Colton laughs. “You’re fucking insane if you think I’m about to leave her with you.”
“Then, by all means, sit your ass down and shut up so that I can get out of here.”
Colton glances back at me, and I quickly nod, letting him know that it’s alright. Now that I've officially been jumped in, I'm considered family, and any hand laid on me, is a hand laid against Russo.
Colton steps back, keeping close to me but he refuses to sit down, a move that isn’t lost on Russo. His gaze sweeps over Colton and I watch as Snake takes it as a sign of disrespect and goes for his gun. “Sit your motherfucking ass down, rich boy.”
Christian clenches his jaw, almost as though he’s embarrassed by Snake’s recklessness all while Russo throws out his hand, barring it across Snake’s chest. “Back off before I make you,” Russo growls.
Snake looks back at Russo in astonishment, but Russo doesn’t spare him another thought as his eyes come back to mine. “I’ve come to check that you were healing well.”
“You mean check that you didn’t kill me?” I demand.
Russo nods, not denying it in the least. “The rapist’s baby?”
“Alive.”
“Damn. That’s a shame,” he says, having the nerve to actually look as though he cares.
I narrow my eyes, giving him the stare that works so perfectly on the bitches at school. “Why are you really here?” I demand, not in the mood to pussyfoot around. “Just get on with it so you can get out of here and let me rest.”
Surprisingly, Russo nods. “Very well then,” he says. “I’ve come to inform you that now you are officially a member of my family, we can get to business.”
“I thought we were already in business?”
Russo laughs. “Do you honestly think I would go out of my way for a child who was not one of mine to protect? You’re a Wolf now, so I can give you what you’re after, but I did it my way, and we’ll be going ahead with an attack against the Black Widows.”
My eyes bug out of my head. “No. That's not what I wanted. There are good guys in there. Just take Nic.”
Russo shakes his head. “What did I tell you, pup? We play by my rules. Dominic Garcia took out my second, and he'll be paying for it with his life. I don't care who has to go down beside him. The more the merrier. With Dominic out of the way, the Wolves will thrive once again.”
Fuck, what have I done? I can’t be responsible for a mass murder. If Nic was under attack, my boys will jump in and lay their lives down for him. They’ll do anything to protect each other’s back, and that’s going to be on me. The death of my boys is going to be on my shoulders.
I meet Christian’s eyes and he gives me a blank stare before discreetly shaking his head, telling me to keep my mouth shut.
“When?” Colton demands.
Russo grins, his sick stare slicing across to Colton before coming back to me. “Isn’t the unknown always a part of the fun?” he questions. “Be this a warning to you both, Ocean is a Wolf now, and she’s expected to behave like one. I own her loyalty, and if that was to get betrayed, there will be consequences. Trust me when I say, you don’t want to see what happens to somebody who betrays me.”
With that, Russo turns on his heel and stalks out of the room, taking his son and his henchman with him while leaving me completely horrified with the mess I’ve created.
I glance at Colton and see the same horrors in his eyes, and as he looks at me, a silent message passes between us. We have to do something about this, but neither of us even know where to begin.Chapter 14The soft rainy drizzle splashes against the Veneno as Colton drives through the streets of Bellevue Springs, wanting nothing more than to get my ass home where I belong. It’s been a long few days in the hospital, but the pain meds have more than helped to pass the time. I think I’ve slept more over the last few days than I've ever slept in my life.
The few days of rest saw the baby’s heart rate strengthen to where it’s supposed to be while the nurses did an incredible job of taking care of my bruises, cuts, and scrapes. Don’t get me wrong, they’re still there in fine form, but compared to Saturday night, they’re a million times better.
Nothing has happened between the Wolves and the Widows, but one thing is for sure, my boys have been blowing up my phone since they were run off in the parking lot after school on Friday. I'm pretty sure they showed up at Colton’s place, and after Mom had explained that I'd officially been jumped in, they’ve been keeping their distance.