I scan the area as my brothers come into view, running full speed down the gravel road.
“McKenna, baby, I need you to calm down for me.” I kiss her temple and hold her tighter.
Thank fuck her screams have stopped.
I just gotta deal with the aftermath of them.
“What the hell happened here?” Brimstone growls, taking in the scene.
“Let’s get these fuckwads locked down. We’ll talk about it after and once I get McKenna safe in the clubhouse,” I grunt, jerking my chin at the three close by.
“Is that . . .” Fire’s question trails off, his lip twists into a sneer, as he snarls. “Fuck.”
“What happened to your truck?” Pyro growls.
“We’ll talk once this situation is taken care of,” I reiterate. “Load up the guests and take them to lockdown. Prospect, you’ll be on first watch.”
Everyone jumps into motion, doing as I say, and I stand by watching, holding McKenna close. She hasn’t stopped trembling. Nor has she said a word. I need to get her where I know she’s safe.
As good as today has been, considering what she dragged me around to do, I didn’t want the day ruined by this shit. Not after I spent the entire afternoon and evening doing things I wouldn’t ever do before, but being out with McKenna, just the two of us, I got her all to myself and saw her shine. I never would have played bullshit overpriced games or eaten at the fair if not forher. I wouldn’t even say it was fun, still, being there with her, I was satisfied with what we were doing. I hadn’t even cared about blowing all the money I spent.
Once my brothers had the vampires secure in the bed of my truck, including the ones who’d been in the tree line, I shift McKenna and reach for her chin, tilting her head back. “You good, baby?”
“I . . . I’m sorry,” she utters, tears pricking at her eyes.
The fuck?
“What are you apologizing for?”
“What I did?—”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, McKenna,” I interrupt her.
“But I kill?—”
“They’re not dead.” Again, I speak over, not letting her finish what she was going to say, because no way in hell did I want her thinking she killed someone. “Those were vampires, Trouble. The three who had been in the car were the ones who took Kinley. They were looking for a fight. Wanted to take Kinley back is what they said, but I’m not a stupid man, what they wanted was access to her to get to Evelin.”
“Why do they want your sister? Because of her babies?”
“Babies?” I cock a brow. “You mean baby?”
“No, she’s carrying twins.”
“What?” Fire growls.
“Oops,” McKenna whispers. “I wasn’t supposed to speak of that.”
“You mean to tell me, my woman’s carrying twins?” Fire’s eyes flash with annoyance.
“I only know because of my godmother. Where I can see some things, she can see life and death of all. Evelin’s carrying two boys,” McKenna says softly. “I don’t like to ruin things. I know you guys weren’t trying to know anything about the babyother than everything progressing normally. But . . .” she trails off. “I’m sorry I said that.”
My sister is carrying twin boys. Fuck.
“You got nothing to be sorry for,” Fire grumbles with a shake of his head. “I knew it was a possibility. She did too, but she didn’t want to know. No one is to tell her we know.”
“Agreed.” I nod. I don’t want this ruined for Evelin. Can’t say I’m not glad to know it’s boys and not twin girls. We’d be fucked otherwise. “Let’s get back to the clubhouse.”
“I’m sorry again,” McKenna whispers as I tuck her next to me.