay and Zeus do it. I may just shoot him in the head and send a message. I know Hector won't say a word to me either way. I looked over at Sofia and smiled. "Dear Sofia, what is it with the tears? He was going to take her, against her will. He was going to force himself on my queen. His hand was in places that make me want to cut it the fuck off. Plead his case for him if you would like." I wanted to see what connection she had to make her cry the way she was. "Smoke.." She paused. "He has a child. She is only two. He has brought her here before, I baked her some cookies." That was it, wasn't it? He was a father. "What kind of father, of
JayI wanted to kill Jericho. I know why Joseph just banned him, but would his daughter not be better off without a man like that as a father? I was shaking all over when we walked out of that courtyard. I took my orders to deal with the security here. I didn't want to. I wanted to kill him. I went to talk with the men but had zero respect for the men in this territory. The blatant disrespect. Hector wasn't too bad, but his men are dumbasses. I walked to the security room, and everyone made a path for me. Since Joseph made me head of security, they all must respect what I say. I looked around, seeing Nine, which I hadn't seen in some time. "Hey there Jay, how are you doing brother?" he said shaking my hand. We were trained together, and he was a good student. I decided to put him in charge of protecting my family. He gave me word of a few others he trusted, and I took him at his word. I called for men from the city to come help. If Tomasso is planning something, I want to be at more th
SandraThe way he was looking at the arrogant woman amused me. Jay was intrigued. I smiled at him as we walked past. "Jay, is it? My brother has been hanging around here for a while. I asked Hector to put him back on the straight and narrow, and he promised he would. Then I found out he was allowing him to work up here." She was rattling off about her brother and Jay couldn't help but look into her eyes. I will admit, she was a pretty lady. I want Jay to find love but I don't know that this Celine is the one he needs to find. She sounds a little too judgemental of the brotherhood, and what it stands for. "That Smoke guy, he is a monster. We hear dreadful stories about him around here. I have never even seen him. I told Hector to send him home." Celine continued to complain while I tried to focus on what Joseph was saying to the others. It irritated me that she called him a monster, but that's what he wanted most people to think, so I couldn't defend him. Instead, I stood up on my tippy
JosephI cried like a baby feeling her warmth and breathing in my arms. The anger I felt subsided for a moment, and I just wanted to feel her close to me. “What did he do to you?” I asked in her ear, my voice rough from the tears. “I’m okay boss.” She said being stronger than she had to be as usual. I sat up and looked directly in her eyes, “don’t lie to me darlin.” I looked at her for a few moments and she spilled what happened. The monster stuck his hand down her pants, he was going to force her. He was going to rape my queen. He is going to suffer. I stand from the bed and storm away from the room. Grabbing a comm, with the electric back on, I tell the guys to keep him alive. No one responds. It’s eerily quiet in the house. “Where is everyone?” I walk back to the room and reach Sandra a comm as well. She tells me she needs a shower, and I nod, waiting for the response. Jay finally responds, “It’s Jackson, Smoke. We don’t think he is going to make it.” My stomach flopped and I instan
JosephI cried like a baby feeling her warmth and breathing in my arms. The anger I felt subsided for a moment, and I just wanted to feel her close to me. “What did he do to you?” I asked in her ear, my voice rough from the tears. “I’m okay boss.” She said being stronger than she had to be as usual. I sat up and looked directly in her eyes, “don’t lie to me darlin.” I looked at her for a few moments and she spilled what happened. The monster stuck his hand down her pants, he was going to force her. He was going to rape my queen. He is going to suffer. I stand from the bed and storm away from the room. Grabbing a comm, with the electric back on, I tell the guys to keep him alive. No one responds. It’s eerily quiet in the house. “Where is everyone?” I walk back to the room and reach Sandra a comm as well. She tells me she needs a shower, and I nod, waiting for the response. Jay finally responds, “It’s Jackson, Smoke. We don’t think he is going to make it.” My stomach flopped and I instan
SandraI can hear the window slide open in the room. I immediately felt stupid that I didn’t make sure they were locked. The room is dark, other than slight lighting coming from the natural outside lights. I hear someone step inside and intuitively know it is Tommasso. I don’t move, holding my breath, listening closely. I hear something sliding across the floor but with all the commotion outside the room, I know they won’t hear it. This man is smart, and he is making the least amount of noise possible. After a few moments, I hear him whispering. “Ladies, where are you? C’mon queen sunshine, don’t let me find another little whore in here? Takara? Are you here? I wouldn’t mind feeling it again.” I hear a whimper and know that he will find her. I step out of the shower. I don’t know where Ms. Jones is but I can’t imagine allowing her or any of the others to get hurt. Not to protect me. “Are you looking for me?” I say softly, so no one else will hear me. “Ciao Bella” His words send a chil
JosephJackson fell through the door, bleeding from his chest. Jay jumped up, unsteady, and fell in front of him. “Jackson? Where is he? Are you okay? Brother look at me.” He was pleading, I know feeling the guilt of his brother laying there bleeding. “He is coming.” Jackson said, spitting out blood as he spoke. I yelled for a medic, who came running with a bag. The guards in front of the women shut the doors, quieting the yells of Sandra. I knew she would be mad, but I had to keep them from seeing her. Jackson squealed as the medic pulled the shirt from his bloody skin. The bullet had torn through his shoulder and collar bone, and he was bleeding badly. The medic looked up at me and shook his head. This meant he didn’t know if he could save him or not. I know if he did, the man would enter the family fully. He risked himself to keep that man away from this house. He risked his life for my Sandra. I know why he did it. I know who he did it for. “Take him to my room. Keep him fucking br
JacksonThis Italian prick has a gun trained on my head. I must keep walking. I must figure out how to take the gun, how I can keep him from killing anyone else. How did he get the gun? Who was stupid enough to allow him to get it? It couldn’t have been Jay. Why would he be so slow? He is the most well-trained man in the brotherhood. It is literally his job to keep this shit from happening. I wouldn’t let him kill Jay, someone from the inner circle, I would have never outlived that. I had to let him take me. Little does this man know, I am the least important person to Smoke out here. I was a ride along. I am not part of this circle, the family they have formed for the home sweet home door mat out here. I want to be. I want to be invited in. Sunshine was my way in. She would have a soft spot for me. I could tell. I would become a brother if nothing more. She is a peace in the chaos I haven’t seen in this crew before. The closest being Hector’s wife. She was more of a mother hen. Tommas
JosephI didn’t want her walking around with that crazy woman hiding somewhere. She was confident though, and I couldn’t question her, not when I had asked her to be my wife. I had to trust her, and that meant trusting her to know how to handle herself. I had brought her into this world, kept her in it. I could have made her leave that day we let her out of the caged room. I did that, not for her, not at first. When the guys saw the bruises on her I knew she was living with a monster. I knew Ryan was a bigger problem than I had originally thought. If she could handle them, surely, she could handle a weak crazy girl. “She is just scared.” Henry said walking around the corner. I looked at him, feeling bad, because I knew he was afraid of what would happen to the girl. I wouldn’t hurt her. Tanya and Mrs. Jones were caring for Zeus in another room. “I know that, Henry. I wouldn’t hurt her.” He nodded and shook my hand. “I know boss.” I heard the girl use a name that always made my skin bre
Sandra I wanted him, despite what he told me. I wanted to feel his hands on me. Here, in this greenhouse, where he made me feel alive before. He grabbed me tightly, gently placing me on the ground. “You sure you don't want me to carry you inside, where it's a bit more comfortable.” I pulled him closer to me, showing him I didnt want to wait a moment more. He ripped at my pants, and I at his. When he entered me, I instantly felt my body involuntarily arch. It was like someone shocked me from the inside, my body was electrified. The shivers in my body become intensely worse with each stroke. He leaned to my kissing me when I was already having trouble keeping my breath. “You are amazing Sandra, So very amazing.” He said huskily into my ear. I moaned out loudly, unable to make real words. He looked me in the eyes and smiled, proud of what he was doing to me. To my body, to my mind. He knew I was completely his. I looked into his eyes as well, feeling as though I had control, and he was
Joseph Once everyone was in the pit, we made it in the middle of the field we had just fought in, Jay doused it with gasoline and lit it on fire. I watched as the smoke roared into the sky. The Italians will know, as will any other guild that attempts to do what Tommasso did. I didnt like letting this darkness out, I didnt plan it this way. When Sandra walked out of that car, the gun was pointed at her. When that man looked at me like he knew the best way to hurt me. When he saw me protect her, he saw my weakness. They all did. That information couldn't leave this field. I wouldn't allow anyone to use her against me. I wouldn't put her in that kind of danger. It had been a long time since I had to do something on this scale. Something to remind these men who Smoke is, and where he came from. That is a darkness I hadn't called on in such a long time. Sure, we had burnt places to cover things up, like the house on the peak. That was mostly to cover our tracks. This was a clear stateme
Sandra I didn’t know what else to do. I pulled up to the meeting spot and saw a gun trained on Joseph. I couldn't let that psycho kill him. I couldn't let him be shot again. I had to intervene. I had to stop him. I slammed on the horn. I didnt think, all I could see was his lips turning blue. Hearing that he had stopped breathing. I couldn't face that again. I couldn't live without him now. Not since he saved me. Not after everything. We were going to make it back to the house in the country together. I jumped out of the car, unprotected, stupidly, running towards the danger. I screamed at the Italian men standing around my family. “Stop, fucking stop!” I ran in front of Joseph, like a human shield. All the men stared at me like they didnt know what to say. All the men on both sides. “Sunshine what are you doing here?” I heard Henry, but I didnt turn, I kept my eyes on the one with the gun. Tommasso looked at me. I was sure he was unsure of what to say to me. He didnt know what to do.