Page 76 of The Devil's Heir

Jarek

Just as we're approaching the entrance to the secret tunnel, my phone buzzes, and I open the message. I wish I hadn't because it's a picture of Lily, her top torn in half, while two motherfuckers hold her down on her knees beside an injured Jackson. At least, I hope he's only injured.

Greco fucked up. He's given us their location, so now we know where to go. As much as I don't want anyone to see my pauper in her bra, I show my capos the picture so they know who to go for as soon as we get inside. Greco is mine, and Rossi, well, I'll let Joey handle him.

As we near the hidden door to the front sitting room, I veer off to go to the small library just down the hallway.

My men know not to show themselves until they hear my voice.

I would like to come through the main door to the sitting room, if possible.

I hope the only other men Greco and Rossi have inside the house are the two holding Lily.

I approach the hidden door of the library and listen to see if I can hear any voices coming from the room.

When I'm certain it's clear, I pull the latch down and slowly open the door a crack.

I can see most of the room clearly from this vantage point, and although I don't see anyone, I draw my gun from its holster just in case.

Carefully, I inch out from behind one of the shelves as I look at my surroundings. The room is empty. Once I know it's clear, I shut the bookcase and hurry to the doorway. I peek around the corner and into the hall before skimming the wall as I make my way to the front sitting room.

I can hear the voices coming from the room, and I pause. My smirk comes automatically as soon as I hear the old bat laying into Greco. She's got guts, that's for sure. However, my smile drops when I hear not only Fran's true identity but the proof I've been searching for all these years.

That bastard killed my parents!

Raising my gun, I move silently into the room and point it right at Greco. I can't take in the entire room to see where everyone is, so I hope Joey hears my voice and comes through the secret door, just as we planned.

"You! You killed my parents?"

I hold my gun nice and steady as they all turn toward the doorway where I stand. The tick in my jaw should be enough for all to know that I'm a ticking time bomb.

"Ah, it's so nice of you to join us, Falcon. Now the party can really begin." Greco clasps his hands together joyfully. "Have you decided who you're going to save?"

It's at this time that I see Rossi move behind the couch and point his gun at my son's head as he sleeps soundly in Heidi's arms. Lily cries out and starts struggling to reach our son.

"No! Kill me—let my son live!" she begs.

"Neither of you will be dying, Lily. We are Falcons, remember that," I remind her. Although we're not married, she's still mine.

It all happens at once. My men bleed into the room, two of them taking out the two goons holding Lily, allowing her to run to Keirnan. Joey presses his gun to the back of Rossi's head while the rest of the men surround Greco.

"I want these two motherfuckers alive. We have plans for them," I say, waving my gun between Greco and Rossi.

A few gunshots are fired outside, indicating that Lonzo and the others have entered the property. It's over in a matter of minutes, and then I turn to my new prisoners, grinning.

"You thought you'd pull a fast one over on me, didn't you. I'll give it to you; you almost had me. However, you should have known that you couldn't beat me. I'm a Falcon, after all. It seems you've been trying to get rid of us for years, and we just keep coming back stronger."

Walking over to Greco, I transfer my gun to my left hand and swing with my right, breaking the fucker's nose. He stumbles back a few steps, bringing his hand to his bloody nose .

"You're going to pay for that, Falcon!"

"You tried to take two of the most precious things away from me, and you thought you would get away with it?" I stalk him as he backs up. "I guess I need to remind you why the Falcons run things around here."

I send an uppercut to his jaw, knocking him off his feet this time. Waiting for him to get up, I call out to Lily as I remove my suit jacket. As soon as she's beside me, my hand goes around her waist, and I yank her into me so I can take her lips.

"Are you okay, pauper?" I ask as I help her into my jacket to hide herself from the room.

"Yeah, but I'm better now that you're here." Her smile lights up the room.

Greco tries climbing to his feet, so I jerk my head in his direction. "Go ahead, pauper. Knock him back down."

Lily's eyes widen, and then she looks down at the older man. For a moment, I think she's going to refuse, but then she straightens her spine, purses her lips, and kicks out. Her foot makes contact with Greco's hip, and he falls to his side.

Lily isn't done with the bastard. She swings her foot out again, connecting with his groin. My girl strikes him twice like this, and he cries out like a fucking baby.

"That's for making me feed my son in front of you and your men, you pervert, and this one"—she stomps on his face when he turns onto his back—"is for thinking you could take my family away from me!"

"You bitch!" Greco howls in pain.

"Koval, Elliot, hold this piece of shit down!" I call out to my men as I approach the bloody man on the floor.

As soon as my capos have a firm grip on Greco, I pry open the fucker's mouth after retrieving my pocket knife.

"Nobody disrespects my woman! You got that?"

A pair of pliers appear in front of me, and without looking to see who it is who brought them to me, I use them to grip Greco's tongue.

Pulling the muscle out as far as I can, I use my knife to slice through it.

Carlos screams the whole time; it's to be expected, and I find enjoyment in the sound of it .

"There. Now, you will never disrespect another person again—not that you're going to live long to do so anyway."

"Jarek… How will you find out why he killed your parents?" Lily asks, placing her hand on my shoulder.

I'm still straddling Greco's chest as I gaze up at her.

"He did it for the power. He knew my father was next in line, and I was supposed to die in the fire as well, but I got out."

"It would have all worked out had he not pulled that good-for-nothing whore of a niece into it. She fucked everything up!" Rossi sneers from where he stands with Joey's gun still at his head.

"You knew about it, too?" Zita gasps.

"Oh, wake up, figlia! This is what we do…" Rossi argues.

"No, Dio! We do not do this… You do this," Zita retorts.

"We'll talk about this later, figlia. Tell your little fidanzato to remove his gun," Rossi orders his daughter, but she only shakes her head and turns her back on him.

"It's out of my hands, Dio ."

" Cosa !? You dare turn your back on your padre ?" Rossi screeches.

"It seems so, Rossi," Joey replies to Rossi's question when Zita remains silent. "Just so you know, I plan on changing her name to Lonzo really soon."

I knew my friend planned on asking the woman to marry him, but I didn't expect him to announce it like this. Before another scene breaks out, I give out orders.

"Joey, take Rossi to The Reformatory and do whatever needs to be done. I expect you to carry it out. The sooner, the better. Koval and Elliot, take this asshole out to the back shed. I'll be there shortly to finish him off."

"Yes, Sir," they all say simultaneously.

I pull my phone out and text Lonzo, letting him know that we're good and to send Owens in to tend to Jackson. The rest of my men spread out through the mansion to ensure there are no more men inside.

Lily walks over to Heidi, takes our son from her friend's arms, and brings him over to me. Cupping the back of Lily's head, I pull her in for another kiss, this one much longer than the last.

"Pauper?" I say when I break free of her lips .

"Yes, Jarek?"

"Have I told you how much I love you?"

"Mm, yes, but you can tell me again."

"Just so you know, as soon as we have this mess all cleaned up, you and I will be married. I will not wait any longer to have you legally be mine."

"Aren't I already yours?" she asks, grinning.

"Just because you know your place doesn't mean you are legally mine, but we will make it official," I smirk.

"I know my place, alright. It's bent over your knee with your handprint all over my backside," she teases.

I'm instantly hard.

"Why, you little minx. Are you trying to seduce your Master?"

"Why yes—yes I am. Is it working?" She lifts one of her brows.

I take her hand and press it to my hard-on.

"What the fuck do you think?"

"I'd have to say that I think my job is done." Her sexy little smile does it for me.

"Get that cute little ass upstairs, and put our son to bed because when I come up, you're going to pay for this." I slap her ass and give her a gentle shove toward the door.

"But I want to make sure Jackson is okay…"

"He's going to be out for a while. I'll let you know how he is, and I will take you to visit as soon as I'm done with you." I leave no room for argument and watch as my pauper hesitates but then turns and walks out the door.

Running my hand over my face, I sigh and go to Jackson. When I squat down, I squeeze his arm. "You can stop pretending that you're dying."

"I wasn't pretending that I was dying; I just didn't want those assholes to know that my wound wasn't that serious," Jackson states and holds his hand out for me.

"If they knew that there was a possibility that I could overtake them, they would have killed me, and then the women would have been all alone. "

I help him off the floor, and instantly, Heidi is there hugging him around his waist, crying .

"I am so sorry about Seth, Jackson…"

I leave the two of them there, along with Zita and Fran, and I exit the room to go finish this bullshit once and for all.