Capture Her Heart

Chapter 12

"Da?" Raven asked as he answered his phone after throwing down the wood at the base of the ladder. Brandon and North were on top of the roof already making up the main frame that was damaged. Axel was not far behind Raven with more wood while Owen was standing back on the house porch with his phone to his ear.

"Raven, we have a problem," Corey's worried voice came through the line causing Raven to straighten up and his muscles to become tight.

"What happen?" Raven asked through his teeth as he tried to keep control and not go running off to make sure his lover was okay. Axel noticed the shift and was now standing in front of Raven with a curious look.

"There was a man here having his sights set on our little bird. She was uncomfortable and eventually went and confronted him. Ray, Luke went ninja and found out he's from the Italian Mafia," Corey said as gently yet concerned as possible.

"Ty, chert voz'mi, shutish'?! Kakogo cherta eti malen'kiye zasrantsy okazalis' gde-to zdes'? YA, chert voz'mi, zastavlyu ikh stradat', yesli oni khotya by podumayut prikosnut'sya k nashemu malen'komu kotenku!" Raven roared as he stormed off toward his truck. (Are you fucking kidding me?! Why the fuck are those little shits being anywhere near here? I am going to fucking make them suffer if they even think of laying one touch on our little kitten!)

"She called him Hugo," Luke said as he kept his eyes on her. "She's shaken up but trying not to show it. There was also something about a promise. I think he's the second because he said the boss called her preziosa. He told her not to forget the promise the boss made to her."

"She nyet his precious," Raven growled as he clenched his jaw so tightly he wouldn't be surprised if he cracked his teeth.

"He left but she is pale and has a slight tremor in her hands. I think it is best for her to go back home, but I don't believe she will if we ask. She probably won't even try to relax until she is done treating everyone here and there are no more walk-ins," Corey admitted. "Doc said she told North she won't be back home until tonight."

"I hunt, no more terrors," Raven growled as he tried to pry his truck door open but Axel stepped in front of him to block his way. "Out way Axel. Time to hunt."

"No, what is going on, Raven?" Axel asked as he narrowed his eyes.

"Time hunt Italians," Raven growled harsher as he too narrowed his eyes daring Axel to stop him again. "Scared tiny Kitten, try claim her, they die."

"Raven, if the Italians are involved then we need to call for a family meeting and get in touch with your father. We need to also ask your tiny kitten what is going on. The only way we are going to be able to protect her is to find more information than running in blind with guns blazing," Axel said sternly as he blocked Raven from getting in his truck again. "You need to think clearly right now."

"Nyet blind. Blazing guns, da," Raven said as a devilish smile crossed his face.

"Raven!" Owen barked out as he stood at the edge of the porch. "You want your tiny kitten hurt? Or even gone?"

"NYET!" Raven roared as he stomped over to Owen.

"Then we do this the correct way before the Italians make their move to take her or worse, she runs on her own where we won't know where she is. Do you want her in your sight where we can help her to solve this pest infestation?" Owen bribed as he knew he had to get the possessive lover of theirs to calm down and think rationally.

"Da," Raven sighed as he clenched his fists. "Fine, I stay but he show back up I go."

"Deal," Owen nodded, "but no killing and no harming."

Raven nodded before he sighed, "I stay for now Sunshine but Luke see him again I come up there."

"Luke said he was staying so he could blend in and watch," Corey reassured him. "But I agree, I think you might want to place a call to your father and give him a heads up on what is going on."

"Da, I call father," Raven agreed, "Stay safe all, love you."

"We all love you too, Raven, and we will take care to be as safe as possible. We will let you know when we are on our way back," Corey said before he hung up the phone.

Raven quickly punched in the number he knew by heart and waited for three rings before the phone call was accepted.

"Da?" a deep gutural voice questioned on the other line.

"Otets, u nas nashestviye vrediteley," Raven seethed as he paced in front of the porch where Axel and Owen stood watching him. (Father, we have a pest infestation.)

"Kakoy vreditel' zasluzhivayet zvonka ot rossiyskogo printsa? Kak ya mogu pomoch' synu?" Raven's father Aleksandr asked. (What pest warrants a call from the prince of Russia? How can I help son?)

"My nashli nashu korolevu, no nazoylivyye vrediteli pytayutsya zayavit' prava na neye, (We found our queen but annoying pests are trying to claim her as theirs)," Raven growled which caused his father to inhale sharply. Before he could ask he gritted his teeth then pushed out the rest of the information with clear disgust in his tone. "U nikh yest' kakoye-to proshloye, no ona ochen' yasno dala ponyat', chto ne khochet imet' s nimi nichego obshchego. Oni otkazyvayutsya yeye slushat', i vam, vozmozhno, pridetsya poslat' komandu uborshchikov za ital'yantsami, kotorykh ya sobirayus' unichtozhit'. (They have some sort of past but she has made it very clear that she wants nothing to do with them.They are refusing to listen to her and you might have to send out a cleaning crew for the Italians that I'm about to destroy.)"