Page 80 of Nest Of Lies

She shudders. “She’s really sick,” she murmurs.

“She’s not.” I snarl again.

I glance around. “You came and tried to take our Lia from us.”

“No! No! That’s not what happened.” The doctor shouts and starts backing away. “You never said she belonged to the Mirakill MC, China!”

“You tried to take our old lady,” Valen snarls.

The words fall into the room, and I see their shock and fear. Ianto and Ranger flow past me.

“Stand right here, Omega Raines. I need you to really see what’s going to happen to you if you upset Lia again.”

I stand like a granite wall, listening to the thuds and violent beating that my pack smashes out. The life in the doctor goes first, his broken body collapsing on the ground. The three body guards fall next. And then the assistant, though her death is cleaner.

China shudders and starts to cry. She lifts a hand to cover her mouth, and when it’s done; she looks at me. Finally, she’s horrified. There is fear in her eyes now. The right amount.

“You’re a monster. You’re as sick as she is.”

“No, China. We are much, much worse. But we are hers.”

She hiccups. “Get out of my house.”

“Lia will not be back,” I say coldly. “Remember what I said, China. It would be in your best interests to forget Lia completely because if you upset her, if you even look in her direction, I will take you out and make you vanish.” I pause and look at Ranger. “Destroy the house, call a clean up crew.”

She takes a step back. She looks around, helplessly, in confusion. “But…”

“Wipe the scene and let’s go.”

“Done,” Ianto says. He vanishes and returns five minutes later with a black bear and a small bag.

I exhale roughly and stalk out of the house, leaving by the front this time. Lia doesn’t know it yet, but she will never return to this house. I won’t let her.

She’s got us now.

Whether she wants us or not.

I’m done fighting.

Lia looks up atme when I enter the room. Her eyes are huge and full of pain.

“Are you going to send me away?”

“Send you away?” I ask with a smile, pretending I don’t know what she’s talking about. “Why would I do that?”

She gets to her feet and steps in front of me, stopping my aimless prowling. “Zaden, you heard what happened, you saw.” Her anger fades. She looks pained and haunted.

That is completely unacceptable.

“Lia,” Mills grumbles.

“I’m broken!” she growls up at me. “I’m broken. My mother said I was sick and I’m not normal. There is something wrong with me.”

I nod, pretending I’m taking all this bullshit in. “There is?”

She snarls and shoves at my chest. “I’m not fucking around.”

I grab her throat, letting her see how angry I am. I walk her backwards to the bed. Her knees hit the back, but I don’t let up until she’s lying on the bed, and I’m straddling her waist.

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