A Wolf's Betrayal

•Chapter 25• Cunning Fox

Louis holds up his hand. "Calm down, gentlemen." He tells them. The seven men in front of him stared at the girl. "But she's supposed to be dead!" The man up front said. "Parker is. Jade isn't," The old man tells the other men. Jade didn't feel comfortable standing here.  She wanted her brothers or father to protect her. Louis noticed Jade backing up. He grabbed her arm. He pulled her closer again gently. "You don't have to be afraid, Little one." He assured her. The man up front stepped closer to Jade. He eyed the girl up and down. "If she's Wolf's daughter, why did you bring her here?" The man asked. "Bill was in an accident. She's under my protection for now." Louis informs him. The man folded his arms over his chest. "What happened to her brothers?" He questioned. "Betraying their father. Remember Greenwood's girl? She was supposed to be dead by now." Louis tells the man. He sighed deeply. "Ian, she might not look tough, but she's strong. She has the right to know the truth." Louis said. Ian shook his head. "We swore an oath to the wolf, Fox." He replied quietly, "It's not up to us to tell her." He whispered. "That's the thing. She already knows." Louis informs him. Jade scooted behind Louis. She held onto his arm tightly. How did these people know her? Who are they? "Listen, her brothers are protecting Greenwood's daughter," Louis explained. Ian let out a chuckle. "And what do you want us to do about it? She can't fight with her three brothers, Fox." Ian snapped at him. Jade stepped forward. "And why not?" She asked. Ian glared at her. "Because your father doesn't want it to happen, sweetheart." He said. Ian stepped closer to Jade. "He forbid it." He tells her. Louis sighed and grabbed Ian's arm. "Listen, Bill had an accident. He might be dying." Louis whispered. "What?" Ian questioned. "Greenwood pushed him through a window. If he dies, I'm all she has. She's going to figure everything out eventually. If we don't help her now, who knows what will happen." Louis whispered. Ian sighed and rubbed his chin. "I don't know about this." He replied. "At least let her have some files," Louis suggested. Ian looked at the girl behind Louis. "Fine." He sighed, "But I'm not turning her into a killer. I don't want the old man hunting me down." He tells Louis.

"Will you give me a break?" Jerry groaned as he stepped inside. "You've been gone all day. Where the hell have you been?" Jayden asked him. He sounded irritated and frustrated. All Jerry could do was sigh and walk away from his brother. But Jayden wouldn't have it. He grabbed his brother's arm and yanked him back. "Where. Have. You been?" Jayden asked as he gritted his teeth. "Get your hand off me," Jerry replied. But Jayden didn't remove his hand. He just looked his brother in the eyes. Jack and Megan watched down at them from the platform they were standing on. "You wanna know where I've been?" Jerry asked. "Please," Jayden replied with a fake smile. "While you were drooling all over Megan here, I brought our father to the hospital. There! That's where I was." Jerry snapped at his brother. "Dad's at the hospital? Why?" Jayden asked him. "Sweetcheek's father pushed him through the window." Jerry answered. Jayden raised his eyebrow. "Dad can't attack anyone." He questioned. "Well, he did. Apparently, daddy dearest didn't take Jade's assult very well." Jerry replied. Jayden let go of his arm in shock. Jack grabbed the railing in frustration and anger. "We weren't there to protect our sister, and now our father might be dying." Jerry tells his brother. He raises his hand and points at Megan who stood behind Jack on the platform. "Protect her all you want. But I am not losing my father for her." Jerry informs him. Jayden grabbed his collar and pulled his brother closer. "We're not losing him." He tells him. "You weren't there. I was, Jayden. He was impaled by a glass pane." Jerry replied. Megan gasped quietly. Jack's grip on the railing got stronger. Veins were popping out of his hands. "And our father is the bad guy?" Jerry whispered and freed himself from Jayden's grip. 

Meanwhile, Jade stood in a small room in the back. Ian got out a little box from underneath the table they were standing at. The man opened it and handed the girl a file with a picture on it. "Your dad hid a lot from you." Ian tells her, "Including these files. He asked us to hide it from you and your brothers." He explained. Jade took the picture in her hands. "Uncle Louis is this you?" Jade asked as she held up the picture. Louis nodded and took the picture from her hands. "Your Dad didn't do it on his own, you know." He tells her. He looked back at the picture and smiled. Young Bill Salvini stepped away from the chair. Louis tilted his head slightly. He noticed a tear rolling down the boy's eye. "He's crying again." Louis tells his friend. "As long as he doesn't shit his pants." Bill replied. He bend down to pick up the axe from the floor. He turned back to the boy in the chair. The eyes of the boy widened as soon as he saw the blood on the axe. "You won't feel a thing." Bill assured him, "Neither did she." He said before swinging his axe at the boy's body. But the sound of Louis dropping something caused him to miss. There was no blood, just a scream of fear. Young Bill glared at his friend. "What the fuck, dude?!" He exclaimed. Louis rolls his eyes at him. "Chill, old man." Louis replied. He walked up to the boy and stood behind him. He grabbed his face and lifted it up. The boy had tears in his eyes. Louis tilted his head. "I'm not buying it." He said. He stabbed the little knife he had hidden in his sleeve into the boy's neck. The boy screamed in pain. Louis glanced at Bill with a smirk. He cut the rest of the boy's neck. "The axe would've been easier." Bill tells him. Louis walked up to his best friend and handed him the knife. "But this was way more fun." He replied. Bill rolls his eyes and wipes the blood off the blade with his finger before sucking it off. Louis looked up at Jade again. "Your Dad and I have been through a lot." He tells her. "You can say that." Ian cut it, "You two were insepperatable." He added. Jade looked at Ian. "Did you know my mother?" She asked. Ian nodded and glanced at the men who stood behind Jade in the doorway. "We all did." He replied, "Your mother was very special to us. She meant everything to him. That's why he stepped away from all this. He loved her, and his children. He wanted to protect them." Ian explained. "And that's why I never left." Louis cut in. Ian searched the box an got out another file. "Greenwood." He said and handed it to the girl, "I assume this is what you were looking for." He continued. Jade nodded and opened the file. "You called my father 'The Wolf'?" Jade asked as she read through the file. Ian chuckled and nodded. "Yes. He did everything to protect his family. Blood or not. It doesn't matter who you are, but he will hunt you down if he has to." Ian explained. Jade continued to read. Her eyes soon fell on another name. "Who's Fox?" She questioned. "Standing right in front of you." Louis replied. "Every member of our 'pack' has an animal nickname which fits with their personalities. Your uncle over here is known for his cunningness, cleverness, charm, and mischief." Ian explained. Jade read the rest of the rest of the file before handing it back to Ian. "Why do you have all these?" She asked him. The man puts the files and pictures back in the box. "We protect the Salvini family. We have for years." Ian tells her. "Really?" Jade asked. Ian nodded and looked at her. "Yes. We've even been to your baby shower when you were born." He replied. "You have?" She asked. He nodded and puts his hand on her cheek. "You were so small back then. The last time we saw you, you were a baby, and look how you've grown." He smiled at her, "You look like your mother." He tells her. Jade blushed a little. "I've heard that before. Ian smiled and brushed his thumb over her cheek. "If you ever need us, we're here. Okay?" He said. Jade nodded. "And could you give this to your father?" He asked her. He handed her a piece of paper. Jade nodded in response. "I will."