Page 15 of The Fallen King

“On your right, one is coming around the corner.” Mav tells us as Kane steps in front of me, waiting for the asshole tomake his presence known, then shooting him between the eyes. “Trouble around the back. There was more than expected. They need help back there,” Mav says as Gio heads towards the back with Kane around the opposite side of the building. Kicking the door in, I raise my gun and shoot the asshole standing between Spade and Ryder. The other guys run out the back door, only to be met by spraying bullets and dropping to the ground. Kane sticks his head in and nods. Walking over to Spade, I rip his blindfold off and smile.

“Hello, Brother.” I say as I reach over to Ryder and pull the gag out of his mouth. He coughs.

“Brother? What the fuck?” Ryder says, and I laugh.

“Don’t be mad at me Ry, but Zayn is Dario,” he says as Ry growls.

“Let me out of these chains so I can kick his ass,” he tells me, as I feel the dead guys' pockets for the keys to the cuffs.Bingo.

“Just let me explain once we get the hell out of here. My body fucking hurts,” Spade whines as I uncuff his hands and help him up.

“Don’t climb off just yet. Get your bearings first,” I tell him, and he rolls his eyes. Sliding over to Ryder, I do the same for him. They both stare at me while Ryder narrows his eyes at Spade. “Do you guys know who is responsible for all of this?” I ask, and they both shake their heads.

“How did you even find us?” Spade asks.

“Your phone and Mav Cyprus,” I tell him, and he nods, Kane and Gio walk in through the back door and head straight for us. “We good?” I ask, and they both nod. “Mav, bring the car around,” I say into the earpiece.

“Coming in hot,” he responds, and I laugh.

Looking at my brother, I raise a brow, “Ready?” I ask, and he climbs off the table, same as Ryder. They both stumble a bit, and I grip onto Spade with one arm and Ryder with the other. Kanetakes Ryder as I continue to steady my brother as my phone blares in my pocket. Letting it ring out, we leave the warehouse and get into the G-Wagon.

“I’ll go with the others,” Gio announces as he gets into the van just as my phone rings out again. Ripping it out of my pocket, my eyes widen at the name.What the fuck?Hitting the green button, I bring it to my ear.

“Yea,” I answer.

“Zayn, are you at the house?” Jameson asks, and I’m stunned to hear him sound so normal.

“No, why?” I ask.

“Fuck! I just spoke with Jade. I’ll explain everything later, but why is the fucking Brotherhood surrounding the house?” he asks, and my heart drops.

“What the fuck do you mean?” I growl.

“Exactly. Are you with Spade?” he asks in a panic. Taking the phone away from my ear, I put it on speaker. “We’re all here,” I tell him.

“Reid. We had it all wrong. These threats were never for Jade!” he yells.

“Jay? What the fuck?” Spade yells.

“We don’t have time for this. Someone needs to warn Jade,” I tell him. Taking out my phone–MY phone–and dialing her number, but just rings out, sending me to voicemail.

“Fuck, we need to hurry. There’s too many for me to fight off! They are here for Jaxon!” he screams as I hit Jade’s number again only for it to ring out.Fuck!Looking over at Kane and Spade, I growl.

“This is the only way. She will answer if she sees my number, not a blocked number,” I tell them, and they nod. Entering her number again, this time it will show who is really calling her. It rings a few times until her voice echoes the line.

“Hello?” she says in a shaky voice. Mav guns it through the streets trying to get us home as fast as he possibly can.

“Kitten. Listen to me,” I say, and she gasps.

“Dario?” she says, as the emotions pour out of her voice.Fuck!

“Yes, Kitten, just listen. I know you have a lot of questions, but I need you to get the kids and run. They’re coming, baby. They are coming. You need to move now!” I shout, hoping she can hear the urgency in my tone.

“B-ut, bu-t,” she stammers.

“Jade, focus. Listen to my voice. Get the kids and run, baby. Fucking run!” I scream as glass shatters down the line.

“Dario!” she screams

“Jade! Jade, answer me baby,” I shout, but the line goes dead. I look around the car as everyone stares at me.

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