The Hero Killings

23

Carter was belligerent he was yelling to himself and Asher. Asher was mostly in and out of it with the pain that was rushing through him him. Blood was stuck to them both like a plague. "We have to stay," Asher finally snapped after listening to Carter claim that he would just keep them all hidden for the rest of his life.

Carter looked towards Asher with wide eyes. "What?"

"Do you really think we will ever get to have a normal life Carter?!" Asher asked plainly throwing his hands up in the air. He winced at his quick movements. Carter gave him a concerned look but continued to floor it.

"I thought you wanted a normal life?"

"I do- did... Now how can we? Valery's made my life impossible, she's sent a man hunt after me, and now you... She's been kidnapped now and you don't think that's going to become a news story? She's been kidnapped and she is possibly being tortured."

"Yes.. well-"

Asher sighed and Carter grew abnormally silent.. "The kids are our main priority right now Carter... I'll play mom and you'll finally get to have your kids back but we can't do that if Valery tells them what really happened with Alex... Carter we have to play victim and at least with me I can play it harder. I am to an extent a victim in all of this.. but I did kill Alex too."

Carter was silent for a minute before a wick smile crossed his face sending shivers up Asher's spine. "This was my moms doing, as far as she knows Valery killed Alex. Let's play it hard, and I just had the perfect name change idea for our son to keep my family on our side."

Asher narrowed his eyes. "What is it?"

"Alex is gender neutral."

Asher could taste bile in the back of his throat. "You.. Are you being serious?"

"Deadly serious, but he is going to be just like you I'm sure of it. Kind, sweet, and loving, you can call him Alexander or Xander over Alex if that is what you would prefer. I know it will be hard baby but we've got to do something." Carter remarked placing his hand on Asher's knee carefully. Asher's hands shook. "Asher are you going to be okay?"

"I can handle living with your family again but I have conditions." Asher stated. He couldn't just go into this life again without ways to protect himself and his children.

"Go on then." Carter remarked.

"I will not eat human meat, and I would prefer if you didn't either but I understand if you have to every once in a while. Our children will not be eating any until they are teens, from there they can make their own choices."

Carter only smiled with a soft not.

"When we marry I am not biting a heart... neither of our kids are undergoing that blood bath. It's sick and disgusting"

Carter tipped his head to the side but agreed. "That all?"

Asher took a deep breath and shook his head. "After a few years when the kids are older like four and five I would like to start letting them see the world. So when they're older they can decide if they want to stay in the cul-."

Carter looked at him with narrowed eyes but made no comment as Asher fixed what he was saying. "Family.. if they want to stay with the family or live in the world. I want them to have a choice over being forced and trapped in the community. That's all I ask Carter please."

Carter squeezed his thigh with a smile on his face. "We can do that darling I promise. On occasion I will eat like my family, but I promise no human meat will ever enter our home. Our children will not touch it until they are old enough to make their own choices."

Asher sighed in thanks. "I love you Carter, and I'm sorry for what I've done." He whispered as he move his hand to the wound he caused himself. Carter frowned squeezing his thigh once more.

"You were upset, and I understand that. I've caused so much pain for you, you've lived a life stronger men wouldn't have been able to survive. I've done so many things to you baby.."

Asher tried not to think of the past, only to the future but he knew stepping into the family home again would send him into another depressive fit which he was almost sure of but he needed to do this for the children. If he didn't stand up for them and be there voice then what was there left? The children would loose their mother and their freedom if he didn't do this. "You're going to have to help kill Val.. if you don't your mother may never trust you again, or your family.. they may think you're being too good.."

Carter only nodded, but he was mentally excited about getting a chance to make Valery pay. "Ash.. I'm going to do the best I can to keep you from it all but my mother may expect you to help kill as well."

"If I have to I will, my biggest fear is your mother will believe Valery and not us.. that she will kill us or torture us and keep the kids for herself.. Carter I need to do this... I need to do whatever I can to keep our kids safe and keep them from being raised by like Max..."

Carter chuckled. "Max is scary isn't he?"

Asher snorted before letting out a pained laugh. "I'm just glad I got you and Alex and not him and his sister. Blake is like.. really broken. A shell of a man. and Nina always looks so tired."

"Lucky you got siblings who tore you apart and branded you with our names instead." Carter stated flatly. Asher shivered a bit at the comment. "That first night I raped you.. I- Alex asked me to.. how fucked up are we.. were we.. both? I raped you because my sister, your fucking wife asked.."

"Fucked up." Asher agreed.

Carter only smiled softly, he patted his thigh and continued to drive. They drove through the night until they arrived at the homestead, as soon as they stepped out of the truck into the cool air the sound of loud screaming could be heard coming from the barn.