The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 29

"You aren't touching him until you tell me who you are." Jessica braced herself; they would have to go through her before they touched her brother. The two guys shared a look and the guy holding Shane introduced himself first.

"I'm Axel."

"And I'm Christian."

"And we have about ten minutes-"

"Less," Christian interjected and Axel glared at him.

"-to get you-and your brother-inside and into an upstairs room with the least amount of windows because Nick is on his way and he is not happy."

Jessica's eyes flew open when Nick was mentioned.

Christian scoffed. "He is not happy!? He is past unhappy, crashed through mad, flipped the bird at angry, and is currently flying through livid. His plane lands at" Christian pointed at Shane "murder lane in five minutes! And if we are out here when he gets here..."

Jessica raised an eyebrow at the outburst. Wondering what would happened if she slapped some sense into him.

"Please, can you go inside with Christian and your brother? My word, that we mean you no harm. I wish I could answer your questions but I can't right now."

Jessica shook her head but stopped when Axel and Christian suddenly lifted their faces, as if scenting the air.

"Oh shit."

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"Christian, grab her and go!" Axel ordered. "Leave the brother he'll be fine."

Jessica didn't know what was going on, but one thing was sure. If the guy that was holding on to Shane so effortlessly was scared, then she should be too.

"No! I'll go, just don't leave Riley."

Axel nodded absently; he was facing the street looking up and down the road, still holding Shane at knife point. Christian crouched down to pick up the still unconscious Riley. He put him over his shoulder in the firefighter carrying position and nodded towards the door; motioning for Jessica to lead the way inside.

She obeyed and only turned back once to see Shane struggling to get free. He knew that whatever was coming wasn't going to be good for him. Out of the corner of her eye she saw two more figures running up the driveway and she would have stopped and gapped at their speed but Christian blocked her view.

"Which way?!" He demanded.

"She is in her room."

Christian opened her hallway door and Jessica found herself staring at two more strangers. They looked intimidating and suddenly Jessica was having doubts. "And who are they? No, I do not like this."

"Danielle is in her room, a couple of doors from here." Christian spoke over her protests and pointed down the hallway. "Go get her."

"You touch my sister and I'll-" Ignoring her tirade, Christian grabbed her by the arm and dragged her back to the bathroom, pushed her down onto the toilet seat and went to stand against the door. "If my sister gets hurt, I'm killing you." Jessica promised quietly.

"We aren't planning on hurting any of you," he reassured her for the thousandth time, not bothering to hide his exasperation.

What Christian really wanted to tell her was that she should be thankful. They were putting themselves between her and Nick. Trying to keep the Alpha from doing something they knew he would later regret.

But he couldn't tell her that.

He couldn't tell her that if the Alpha got the chance to slip past them, in the mood he was in, Jessica would like that even less.

"Let me go you- you buffoon!"