Chapter 17
Enrico Fermi
Max
I’m furious. If I would have known what Kahl had been doing all those years when he took us in, I would have killed him before Zoe had to. I’m furious with him, and even more with myself for being so clueless and seeing this man as a father.
We knew he was sick and twisted, but we didn’t have a single idea of the extent of it.
Zoe went to bed about two hours ago. It’s around four in the morning, but I can’t sleep.
Now, I need a plan. A plan to destroy the Cambions as soon and as lethally as possible.
Dean and Brandon have joined me in my office and Teddy went to watch over Zoe.
I’m not sure what is drawing them together so strongly, but I’m relieved to know they aren’t a threat to each other.
Maybe Zoe was onto something when she said they have the same darkness within them, and like is drawn to like.
I have to admit, a part of me is jealous that she isn’t drawn to me as strongly, but I would never try to prevent Teddy from getting something he wants. One, because it’s dangerous to get in his way, even for me. Two, he deserves to be happy, regardless of the crazy that lurks underneath.
“So, what the fuck is the plan?” Brandon grumbles as he puts his elbows on his knees.
I huff out a breath, not knowing how to answer his question yet.
I don’t have a plan, I’m not even sure where to start.
Jax refused to break so we have nothing to go off of.
Zoe may have more insight because she watched us for so long, and she saw more of the people involved.
We may need to start bringing her on more jobs to see if she recognizes anyone.
Zoe might be the key to everything. She sure as hell is the strongest out of all of us.
“We let her lead us, she doesn’t need protection.” I say, leaning onto my desk and unlocking my phone.
“The hell she does, there is a very high possibility the Cambions will still know what she looks like. I bet bringing her to the public with us definitely will raise some flags,” Dean adds.
“I know, but that’s what I’m hoping for. I’m sure whoever is running the Cambions is very aware of her and knows that she murdered Kahl. I don’t doubt they will try to get her back.” I explain, hoping they’ll understand.
“We aren’t going to use her as fucking bait, Max.” Brandon snaps now standing.
I hold my hands up and stand up slowly. “Brandon, that is not what I’m saying.”
“Then what the fuck are saying?”
Sighing, “I’m saying that the Cambions will want her, especially after last night.
They may not know that she’s The Sparrow, but someone knows she is Kahl’s daughter.
I can almost guarantee whoever this person is, will start making mistakes out of desperation.
We won’t put her at risk, but we will draw them out. ”
Brandon just shakes his head, but he knows I’m right. I wish I had a better plan, but this is all I have right now.
“I don’t like it, Max.” Dean runs his fingers through his hair and starts to pace the room.
“Here is what we can do for now,” I say looking at the camera footage of Zoe’s room.
She is fast asleep. I can see now that Teddy has moved from his place at the door and is now wrapped around her in the bed.
“We bring her with us on regular jobs. Brandon can take her to the gambling rooms, I can take her on routine hits, and Teddy and Dean can bring her along on collecting days.
When we go to the packaging and delivery warehouses, we all go together.
It seems that most of our leaks are coming from the warehouses, so there's a chance we can catch something there.”
Dean finally stops pacing and I have Brandon’s undivided attention, “There needs to be at least one of us with her at all times. Zoe and Dean need to put our guards under extensive training, and Brandon,” I lock eyes with him, “We need to make sure our personnel are secure. Zoe was right when she pointed out some weak points. I need you to make this your top priority. So, look at bank transfers, offshore accounts, family involvement, and trace as much communication as possible.”
“I’ll do it.” Brandon agrees.
“Nobody will try to approach if Teddy is close by, so he needs to be closest to her in divey situations. I’ll need Dean to be our eyes and ears constantly. He’s the best at physical defense other than Zoe herself.”
“Zoe needs to train with all of us at least three times a week,” Dean mentions. “After looking at that footage of her up against Rico, we can all learn something from her.” This means a lot coming from him, to compliment anyone let alone someone he doesn’t know as well as us, so I agree easily.
We trust each other's judgment, and we’ve been a well-oiled machine together for years now.
A unit. Seeing Zoe fit so well with us at the museum this evening only solidifies my thoughts on her.
She’s going to be an asset. However, I see a quickly growing emotional attachment forming with the other guys.
Dean tries to stay stoic and distanced, but I see the way he looks at her when she isn’t looking at him.
Brandon has always been someone who is honest about his thoughts and feelings when it comes to anything, but he’s our sensitive one.
He wears his heart on his sleeve, but I hope he guards his heart with Zoe.
That was something Kahl was never able to beat out of him.
He’s the most human and he balances our group.
It’s Teddy I’m concerned about. He feels so strongly, and he typically wears his crazy and it’s very obvious that Zoe pulls even more of that out of him. It’s obvious with the way he is holding her in bed and stroking her hair; I just know he’s ready to burn the world for her.
“Are we in agreement?” I ask them both, more than prepared to fight on this.
“Yes,” they both say in sync.
“Then we will sleep on it and talk to her about it in the morning. We have to be up no later than eight and it’s almost five so let’s try and get some rest.” They both nod and exit the room.
I know that they won’t be sleeping tonight, despite my request that they rest. Dean will go to the gym down stairs and Brandon will work all night to get the information I requested. I will stay here and continue to do my own research on who could’ve been helping Kahl all those years ago.
While we were eating, Zoe mentioned a second man that she never saw, but she heard his voice. She knew he was present during the interrogation torture and sparring matches. This stranger was also the one to implement the withholding of food when she didn’t comply. What a piece of shit.
Just thinking of everything they put her though has me ready to tear the city- no, the whole damn country apart.
How did he stay hidden from her all those years?
If he was so intently involved there is no way that she didn’t see him, at least once.
She could have seen him in passing and not realized who it was.
I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that we never noticed anything.
Even when we discovered Kahl’s dead body, we didn’t see this basement she described.
We had been in that home hundreds of times and never saw an entrance to any basement, we never heard anything.
I’ve done the math, there could have been countless times that we were in that house while she was just a few feet away being tortured… and we had no idea.
I’ve always been in control, I have always been aware of everything going on around me, but somehow, I missed this. We all did.
I look back down at the camera watching over Zoe and Teddy, and I see Zoe starting to shake and flail.
It’s obvious she’s having a nightmare. My instinct is to run to her, but I watch as Teddy responds at once.
He begins by rubbing down the flat plain of her stomach and his fingers dance at the hem of her panties.
In my gut I think that is the wrong way to comfort her, but her body reacts at once.
His hand dives into her underwear and I can barely see the movement of him stroking her pussy.
She stops the twitching and the pained look in her face melts away.
Her brows slightly lifted but her eyes remained closed. Her mouth pops open in an ‘O’ shape and her back arches into his touch. Teddy’s free hand brushes the hair back from her face and he plants a gentle kiss on her jaw line.
I see the moment she wakes up and realizes where she is, I can see the second she lets go of her resolve and lets Teddy play with her.
She begins to grind into his hand, and I want nothing more than to have volume on the camera that is in the corner of her room-- this will be changed first thing tomorrow.
I prop my phone up and lean back in my chair to watch more comfortably. On instinct, my hand immediately starts to grip my hardened length from the outside of my pants, slowly teasing myself.
The ache is too painful, so I let go and undo my pants to release my cock.
I spit into my hand, and I start to stroke myself.
I pump myself as I continue to watch Teddy fingerfuck Zoe.
She is clearly panting, and I can see that she’s saying something I so desperately want to hear.
Zoe removes her own shirt and lets her breasts fall free for Teddy, and like a magnet he leans in to suck the peak of her nipple.
When Zoe’s eyes close, Teddy looks directly at the camera.
He knows someone is watching, whether it’s all of us or just one of us, he puts on a show.
Smirking, he turns back to look down at the woman who is quickly flipping our world over on its axis.
Teddy pulls Zoe’s panties to the side, giving me a view of her perfect pink pussy that is swollen and glistening in the soft moonlight coming from her window.
My pumping becomes frantic when I see him enter two fingers into her tight little hole and his thumb runs circles around her clit.
All I want in the world right now is to hear the obscene noises I’m sure are coming from her leaking cunt.
Teddy whispers something in her ear and she looks directly into the camera.
As soon as her eyes meet the lens I come apart.
Ribbons of cum bursts from my cock and all over my hand, and I let out a grunt, and followed by my orgasm I hear her yell echo across the quiet manor.
I watch as she falls apart for my brother, my chest heaving.
Absolutely stunning. She keeps staring into the camera as Teddy helps her put her shirt back on.
Teddy walks out of the frame briefly and returns with what I assume is a rag and a clean pair of underwear.
He places a light kiss on her pelvis as he wipes her clean.
She takes her eyes from the camera and lands them back on Teddy.
She shrinks back into her covers and is fast asleep, but I don’t miss the movement Teddy makes when he breathes in her scent on her dirty underwear and places them in the pocket of his sweatpants.
And just like that, I’m hooked on her.