Hackers screen went black everyone just sat in silence unsure of what to say or even do. Isabella had mentioned that they had gone through some shit but no one really knew how much and yet we had only seen a few clips on a USB stick "Jesus christ" Dad muttered in the corner Jackson swallowed and nodded "if I'd have known what that son of a bitch had done that to her I'd have killed him slower. Bolts call them back in"

Bolts darted out a few seconds later they both walked back through the door Jackson got up and hugged Isabella "I'm so sorry you had to go through that" I cleared my throat "I thought you said you never had to kill to survive before?" Everyone's eyes were on me now "I didn't that was a training situation to see how my instincts would drive my reactions I was never going to be hurt" she shrugged it off as if it was nothing "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? YOU WERE HANGING FROM A FUCKING CEILING. THOSE MEN WANTED TO HURT YOU" Beast stepped in front of Isabella which only pissed me off more "MOVE ASSHOLE IM TALKING TO MY WIFE" he stepped closer to me "Wolf was Uncle's favourite nothing was ever going to happen to her. That test was just that, a test, her genetic make up has always been stronger than ours he was a mad man but he loved us in his own messed up way"

Jackson scoffed "loved you how? By ripping you away from your families?" Isabella snorted "I wasn't taken I was sold so my mother could get high. Truth be told Uncle saved my life if it wasn't for him I would be long dead by now if she hadn't sold me to him she would have sold me to some pimp or sent me to a street corner to suck dick" everyone looked around suddenly uncomfortable "look the man was insane and yeah he did some messed up stuff and sure he probably brainwashed us but we were kids we didnt know any better the man saved my life. I literally wouldn't be here if he hadn't" she crossed her arms over her chest.

"What's in the case?" I sighed pointing to the red case on the table that seemed to freak her out before "Uncle needed a lot of investors and money to fund his research and experiments so" she opened it up laying the contents on the table "he would sell me-" "HE WHAT? NO FUCKING WAY AM I STANDING BY AND WATCHING MY DAUGHTER BE SOLD AT SOME UNDERGROUND FIGHT" Jacksons roars cut her off she rolled her eyes and waited for him to sit back down "are you done?" He nodded "Good. I never did anything with the men nor was that ever the plan too they stupidly would pay Uncle first and then once we were alone I would kill them. That's where half the photos the prospect saw online would come from. I'm a killer not a whore jesus"

"Alright so what's the plan?" I looked around the table "well I'm gonna have to sit this one out boys Mandy had the baby if im gone all day and night my life wont be worth living she'll feed me my balls" Stone spoke up, the boys clapped him on the back "congrats man what she have?"

"A boy named him Hunter after my old man" I shook his hand he smiled looking over at Isabella "so ah when are you two gonna have kids?" I shifted in my seat not making eye contact with her "not for a while" I muttered she smiled at Stone but I didnt miss the hurt look on her face a second beforehand "a lot going on you know?" She smiled gently Stone just nodded "well uhm I'm gonna go check on Bear see he's ok. Excuse me" she got up and left but not before I spotted a couple of tears on her cheek.

Bolts clapped me on the back "way to look like an asshole brother" Jackson and Dad glared at me "what?" I grumbled "that girl has been through hell that we have just seen and heard of did it ever occur to you that maybe she's thinking right now you dont want her anymore hmm? I raised you better than that boy! Your Old Lady is your Queen regardless of her history!" Dad barked at me I grumbled shifting in my seat.

Jackson gave me another glare before going back to business "alright Beast you're gonna be on Isabella tonight reckon she needs a break from her asshole of an ex husband by the sounds of it Reaper you're going in the pit maybe a few knocks to your motherfucking head will bring you back round to your senses hmm? Alright table closed go see ye're women" he slammed down the gavel everyone got up and left.

I wandered down the hall to the infirmary Bear was sitting up in his bed "hey man you look like shit" I sat into a chair beside him "was Isabella down here?" He shot me a dark look I'm gonna take that as a yes "yeah she was" knew it, I sighed "she tell you then?" He nodded "yeah look man I dont get it you followed her the whole way to our compound you were ready to fight Beast to get her home and now you're being an asshole because of a couple of videos? You knew what she was when you said 'I do' so man the fuck up"

I fidgeted in my seat "it's not that easy she ripped a man apart with a set of chains like he was fuckin jelly" Bear snorted "yeah cause you've never done anything fucked up ever" I rolled my eyes yeah he had a point and he knew it "how do I make this right? You know her better" he messed with his bedspread "you fight for her, like you did when you came to the compound you show her how much you love her. Wolf didnt leave the compound because of what Uncle was making her do she craves the bloodshed as much as we do. She left because she wanted a family, someone who will love her in spite of what she can do you fought for her once you have to do it again"

I leaned back in my chair again he had a point "Jackson wants me in the pit and Beast as her guard said she needed a break from me" he snorted I looked up at him "there's your opening it's easy to place Beast as her protection we're basically bulletproof you're not. You took a bullet for her before you do it again don't take no for an answer put Beast in the pit you're the VP right? Make the call"

"Yeah but Jackson is the president and her father"

"And you're her husband eventually Jackson has to step down you better show them both that you can step the fuck up and get shit done the way a real man does. Dont hide behind Beast because you know she'll be safe with him that's the pussy way out protect your own goddam wife or die trying"

"Alright alright when did you get so goddam smart?" I held my hands up un mock defeat he snorted "sitting in here will do that to you. Thea is upping my shot dosage though should be back up on my feet in a couple of days wont be able to do much but at least I wont be lying around" he tugged on his bedspread again I slapped his leg "hey you just focus in getting better man alright? Beast says you're lucky to be alive"

"Thanks man" he smiled "so you decide what you're gonna do?"

"Yeah"

"What?"

"I'm gonna go get my girl" I winked at him getting up from my seat he held out his hand I clapped it and pulled him into a hug "good choice brother good choice"

I walked out of the infirmary heading towards Jackson's office. Like shit am I letting Beast do my job and watch my woman I took a bullet for her before and I'll do it again in a heart beat.