Enforcer: Book Four (Princes of Prophecy) (17 page)

Me: “She Dog to Ops. We're in a supply closet. Shot was fired in the building.” 

Prez: “Roger She Dog. Eagle Eye is in the building. Hold your position. Sniper is moving in from the front.” 

Me: “Roger Prez.” There is no fuckin’ way I'd leave them, but I'm not telling him that. I look between the shelves and see them sitting in a circle signing. The dogs are still sitting in front of them. These kids and dogs are unbelievable. 

More shots, but this time it's automatic and
in
the fuckin’ building. What the fuck is going on? One single shot and the automatic stops. Thank fuck. 

My gun is aimed at the door and I watch the handle move. Gun, red shirt, blue jeans and no watch or ink has me shooting as soon as I see his head and his arm swing my way. He is not Princes. I move quickly pulling him in and closing the door. 

Me: “Ops I have one in the closet.” 

Prez: “Roger She Dog.” Another shot outside the door has me aiming for it again. “Stand down She Dog. Eagle Eye is coming in. We have Security on the scene. Take the kids in an SUV. No seats. Get them to the compound.” 

Me: “Roger Prez.” I turn for the kids and they're up waiting in a line. Stella is first. I lift her. Dexter stands by my side. “No seats guys. We need to get to the compound fast. Can you watch out for each other until we're there?” The boys nod. Aquyà signs for Stella. She nods and kisses my cheek. The door opens and my gun is out. I put it away when I see it's Dakota. 

“My favorite little people. Let us get you to the compound where the bad men cannot get in. Yeah?” 

I crack up and walk toward him. “Thanks Brother.” 

He nods, his eyes are blazing, he's pissed but keeping it in. “Back door, Security is set, walk in between them and drive straight to the compound. Jessie is behind you.” 

“Got it. Follow me team.” Dakota lifts Phoenix and Teller and follows Brandon, Aquyà and Justice. The dogs walk by their kids. We stay inside the row of Security and get the kids in. “Keep the little ones safe, guys.” They nod and I jump in the front while Dakota lets the dogs in the back. More shots are fired and Dakota yells for me to go. I go. Fuck. I don't see Jessie behind me. When I make the intersection, HS bikes fly by. I run through and relax seeing Jessie turn and follow. He's got my back. The next block he moves in front of me. Shit. I'm not getting their Ops and wonder what the fuck is going on. I slow as Jessie's shooting at the corner. 

Prez: “She Dog they're trying to stop you from making the gate. Go around him!” 

Me: “Roger Prez.” I cut the corner seeing a car barreling toward us and tell the kids to hold on. We ride the sidewalk to the next block and I jump back to the street. One block to go. HS bikes show making a line for me and I take it. We fly through the gate. I don't stop until I hit my road. 

Me: “Prez are the houses secure?” 

Prez: “Roger She Dog. Done is inside with Eliza waiting for the kids. I need you on HS.” 

Me: “I don't have a bike, Prez.” 

Prez: “At the gate.” 

Me: “Roger.” I look back at the kids. “Eliza and Done are waiting for you. How about we get you inside where they can watch over you.” They nod. I slide out and open the back door. As I'm pulling them out Done runs them up to Eliza. The dogs follow Brandon inside. “I need to go.” Eliza nods at me. I kiss the kids telling them they did good keeping each other safe and run out the door.

At the gate I park the SUV and jump on the bike. This is the spare but my lid is here. I get a spare gun, a holster and ammo. I'm sticking shit in my lower pockets as fast as I can. 

Me: “She Dog to Ops. At the gate ready to roll.” 

Josiah: “She Dog switching you to Team Two. Prez on lead Josiah on control.” He's talking fast. I hear the click then Jessie telling Aaron to move. 

Prez: “She Dog. Two blocks south one east.” 

Me: “Roger.” I fly through the streets and see a pussy shooting out of a truck window. I shoot him, the tires, and the driver and keep going. “She Dog clear.” Ahead of them is Jessie and Aaron. “Coming up behind you Ghost.” 

He turns and nods. Picking up speed we're getting close to the town center. Prez tells us there's a truck heading for the Women's Center. Fuck. Lily's still there. 

Prez: “Stop it Ghost, before it makes the turn. Now!”

Jessie and Aaron shoot. I cut through the alley and come out in front of the building shooting. Fuckin’ pussies. When will this shit end? The truck rolls to a stop right in front of me. Jessie smiles and throws me chin. They were going to make a run on the doors. Jesus this is getting to be a bit much. 

Jessie: “Team Two clear.” 

Prez: “Roger Ghost. Good fuckin’ job Team Two. Head into Security.” 

Jessie: “Roger Prez.” 

Clean-up shows and we leave them to it. Aaron rides behind us not saying a word. Pulling in I see Taylor and Jax just getting off their bikes. Jax waits with a smile. 

I smile back and take his hand. “You got your guy today. Fuckin’ nice.” I pull him down and kiss his cheek. “We need to get in and be done with this day. I have news you're going to need.” 

Taylor laughs. “He knows. Everyone was calling him. He finally just shut his phone off.” He pulls me closer to him and kisses my head. “Happy for you Sheila.” 

Jax doesn't let go of my hand. We follow everyone up toward the meeting room. I stop and drop the spare, holster and a shitload of ammo. “I need my clips filled. I'll pick it up on the way out,” I tell the Prospect. Jax and Taylor are on the side of me doing the same. I'm surprised Prez and VP are already here. 

Prez waits for us to sit. “It's been a fuck of a day. Jax with the homeless killer. Sheila with Strapper following, then the fuckin’ daycare.” 

Jax’s whole body freezes. I can feel the tension rolling off him. Shit. I can't say anything so I shrug. He looks back at Prez. 

“The run on the kids was known, but not when. It didn't happen as we expected and we adjusted as best as we could. The warning was vague. We had the kids covered, but not for the attack that they went through. I had no fuckin’ clue it would go down like it did. No HS or Security were hit. A woman is injured. That's going to come down hard. We need a school for the kids and a daycare that is completely Princes. I'm not willing to put the kids on the line again. Uncle Danny will be here Friday. He'll give us some ideas, but I'm thinking the land right outside the gate. We can leave the wall up and build another around it. We already have Done on the kids. We need a teacher and daycare worker. If you have ideas give Jessie the names.” He looks at each one of us. “We don't know the players. They have New York plates, but every fuckin’ truck and car was stolen. With no breathers we have no information.” Shit. I shouldn't have shot the last guy in the head. 

Prez looks at me. “I'm thinking this was for ransom. I don't give a fuck what the reasons. We need to make sure they don't get so close next time. You hit the pussy coming in the closet. If I were there I would have done the same thing.” I throw him chin. 

He looks around the table. “You don't need to meet at the Club. I know you all want to get home to the kids. I'm at the Club then going to see my boys. They did good today. Let them know it helped keep them safe. I pulled you all here to reassure you that we will do better for them.” We all nod. 

Prez walks to the door and man hugs Jessie, then Taylor, Aaron, Dakota, me and Jax. “Good fuckin’ job today Brother. Driscoll is ecstatic.” 

Jax throws him chin and reaches for my hand. “I'm riding with you. The Jeep is at the daycare.” We walk to the Prospect to pick up our guns. 

He stops. “It's at the shop. It got hit.” Fuckin’ great.

“The kids won't be getting off the compound for a few days. I'll have it done before you need it.” I don't tell him about taking Eliza to work. I'll use an SUV. 

Dakota rides on the side of us right to our house. “We did not expect so many today. I am glad you were there to protect our kids Sheila. It worked out, but was more than I wanted the kids to see. I cannot imagine what was going through their little heads.” 

I walk up to the door and stop. “Every one of them was calm the entire time. They didn't react to the dead pussy and the dogs stayed right with them.” 

He nods. “Justice knew. I got it when I pulled up. Seeing a dead body is not something I want for my kids or yours, but it is the way that it is.” He sighs and follows us in. 

Stella comes running with Brandon following. Jax picks up Brandon while I get Stella. “Are you having fun with your friends?” I ask and sign. 

“We went down the slide. The boys like it too,” Brandon says.

Dakota looks at us. “I'm taking the boys home. I'll come back for my bike when Jessie and Jessica get home.” 

Jax man hugs him. “No problem Brother. Thanks for keeping them safe today.” We watch the dog follow them out. 

Done comes out of the kitchen. “I told Prez I don't mind staying until he gets back. Is the yard clear?” 

“Yeah,” Jax says looking at me. I shrug. “We got them. Thanks Done.” 

He looks back at Eliza. “I'll walk you home.” 

She nods. “Dinner is in the oven. The kids have eaten. They were all good.” 

I hug her and Stella kisses her cheek making her laugh. “I hope mine is as sweet as little Stella here.” 

“Thanks for everything Eliza and Done. It makes it easy when we know they're taken care of.” They both throw chin putting a smile on my face. We put the kids down and walk into the kitchen. 

Teller and Phoenix are sitting on the floor looking out the back door. Teller signs, 'Dog out.' 

Jax opens the door and Omega and Dexter go out. I get our dinner from the oven laughing. Eliza isn't known for her cooking but she did good. We have hot dogs and mac and cheese with green beans. I wonder where she got the food. 

Jax looks at it and smiles. “I guess with six kids here this was manageable.” 

We eat watching the kids at the door. They're signing as Stella shows them something on her iPad. “So Saturday. Do you need to do something for the wedding?” 

I roll my eyes. “Nancy says I need to go up and pick a dress. That's it.” I think of the ring I already have for him. He's going to love it. With the Prince logo in the center I had HS and PD etched on each side of it.

“I'll talk to Prez about the time. Maybe someone can fly you up. With no daycare all the kids will be around. We could see if the 'rents will watch them for the day.” 

I smile knowing they'd all jump at the chance. It would cover one day. He leans in and kisses me. “Love you, Bonnie. You did good today getting the kids safe. We heard Prez. He was fuckin’ pissed they got so close to the kids.” 

I throw him chin. “Bonnie ain't sticking and thanks. I didn't hear him until I got on with Jessie and Aaron.” 

“Tell me about Strapper.” He says it like it doesn't matter, but the air around him is just about crackling with tension and his face is dark and hard.

“I noticed an SUV following us. I stopped at the kids' house and walked through to see who it was. VP told me to stand down before we got around the corner. Dakota was there and it was Strapper. When I went into Ops he said to stay alert and that Strapper is a loose cannon.” I shrug because that's all I know. 

He nods, but doesn't say anything. I take our plates to the dishwasher like I don't feel the room crackling. Grabbing two beers I walk to the slider. “You want to play?” They all nod and stand up. Stella puts her iPad on the table and waits by the door. I smile opening it. They're so good waiting for her to walk out first. 

I sit watching them play. Jax comes out without the tension rolling off him and he doesn't have that dark look on. When he sits I lean back loving the feel of him behind me. “I don't like this whole Strapper thing.” 

I hold my laugh. “I know. I don't either. VP kept me away from him.” 

He relaxes, but doesn't say anything. The kids are funny. Phoenix goes on the zip line surprising the hell out of me. They're so small, but really do act like little people. Prez and Lily walk around the house smiling. Alpha runs to the kids. Seeing them puts a smile on our faces. They're perfect together. 

“I'm so fuckin’ glad it was you at the daycare,” Prez says looking at me. 

I throw him chin. Lily hugs me while Jax talks to Prez. “Saturday!” she squeals. 

“Yeah. I need to go to Nancy's for a dress. I know she'll have something for Stella. What should I do for Brandon?” 

She's watching me with a face splitting smile. “What's Jax wearing?” 

I shrug. “A nice shirt?” Prez was all in black with his cut on. Maybe they can do the black jeans too. 

She laughs. “Then that's how Brandon should dress. I think Jax will handle Brandon.” 

I nod. She's right, he takes care of all the little things, and he’ll have Brandon taken care of. 

Prez turns to us. “Ready Little Mamma?” We watch them leave with the dogs at their side. 

After a few minutes we get the kids in and do the nighttime ritual. Neither says anything about what happened. Jax asks Brandon about the shooting at the daycare. I stop and watch him brush his teeth. Stella climbs up and does the same.

“Mommy was there. Justice said she would keep us safe and she did. We weren't even scared, but it was loud.” His eyes go big.