Satan's Sinners #1: Reid and Indiana

**Chapter 8

Kai POV

Now that the tree house was set up and had been thoroughly tested as to how much it could hold with myself, Dad, and Reid jumping up and down in it, we could let Bear climb all over it. And he did. That kid tore through the whole place. Checking everything out. I swear he’s going to have that slide worn out within two weeks.

“Thanks for all this. He’s never had one before. Jack wouldn’t let us.”

“It’s no problem. He’s my nephew. My little man. Why wouldn’t I do this for him if I could?”

It was early evening now, and you could hear Bear in his tree house. He was on a mission with his first mate, Boomer. They were headed to fight the bad guys. It was silent between Indie and I for a moment before I asked what had been on my mind a lot since we’d gotten her out. “Why didn’t you tell us when this first started? Why did you stay so long before asking for help out?”

She kept her gaze on the tree house, before dropping her head. “I wanted to see if it would change. If he could be a better dad and husband. I thought I needed to tough it out for Bear. So he could have a dad and a whole family. I felt guilty, because of my shortcomings in Jack’s eyes, that we weren’t a happy family. I thought it was my fault, so I tried harder.” She took a deep breath, tears streaming down her cheeks as she looked me in the eyes. “But. I know that’s not my fault. I did nothing wrong. As soon as you got my message, not just the generic, ‘hey bro. Miss you’ BS I was sending you, that you’d get me out. It was the last week before you met us in the store. He came home drunk and hit me. Threw me on the ground in the kitchen and r***d me. I just cried, lying there with my clothing ripped, blood dripping down my legs, dripping with his…stuff. I was lying there crying as he got himself put back together, when Bear came out of his room. He saw me crying on the floor and ran to me. Jack pulled him back and Bear hit him to get to me, to try to help me. That was the first time Jack hit him. He back handed him so hard his little body actually moved through the air at least a foot. Bear stayed where he was, crying, holding his cheek. I got myself together, and went to pick him up. I knew I wouldn’t be able to carry him on my left side like I normally do, so I tried to awkwardly carry him on the other side. Jack just laughed at us and passed out on the couch that night. Bear and I cleaned up in the big bathtub in the master bath. Then we slept in my room with the doors locked. That was when I packed our bags. Making sure I had everything needed there. I knew we were leaving; I just didn’t know when. Or how.

“I had an appointment with my OB a couple of days later to check my birth control, and he noticed that there were signs of forced intercourse. He asked, and I answered. Honestly. I told him I was planning to leave. He asked me to wait a minute. His wife, who worked behind the front desk, came in with a box of stuff for us. Including information on women’s shelters and organizations to help me and Bear get away. There was also the name of a couple of lawyers, and your card was one of them. I told them you’re my brother, I just hadn’t told you what was going on." She took a deep breath, like a weight was coming off her shoulders. She just stared out, and her eyes looked clear as the sun set, kissing her face.

“Anyway, there was a burner phone in there. That’s what I texted you on. I told them to give me a week before reporting. I know doctors are mandatory reporters. So, with us going to the hospital, my OB reporting, and Bear and I leaving him, I can only assume the s**t storm he’s in right now.”

I chuckled at her last comment, but I also felt my heart not just breaking, but shattering for my sister. My baby sister has been through too much.

"We're a sorry pair, you and I. But we will get through just fine." I leaned my head on hers as she rested her head on my shoulder. It's nice to be so close to her again. I missed this. So much.

Jack POV

This f*****g cunt. She thinks she can report me? She thinks she can leave to visit daddy while I just sit here and take this bullshit?! Having the cops come to the door of the house is one thing, with her hospital visit. I guess Kai was worried about her worthless ass. He’s a b***h too. f*****g half a man. But having the cops show up at my job?! I’m a f*****g partner at this firm! She’s trying to ruin my reputation now. I was f*****g livid.

Being told to take the next two weeks off to ‘handle personal matters’ was like a slap in the face. I texted Veronica to come over.

Veronica: What time? Are you willing to talk about us now that your wife has left you?

She just knew how to keep pushing my buttons. I’ll put her in her place.

Jack: Be here at six. Bring dinner.

She’ll regret leaving me. And Veronica will learn what it takes to be my woman.

I had a meeting with my lawyer, trying to figure out a way out of this mess. Clearly, she’d been exaggerating everything. And I knew once I talked to her, she wouldn’t be able to report me. We’re spouses. Our private life should be able to stay private. My lawyer sighed.

“This is a mountain of evidence. Her OB is saying there was tearing, and he asked if she needed a r**e kit. She said no, but he told her as a mandated reporter he needed to report this, and she may be asked to do one again anyway. He stated she agreed, and his nurse, who is a SANE nurse, collected all the evidence. There’s also reports from the hospital that her brother took her over in Boulder. They said it looked like she’d been thoroughly worked over. Her brother gave the cops there the video of entering the house that day, finding your son locked in his room, with bruises on him. Then Kai finding his sister barely conscious on the floor of the kitchen.” He laid the evidence out. It looked bad, but I can get the r**e s**t dropped. Indiana liked it rough. She asked for it. That’s all I need to say.

“Did you do it? That’s all I need to know.”

“She likes it rough. And things might have gotten a bit out of hand in our kink play. That’s all there is to it.”

“Alright. I’ll get to work on getting these charges dropped. Try not to do anything stupid.”

“She’s on vacation with her family. She’ll be back at the end of the week to clear everything up.”

With that, I left the office. f**k!

I went home. There was nothing else to do. She’d been gone for a week and a half. I could only hope she didn’t need me to drag her back here at the end of the week. Because I would. No one will take my son or my b***h of a wife from me. He needs to grow up to be a man. And only his father could help him to be that. She’ll be sorry for doing this to me. I’ll poison that brat against her. He’s all she cares about anyway.

The doorbell rang as I was finishing placing my delivery take away order. I opened it to see a woman standing there. She looked hot in some business casual attire, bright red lips, and her t**s out.

“Are you Jack Lee Stone?”

“Who’s asking, beautiful?”

“I take it that’s you, sir?” The way she said sir made my d**k twitch. I hope she was an escort that one of the guys from work sent over. The other younger partners all did this. We all went to the strip club at least once a week. I don’t think the other guys treated their wives like I did, but I know they were all f*****g strippers, their secretaries, and even a client or two. None of us were faithful. And why should we be when women are begging us to f**k them?

“I am.”

“Fabulous,” she dragged the word out like she was tasting it. Like I wanted her to taste my c**k. I grabbed it with my fist, smirking when she said, “Here you go,” sticking a manilla envelope into my hand.

“You’ve been served. Sir.”

And she walked away. What? I was so confused and f*****g horny. Damnit. I walked back into the house and closed the door with my foot opening the envelope. Divorce papers? Looking through the stack, another packet fell on the ground. Release of parental rights?! WHAT THE f**k?!