Snorting, Steel said, “See babe, even the Oracle knows Daniel is going to swear.”
“No, he won’t if you and my brothers stop with the ‘fucking this and fucking that’ all the time,” Jackson said.
“I think that is my cue to leave,” smiled Oracle. “I am sure you will sort it out.”
“Yes, I will, even if I have to gag them,” Jackson responded.
“Oh, I like that…some BDSM,” said Steel.
“Stop it, Steel,” Jackson ordered, then adding in a whisper, “not in front of your mother,” causing Steel to burst out laughing.
“Oh, don’t worry, Steel,” his mother smiled, “I’ll have your father give Jackson some lessons.” And having said that, Oracle left.
Jackson smirked as he watched Steel’s laughter come to an abrupt end. “What’s the matter, babe? I think it’s great if your father can give me some pointers.”
“Stop it, babe. That isn’t nice. I’m going to have to scrub my brain with bleach to get rid of that picture. This is worse than finding out she swears—and that was bad enough!”
“Poor baby. I’ll make it all better for you tonight.”
“Oh yeah? How bout we start now?”
“What? You don’t want...” Jackson stopped his teasing as Daniel’s cries were heard through the baby monitor. “It’s your turn. Give our son a kiss from me.”
Steel groaned as he stood. Thumping his cock to force it down, he said, “Our son has impeccable timing. At this rate, he’ll end up being an only child.”
Chuckling, Jackson said, “Go. Tell Carson to get Zane. I want to see both of them.”
Mumbling about being denied relief, Steel left to take care of Daniel.
Jackson smiled at how his big, bad mate was twisted around their son’s finger. Shifting his thoughts to the actions of Carson and Zane, he contemplated his options.This was not going to be pleasant.
Steel saw Carson waiting in the great room and headed over. “Carson, Jackson wants to see you and Zane so get him.”
Zane? Oh fuck! He found out!Carson walked slowly downstairs, trying to figure out what to say to his brother.Shit!Sucking it up as his father taught him, he knocked, hoping his brother was not in there. But no such luck when he heard, “Come in.” Slowly entering, he waited by the door while his brother was furiously typing while looking at his computer screen. Finally, Zane looked his way, “Hey bro, what’s up?”
“Jackson sent me to get you.”
“Okay, I’ll be right there. Fuck, look at the time. Well good time to break since it’s close to lunch. I wonder how Dylon’s mom got on with Dakota. Oh shit, I sure hope we don’t have to eat her mistakes.”
“Ah, Zane, there is something you should know.”
“What? You know that’s what’s being served? Oh well, I can fake how much I enjoy it. After all, I don’t want to hurt her feelings…she being Cody’s mother-in-law and all, but I hope Dakota doesn’t keep giving her cooking lessons or else I’ll be forced to sneak into the kitchen late at night for something to eat. You know, I’m still growing…” Zane stopped after looking closely at his brother’s face. “Oh shit, now what? Is it Daniel? Is he okay?”
“No, fuck, yes, Daniel’s okay,” Carson said. “There’s no other way to say this, but I think Jackson found out about my investigation into Dylon, and your involvement.”
Zane’s mouth fell open as he stared at his brother. Putting the pieces together he growled, “You fucking lied to me. You promised you would drop it if I found nothing. But you didn’t, did you? What the fuck did you do? You’re a fucking asshole, you know that? A fucking asshole!” Pushing Carson out of the way, he stalked down the hallway yelling, “You are going to owe me, so fucking big.”
Chapter 18
Zane was beyond furious.Never again! I’m not going to let myself get talked into doing something I know is wrong.Stomping up the stairs, angry with himself for making a bad decision, he knew he’d be punished for it.I earned it. Cody deserves my loyalty and I fucked up badly. Stupid, stupid, stupid! When am I ever going to learn?He sensed Carson behind him before hearing his name called. Swirling around, he bit out, “WHAT?”
“I just think we should get our story straight, you know, before we see Jackson,” Carson said.
“Story straight? You think I’m going to lie for you? You’re a bigger asshole than I thought. Listen to me Carson. I’m going in there and telling Jackson everything. Then, if I’m lucky, I will only have thirty days of whatever punishment he wants to give me. And you know what? I will gladly do it because I hurt my brother. I knew what you asked me to do was wrong but I did it anyway. So, no, there’s no story to get straight. You say whatever you want, but me, I’m telling the truth. Now, fuck off.” Zane turned toward Jackson’s office only to discover Jackson was standing in the great room listening to them.
“Zane, wait here. I want to speak to Carson first,” Jackson said in a low voice before heading back to his office.
Carson felt his stomach turn over when he heard the tone of Jackson’s voice. He didn’t know what to expect but knew Jackson was going to punish him. Granted, he was out of line for going into their bedroom, but he thought it would be empty. Dragging his feet, Carson resigned himself to telling the truth and hopefully he could convince Jackson he only had the pack’s interest at heart.
