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I paced the breakroom, furious. “I’m going to kill them,” I snarled after reading Devon’s latest text.
“I’ll hold them down for you,” Phoenix replied from the table where he and Jemini sat. “Sick assholes trafficking kids and now kidnapping Devon. I say we make it nice and slow.”
I chewed my thumbnail. “I agree.”
“You should cut their dicks off first,” Jemini said. “Just in principle for being perverts.”
Cringing at the thought, I simply nodded. “I’ll let you do that part.”
She grinned. “Happily.”
“You are not going, so you won’t be doing that,” Phoenix said to Jemini.
“I know,” she replied with a pout. “A girl can dream.”
“You gotta stay here and hold down the technology portion of this fort,” I replied, still pacing.
Phoenix patted the chair next to him. “Sit down. It’ll calm you.”
I stared at the chair and reluctantly obeyed. “Once she reaches the Virgin Islands and gets online, I’ll be able to easily track her location. This waiting game is fucking killing me.”
“I know,” Jemini said. “I’ve never seen you so wound up.”
Venom walked in and opened the refrigerator. He pulled out food to make a sandwich. “What are you guys talking about in here?”
“Just trying to plan for when we hear from Devon.”
“Yeah?” Venom replied, rifling through the drawer for a knife. “What’s the plan?”
“We kill them,” I said through gritted teeth.
The wolf chuckled. “I mean, before that.”
“Hop on a plane, swoop in, save the girl, kill the bad guys,” Phoenix replied.
“You make it sound so easy,” Venom replied, pushing the bread together on his sandwich and lifting it to his face. “Life isn’t an action movie.”
“How’s baby?” Jemini asked. “I want to meet him so bad!”
He swallowed his bite and smiled. “He’s perfect. Kalissa’s an amazing mom. I offered to hire a nanny to come in during the day to help, but she refused. She’s stubborn like that.” He grinned and shook his head. “She’s exclusively breastfeeding and said she’s fine.”
“Is she able to keep her weight up and all that? I know you have to, like, double your calorie intake when you’re nursing,” Jemini said. “I hope that doesn’t sound insensitive.”
Venom shook his head. “No, not at all. I appreciate the concern, actually. She’s doing great. I’ve become quite the cook and make her finish her food. She looks so much healthier now with some curves and a little bit to grab onto.” He winked.
Gag.
“That’s great, I’m so happy for you. Auntie Jemini is ready for a visit when she’s up to it.” She rubbed her hands together.
He laughed again. “Soon, girl.”
I set my phone on the table, face-up, and stared at it.
“Okay, we need to get your mind off of this,” Jemini said. “Tell me a story.”
“Ooh, I wanna hear a story,” Bloome said as she wandered in with Shadow trailing behind her.
