My Pulse

Chapter 16: Cian O'Shea

"Mom!" I let out a blood-curdling cry. I need to find my mom. Bryney isn't moving and is covered in sticky red. I taste salt water and sweat on my lips.  Death is thick in the air. It's cloudy, almost foggy and I can't see mommy. Where is mommy?

I see my dad is struggling with a man across the street. My dad falls to his knees after the large man hits him in the stomach.

"Dad!" I shout and the man turns to look toward me with a wicked smile. Then drives his knife into my dad's neck. I scream watching the blood spurt from my dad's neck as he grabs at it and falls onto his front. I start to run so fast toward them and see mommy.

Mommy grabs my ankle "Run, Cian, RUN!" Looking down I see mommy is hurt too and tell her no mommy I can't go. "Go Cian RUN!" She screams panicked.

I turn to obey and but am hit with the sharp punctures of rocks and metal colliding with my skin. The pressure knocks the wind out of me, throwing me in the air.

Everything is black.

I can still hear the white noise ringing in my ear before bolting up in my bed.

Where the fuck am I? Looking around, I'm greeted with a new site.

Tahiti yes right we arrived here late last night.

I get up groggy and don't feel better until after my shower. I'm in a fucking mood. My body is on high alert after my dream and being in another explosion has not helped anxiety levels.

I'm strung out and need to recoup and relax for a few days in order to safely retrieve Quinn. Oh yes I will come for my Mo Cushile.

I wonder if she misses me? Oh I miss her and her sweet mouth. I can't wait to have her back. Now that everyone knows who she is, Quinn will be much safer with me.

If she hadn't ruined everything by calling the FBI we would still be together. I have an awful feeling about today sloshing around in my gut.

The O'Connor's know about Quinn and it's only a matter of time before they attack. I head downstairs and smell breakfast coming from the kitchen. I forgot Kieran likes to cook.

"Did you make all this?" I gesture at the food asking Kieran.

"Yup." He replies.

"Smells great," I nod approvingly. I don't mind him cooking at all. I'm shit awful at it and don't have the patience to try. Mostly the ladder.

"So you want to fill us in on what the fuck has been happening?" Rylee asks as the Hayes brothers stare at me confused.

"Yeah where have you been lately?" Quill asks before I can respond.

"It's a long story and I will have Kieran fill you in fully later but I've been in Galway. We are actually moving our home base to Galway." I reply looking at them.

"Why the fuck would we do that?" Rylee asks sharply.

"Give me a fucking second to explain and you will be on your knees blowing me."

"Not fucking likely." Rylee spits out.

"Seamus McNulty has a secret great grand daughter that survived the massacre. Her name is Quinn and she lives in Galway. That's what I have been doing. I've been integrating my way into her life to make her fall in love with me. However, shit hit the fucking fan and she went into FBI's protective custody. Now the O'Connor's know who she is and will want her." I say as they stare open mouthed back at me in shock.

"Holy shit." Quill breaks the silence.

"I have to say I'm certainly impressed." Rylee says his eyebrows going up."

"Impressed!" Quill yells. "This is the craziest turn of fucking events I could have ever expected. With her no one will deny your claim when we go for the kill."