Malakai (Stone Society #13) - Faith Gibson Page 0,94
completed the bond. It means a lot to me. To us.”
“Then it’s yours. I’ll have an insurance adjuster come take a look at the damage. “
“You have insurance on it?” Josie asked.
Sixx grinned. “Just because I have more money than the gods doesn’t mean I’m not practical.”
Isabelle joined them in the seating area, a drawing in her hands.
“Belle, what’s wrong?” Tessa asked. Isabelle handed her the paper. “Who’s this?”
“Rebekah. Gabriel’s mate.”
“If Connor is seeing her, that’s good, isn’t it?”
“I’m not sure. When I mention her to Gabriel, he insists it’s better she not see what he’s become.”
“Shouldn’t that be her choice?” Tessa handed the picture back.
“Maybe. But that’s not important right now. What’s the plan?”
When Nikolas and Sophia returned to the suite, Frey set Amelia down. “Little One, please go to the bedroom with Connor.” As soon as Amelia was out of earshot, Frey sat, pulling Abbi onto his lap, his big hands bracketing their unborn baby. “The plan hasn’t changed. In fact, it’s more important than before all of you are someplace safe until we figure out what’s going on.”
“The plane malfunction wasn’t an accident, was it?” Tessa asked.
“No, we don’t think it was, and that poses the bigger problem. Hagen Rossum isn’t capable of something of that magnitude.”
“You think Drago is working with someone else?” Kai asked.
“That, or someone is playing us again.”
“Again? Who…? Are you talking about Lachlan?” Tessa jumped up from her chair, pacing the room. “I knew Rafael should have put that bastard down.”
Ariki stepped up behind Kai, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Who is this Lachlan? I need to know what we’re up against if I’m to protect my island.”
Frey explained who the male was and his role in helping Alistair against the Clan.
Ariki rubbed his chin. “I’m with Tessa. The male should have had his head removed. If he’s responsible for the engine failure on the plane, then he’s aware of where the mates were headed.”
Pono stepped next to their father. “Let him come to the island. He won’t be leaving it with his head attached.”
“But he’s being guarded, isn’t he?” Isabelle asked. “I thought Hunter and Carter were watching him.”
“They are, but neither of them knows what he’s doing with the computer. With Julian in the wind, we needed someone to track the Unholy.” Frey pressed his head to Abbi’s shoulder. “I need to call Remy and have him return Lachlan to his cell. We can’t take another chance.”
Nikolas, who was sitting next to Kai holding Sophia the same way Frey held Abbi, said, “I have a few candidates in mind to help Julian, but after what happened, I don’t want to let Sophia out of my sight. I was stupid to send her away this close to her due date.”
Sixx leaned on the arm of the sofa next to Nikolas. “Then let me help. Give me the names, and I’ll contact them.”
“You have your hands full building the prison. Besides, your mate is pregnant too.”
“She isn’t due until December. She, Rocky, and Simone are heavily guarded, but as soon as Sin and I get back to Cali, we will put more protection in place. Our own prison is almost finished, and it’s already holding the few Unholy we’ve captured. They don’t need the amenities humans do. Since this is a private facility, the architectural drawings don’t show the Basement, and if we happen to be utilizing that area before the building is complete and signed off on by the various inspectors, no one needs to know. Let me do this for you.”
Kai couldn’t help but notice Sinclair was staying out of the conversation. He would’ve thought Sin, being second oldest to Rafael, would be in on these decisions. In Kai’s family, Ariki was King, and Kai’s oldest brother, Fetu, was next in line for the throne. Ariki respected Fetu’s opinion and often looked to his son for advice. The family never made important decisions without looking to either Ariki or Fetu.
Nikolas sighed. “I would appreciate it. Frey, I don’t think we should move the mates until Lachlan is back behind bars. If he is somehow responsible, I don’t want to risk putting them on another jet.”
“We can always use a decoy,” Tessa said. “Not that I want to put any of the Goyles at risk, but you are practically indestructible. If we get word to Lachlan we are on the decoy plane and it is sabotaged, then we know he’s responsible.”
“There’s only one problem with that,” Frey said. “I had