Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,139

from the police station,” she starts and we all tense sharing a look, “apparently they’ve been trying to get hold of you but couldn’t so rang me instead, since I’m your legal guardian. Sweet girl, someone higher up has managed to pull some strings and Jeremy is being moved to a minimum security facility and his sentence has been reduced by a lot.”

A violent and deadly cloud descends on the room as I freeze.

“Is that the fucker who tried to kidnap her?” Atlas growls, somehow still managing to stay quiet.

“Yes” Trick replies, shortly his voice cold.

“Are you ok, Everleigh?” Jenny asks.

I honestly can’t find the words to reply right now. My mind spinning with possibilities. At the forefront just behind the panic that he could come for me again as soon as he gets out, is the worry about how someone like Jeremy is connected enough that someone could pull those sorts of strings for him.

“We’ve got her mom. We’ll be back later tonight” Trick answers before hanging up, I almost smirk at the shit he’ll get later for doing that.

“How the fuck did that cunt manage to pull that off!?” Riot practically explodes as soon as the phones disconnected.

“Who the fuck knows but it is fucking concerning considering, the men who worked with Ever’s dad are still out there. There’s no fucking way the fed’s got them all” Trick muse’s his voice cold but his hand warm as he gently rubs it up and down my back.

My mind’s going a mile a minute and I pick up my phone to see if the cops left a message. My texts blink at me and I go onto them distractedly before I zero in on one from a number I don’t know. Thinking it might have something to do with the police I click on it, hoping that they’ve left me a bit more information.

Unknown: See you soon, Ever-Rose.

My breath halts in my chest as my panic rises and my phone clatters to the floor. All the guys attention snaps to me but I’m in full panic mode and can’t get enough air into my lungs to reply. Suddenly Luc crashes to his knees in front of me, making me flinch. His eyes fill with understanding and he starts barking out orders as he ever so slowly reaches his hands out and places them on my cheeks.

“Atlas calm the fuck down, she’s having a panic attack and you will make it worse!” He calls his eyes not leaving mine and grounding me, “someone check her fucking phone something triggered this. It’s not just because he’s being moved to a minimum security prison” he finishes and then turns to me as I grip his hands against my face. “Ok Firecracker, deep breaths. With me ok. In,” I take a shallow breath, “that’s it beautiful, out. Well done keep going.”

In the back ground I can hear the angry exclaims of the guys and things breaking but I’m aware enough that I know these are my guys and I’m safe, so instead of making my panic attack worse it actually helps to calm me.

It takes a couple of tries but I’m finally breathing normally again, although my whole body is shaking, like I went outside in my underwear.

“Better?” he asks and I nod.

“What the fuck happened to the room?” I ask incredulously as I finally focus on the utter carnage around me.

“Atlas freaked out” Cash says.

Before I can make a comment on that, that was more than just a freak out. Luc is pushed out of the way and Atlas appears in front of me, his hands on my face as he frantically studies my features once he’s satisfied I’m ok and no longer in mid panic a truly fierce look crosses his features and I thank my lucky stars that he’s on my side. The guys, obviously having seen the change come over Atlas fall silent.

“I swear to you, Everleigh, that he will not come anywhere near you again” he vows with utter conviction.

“But…” I start and he stops.

“Do you trust me?”

“Yes” I answer immediately.

“Then trust me, he will never even lay eyes on you again, Princess” he promises grimly.

The guys share a knowing and dark look. I get the feeling that I’m missing something hidden in Atlas’s promise but I can’t find it in me to give a shit. His promise settles the raging panic inside me, like balm to an open wound. I take a deep easy breath and nod firmly