Page 48 of Deadliest Throne

“Care to elaborate ” I ask.

“There’s things you don’t know about us,” Taylor adds. “Things my mom went through a lot of trouble to make sure no one found out. Not even Link knows.”

“I swear to god, if you say that has anything to fucking do with this, I’ll finish what Link started,” Hunter promises, eyes flashing as he shoves to his feet.

“Of course it fucking doesn’t!” Taylor shouts. “We would never do anything to hurt Raven or our baby.”

“Then what the hell are you going on about?” I ask as I start to rock a stirring Andrew. Normally, he can sleep through anything, but I think he can feel what we’re feeling.

“Our dad was a bad man. Yes, I know just like yours and Raven’s. It’s the whole reason we ended up in Safe Haven.” Taylor waves Hunter off when he looks like he’s about to say something. “He’s the leader of an MC. A bad one. A fucked up sick one. One that Link would happily slaughter every single member of.”

“Who?” Hunter narrows his eyes.

“Demon Knight’s,” Travis winces.

“You have got to be fucking kidding me!” Hunter roars, flipping the desk over onto the ground. He jumps over it and gets in Travis’s face. “You’re telling me your dad is the president of one the worst fucking MC’s in this whole fucking country!”

“The one Link has been wanting to take down for years?” I ask, a low pissed off rumbling in my chest.

“Yes. And before you think the reason we haven’t told him is because we’re trying to protect him, it’s not. We want the fucker dead more than anyone else. The fact is, he’s got connections. Ones that would have brought us all down if we tried anything against them. More than we do.”

“And one of them just so happens to be Raven’s dad,” Taylor sighs.

“Oh, this is fucking awesome.” Hunter starts to pace, grabbing at his hair. “Link is gonna kill you, bring you back to life and kill you all over again.”

“We didn’t mention this before, because if we asked them for help and they tipped off Raven’s dad, then we would’ve been fucked. But seeing how there's a good fucking chance that bastard has her now, I don’t see why now wouldn’t be a good time to pay them a visit. We know someone who might be willing to help.”

“Get them on the phone, Travis,” Hunter demands. “We want some fucking answers.”

Chapter 13

Raven

“Hello!” My throbbing fist pounds against the door. My voice is hoarse from shouting for what has to be hours now. “Fuck!” It comes out as a choked sob. Leaning back against the door I close my eyes and take some deep breaths.

I woke up in this room with a pounding headache. If whatever they gave me to knock me out hurts my baby, I will fucking kill that man.

Hell, I’m going to kill him anyway. Because, it’s got to be him, even if the world thinks he’s dead. Who else would want me alive? Who else would lock me up in a room that’s fit for a fucking princess.

There could be worse places to be held captive, but that doesn’t mean I fucking want to be here.

Pushing off the door, I move to the center of the elegant room. When I say this room is meant for a princess, I'm not joking.

There’s a Victorian style four-poster bed with luxurious bedding pressed against the far left wall. On the other side is a TV mounted to the wall. It doesn’t work, I’ve tried.

At least the bookshelves lining the wall in front of me have some decent options. A little outdated for my liking, but who am I to complain, at least I'm not fucking chained to the bed.

The doors are locked, and there are bars on the windows, but hey, at least I have my own bathroom, and there's even a mini fridge.

Whoever set this up, made it with the intention of keeping me here for a long time. How might I get that idea? Because there’s a fucking whole ass nursery set up on the right side of the room. Yup, fucking crib, changing table stacked with diapers, and a dresser filled with baby clothes.

“There’s no way in hell I’m having you here, Baby Bird,” I murmur to my belly, rubbing at the swelling bump.

She gives me a little kick, and I can’t help but make a sound of relief. It’s the first time she has moved since I’ve woken up. I was really afraid that whatever happened while I was unconscious hurt her. I’m still fearful of any long-term side effects that might pop up later in life. God, I fucking hate that monster.

What the fuck does he want with me anyway? Can’t tell me that he missed me and wants to be a family. Because that fucker never gave a shit about family.

Does he want to use me against Black Venom Crew? Barter me, make me his pawn?

---