Page 43 of Seer

Her father was a vengeful piece of shit that tried to end my mother’s life along with half the original chapter. But that all happened long before I ever came into the picture. Anton died when I was barely a year old, still living halfway around the world.

I wasn’t adopted until I was three. I shake my head and purse my lips. None of this makes any sense.

“Revenge?” Glitch supplies the most common reason for these types of things.

“How did it benefit her, though? I mean, no offense ‘cause she’s your blood, Judge, but she’s dead.” Mayhem cringes as he finishes speaking.

“Allegedly. We still have nobody.” Leah scoffs, and I glance down at her.

“What?” Her cheeks grow red.

“Just a wayward thought.” I nod at her to continue.

“It had the classic markers of a mystery novel. The villain fakes their death to get revenge for the family’s wrongs. She must feel like she’s owed something that Seer stole.” It’s not a bad theory, actually.

“I don’t even carry the family name, though. She can’t need a kidney from me since we aren’t DNA-related. She must be after money.” I come to the conclusion, but my Ma snorts.

“What money? Her father’s assets were all seized by the government. It has to be something else.” The phone rings, and Glitch answers it.

“I got something. Hold on to your, wait. What are you wearing today, Seer?” Everyone laughs at Abel’s teasing.

“Pant’s asshole,” I growl to his chuckle.

“Just checking. Well, grab your balls ‘cause you’re not going to believe this shit.” I sigh heavily.

“Charlotte ain’t his kid. She’s his sister. When he died, she was put into the system.” I glance at my Ma, but all I catch is her back as she leaves the room.

“Fuck,” Cowboy says, followed by a loud whistle.

“Track down what fucking happened in that apartment. We need to get ready for this hurricane.” I knock the gavel on the table and everyone starts to leave the room.

“Old lady, huh? Don’t you normally have to ask her first?” I raise an eyebrow at Leah but nod.

“Yes, however, you felt too good for me to let you leave. You have since the moment I laid eyes on you. So forgive my caveman nature. Would you please do us the honor of joining our family?” Her eyes go to Kai and Phoebe, the only other people in the room now.

“Do you feel the same way?” She addresses them, but I don’t need to turn around to know they’ll both be smiling at her.

“If you need to ask, then we clearly need to try hard to show you,” Kai says, followed by a loud huff.

“She elbowed him, didn’t she?” I ask Leah, who giggles and nods.

“I’ve loved having you around and don’t want you to leave.” Phoebe’s voice sounds like she wants to say more, but she’s holding back.

“But?” Leaah prompts.

“No, but. More of a how about us? We haven’t had a chance to,” she cuts off when Cowboy walks back in.

“Sorry to interrupt. This storm is getting worse. Its winds have been upgraded. Flooding has already started.” Shit, I look at Kai.

“We still need to get the house secured.” I nod.

“You and Phoebe go, and we’ll stay here. Tonight, we sit down and discuss everything, yeah?” Kai leaned in to kiss me, and then Leah.

Phoebe follows suit but keeps to Leah’s cheek.

Once they leave, I turn her on my lap and stare at her eyes. She looks sad and disappointed.

“You wanted to kiss her, didn’t you.” her blush answers before she finds her voice.

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