Uncle Joseph punched Abram the minute he showed up at the compound , followed by my father and then Jayden. He didn't fight back he just took each hit , spitting blood out of his mouth and clutching his stomach where Jayden had landed the final blow. " Is that all out of your system now" he says in his heavily accented voice. Auntie Leisha steps up next her hands on her hips, she dosen't hit him to start with just stares at him.
Uncle Abram actually looks a tad uncomfortable, with the men he had grinned when they was throwing there hits. Uncle Abram was 47 he took over training from his father when he passed away ten years ago. My father trained under his father , they said he was more brutal than his old man was. Had more screws loose , training apparently now was a lot more intense than before. But he didn't look like the big bad Russian now , he's actually squirming.
" Is my boy safe ?" Auntie Leisha asks , Abram nods his head. " How do you know that ?" She throws back. " Leisha you know me since we where kids , I would never be unprepared. I would never leave a man in danger. Carter is watched from afar , he is safe ". She nods her head turns asif she's going to walk away. The relief that crosses Abram's face is short lived. She grins evily at Joseph then spins on her heel , her feet leaving the ground as she spins and does some sort of flying kick to his chest.
He falls backwards , landing on his ass he wasn't prepared for it. " You should know better than to send my boy into a mission without my permission Abram, next time I rip your balls off and replace your eyes with them". She walks back to Uncle Joseph, he eyes her face full of lust which makes Jenson gag at the side of them. Auntie leisha was still scary bad ass.
" OK everyone inside , he's took his hits lets get to work " jayden says. Where all heading in the house when Jess and my mother step infron of Abram who's getting up off the floor. They don't hit him or threaten him instead they wound him in another way. " we are very disappointed in you Abram , you know how close we all are. For you to lie and be secretive to where we have to now send my sister in. That hurts Abram we would never lie to you that way ". He looks at them floored his fierce face looks mortified.
Mum and Jess had that ability, they wasn't the fighting type. Well unless they had to be , they both held there own when needed. But everyone loved them , they was like the mom's to the whole organisation and bo one ever wanted to disappoint there mom's did they. I'd heard story's of mom and Jess when they had to deal with Jess's dad. Mum had killed him her own husband, I had no doubt she would murder a whole village for those she loved.
They both walk of into the house and a very broken down Abram follows. We all head into the meeting room Uncle Jayden had set up at home. They mainly worked from Myles building on cases , but he had this room at home too for emergency buisness meetings. It was a bit like a conference room a projector and white board a large table with chairs all around it. I notice Myles and the triplets are in the room waiting for us . Jayden goes over and hugs Myles , abram steps ups. " Nice to meet you again Abram " Myles says and Abram grins. " you too man , how's you all holding up any new trainees coming my way soon ? ".
Myles grins and slaps him in the shoulder " Not any time soon brother , one thing that's good it weeds out those that can't cut it you sadistic f**k I thought your old man was bad ". Abram grins , Jayden shouts his name and throws a remote at him before taking a seat aswell as the rest of us. We all sit watching him expectantly. Myles takes his seat and Abram blows out a breath. " I knew my reception would be ruff guys and I don't fight it , but let me explain now you have it out your system. This was always Carter's choice".
He leans down to the laptop clicking a few buttons and typing , then the projector comes to life a picture of a man. He's dressed in a suit black hair slicked back with and gang of people surrounding him. " This wasn't Carter's mission , I was training him to come home. Then in came the threat , we gained intel that all organisations across the board was going to be targeted. By The Volkiavs recently it was handed down to him Rupaul. He's got s**t to prove he's the illegitimate son of the former Top dog. He was through an affair and his wife was baren , he had kept him hidden from everyone our of respect for his wife . But when he became ill he outed him to everyone , even his men didn't know that Rupaul existed. As you can belive it left uproar and distrust he's been learning from his old man for a year before he passed three months back. Now he's out to prove he's his old man's son , how better to do that than take down the main enemy ".
He skips to another screen , it was a pile of dead body's piled up outside the Russian training training compound. " This was his very first attack to us , these men where all one man from every organisation across the earth every where we have a organisationset up . Your man was Dilan Gregor ". Jayden hold his hand up , " Hold up your saying one of my men is dead and I knew nothing of this ?". Abram raises a brow , it was mocking another workd how did Jayden not know one of his men is missing. My dad clears his throat " His brother reported Ihe had gone , but also told us he had a gambling problem and was most likley in Vegas neck deep in hookers and coke. Told us not to worry just yet ".
" How long ago was that ?" Jayden ask and its Abram who answers. " one year ago " jaydens face scowls. " Why hasn't the brother been back to tell us he hasn't shown up ?" Dad shrugs and uncle Joseph vows to find out after the meeting. Abram continues " Anyway it was a message that all family's was in trouble , we was all a target. Carter was our best man , best trained , best under cover operative. You all know it makes sense it was him , it just stings because he's one of your kids. If this was another kid there would be no arguments". He corsses his arms , the hard cold man was now fully back in the room. Huffs and grumbles come form all the parents , but they can't really argue it was all true. " Well now your getting me in there with him " I say as a matter of fact no room for arguments.
Abram scowls my ways then loos at my dad and Jayden. Who both nod in confirmation, he lets out a shocked laugh. " Hold up I take hits for sending in one kid now you want me to send in another ". He sweeps his hand in my direction " Yea you have a week to get us all fully upto speed and her ready. It's either we send her in prepared and ready. Or she runs off and does it without us. She's as stubborn as he is " Jayden says smiling at me. I don't deny it that was the plan if they hadn't agreed. Abram sighs knowing its already a done deal " s**t what's the angel , the cover story ".
" The lover from his home town he up and left on , of course " I say to him fluttering my lashes. " Why?" He asks simply, I know what he's asking. Why I want to go head deep into s**t. " He's my bestfirend why wouldn't I" . The look he gives me next tells me Carter told him everything, he knows the damaged I caused. " Well Alissia you can't be bestfirend there or even act like bestfriends. If it's the crazy ex your playing , you'll have to be THE CRAZY EX. The one that followed him , the one that can't be without him. These guys don't f**k around the smell a lie your both dead ".
He explains and goes through more stuff that's happened. When the meetings done he holds me back. He waits until everyone else is oit the room before he speaks. " Alissia, these guys there not like what you know. They f**k any where and every where , they take drugs and there into every crime going. If you don't drop straight into line with all that , wven if Carter says your not use to it. You'll have to get use to it quick , they'll expect that. Anyone who doesn't do that is a weak link , someone with potential to rat. Are you really prepared to be an actual criminal that f***s Carter where ever whenever , snorts coke and wouldn't hesitate to pull a trigger. You may not be expected to do it all its very much a man's world for them . But are you if they do ?".
His words played over and over in my mind all day , even in bed that night. I went away to become qualified to help people. I'd never wanted to be apart of that side of our family. Atleast our family kept that s**t under wraps. It wasn't fetched around us , it was done behind closed doors and evern then we did it in a way where we could try to justify it to ourselves. We'll themselves like I said we wasn't involved. Was I prepared to do it all. The answer was for Carter , I'd do anything and later when guilt or disgust set in. I'd justify it with myself that I was doing it all to save Carter and keep Carter safe. Hopefully that would be what kept the nightmares away once I was back.