A Demon's Harmony - E.C. Land Page 0,21

A chill runs through my body as I try to figure out who that was. The voice was so distorted that I couldn’t even tell if it was a man’s voice or not.

“Who was that?” I jump at the sound of Hunter’s voice coming from behind me.

Turning to face him, I realize he must have heard me from the way he’s glowering at me.

“No one,” I lie not wanting to talk about this with anyone.

“Doesn’t seem like no one for you to snap then jump when I speak. What’s going on, Alexis?” he demands.

“Nothing,” I mutter, shaking my head.

“What’s nothing?” Tanner asks as he comes into the room holding a packet with guitar strings in it.

“I just overheard your girl telling someone to leave her alone,” Hunter states as he crosses his arms.

“Baby, is that true?” Tanner demands his eyes narrowing on me.

“It’s just the same person that keeps calling and playing a prank. I need to just go ahead and change my number,” I state not wanting to deal with this right now. Not when what the distorted voice just said has me spooked.

This isn’t some prank, but it’s also not something they need to worry about.

They’d all gone through enough when Chaz almost died, and Bethany was kidnapped. I don’t need to burden them with this. I’ll handle it on my own.

Tanner’s gaze narrows to slits as he puts the packet of strings down and crosses his arms. “If it were just a prank then why did you divert your gaze?”

Damnit. I wish I didn’t do that when I was nervous about something or lying. It’s my tell sign and everyone who knows me knows I have a crappy poker face.

“It’s nothing. Like I said it’s just someone playing a prank on me,” I say, clearing my throat.

“Who’s pranking you?” Chaz asks as he joins the group along with Lex and, great just freaking great, Bethany’s dad Tombstone and Hellhound.

“Look it’s just someone who keeps calling and hanging up okay. It’s no big deal. I’ll just go get my number changed,” I grumble just as my phone rings again.

Tanner grabs my phone off the desk before I can and answers it then hits the speaker button. “Hello,” he says.

No one says anything but the heavy breathing fills the line.

“Whoever the fuck this is best go somewhere fuckin’ else and stop calling my wife,” he snarls before hanging up.

“Is that what happens every time?” he demands and I nod in response. It takes a lot for Tanner to get pissed and he’s starting to. So, I might as well tell him.

“The last call they finally spoke,” I murmur.

“What did they say?” Tombstone asks.

“That I was theirs not his,” I whisper as I look at the floor.

The phone rings again before anyone can say anything else and Tanner picks up and hits the speaker but doesn’t say anything.

“Alexis, you belong to me come back and I’ll let him live. Better yet I’ll let that little girl live. She is an abomination out of wedlock who doesn’t deserve to live.” My heart stops beating at the mention of my niece.

No, God, no. I can’t let this person hurt that girl. I’ll have no choice but to do as they say to keep Melody safe. She means the world to me and everyone in this room. I’m nothing compared to the shine she gives the world and I’ll gladly save her. Even if it means giving up my own happiness.

Chapter 13

Tanner

At the mention of my niece being an abomination, I’m ready to find whoever is on the other end of the line and slit their fuckin’ throat.

No one fucks with my family. Not my wife nor that little girl. She has been through enough and doesn’t even know it.

And this is the person who has been blowing Alexis’ phone up for the past week and if I’m not mistaken, probably the last month as well.

I’m also pissed as hell at Alexis for keeping something like this from me. I don’t give a fuck if she thought it was just a prank up until now, her ass should have fuckin’ told me. As it stands now my woman is looking at getting a serious spanking that will leave her unable to sit for a week.

“Did that person just threaten my granddaughter?” Tombstone snarls.

“Doesn’t matter because I’ll never let them touch my niece,” Alexis whispers and I can see the wheels turning in her head.

Fuck if I’m going to allow her to do what