Page 37 of Reign (Kings of Chaos & Mayhem #8)

We slowly approach and weave in and out of the cars parked by the front porch, one guy lights a cigarette and Jay takes his shot, hitting him right between the eyes and he drops as Jade takes hers, hitting her mark sitting in the rocking chair.

We quietly step up the porch and look through the windows.

My eyes widen when I see Easton, trembling against the table while water is poured over his head.

My vision darkens and I kick in the door, lifting my gun and shooting one guy in the knee as Jade shoots the other.

Jay walks over to the guy I shot and sinks his knife into his face, and I immediately go for Easton.

I shut off the machine pouring the water and unstrap his limbs.

My eyes snap to Jade’s and she smiles at me before leaving out the back door.

Easton’s body is riddled with bruises, slice marks from lashings and knife wounds.

I take the rag from his mouth and remove the soaked cloth from his eyes.

He looks at me and swings but I jump back, raising my hands.

“You’re okay. You’re safe. We are here to help,” I tell him as his chest heaves.

“S-spade, is that you?” he asks, and I nod.

“Yes, Easton, it’s me. I’m here to help.” I assure him as he picks up the sais sitting on the table, he twirls them in his hand before sending one across the room. I duck thinking he was trying to kill me, but I turn and see a man on the ground with the blade right through his skull.

“Did you just save my life?” I ask, and he smiles, walking past me with a limp and pulling his weapon from the man’s head. I raise a brow, and he laughs.

“What? I’m really good with these,” he pants, and I grin.

“This shit ends tonight, Easton. I’ll tell you a story on the way out, but what would you say if I offered you a job? To put your skill set to good use?” I ask, and the wicked smile that spreads across his face is everything I need to know.

“Can I bring some friends?” he asks, and I nod.

“Lemme guess, Bentley, Antonio, Kingston and Ace?” I ask, and he nods.

“Yes, we’re The Fatal Five,” he says and I smirk. This is going to be very interesting.

Part Four: Jameson

Getting back to the house, everyone is tired.

Even though this was an in and out job, something isn’t right.

I feel so off and I don’t know why. After all these years, I’m still terrified that The Monster and the voices are going to come back, but after perfecting the antidote I’ve been taking it less and less and I’m hoping sooner rather than later I won’t have to at all anymore.

Flynn on the other hand is still injecting himself weekly.

We tried to stop but then he got sick again and we can’t have that.

Him and Lucille got married a couple of years ago.

We never thought he would from how deeply he loved Theresa, but the old man found love and who are we to judge?

He’s really a good man and has taken the role of our father-in-law very seriously, keeping us in line any chance he gets.

It feels good to be accepted by him and it makes Jade extremely happy.

Walking into the house, everything is quiet which is odd but it is a school night.

The others are putting away their guns but I need a drink.

I walk into the living room turning on the light and see Preston on the floor rocking, Prince shuffling a deck of cards, Jaxon with his head in his hands and Hazel staring out the window, her hands covered in blood.

“What the fuck happened?” I growl, but no one is saying anything.

“Where is Priest?” I spit, and again no one is saying anything. Someone comes in behind me and the gasp that leaves her lips has my heart beating a mile a minute.

“What is going on? Hazel why do you have blood on your hands,” she yells as I crouch down in front of Preston.

“Son, look at me. What happened?” I ask, softly this time. His eyes snap up to mine and they look wild, and he shakes his head. I look over at Jade, hoping she sees the worry in my eyes.

“What happened?” Dario asks as everyone comes into the room.

“That’s what we're trying to figure out,” I say, and finally Hazel turns and my eyes collide with hers. Tears stream down her face.

“I’m sorry, I’m so fucking sorry,” she cries out.

“We tried, we tried so fucking hard,” Prince says, and then Jaxons stands.

“Priest is gone,” he says, falling to his knees.

“What do you mean gone?” Jade yells as Preston begins to rock faster, humming louder. Prince starts throwing his cards as tears fall from his face.

“Someone use their words and tell us where your brother is,” Spade growls.

“Where is he?” Jade cries as the room spins. Where is my son?

“Men came in here an hour after you left,” Hazel answers “And-and they took him. We killed two but there were too many for us,” she sobs. “I’m so sorry. I failed you, Dad. I failed,” she says, looking at me then casts her eyes down to the floor. Fuck!

“What do you mean they took him? Took him where? Where is Priest?” Jade screams, falling to her knees. Spade immediately consoles her as Dario gets on the phone speaking a mile a minute.

“What are you thinking, Jameson? You’re not saying much, but I can feel the wheels turning,” Ryder whispers, and I look at him.

“We find him, I will not rest until he’s back here in this fucking house,” I growl.

This has my father written all over it. Was this a set up?

Easton going missing knowing we’d save him just so he could gain access to our home and steal my son?

I don’t know what to do. The kids need us but Priest is out there, scared, afraid—how could we let this happen?

“The guards didn’t see or hear anything. There’s nothing on the cameras. How the fuck did they get in and out without a trace?” Dario asks, and I shake my head. I don’t have the answers. Walking over to Hazel, I lift her chin to look at me.

“You didn’t fail, Princess,” I say, and I turn to look at all of them.

“You will train. You want in this life? You will be ready for it. But for now…we need a plan. Start from the beginning,” I tell them as I hug Hazel and Dario comes over to hug her too, then I crouch down and take Jade into my arms.

“We will find him, baby. I promise we will. And when we do we will kill everyone standing in our way. I vow to you we will get him back,” I promise her and she nods, wrapping her arms around me.

“I want my baby boy, Jamie. And I want him now!” she says as I kiss her forehead.

Tonight, after I get all the information from these kids, I will watch the tapes, and I will try to pick up a signal that hacked into our system. And with help from the kids, together we will find our lost spawn and bring him home or atleast die trying….

To be continued… Sinful Spawns: The Next Generation coming 2026.