Chapter 67

“Derrick, Please, give me our grandson,” mom sobs, holding her hands out for him, her steps slow as she approaches him. Luke has a gash down the side of his face, and I can tell he has met my father’s claws.

“No, you’re coming with me,” he tells her. I have never seen my father look so…so…feral. He looked like a rogue, every part of it; he was dirty and shaking, insane. That is what happens to rogues when they’ve been on their own for too long, but my father hasn’t been missing long for it to have this effect.

“Just let me take him. You’re scaring him, please,” Mom pleads, while my heart races as I figure out what to do.

“Luke, I need you to take Kyan out to the car and call Axton,” I mind-link him, and he looks over his shoulder at me. The moment he does, my father’s eyes dart to me, and he clutches Bane tighter.

“I’m taking her. She is my mate! You have taken everything from me, but you won’t take her!” he says, rushing up the steps as he snarls at me, and I hold my hands up in surrender. Nodding my head.

“No one’s taking her, but you need to give me my son, dad,” I tell him. Mom nods her head.

“Please, Derrick, I’ll come. Just hand him over, please,” she begs and sobs.

“Luke, go!” I snap at him when I see he is paralyzed by his fear. He jumps and races from the room and runs outside.

“You don’t want to hurt him? He’s just a baby,” mom pleads from the bottom of the steps. Only then do I notice the slash marks down the side of dad’s ribs when he twists slightly. My eyes dart to my mother’s fingers, which are coated in blood before they dart back to my father holding my son like he is a football and not a baby.

at her, knowing we risk hurting our son if she shifts right now. The hairs on my arms rise as she presses

I call out to him, stepping closer when Bane screams when dad moves too quickly, his eyes calculating

his arm over the banister. My heart nearly stops, and my breath

catch him, but

leaves with me,” Dad says, eyes trained

Luke. Then we can leave,” she tells him, and dad’s

just want you back. I want everything back.” Dad breaks down, huge hiccuping sobs wracking his body as

does, he latches onto her, and she has to grab the banister to stop him from crushing my son. I shriek in panic when I hear my mother murmuring. Consoling

time until she gets Dad to stand, and I find Bane is still in his arms. He sniffles and smiles. I can’t hear what my mother is saying over the pounding of my heart in my ears. Yet whatever she says seems to work as he comes down the

hands in the air and walk backward toward the front door, which is where my mother seems to be leading him when he breaks down again, only this time, she convinces him to give her my

I have to give him to El, so she

calm down when he clutches onto her, drops to his knees and hugs her. Hesitantly, she holds Bane out to

on his way. I will be back….” I tell her through the mindlink, and she smiles sadly, tilting her head while my father rambles. She gives

back up, turning for the door when the waves in the air catch my gaze, the same potent stench reaching my nose, making me turn

It’s gas.

my son out first, so I can come back for her. I race to the door and open it, the door slamming shut behind me, then I run to the car where

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