Family Ties

The Code

Harry's POV

My blood ran cold at Brian's words, my entire body going numb before an undeniable rage rook over and I began to shake.

"What the fuck do you mean there's blood everywhere?!" I yelled into the phone, unable to contain myself. "Where are they?!"

"I don't know, Haz! There's blood all over the kitchen and the living room, down the stairs, even in the snow outside. I knew right away something was wrong when I got here. Shit's broken everywhere...it looks...it looks like Han put up one hell of a fight."

I closed my eyes tightly and clenched my jaw at the image of Hannah fighting off whoever had come for them, doing her best to protect our kids from god knows what, and I hadn't been there to save them. I never should have let them go alone, I never should have let them out of my fucking sight and now something had happened and I wasn't there to stop it.

I opened my eyes again and they landed on Mitt and Deaks, the same pale looks on their faces from when they'd arrived, and I felt rage overcome me as I dropped my phone onto the chair and lunged at them, grabbing Mitt and throwing him against the wall.

"You did this! You fucking played me you piece of shit!" I screamed as the boys all jumped up from the couch and came over to us as I slammed my fist into Mitt's face. "You said they weren't watching them! You said you took care of it!"

"Styles, stop! It wasn't us!" Deaks yelled as Liam and Zayn grabbed me and pulled me off Mitt. "It wasn't Stanks!"

His words snapped me out of my rage, complete and utter confusion taking over me as I turned my head to look at him, breathless as my chest heaved due to the adrenaline coursing through me.

"What the fuck do you mean it wasn't Stanks?" Niall asked before I could say anything, just as confused as I was.

"It wasn't us, it wasn't Stanks. He didn't make the call." Mitt said, wiping the blood from his lip. "We went to Gucc to try to find out more about the buyer, like you'd asked, and while we were there he got a call."

"The buyer figured he could cut Stanks out of the deal, if he took them himself he wouldn't have to pay for them, and he wouldn't have to wait anymore. He had his own operation going on the side as a plan to override Stanks. Someone was giving him info from Stanks' side, there was a rat." Deaks added.

"Are you fucking telling me that this sick fuck that Stanks made this deal with now has my wife and kids? Is that what you're fucking saying?!" I seethed.

They just looked at each other, answering my question without having to say anything, and sighed.

"When we were meeting with Gucc, the buyer called him to say the deal was off and he had what he wanted, Gucc flipped his shit. Stanks already ordered a hit, it's going down right now." Deaks explained.

"What the fuck do you mean it's going down right now? If they've got Hannah and the kids they'll be caught up in the middle of that shit!" Zayn snapped.

"He wouldn't tell us. He was so fucking pissed, he made the call and ordered the hit, then took off. But he told us to tell you he'd get them back." Mitt said as he looked over at me.

"Why?" I asked. "Why would Gucc care if I got them back?"

"I don't know, but like I said he never wanted this to go down." Deaks shrugged. "At this point it's probably just to spite the buyer. The deal is obviously off, so they'll take out the buyer and then they've got no use for the kids."

"Well I'm not just gonna stand around here while Stanks sends a bunch of men after them and risks their lives." I said, thinking out loud. "Call Gucc, tell him I want in."