Jared (The Protectors #2)(2)

Before Jared could make it to the table the door burst open bouncing off the wall. A woman holding a gun rushed into the room, the gun trained right between his eyes. If he moved fast enough he could…..

“Don’t even think about it, warrior. I’m a sure shot and I hear silver is bad for your health” The woman clicked the trigger back. “Now grab that chair and move nice and slow to that corner and sit.” Her head tilted to where she wanted him to go.

Jared growled, but did as she asked. He glanced at the two way mirror wondering where the hell everyone was. He tried to reach them with his mind, but there was nothing but silence. He sat down slowly glaring at the woman, trying to keep control. He didn’t like the fact they had the upper hand. Yeah, his male ego was taking a serious hit.

Someone else moved quickly into the room slamming the door shut. Grabbing a chair he wedged it under the doorknob. Both wore baseball caps and sunglasses. “We need to hurry.” A boy Jared figured to be around eighteen threw a bag at the woman. It hit the floor with a loud clang.

“Do either of you know who the hell you’re dealing with?” Jared glared at both of them.

“We don’t want any problems with you warrior.” The boy replied moving closer to the table. “We want him.” He pointed at Chad.

“Breaking in here and holding a gun on me….” His eyes narrowed. “is a big problem.”

The woman handed the gun to the boy and bent down pulling out silver chains from the bag. “It’s nothing personal so chill out.” The woman stood holding the chains.

“Oh, I take it very personal.” Jared’s crooked grin was anything but pleasant.

“She’s going to chain you and if you make one move to hurt her I will bury a bullet right between your eyes.” The boy walked over tapping the barrel of the gun to Jared’s forehead.

“You’re going to pay for that….boy.” Jared hissed, but the kid had his focus on the woman and ignored him.

“Hurry up.” The kid urged the woman.

“Stop rushing me.” She made fast work of his legs, but when she got to his hands she reached back into the bag grabbing two thin towels and wrapped both wrists before placing the chains around them. Four more chains were crossed over his lap. The woman took the gun again before backing up a few steps.

Jared glanced at the towels she placed on his wrists then looked at her. “So you can shoot me full of silver, but you can’t stand to see my skin burn?”

She shrugged one shoulder, looking away toward the boy. “How much time do we have?”

“Not much.” He replied, heading toward Chad.

“I know who you are.” Chad finally spoke up his eyes riveted on the boy. “You were dead.”

The boy leaned his head back taking a deep breath as if trying to calm himself. Agitation radiated off him in waves. “I am dead you bastard.” His head snapped back down as he reached up whipping his sunglasses off.

Jared tried to keep his emotions in check, but seeing the eyes of a half-breed shocked the hell out of him. To say half-breeds were rare was a total understatement.

“Stay calm Ad….” The woman stopped herself before she said his name putting her hand out to grab the boy’s arm in an attempt to stop him.

“My God it really worked.” Chad’s voice was low until his laughter filled the room. “It really f*cking worked.”

“What did you do to him?” The woman stepped forward this time. The gun left Jared and aimed point blank at Chad. When Chad laughed louder she pointed the gun slightly to the right and fired a shot. “What did you do?!” Her scream echoed in the room, the gun whipped back to aim at his head.

Chad’s laughter died as his gaze left the boys’ resting on the woman. “Obviously we succeeded in starting an army.” He replied, his lips spreading into an evil grin.

“What in the hell are you talking about?” The woman hissed, her hand which was steady before shook slightly with tense rage. “An army of what?”

“An army….” Chad glanced at Jared then to the window. “of half-breeds. Did the rest of them survive?”

“Fix it!” The woman nodded to the boy, ignoring his question.

Chad snorted. “I can’t fix it you dumb bitch.” He laughed again sounding like a child. “It worked. I can’t believe it really worked.”

“An army for what?” The boy asked, glaring hatred at Chad.

Chad’s laughter died in an instant. “An army to kill the warriors.” His whole demeanor took on a different tone. He looked over at Jared. “I told you I would get you all.”

“Who’s your partner?” The boy demanded, his fangs growing slightly longer.

When Chad just smiled, his lips sealed, the boy took a few steps back hitting the wall hard hanging his head in defeat. “It’s going to be okay.” The woman backed up toward him, her gun still aiming between Chad and Jared. “We’ll figure this out.”

“We can help him, but you need to put the gun down and let me out of these chains.” Jared didn’t figure it would work, but hell, it was worth a try.

The woman’s head snapped around so fast her baseball cap slipped sideways freeing strands of fiery copper hair. “I went to your so called Council and the help they suggested was to lock my brother up.” She spat. “So forgive me if I tell you to shove your help up your ass just like I told your worthless Council.”