Chapter 3

Trigger warning: violence, language

POV Willa

I woke West a bit after 4 am. I wanted to catch the 5:30 train.

"We've got go." I whispered and he groaned but got up.

We packed up as quickly as possible. It didn't take us very long, we've done it so much we could probably do it in our sleep. I checked to make sure we got everything and nodded. West threw on his packed back pack and put a shoulder bag on each side. I put on my back pack and grabbed my purse. West never let me carry as much as he did. Then we strapped on our weapons and headed towards the door. Thankfully, we peaked out the window and watched in horror as a few black SUV's pulled up and stopped out front.

West and I exchanged an oh shit look and hurried to the back door. We ran out and down the alley. We made it halfway down when we heard men shouting for us to stop. West grabbed my hand and we sprinted as fast as we could.

POV Blade

Ash and I took a team around to the back of the house. I wasn't about to lose the twins now. I was broken when they were taken and we all needed them back. We cut through the narrow yard on one side and turned to see the alley. I looked towards the back door but was distracted by two figures halfway down the alley. I squinted and realized that I was looking at the tall form of my youngest brother and the short one of my only sister. I would have chuckled if the situation wasn't so dire. She didn't even reach his shoulders but there she was. Hurrying along to keep up with him.

I shouted for them to stop but that just made them run, hand in hand.

 "FUCK!" I yelled as Ash and I took off after them.

I heard someone radio my father and brothers as others followed us.

"They are fast" Ash shouted as we tried to catch up to them.

They almost made it to the end of the alley when one of our SUV's pulled up on the side walk and trapped them. In the blink of an eye, West and Willa were back to back with guns drawn in both of their hands. Ash and I were only a few feet away and West was facing us with a deadly look in his eye. I looked at them in shock.

"Back off now!" he yelled in a commanding voice that impressed me.

Ash and I held our hands up and froze. The rest of our men did the same.

"Get the fuck out of the car with your hands up!" Willa shouted and I rose my eyebrows.

She sounded like a badass. I watched as Dad, Zeke, Jaden and Stone all pile out with their hands in the air.

"Shut the door and hug the wall. Move towards the rest of your crew." Willa instructed.

My dad and brothers did as she asked as she kept her guns on them the whole time. She backed up with West so their backs hit the SUV. Ash and I exchanged a look. These kids were clever. They knew to put something at their backs so no one could sneak up on them.

"Here's the deal, any more of your people try to sneak up on us, we shoot you." Willa announced.

"Any of you fuckers move, we shoot you." West took over.

"And if any of you even LOOK at my sister funny, I'll shoot you in the dick." West added and I appreciated his protectiveness.

"Willa, West. I understand that you're scared and confused, but please, let me explain." my Dad calmly said.

"Talk, you've got one minute." Willa spat.

"Willa baby, don't you recognize us?" Stone tried but West growled.

"Call my sister a pet name again and it'll be the last thing you ever say. In fact, don't you dare speak to her with your filthy mouth." West threatened.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that, West. Just take a look at us. Don't you know us?" Stone replied.

 I knew that it was taking all our self control to not explode at the disrespect they were showing us but we all realized that they didn't know what they were doing.

"West, look at him." Willa nodded her chin towards Dad and West stared for a moment.

I saw a flicker of recognition in his eyes.

"The picture." he whispered to Willa and she nodded.

"Who are you?" West demanded of my dad.

"My name is Liam Danver. I'm your Dad and these five are your brothers well... half brothers." Dad replied and West and Willa paled.

I cocked my head as I watched Willa step closer to West so her arm was against him.

"What do you want with us?" West asked.

"We just want you to come back home with us and rejoin our family. I don't know what your mother told you about us but your mom had...issues. She was unwell." Dad answered.

"Oh, we are aware." West scoffed.

"West" Willa whispered in a warning tone and West nodded.

"How about you just let us go. We don't want anything from you. We've gotten along fine without you. We aren't going to track you down for child support or anything. Just leave me and my sister alone and we'll do the same for you." West offered.

Everyone shook their heads at that.

"West, my boy, we can't do that. We miss you... both of you. We want you back." Dad calmly stated.

"How about you take me and let Willa go?" West tried.

"West! Fuck no! I'm not leaving you!" Willa argued.

"Sorry, brother, but we can't do that. We love you both. I admire how well you've taken care of our baby sister, though." Ash answered.

"She's MY sister." West snapped as he dropped the bags off his shoulders in a quick gesture.

"Imagine if you lost her, West. How would you feel?" I tried as I took a step forward.

"That's how all us have felt for the last ten years times two." I continued.

"Would you let her go when you were so close to getting her back?" I added and took another step.

"Stop moving" West commanded and I froze but I could tell that he was thinking over my words.

"I want all of you against this wall, facing it so I can discuss this with MY sister." West ordered.

We all hesitated but Dad nodded. Even if they tried to run, we had the area covered and they weren't THAT fast. We did as he ordered. We could hear them whispering to each other.

"It's got to be them. The pictures had five other boys too. It can't be coincidence." Willa whispered.

"Yeah, and remember how she used to say the name Liam when she was strung out?" West agreed.

"There has to be a reason she ran though, don't you think?" Willa added.

"Yeah..." West trailed off as we heard their feet slapping on the cement.

"They're running!!!" Zeke yelled as we all took off after them.

"Not again!" Ash sighed as we chased them.

They were holding each others hands and I was shocked to see how well Willa kept up with West. She had to take twice as many steps as he did to make up for her little legs.

Jaden and I caught up to them first. Jaden grabbed Willa's waist and lifted her up as I grabbed West's arms and held him. West started fighting me as soon as I touched him and I saw Willa kicking and flailing around in Jaden's arms.

"Careful with her!" I yelled at Jaden and he nodded.

"Get your fucking hands off her!" West yelled as he broke out of my hold.

Fuck this kid was strong and determined! Instead of running off like he could have, he ran straight for Jaden and Willa. I watched as he punched Jaden in the face and grabbed Willa from his arms. He turned to run but we had them surrounded by then.

"Damn." he said as he carefully put Willa down on her feet so she was facing him.

Willa looked around in a panic and then looked up at West.

"What do we do, West?" she whispered with tears in her eyes.

West shook his head and pulled her into a hug.

"I don't think we can do anything else, Wils. I'm so sorry." he replied as kissed her hair.

"Everyone just calm down. We aren't going to hurt you, I promise." Ash said as we all struggled to catch our breath.

"Ash is right, you are safe with us. We just want to take you home and keep you safe and happy, alright?" Stone added in his business like manner.

"Let's head back to the car. We live less than an hour away. You both are exhausted, so are we. We can all go back to our home and rest for a few hours and then we can sit down and talk. Okay?" Dad offered.

Willa leaned back to look at West and I cringed to see the tears running down her cheeks. West sighed and wiped her tears away with his thumbs.

"Yeah fine, but you have to swear that no one will lay a hand on Willa." West countered.

"Or West either." Willa added.

"Of course, none of us would dream of harming either of you." Dad agreed.

"And we stay together. You can't split us up." West snarled.

"I swear." Dad nodded with the rest of us.

We all began to walk back watching the twins carefully. West kept his arm around her shoulders and tucked into his side as she left her arm around his waist. They were constantly scanning around them to make sure that none of us were getting too close. Zeke and Stone picked up the two bags West dropped when we reached the SUV and placed them in the back after opening the hatch.

"Do you want to put your back packs in the back too? I swear that you'll get them back as soon as we reach the house?" Ash asked.

The twins looked at each other and shrugged. They both handed over the bags. Willa even gave them her purse.

"So we can all fit in this one if we use the third row seating but I'm going to need one of our men to drive, I'm too tired and so are your brothers so would it be okay if you sat in someone's lap, Willa?" Dad asked.

"She'll sit with me." West decreed and Willa nodded.

"Zeke, Jaden and Blade get in the back. Ash and Stone sit in the next row with the twins. I'll sit up front." Dad ordered.

I groaned. I hated wedging myself in the way back but I wasn't about to complain. At least I could see the twins from there. Zeke got the middle seat and Jaden and I sat on either side of him. Ash nodded for the twins to get in and then he and Stone sat on either side of them so they couldn't jump out a door or anything.

We all watched as Willa sat on West and he pulled her against his chest. We all got in and buckled up. Ash smirked and he and Stone pulled the seat belt across both the twins and snapped in place as West watched them carefully and Willa buried her head in his chest.

We pulled away and I could feel all of us let out a breath of relief. It was silent in the car for a while and I overheard West whispering to Willa.

"You okay?" he asked and she nodded.

"You?" she whispered back as she looked up at him.

I caught the side view of him smirking.

"Course I am. We're together aren't we? That's all we need, right?" he teased and she smiled.

"You and me against the world, bro." she agreed and I smiled at them.

We were quiet for a few more moments but then Jaden spoke up.

"You have a hell of a punch, baby brother." he commented.

The rest of us chuckled but West glared at Jaden.

"You were holding MY baby sister against her will, you're lucky I didn't kill you." he snapped.

"Damn, West. You might just give Blade a run for his money in over protectiveness." Zeke commented.

West scoffed.

"That's not shit. Fuck with me and see what Willa will do to you. She's way worse than I could ever be. She's downright sadistic." West replied.

We started to laugh but Willa picked her head up and took a moment to stare at each of us.

"He's not joking." she snarled and I felt a chill go down my spine.

What had happened to these kids?