21

Two years have passed since I left the Coyotes; Zack did a good job working for me. We stayed hidden and under the radar of the Shadow's; I walked into the house from outside

"Gear up, you are clear to attack, remember I want my girls and Connor alive! Hit any of them and I will kill you! Are we clear?"

They threw on black ski masks; I helped geared them up with ammo and guns. They got geared up and jumped into SUV's; heading to attack the Coyotes; just as Zack was walking out

"Zacky come here."

He came up to me

"Yes boss."

I grabbed his hand and nibbled on my lip

"Be careful, I don't want anything to happen to my Zacky."

He bit his lip

"We will get him babe."

Nathan walked up as Zack walked out the door

"Babe? Bet he doesn't know we've been hooking up."

I turned to look at him

"We aren't a thing, Zack and I are a possible couple."

He rolled his eyes

"I'm more man than anyone here but alright we are heading out."

I stayed behind to watch the warehouse and had a few newbies to train. They drove an hour to the Coyotes mansion; as the SUV's pulled up to the house, the Coyotes were alerted and immediately attacked. Makayla got out of the car and yelled

"Remember I got Connor! Bosses orders!"

Within a few minutes they were all combined in the streets killing and fighting; Makayla gradually walked and snapped necks; knocked a few people out with her fists until she found him. Nathan was fighting him; Nathan got thrown into a head lock, Connor pulled the mask off of him

"What the fuck dude?"

He stepped away from Nathan; she walked up and cleared her throat but didn't say anything; Nathan stood up; everyone stepped back to watch whispering

"What the fuck? He won't fight a girl will he?"

She began to circle him as he followed her not turning his back on her

"I'm not going to fight a girl."

She scoffed

"Why not? Are we too weak for you? Or are you just scared you'll be killed by a girl?"

She stopped circling him and waited for his response; he just stared at her with confidence

"What do you want, I'm not fighting you."

She began walking toward him

"Come quiet or fight me, your choice."

He laughed

"We'll just kill you."

She ran up to him, jumped and kicked him in his head, making him fall to the gravel

"You actually believe girls can't be leaders? That's what your adorable wife told us."

She paced back and forth in front of him on the gravel waiting on an answer from him

"I never said they couldn't be."

She ran at him and kicked him in his gut

"What? Can't stand up to fight me, you men are all the same."

He started coughing

"I will never hit a woman."

She walked up and picked him by his shirt

"Stand up, be a man and prove your leadership!"

He wiped his mouth

"Fine! But don't cry when I hit you."

He threw a fist, she grabbed it and twisted his arm behind; she wrapped her other arm around his neck; holding him in a chokehold. She whispered in his ear

"What happened?"

She pushed him to the ground and began circling him again

"Fight me like you would a man, don't go easy on me. Please give it your all."

He stood up

"I'd say you were a man, you hit like one."

His mouth was dripping blood; he nodded his head

"Okay you want to be treated like a man, let's do it."

He ran at her quickly; he began hitting her, she slammed him to the ground; he laid for a bit and coughed; he jumped up and came at her again. He pulled his gun and pointed it at her head as he had her in a head lock; he pulled off Makayla's ski mask off and gasped when he realized. He quickly let go

"Who are you?"

Her lip was split in three different places but she couldn't feel it

"None of your business."

She spat some blood on the ground

"You hit like a bitch."

She stood up and pulled off her sweater

"Don't give up yet, I still have so much more rage to throw at you."

He shook his head

"I'm not hitting you anymore, why are you doing this?"

She reached in her side and pulled out a small gun

"I don't like being crossed."

She shot him in the foot, he fell to the ground in pain; She paced back and forth

"Bring Joey here!"

Zack brought him to her, she grabbed him by his shirt and threw him at Connor

"Good to see you again."

Joey shook his head

"You are sick!"

He spat at her shoe

"I don't apologize for that."

She kneeled down to them

"I hate that I had to get rough but just looking at you just angers me and I get over it."

She stood over them with her arms crossed, Connor yelled

"Where is she?!"

She smirked as she bit her lip and nodded her head carelessly

"Because you care about her? But cheated on her with that bitch and got her pregnant... You killed an innocent person today."

She snapped her fingers at Zack and Nathan, they walked over and stood behind her; it was only Joey, Connor, Ashley and Lonnie; my group had killed all of them. Nathan had let me know what was going on; Amelia and I headed to end Makayla's torture. We pulled up in my car with masks on. We walked up behind Makayla, Amelia asked her

"What the hell are you doing?"

I stood quietly waiting for an answer

"Boss? I thought you were..."

I closed my hand telling her to shut it.

She immediately got quiet, I kneeled in front Connor avoiding eye contact. I pulled him up to stand; I grabbed my gun from the back and pointed it at Makayla

"You ever try to play the boss again; I will put a bullet between your eyes."

She nodded her head

"Yes boss."

I withdrew it and snapped my fingers

"Take them."

Connor got cocky

"Don't even think of fucking touching me."

Zack and Nathan grabbed them; I snapped at them

"Just Lonnie and Joey, I want to have a little talk with Connor."

I stood with my arms crossed as they took Joey and Lonnie to the SUV's; Connor snapped

"What the hell do you want? I have three daughters inside."

I turned and looked at him

"I'm not dumb, they aren't alone."

He stared at me hard

"No way! Hope? What the hell?"

I pulled off my ski mask

"Do I look like a hoe to you?"

You could see the anger in his facial expressions

"Kayla?!? What the fuck is your problem?"

I pulled my hair out of the bun

"It's not what you think; I will explain everything after a few questions I have."

He scoffed

"We have been looking nonstop for you, we all stopped thinking you were dead, why? You just left our daughters for this?"

I snapped

"I did this for them! We aren't the gang after them! We have been nonstop protecting you and the girls! I didn't betray you or turn! We have more resources, weapons and security then the Coyotes have."

He faked a laugh

"That's why you're taking us like slaves."

I loudly yelled at him

"Will you shut up! I will explain everything! Just be quiet till we are safe!"

Amelia took off her mask

"Where are the girls?"

Connor threw her an eye roll

"You're in on it too?"

I yelled

"Where are they?!"

He exhaled

"In the basement of the house."

Amelia went into the house to get the girls out; he looked at me

"What happened to you?"

I gave him glance before looking back

"The girls will ride in an SUV for safety they are bullet proofed and the safest transportation, you can come with me or go with them, decide quickly."

Zack grabbed Connor; Connor tried to fight, I turned around

"Will you cooperate?"

He stopped; I turned and walked to the SUV; I stood and gave Amelia instructions

"Take the back roads, take precautions got it?"

She nodded her head

"Of course they are safe with me."

Nathan looked over the hood of the SUV

"Of course sweet cheeks."

I rolled my eyes and turned to face Connor

"If you are going then go now."

He pulled his arm away from Zack

"I don't need to be lead idiot."

He walked to my car; I hit the hood of Amelia's SUV; she pulled out of the house. I walked to my car and got in; Connor got in

"Damn! Who knew you liked older cars."

I threw on my sunglasses

"Just everyone but you."

I turned the ignition and rolled the windows down. He looked at me

"You have blood over here."

I looked at him

"It was your girlfriends when she was alive."

He looked me up and down

"You didn't kill her? You don't kill people."

I laughed at him

"You don't know shit about me."

I pulled forward away from the sidewalk to catch up with Amelia. He got serious again

"What's going on?"

I focused on driving ignoring his questions

"Really Kayla? You said you'd answer my questions."

I licked my bottom lip

"It's not safe yet."

My phone buzzed in the cup holder

"Yeah?"

Connor looked out the window; I got pissed

"I told her to take care of it! Leave her! I'll take care of it when I get back."

I hung up and threw my phone in the cup holder, Connor looked back at me

"Having trouble getting anyone to listen?"

I glanced at him

"She won't have to as soon as I get back."

I pulled onto the dirt road to the house; I pulled off to the side

"Before we get to the house, I want to make myself clear, we aren't your enemy."

He got cocky

"Let's hope not, I wouldn't be able to sleep with you anymore."

I gave him a hard stare

"Don't get your hopes up, I am still very angry at you. I'm doing this for the girl's."

He turned his body to face me

"See? I'm not mad at you for doing something to protect us so why are you? It's been two years Kay."

I exhaled

"We need to talk about this first before anything. I'm having this conversation with you in private for my own reasons and I need you on my side with it."

He nodded his head

"Speak your mind."

I inhaled

"I need you to team up with me and my gang, we have more protection, better hideaway houses. It's safer, I had no intention of a fight as big as the one today but it's done and over with. Makayla is dead as soon as I get back."

He looked out the front

"Why did you do this? I don't understand why you risked making it seem like you turned on us."

I licked my dry lips

"I thought you were dead when I became their leader, I thought I had to protect the girls; I didn't trust any of your guys so I trained some myself to be better than yours in case something had happened. Amelia and Ashley are a part of my gang but we didn't do this to hurt any of you. I knew the second we pulled up we'd be a threat and you'd attack."

He reached over for my hand

"Why didn't you just come to me? Why did you attack me?"

I frowned and looked at the steering wheel

"I was angry, I felt betrayed by you, I had to come up with a plan fast before anyone caught up. Joey was catching on and he started getting too close; that's why we planned the kidnap. I couldn't be exposed."

He laughed

"Why?"

I looked up

"Your house has been being watched since I left; we picked up signals coming from the eastern part of the city. We had to act fast and cautious; they see us as a threat to you too, that's why we made it look like an abduction, they will stand back but as soon as they find out you have agreed to work with us we'll become the enemy too so keep who you tell to a minimum."

He looked at me in admiration

"I was wrong when I said girls can't be a leader, you have definitely proven me wrong."

I looked at him and smiled

"That doesn't mean I forgive you, it will take a lot more, smooth talker."

He smirked

"I missed you even though you beat the crap out of me. It was hot though."

I laughed and pulled out on the road and sped to the house a few miles out; we pulled up to the house. He jumped out of the passenger seat and lit a cigarette

"You need to learn to drive."

I threw him a nasty smirk

"Apparently I was good enough to have a license, so shut it."

He laughed

"Kayla, I'm not one of your minions, I'm your husband."

I leaned on the car

"I almost forgot."

He smiled

"You are cute when you're being sassy."

I smirked

"Don't play nice now, if you knew it me the other guy who had you on the ground instead of Makayla, you'd be saying differently."

He took a drag

"Sweetheart, I could've killed you but I don't hurt girls."

I licked my lips

"You hurt me enough to say that's not true."

He flicked his cigarette

"I also protected you and did a lot for you but you can't seem to remember that."

I faked a laugh

"I didn't forget, but you weren't so perfect yourself."

Nathan came out

"Boss, what do you want us to do?"

I turned around to look him

"We're going to have a little fun with her, she can blame Makayla for not making it easy."

Connor asked

"Who?"

Nathan rolled his eyes at Connor and went back inside; I turned my head to him

"Come see but if I were you I wouldn't try anything."

He followed me into the house, I went through the back to the old shed. Makayla was standing outside of it

"Boss I was going to..."

I put my hand in front of her face

"Too late, I gave you an order and you didn't follow it. I will get to you after I'm done."

I opened the shed to see her gagged and tied up on the floor, Connor got mad

"What the hell Kayla!? She's your best friend."

I grabbed a knife from the table

"Was, bitches like her deserve to be dead."

I grabbed her arm and cut a deep gash into her arm

"And suffer."

She cried in pain, I back handed her

"All you had to do was follow my orders Hope but no, you betrayed me."

I kicked her making her fall back on her back. Connor stopped me

"What are you doing?"

I pushed him back

"If you can't handle it then go back inside."

He shook his head

"No, this isn't you Kayla, you don't do these kinds of things."

I looked back at him

"Then you must not know me, I'm the daughter of the man who use to be so powerful, staring at him made people jump."

He looked at me in disappointment

"Don't be your father! You had no idea what he really did until I told you. You use to tell him and I to stop killing people but look at you?"

I smirked

"Protecting the new love now?"

He exhaled

"No because you were the only one I really loved."

I scoffed

"Realize you just said loved and were in that sentence."

I took the knife and stabbed Hope right in her heart

"You killed the fun I was having."

I walked out of the shed, he shouted

"You aren't a murderer Kayla! You care too much."

I stopped and turned around

"Really? Because I just killed someone."

I turned around and headed back inside. I stood in the kitchen and drank a beer to calm my nerves, Connor came inside

"Kayla why are you doing this?"

I put down my beer

"I'm not the same person that you married, get used to it."

He grabbed the beer away from me

"I can see that, but murder someone? Something really happened to you."

I grabbed him by his shirt

"Come with me."

He followed as I dragged him in the backroom

"I know I'm your wife but don't let the others think they can disrespect me."

He crossed his arms and smirked

"I am not a part of your gang, I am my own gang leader and I do not take orders from anyone."

I got angry

"I haven't told you what to do, I want to team up with you to take down the Shadows, ya know your "family" who is trying to kill our daughter?"

He looked at me in shock

"No way my dad would hurt her, he loves her."

I walked to the desk, picked up some photos and handed them to him

"Really? Did you see this picture of your brother in the garden of your mansion?"

I handed him it, he looked over this

"How about this one where Tyler is inside of the mansion, did you catch that?"

Connor looked up with concern

"How did you take these?"

I smirked

"You don't think I put up surveillance while you were "dead", geez I'm not dumb."

Nathan came in

"Kids are here, are we taking them to the main hideout?"

I got angry at him

"What the hell took them so damn long?"

He cleared his throat

"They had to make a few stops, the girls had to go to the bathroom every five seconds boss."

Connor laughed

"If you told me the truth years ago, you would've known that."

He walked out of the room, Nathan asked

"Regret marrying him yet?"

I snapped

"Get out of my face Nathan before I get pissed off."

I walked out of the room

"You need to back off now."

I went back into the kitchen, Lily and the twins were in the living room with Connor; I grabbed the beers and cigarettes away from everyone

"My kids are here, throw this shit away."

I grabbed the empty beer cans and bottles off of the counters, floors and tables and threw them in a black bag.