Page 10 of Beta Team-The Saviors: Part two
“I have nothing else to say.” Kane grabs Kira by the wrist and starts pulling her toward the door. Tyler and I step forward at the same time to stop him, but Kira jerks her arm free.
“Don’t you dare,” Kira says, her tone deadly. “You are no longer ruling my life, Kane. I’m staying here with them.”
“Oh shit,” Blaze gasps and then starts laughing. “Kira found her own group of men. Like brother, like sister.” Blaze slaps Kane on the back, making Kane growl. “You go, girl.”
“Blaze,” Kane says like he’s holding onto every thread of control. “Shut up. Kira, we’re leaving. We’ll talk about it on the plane.”
“Are you not hearing me?” Kira replies. “I said I’m not leaving. Keon is still in surgery, and we still need to get Ari and Jason.”
“There. Is. No. We,” Kane grinds out. “You will be safely tucked back in New York before then. Stop being stubborn!”
“Stubborn?” Kira’s voice raises an octave, and I catch Chelsea out of the corner of my eye. Her eyebrows hit her hairline, and I have to fight to stop laughing at her face. “I’mfucking stubborn?! You’re the one demanding that I leave with you when Iclearlydon’t want to. So agree to help us or get out. Those are your options, because I’m not going any goddamn where.”
Kira spins on her heel and makes her way to the living room. I can’t tell if Kane is pissed or proud. I’m fucking proud, no matter what he feels. Tyler and I turn around to follow her, and find her sitting in the chair by the window with her head bowed. When she hears footsteps, her head snaps up, and she dissolves into tears when she sees us. We rush over, each of us grabbing one of her hands. “It’s okay, Baby girl,” I soothe.
“I don’t know how much longer I can hold it together.”
“We’ve got this,” Tyler says, kissing her knuckles.
“Keon is out of surgery,” Axel announces, walking into the room. “He’s going to be fine.”
A sob bursts from Kira, and I pull her from the chair and into my lap. She buries her face in my shirt, letting every emotion from the last couple of days bleed out. I rub her back as Tyler tucks himself into her other side. Kane is boiling mad until the curly haired one steps up and whispers something to him. He relaxes slightly, but doesn’t take his eyes off of us. I can understand his anger though. This is his baby sister. I did everything I could to protect Gemma growing up, even though it bit me in the ass. Not only did he find out she had been taken from us, he’s also starting to figure out that we have a relationship with her.
“I’m sorry,” Kira sniffs, trying to pull away. Chelsea appears at my side and hands her some tissues with a smile.
“There’s nothing to apologize for,” Tyler says softly. “You’ve been through a lot.”
“So have you, and I don’t see you falling apart,” Kira argues.
“We’ve been through this a thousand times, Little warrior. Now that we know Keon is fine, we can make a plan for Ari and Jason.” Tyler looks up at Axel. “Right?”
“Tivon is going to get Nolan access to the prison’s cameras so he can be our eyes. There’s only one way we can do this,” Axel answers. “We take it by force.”
“These are highly trained operatives,” Tivon continues. “They shoot without question.”
“So we shoot first,” I respond.
“Do either of you have access to the tank keys?” Axel asks.
Tyler pops to his knees. “We get to use the tanks?” There’s so much excitement in his voice that Kira giggles.
Axel rolls his eyes. “Yes. It’s the only way we can get through the wall, since we can’t climb it. It will announce our presence, but we don’t have a choice.”
“We’re in,” Kane says. Kira gasps in surprise, and he walks to stand in front of her, crouching down so he can look into her eyes. “These guys are important to you, yes?”
“They are,” Kira whispers.
“Then we will go. Jaxon and Eli are staying here with you.” Kira opens her mouth and Kane lays his hand on her arm. “None of us will be able to concentrate if you’re there. You need to stay here, where it’s safe.”
“I’ll leave a couple guys behind too,” Axel responds.
“We can watch with Nolan,” Chelsea replies, helping Kira to her feet.
“We’re going to need all the firepower we can get. We roll out in twenty,” Axel continues.
Kira wraps her arms around Tyler and I, pulling us in close. “Please be careful, and bring them home to us.”
“We will.” She tilts her head up, and I kiss her slowly, not giving a fuck that Kane is standing at my shoulder. When I pull back, Tyler does the same.
