Page 61 of The Magic of Betrayal
Cam leaned forward on his arms. "No, I don't have a problem with it, but as you can see, she's clearly upset and if we could perhaps speak with her before you ask any further questions, it might help."
"I don't need to speak with him. Continue." Saige snapped, her eyes narrowed on Cam.
"Little witch, we really need to talk. You don't understand..."
"What exactly am I not understanding, Cam? You guys obviously aren't businessmen. You didn't come here to buy this building. You came here looking for somebody, and you used me to try to find her."
"Sweetheart, that may be how it started, but we care for you," Fischer said, his fingers furiously tapping on the table.
"No more talking from you three. Since you can't seem to follow orders, I will make it easy on you," Larson barked and he twisted his hand through the air, over his throat and when Cam slapped his palm on the table and I saw his mouth moving but no words coming out I leaned back in shock. All three of them were yelling now, but silently. Not a peep.
"Sit. The Fuck. Down," Larson warned and Johnny backed up the command.
When they were back in their chairs, Saige was staring at me from across the table.
"I'm happy to answer your questions, Mr. Larson, but I want to ask Sloane something first. He does still have his voice?" Red questioned without looking away from my face and my stomach sank.
"He does."
"Did you know? It's obvious all three of them did, by the way they're acting, but I need to know if it was all of you who are responsible for ripping my heart out and tossing it on the floor like garbage." She leaned forward and I glanced to my brothers, Kai looked like he was two seconds away from murder, lightning was sparking off in random places on Cam's body, and when I got to Fischer, I sucked in a sharp breath. His eyes were pitch black.
"Answer me. Now."
Sighing, I turned to her and ran a hand through my hair.
"Yes, it was all of us. I didn't discover Laura was actually your mother until after your first date with Fischer, I saw a picture of you, Bette, and Laurie," I confessed, ignoring the pounding on the table from the guys. "They didn't know she was your mom, not until this moment."
Nodding, she turned her attention back to Khol.
"I'm looking for your mother. Do you know where she is?"
"I have no idea. She called me earlier today, first time in months. We don't have a relationship. Never have and never will. Are we done here?" Saige pushed back from the table and Johnny's hand snapped out and grabbed the arm of her chair, halting her from moving.
"Not quite, Goldie." He smirked and she startled, lifting her eyes to his face as all the color drained from her face.
I watched in horror and fascination as Johnny's body began to shimmer and ripple, almost like water. A moment later, a new man was standing in his place. Red hair, short red beard, a million freckles.
Saige sucked in a breath and almost toppled the chair backward,
"B- Bram?"
"Hi, Goldie." He smiled and reached for her hand, which was the wrong thing to do. All of us were on our feet, moving toward this fucker.Who the hell is he?
"Who the fuck are you?" I shouted, "Don't fucking touch her!"
Suddenly, the four of us were frozen in our tracks, unable to move. My heart was racing, something was not right.
Larson stood and brushed his hands down the front of his suit. "Gentlemen. I appreciate your services on this assignment, but your mission is complete as far as you’re concerned. I have what I need now and you can thank Sullivan here for your extended paid time off. He generously negotiated that when he agreed to keep some information discreet.”
Thunder shook the building.
Johnny- Bram, whoever the fuck, pulled Saige up from her chair, and when she attempted to push him away, he pulled her snugly against his body and dropped his face to the crook of her neck taking a deep inhale of her scent.
"What is happening right now?" Saige whimpered, tears falling freely from her beautiful eyes.
"Since we're all here, there's some things you should know, gentlemen. My name is Kholvin L’argonne, Second Commander under Asrael Carlisle serving his royal highness, King Thane Carlisle. I was born and raised in Besmet before coming to this realm on a mission on behalf of King Thane." He looked at each of us and I opened my mouth to call him a son of a bitch, but no sound came out. I'd been put on mute just like everyone else.
Khol walked over to where Saige was being held and he pushed her wild hair back out of her face gently.
