As I stared at his lifeless body, confusion built up inside me. Not Joker, not my Jack. It was Damion Lorenzo.
Jack was alive.
I turned to my friends, my mouth open in awe.
"See, I told you we should have kept her away."
"This...this isn't Jack," I stammered.
"What...no of course it's not...oh hell, did you think that-"
"I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD!" I cried.
Both Ivy and Riddler went pale. I pulled myself up and pushed past them back into the house. I burst into the kitchen, startling Selina who leapt away from the door. Sure enough, both of them were tied down.
Chase and Joker.
"Ah Harley, glad you could join us," Joker chirped. Blood dripped from his nose and over his white shirt, "we seem to have acquired a new pet."
"Shut your goddamn mouth, clown," Selina snapped, standing tall with her hands on her hips.
"A feisty one at that. Which gutter did you drag her out of, hm?"
"Enough," I said calmly, my voice full of authority.
Everyone shut up all of a sudden. I fished into the freezer to bring out some ice then wrapped it in a towel and pressed it to Joker's face.
"Well, well, isn't this a surprise? I have to admit Harley, I would have ripped out this traitor's throat if I had gotten my hands on him. The way he stole you away from me like that...no one takes my Harley Quinn."
I removed the ice and stared at him. He almost sounded like Jack...but venom remained in his words.
"What? You think I don't care about you?" he questioned.
"That's exactly what I think. That's what you told me. That I'm worthless. Pathetic. You want me dead. Shall I go on?"
"Aw Harls, you took all that to heart?"
"Well...yes."
He cocked his head a little.
"You're too much fun," he grinned.
"He only took me away from the fight because of the baby," I informed him and the rest of the room.
"Yes, let's get back to that," Selina purred, eyeing Chase.
"I said I'd tell you, there was no need to strap me down."
"Just a precaution," she grinned.
"Well see, the way it works in the family is we take an oath, swearing to keep all secrets just that...secrets."
"Just cut to the chase!"
"Ba dum tsss!" Joker hooted, "cut to the chase, Chase!"
"Falcone found out about that baby. And then he found out about the father. Once he made that discovery, he knew he needed Harley back in the family. So the deal you made with him, to stay away from his side of the city, was off. He told Damion and me to bring Harley to him no matter what the consequences. And we knew you wouldn't let her go that easy."
"Why is Falcone so interested in the baby?" demanded Selina.
Chase frowned at us all, "you really don't know? Well saying that, he did keep it very much a secret."
"What? What are you on about?"
"That man you killed, Guy Kopski?" he directed at me.
My body tensed, anger flowing through my veins. His name was a weapon.
