We’ve been at this for a while because they won’t let me past them to see Collins. I have to give it to my brothers, they’re at least putting up a good front. It reminded me a lot of when we were kids. Always trying to do what we thought was best for the other. That’s how I’d gotten us all into this mess to begin with.
“I think my wife should hear it from me before you two assholes.” I growl. Vaughn puts a hand over his chest. I love my brother but Collins is something deeper, the other part of my soul, and it feels wrong to not tell her something. That’s how it will always be.
“Hey, that hurt.”
“Then stop being a baby and help me get X out of the way,” I say to him, but he’s already shaking his head.
“Nah, I want to hear the truth too bad.” He smirks. We’re all fighting and he can still fucking smirk. I think he does it to piss us off. He’s always so easy-going. Not today, though. I saw something darker flash in his eyes when he looked at my wife’s sister. It was no hardship for him to go and get her. That was clear.
I try to take them off guard as I lower my shoulder and try to blow through them. But we know each other well enough to anticipate moves, and I feel a punch to my side as X elbows my jaw again.
“Fuck,” I call out when we land in a heap on the ground. From that point on I don’t know who is hitting me, but there’s no holding back. I think I even feel someone bite my leg.
“Kade!”
The sound of Collins’s voice has me scrambling out from under my brothers. I see Lula standing next to her and wonder if she’s out here trying to get us to stop too.
I get up and move toward her, and part of me is terrified that she won’t welcome me into her arms, while the other part knows that she has to. We’re soul mates, and she can’t just forget that, no matter what she thinks happened on our wedding day.
To my relief she runs to me and I sweep her up in my arms. Lula cautions her to take it easy, but when I feel Collins whisper she loves me against my neck, I know everything is going to be okay. Fuck, she can take the edge off when I need it most.
“I love you too.” I bury my face in her short dark hair and for a moment forget about everything else.
“It’s all going to be okay,” she says, rubbing my back. “I just want to know what happened. Tell me who it was that tried to hurt us.”
“Who tried to hurt you?” X steps forward, his fists clenched.
I look over Collins’s shoulder at him and raise an eyebrow. “You mean besides you?”
He rolls his eyes and crosses his arms. “It’s time we all got the truth, brother.”
Chapter 11 Collins
I grab Kade’s hand as he puts me on my feet and I tug him back toward the infirmary. As much as I want to know what’s going on, I have to be sure he’s okay and there’s a small cut above his eye. We’ve waited this long, so a few more minutes won't kill anyone. At least I don’t think they will.
“Where are we going?” he asks as his hand tightens in mine but he doesn’t stop me from leading the way.
“I wasn’t done with him!”
I turn around and point my finger at X, who stops walking. “You shut your mouth!” I snap at him and his mouth falls open in shock. I’m not one to snap at people but seeing Kade fighting even if it was just with his brothers has me on edge.
“I wish I had my phone.” Vaughn makes like he’s looking for it in his pockets. “I want a picture of X’s face right now.”
I roll my eyes. “All of you knock it off.”
“Got nothing smartass to say?” Berkley raises an eyebrow at Vaughn.
I continue toward the infirmary because I have a feeling that the six of us could go around and round taking jabs at each other but we can do that after I check over my husband.
“I’m fine,” Kade tells me, and before I know what’s happening I’m swept up into his arms.
“Put me down.” I try and wiggle free because he has to be hurt. He and his brothers didn’t look like they held back when they went head to head.
“I’m still going with you, love, I just want to carry you. I worry you’ll pass out.” I know he’s not using it as an excuse because I can hear the concern in his voice.
“I’m fine.” That passing out crap was weird and unpredictable, but now that I remember everything I’m hoping it doesn’t happen anymore. Unless whatever Kade hasn’t told me yet sends me over the edge.
“Lula, tell him I can walk.” I peek over Kade’s shoulder to see that everyone is following us. She is giving X a death glare and he actually looks sheepish for once.
“I don’t think it matters what I tell him. These Warsaw men do what they want.” I feel like her comment is directed at X more than anyone, but she’s right.
I can’t complain about it because it’s one of the things I love most about Kade. He goes for what he wants and holds nothing back. He’s given me his all and I know there’s no telling him no. He would’ve shown up to my place every day until I agreed to go out on a date with him. Not that I ever planned not to, but I remember how good it felt to be wanted so badly. After my crappy interview
