Dante (Blood Brothers Book 5) by Eve Vaughn Page A

anything to happen to the children and because I care very deeply about you.” She took his hand in hers and hoped he could see her sincerity.
    Dante brought her hand to his mouth and brushed it with his lips. “Forgive me, bellissima . I was being an ass. It’s just…I’m worried about my family. Adonis has been fucking with us for so long, it’s hard to let anyone new in. Do you accept my apology?”
    Isis breathed a sigh of relief. Her heart leaped when she saw the tenderness lurking in his gaze. “Of course. And I understand where you’re coming from. Just…tell me if you have a problem. Please don’t shut me out.”
    “I promise. We’ll be honest with each other from here on out.”
    She intended to tell him everything, just not yet. Isis hoped he didn’t learn about her past from someone else before she was ready to tell him ; otherwise things would be over before they could properly begin .
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter Six
     
    “Sweetie, I know you’re scared. I am , too , but you have to remain where you are so you’ll be safe. Don’t leave for anything, not to go to the store, or to take a walk. Don’t even look out the window if you can help it. If you need anything, call one of the numbers GianMarco left for you and someone can take care of it. There are several agents guarding the house and there are wards to keep out our enemies.” Maggie spoke as calmly as she could to calm down her near hysterical daughter.
    “Wards? You mean a spell like that witch put on the house to keep out the people who took Jagger and Gianna?”
    Maggie held the phone away from her ear at the sound of Camryn’s high-pitched wail. “It’s a different spell, a more powerful one. This one won’t allow anyone in who has ill-intent. The first one—”
    “Didn’t work because I invited that bitch into the house.” Camryn began to sob.
    Maggie’s heart broke. After Jagger and the children had gone missing, they’d all tried to piece together what had happened. It was then Camryn had told them about meeting a mysterious woman when she’d gone for a walk. And then later , she’d dreamt of the same woman asking for an invitation to come inside. Camryn had let her in, but it hadn’t been a dream at all.
    Maggie wished she could hold her daughter and assure her everything would be okay, but she couldn’t. For one, she was on a plane, several thousand miles away, and second, Maggie wasn’t completely sure herself. Her newborn baby was in the hands of a madman and there was no telling what he was doing to her at this very moment. Still, she needed to alleviate Camryn’s worries. “Baby, you’re going to need to stop blaming yourself. It wasn’t your fault. Whoever this woman was, she obviously charmed you in some way.”
    “But because of me, Jagger, and Gianna are gone. And Jaxon and Adrienne too. Everyone must hate me but I can assure you, they can’t hate me as much as I hate myself right now.”
    “Stop it. You’re talking nonsense. No one hates you and no one blames you. I’m on a plane right now as we speak and I won’t come back until Jagger and the children are safe. You have to trust me okay?”
    Camryn sniffed. “I guess so.”
    “You have to be brave okay. I’m sure that’s what Jagger would want.”
    “Mom…what if I don’t see him again ?”
    “You will. Now , put your brother on the phone.”
    “Okay.”
    “I love you.”
    “I love you too.”
    There was a pause on the other end of the line before her son’s rich baritone greeted her ear. “Mom?”
    “Yes, it’s me. How are you holding up?”
    “Fine, although I’m not sure why we have to stay in this house the entire time. I’m missing work and my partner. Can’t one of these guards just shadow my movements?”
    She’d expected to be met with a little resistance from her older children on their forced isolation but when it came to protecting them, there was no