Page 151 of His Cursed Heart

My blood freezes.

"Venus?" I ask worried, seeing Everette's face darken.

"I found Keres's body, Althea." Both mine and Everette's eyes widen. I put my phone on speaker, feeling my body tremble.

"Where?" Everette demands, his fists ready.

"Seven miles west of Chicago. There is a minefield that has in the middle a rustic cabin. But be careful, there are grenades everywhere. I'll wait here." The call stops and Everette starts running in the house, shouting for his men.

I follow him in the kitchen where his men are ready to go hunting a traitor. Tons of guns, pistols and knives are displayed on the kitchen table.

I grab my favorite MK18 gun, feeling the adrenaline running in my veins, when my bubble is burst by Everette's hands.

"You're not coming." He says roughly.

"In your dreams." I shoot back.

"Althea, you are not coming." He growls and I want to shoot him.

"It's not up to you." I hiss.

"I'm the Boss," I almost gasp. He did not just pull that card with me.

"That's not gonna stop me." I warn him.

"I'm not going to lose you, Althea!" He screams.

"There is a literal minefield between us and Ivan, and I won't be able to focus if I have to worry about you."

"I can take care of myself."

"You can, but my damn heart can't take the thought of you there." He says with clear stress and my body softens.

I can't just stand back and do nothing while my sister is there in that bastard's hands.

But I don't tell him that.

"Come back in one piece," I warn and kiss him on the lips.

He kisses me back, pressing me hard to his body.

"Take care of our superhero." He smiles and I swear my heart skips a beat.

I've seen the way Everette softened around Vincent, and how Vincent is searching the house for him. I want to take my boys and leave all this chaos, but the world would be boring without us.

I kiss him again and this time, after our lips separate, he turns and leave, his men following him.

I go upstairs to check on my sleepy bug, but the bedroom is empty. I rush to his room and find Scarface on his bed.

"Vince? Where are you, bug?" I call for him desperately.

I search all the fucking house and he's not here. What if Ivan took him? What if he ran out of the house and now, he's lost in the woods?

My heart beats so fast that my chest starts to hurt, but I need to find Vincent. I need to make sure he's okay.

I open my phone and search the app Arius installed. When he was a newborn, I gave Vincent a bracelet that has a tracker in it, and Arius helped me find a way to

always know where he is.

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