Keep Her From Harm (The Denton Family Legacy 4)

Lou went to Ruby, wrapping her arms around her. “Neither is Jacob. We can do this. We can help them.”

Mia saw the unity in the women, and was by their side. She would do everything she could to help.

Chapter Eight

“This was fucking planned,” Maddox said. “We shouldn’t have gone to that fucking warehouse.”

“Did you see anyone?” Damian asked, looking at Gabriel.

“No. I didn’t. You think I enjoy being thrown into a fucking cell? Someone was there, had to be, and called it in.”

“Did you notice none of our guys were there,” Jacob said, blowing out a breath. “What are the chances that our boys are either dead, or unable to help us out.”

“I don’t get it. How can someone like Westbrook cause this?” Landon said. “We’re fucking Dentons.”

Stuart burst out laughing. “You’re only as strong as the men around you. Look at what happened. The brothels, the strip clubs, the docks, the drugs, even the cops on our teams. We’ve all been doing our own thing that none of us has seen a connection as we’ve not known the shit that is going on. Who has reported back to Maddox? Who has reported back to each other? Our own bullshit has caused this, and it all stems from him.” Stuart pointed at Gabriel.

“He’s not part of this,” Jacob said. “We’ve got lives of our own now. You can’t blame him. You want to point the finger, point it at yourself. That’s what I’m doing. I wanted to spend more time with Lou and my kids. So I did. I’ve fucked up, and you all need to own up to that shit.”

“Look, we’ve all had shit go down, okay? We’ve all got family. Our weakness comes from the revelation of who he is, what he means. Not to mention Damian’s recent visit to alcohol heaven. We’ve all turned the other way, expecting our job to be done by someone else. This is not something that has been happening overnight but for the past six months, and this is one of the causes. The Dentons have been known for their unity. For fighting together. We all turned our backs on business, and now we’re all in jail, and I smell those two girls. It’s burnt into my nostrils.” Stuart leaned his head against the bars.

“Rick has been called, and he’s on his way home,” Maddox said. “He can handle everything.” Rick was the youngest brother of Maddox and Stuart.

Stuart burst out laughing. “He’ll be keeping his woman back at England. If Westbrook wanted a war, he’s just got one.”

Damian looked at his uncle. “What do you mean?”

Stuart opened his eyes, looking at him. “You think Rick is a pussy? He’s a doctor, so he saves lives, right? Our father was never able to keep Rick on the straight and narrow.”

“He’s a force to be reckoned with. Him finding Mandy actually gave us a break. The bodies stopped building up. He always picked fights, and he never loses,” Maddox said. “Rick found his woman early, and from the moment he saw Mandy, he would follow her anywhere.”

“There’s no emotion inside him,” Landon said. “Mandy is the only person he cares about. That’s it. Mandy, family, and if you step on them, he’ll come crashing down on you. I wasn’t nice to Mandy when I was there, and he showed me some of his true colors.”

Damian had known that there was a lot of fear about Rick Denton, which he didn’t get. “He’s a doctor.”

Again, Stuart and Maddox laughed. “Yes, he’s a qualified doctor. Before he decided to settle on the profession, he liked to experiment. Dad often left him involved in torture to get what he needed. Fuck, that seems like a damn lifetime ago. It is. He moved to England a long time ago now, and only comes home for the odd visit.”

“We provided the opportunity for this,” Jacob said.

“And you’re going to have to help your uncle when you get out. Rick w

ill need help, and don’t question him. Just follow his direction. You’re not going to like it. We need to get out of here, and we need him to do what he does best,” Maddox said. “Be prepared for some backlash. Lawyer told me that those girls made it into the news. Their faces, and then their bodies. This is where things are about to start tipping the scale. You’re all going to have to work together.” He looked at Damian, Abel, Landon, and Gabriel. “I fucked up big time. This is all on me, and if I have to, I will take the fall.”

“Don’t, Dad. They’ll get us out,” Jacob said. “We can handle everything else. You’ll keep an eye on our women, our family, everything.”

Gabriel nodded. “Wyatt and Owen, you’ve got to bring them in. They can help.”

Maddox chuckled. “You really don’t have think much of me, do you?” He shook his head. “Wyatt and Owen have been working for me. I knew something wasn’t quite right, but between you, and shit with Charlotte, and I take my fucking eye off the ball. I love Charlotte, and with everything going on, I didn’t demand shit from you. My only concern was for Charlotte, and that is my fault. It’s the first time in over fifty years that I did, and look what happened. They have a job, and a place. I wouldn’t push them aside. They’re still your brothers.”

“I’m sorry,” Gabriel said. “They never said anything.”

“Yeah, well, I asked them not to. I figured the less people knew the better.” Maddox leaned back.

Damian looked at his family. He couldn’t believe he was standing in a prison cell with his family.

“Don’t worry. You’ll figure this out, and we can handle everything they throw at us,” Gideon said.

Damian didn’t like leaving any of his family behind. Whatever was going on, they needed to resolve it sooner rather than later.