There was another shift in the room as everyone went on alert and all eyes turned in the direction of the footsteps. "Track, dad, what's going on?" Shit, that voice sent chills down my spine. It was one of those distinct voices that do shit to your insides and I wondered if the others felt it too. Not good! It's just a voice Devon for fuck sake chill. But I knew, even before I laid eyes on her, I knew that something was going to change for me in the next few seconds. Maybe Quinn's woo-hoo shit was rubbing off. I flicked my eyes up and over towards the stairs and she was just there. Her eyes flew open in surprise and there was a hint of fear in them when she saw us. I sensed more than saw her body tense up and had the strong urge to go to her. She stared back at me and the lightest of smiles crossed her lips before she looked at her family. Her eyes went around the room before coming back to me. I felt the attraction in my gut even as I told myself it
There was still one glaring question hanging in the air. How come she didn't show up on the radar. "And you are?" I reached out my hand for hers and she finally focused on me up close and personal. My gut went into a spin and I nose dived right into the abyss. She was fucking gorgeous. The tears in her eyes made them shine like some otherworldly creature. There was a look in them that made my heart melt in my chest. Sadness, fear, confusion. I drew her towards me before I could help myself. "Ariel!" She said her name like a whisper on the wind and I heard chiming bells and waterfalls. "Ariel!" I didn't realize I'd said it out loud until I heard it come back to me on a whisper. Behind me the others were putting her name into one of our little toys to look her up. I only heard Mancini say one thing, "nothing", which was all the answer I needed. She wasn't in anyone's database. I looked back at the others again as my mind tried to process. I don't think
I honest to fuck had no idea what was happening to me. I tried recalling all the shit my brothers had griped about in the beginning of their relationships, but nothing would come. I was on my own with this one and it scared the shit out of me. I focused instead on the here and now. On keeping her safe. I'll deal with whatever else comes next when my mind wasn't pulling me in a hundred directions at once. *** When the plane landed I waited for the others to file off leaving just Quinn in the cabin with us. "I'll carry her don't wake her up." He smirked and held his hands up in surrender as he backed away. Ass! I carried her from the plane to the waiting car and she still didn't wake up. I caught myself before I buried my nose in her hair as I held her close to my chest. My brothers kept giving me questioning looks which I ignored, I had some of my own. But they'll have to wait. Right now I was more interested in her story and why she didn't seem
"Hello boys, It looks like I left you in a bit of a quandary didn't I? I guess you can look at it as our last Op together." He grinned that infectious grin that only a few ever had the pleasure of seeing. It was a jolt to the system seeing him like this, almost as if he were here with us. "I have a lot to tell you, but not a lot of time so why don't we start at the beginning. If you're seeing this I guess you know about the general and the fuck up by now." "I bet you didn't know I knew you called him that huh. Fucking hemorrhoid should've never seen the inside of the white house, asshole." The anger was plain to read. "Don't be too hard on my old friends, they had no idea what they were getting into when they agreed to help me all those years ago and now they're paying for it." He took a deep breath and looked away before facing the camera again. "Alright let's get down to it shall we. This is about Khalil. I took something from him, or at least somet
"As you know I've had my foot in Khalil's ass forever, not only because I didn't want him to get the girl, but because he is a genuine first grade asshole." "I never found out how his father knew about my part in taking the baby, and it really doesn't matter. All that matters is that he never gets his hands on her." "I'm depending on you to make sure she stays safe. It's obvious that they caught up with me if you're seeing this. It's my fault, I lost my head and confronted the general. Asshole!" "I'm pretty sure I didn't die of natural causes so if that's the shit they're selling don't buy it. The general's specialty is heart attacks, if that's what you were told, don't believe it; and don't trust the general whatever you do." Mancini and the others were taking it all in and I personally was trying not to lose my shit. I didn't know which I wanted to do first. Go find the general and put one in his head. Or go find this girl wherever she was. "Now for
We were at that shit for hours. Piecing shit together, moving things around to come up with the answers. Once we found the right thread and begun to tug, it became easier to connect the dots and the picture that was painted was not a pretty one. "So here, twenty years ago, Khalil was still a kid, but his old man started the search for the girl. It looks like they didn't know who exactly had taken her, so it took them some time to whittle it down to the commander." We'd only got this far because of Mancini and his connections who he'd called for some information going back all those years. It was tedious work because we had to follow the general going back twenty years and then moving forward again to see when exactly his path had crossed with Khalil's. Once we found the connection it wasn't hard to pull in the politicians and see their part in the whole filthy mess. "It was all about money for them. I wonder, did they know who the fuck this guy
"Mancini when are you going to make that call?" He checked his watch. "They're seven hours ahead so it's what, ten in the morning? I say we get some rest and come back at it in a few. I'll make the call then." We all agreed and the men got to their feet to leave. Mancini pressed some buttons and the board slid into the casing on the wall and disappeared. "Just in case the girls should find their way in here." Not sure how they would do that seeing as how the shit has more security than Fort Knox, but he was right. These women are resourceful if nothing else. As the rest of us headed back to the cottages leaving Lyon and Mancini in the mansion, the tension was heavy. "You know they killed your CO right?" Ah damn Law, not now. "The rest of you really think I don't want to end these fucks? But what happens if we go after them before we get those girls back? Did any of you think of that?" That's why he's our fearless leader, because he thinks about
The raw emotion she brought out in me was confusing. That soft gentleness about her makes me want to wrap her up in something soft and protect her from everything. Where did she learn to be that fucking angelic? If that wasn't enough, she's so fucking beautiful it's crazy. She has that kind of rare beauty that once you've seen it it's hard to forget. The thought gave me fucking agida. Did other men see her the way I do? Yeah Dev, you're not in love or anything. So why the fuck, do you want to kill imaginary men just for looking at her, for having seen her beauty? Go to sleep Devon, just go the fuck to sleep, you're not making any sense. I felt a cold shiver run down my spine and straight through to my gut. Is this how it starts? Quinn that asshole has been acting kinda squirrely since he met Kelly on the beach. It's like he's there, but his mind isn't. I have no doubt that each of my brothers and the men who'd joined us could and would do the job, but
*** "Stop being so nervous, everything is going to be fine." We were about an hour out from the wedding on the beach and she was the one reassuring me. I don't know why, but now that we were down to crunch time I have this fear that some shit is gonna go wrong. Maybe because I know that she's the best thing that ever happened to me. Or maybe it's because I still don't think I deserve her. Whatever it is, I have this feeling that some shit's gonna go wrong. "Come 'ere." I wrapped my arms around her and felt myself settle. "I love you, I'm not nervous about marrying you, I just don't want anything to go wrong on our big day." I hope Ty the fuck isn't lurking around somewhere listening to this or he'd ride my ass for sure. "Nothing's gonna go wrong, now go be with your brothers while I finish getting dressed." Dani and Gaby had been pounding at our cottage door for the last half an hour trying to get me to release her. The women were getting dress
"Lyon your daughter is fucking adorable." "Dude what the fuck, she's sixteen." I glared at Mancini the fuck ready to take him out. "Not the teen you ass, the little one." That shit made me snort like Kat does. "Oh yeah?" She's been working her con on her new uncles. To a man they melt whenever she bats those lashes of hers at them. She knows better than to try that shit with me. That ship sailed when the little shit was three and I caught her making her own damn glue to fuck with her big sister's hair. "What's she doing that makes her so adorable this time?" I hadn't seen her in a little bit, figured she was with her mom and the other women. Thank fuck. We were here to relax after all and that one don't know the meaning of the word. "She's reading to Zakira, very hush-hush. Must be some story the way the two of them have their heads together whispering." I flew out of my chair two seconds later. "Lyon what the fuck?" Tyler and the others looke
Three weeks later we were back on the island, which looked like a completely different place. Cierra had shown up a few days early to get the place set up. There were flowers everywhere leading from the lawn down to the beach and a canopy that looked like it would hold a couple hundred people easy. We hadn't been let in on any of the plans. After all the threats the women had made about making us help them plan. In the end it was decided that as men we didn't know the first thing about it and were left to our own devices. We'd used the time to take care of our business and make sure that the people we'd left in charge had done a good job, which they had. The CO and his boys had been busy in that time and once the news broke about the trafficking ring and all those who were involved, everything was total chaos. As Mancini had predicted, there were a lot of people with their heads on the chopping block, including the fuck up who couldn't hide behind his
No one else spoke and I know my brothers like me were still coming to terms with what we were seeing. I've never experienced shocked joy before but I can't say I didn't like it. "I thought I covered my tracks pretty well, but something went wrong and that's when I tried calling you in. When you were sent into a trap, I knew I had to do something or we'd all be fucked, so I came up with a plan." "I know how the general operates, so when he invited himself here under the guise of friendship I was ready for him. I'd already taken the antidote for his little surprise so when he slipped me the poison I pretended to be dead while he ransacked my place looking for what I had." "So that's why the closed coffin." Connor asked as he too looked over the commander as if not quite believing his own eyes. "I had to do it this way boys. I knew once I was gone that you'd take care of it once you got wind of what was going on. I didn't want you involved, but I couldn't get c
It was a long fucking thirty-six hours but once we landed all my fatigue went away as soon as I saw her waiting for me. The others were there as well, but I only had eyes for her. She ran to meet me as soon as I stepped off the plane and I grabbed her up in my arms. Nothing had ever felt this good. "Is it over?" She had tears in her eyes. I put her back on her feet and dried her face, my heart breaking just a little at all that she'd had to go through. "It's over baby. Don't cry anymore okay, I can't bear it." She held my hand to her chest and nodded as the last fear fell. I pulled her into my chest and kissed her forehead before heading after the others. "Boys I hate to do this to you, but you only have a few hours down time, we have to get back to your compound ASAP." "What the fuck Mancini, why what's going on there?" "You'll see when we get there, get some sleep." He just walked away with his arm around his woman leaving the rest of us look
No one breathed easy as we flew through the night, heading towards the gulf, which is where Mancini informed us Khalil was meeting with the senator. "So that's how he's always evaded us, he uses a decoy." Logan looked around at the rest of us. "Yep, I guess for the criminal element it pays to be paranoid." Con stretched out his legs and closed his eyes. "But how did he know we were coming?" Ty dropped his head back and rubbed his eyes. "I'm not sure he did, but after the move on the general, he must've decided to be extra careful." Mancini filled us in. "How sure are we that he's the one with the senator?" "Track seems pretty sure, like I said, he has eyes on him and they're in a convoy tent. Lots of security so we have to go in hard and fast." It only took us half an hour to land and we hit the ground running. I'm pretty sure my brothers like me, were hoping that this was it. Sure we'd hit and missed before with the Fox, but we all knew
We arrived in full dark the next day and immediately went into high gear. This place is crawling with military intelligence and a host of unsavory characters on a good day, so we had to get in and out in as little time as possible without being seen. Mancini had a station set up in the desert, not sure how he pulled that off, but it looked like any other bivouac we'd ever seen and would cause no undue interest. In the last few hours before we landed once everyone had rested, some better than others, we'd gone through the plans again. Only a few of us were going into the camp where the signals from Khalil's phone were pinging, because it would be too dangerous for us all to go. Had this been a military Op, it wouldn't have mattered, but some might call what we were doing illegal. So while we were going in the others were going to stand guard around the perimeter. It wasn't easy choosing who were gonna go in, but in the end it was Lo, Con and Zak who
I covered her lips, distracting her as I removed her skirt and slid her panties down her thighs. "I love your kisses." I smiled down at her, not believing how happy I was just to be here with her like this even with the danger awaiting me. Maybe that was the lure of a good woman. What have made men fight and die for centuries. I pulled back and looked down at her spread out beneath me, my wanton princess. Her body was an astounding thing of beauty. And I made myself take the time look, to enjoy all that was mine. Though I had no real fear that I wouldn't come back to her, there was no sense in testing fate. I wanted the memory of her like this to carry with me. High firm breasts, flat concaved stomach, and slightly flared hips that cupped her pretty hairless pussy. Shapely thighs that had I taken the time to really look before I would've noticed were well toned and defined. Dancer's legs. I held her eyes with mine as I ran my hand over her heated fle
I caught up to him on one of the paths that lead to the beach where he stood waiting for me. "I know your mind went back there again and I know we've all told you more than once that your uncle was a piece of shit asshole who had no fucking brains." "Yes I think I've heard one or more of you say something along those lines a time or two." "Who do you trust brother?" "My brothers." "So why don't you believe us when it comes to this one thing? Put it away and put it away for good. You deserve the same happiness as everyone else and fuck anyone who says different." "Dani says she's in love with you." "Who Dani?" "No you fuck, Ariel. You know how these women talk, which is good for us that they get along so well, but that also means there are no secrets. It's going to be interesting when we get back home to the compound." "Anyway, she says the girl's in love with you and you'll be a fool to let anyone get in the way of that. I don't