"Nowhere even close," I snap back and his eyes narrow. "You fucking knew it was him and you didn't do a thing. You never said." My anger is beginning to rise. He has fucked up more times than I can count, but this. God, knowing that Martin did this and not saying anything, especially after finding out what he did to Mia, pisses me off. I could kill him and I'd be happy with my decision. I'd walk away smiling.
He steps forward, Jagger tenses behind me. "Don't. I would never put you or Mia in danger. I didn't know, I had a suspicion and that's all it was." His voice vibrating with anger, "I may be an asshole, Hudson, but not to you, everyone else maybe. You are my son, I'd die for you."
"You're a..."
"Enough!" Mia shouts cutting me off which has me turning to look at her only to find her sitting on the floor. I take a step toward her, but she shakes her head. "Don't."
"Mia?" I question, what the hell?
"You're a jerk!" she shouts getting to her feet. "You pushed me over! Can we stop the arguments?"
Fuck, it was her that I pushed past. "Princess, I'm sorry."
She shakes her head. "Its fine, I know that you didn't mean it. Look, there's no point in arguing, we need to be a team right now. Being at each other's throats is only helping him."
I walk over to her, she's been through so much pain and violence that the last thing she needs is to be pushed over by me or to listen to me going in on my dad. Pulling her into my arms, she comes willingly. "How the hell are you always right?" I quip kissing her head.
"Get used to it," Dad laughs. "You've found yourself a good one son, don't let her go."
I give him a hard stare, he has no idea how to treat a woman. "I've no intention of letting her go."
"So, what's the plan now?" Mia questions, looking between us all. I take her in, her eyes are heavy and her arms are around her stomach almost as if she's protecting herself. She looks tired.
"They're not going to talk, they're trained for this shit," Dad says. "End them all and let's get out of here."
"Your dad's right, Hudson, end them and leave them on Martin's doorstep. Show him, that we know he's responsible and we're coming for him." Jagger's drawl is full of anger. I'm not the only one he's betrayed, he's done it to all my men, my family. He's played us all for a fucking long time. This wouldn't have happened if dad had been honest or kept that fucker away from us.
I nod, time to put this into action. "Jagger, sort it out. The Healy's are here to give you a hand if you need too. Dad, find out where that fucker is. I have to inform my men that there's a traitor among them. Take him out of here, those outside will be wondering what’s happened, they’ll realize they’ve fucked up when they see his body."
"What about me? What am I doing?" She sounds worried.
"You're going home to bed." I give her a look, telling her not to argue with me. "Princess, you look ready to drop."
She pouts but nods. "Fine. Although I don't know if I'll be able to. But may as well try." She walks toward the door, her head held high but I can tell by the way she's holding herself that it's not fine. She's scared.
"Princess?" I ask as I wrap my fingers around her wrist, stopping her from walking. I glance at Dad and Jagger and nod my head toward the door, telling them to leave. They don't hang around, both giving Mia an encouraging squeeze on her shoulder. Jagger lifts Macka’s body over his shoulder and they both leave Mia and I alone. "What's wrong?"
She shrugs. "What if he gets me again?" It's whisper, one that's laced with fear and pain.
"That's not going to happen. My house is locked up tighter than fort Knox. No one is getting in unless it's me. Even Jagger can't get in. When I realized that I had a traitor, I changed all codes, added better locks, and changed the camera positioning?
??s. If someone is within twenty-five meters of my house, an alarm will be sent to my phone and I'll be able to see who it is. You're safe there Mia."
Her hands go to my chest, as she stands on her tiptoes and presses a kiss against my lips. "I love you so much. Thank you," she whispers.
"Don't thank me, Princess, I'm doing what I have to so that you're safe. Without you I'm nothing." She smiles, there’s absolutely no fear in her eyes at all, she’s believes me. This is it. "You're gonna marry me," I tell her.
Her smile drops. "What?"
"You heard me, Mia. You're going to marry me."
She blinks… Once, twice, three times. "Is that your way of asking?"
"Mia, I love you and you love me. Do you see yourself with anyone else?" I give her a hard stare.
She frowns, taking a step away from me. "No."
"Then you're going to marry me."