The Commander's Legacy - MxM

Chapter 15 - Aim for the head

---Davy 's POV---

I just...couldn't understand. One moment Laura and me were laughing as we walked towards the car, Laura punching me on the shoulder as I had shot a teasing wink at my man. Josh had laughed out loud, probably getting the attention of the whole student body as his features lid up and making him even yummier.

And then...one phone call. I saw his grin falter before Josh's eyes grew cold and calculated, waving us over as he agreed to whomever was calling and then tossed our bags in the car, ordering us inside as well.

It was the fastest car-ride ever, with him spewing orders through the phone and telling Richard to forget about the groceries and get on the street. Mind you, there were a ton more of cursing and expletives in that one little sentence before he hung up and cursed even more.

Now, I felt distant of the others around me, hell, I couldn't understand what they were talking about anyways. I took in the ruin that once was our living room. Couches were tossed over, pillows cut open, books strewn over the carpet and stepped upon.

Samuel and Richard had replaced a few couches and placed Ellie and Laura on it, trying to calm them down.

Sage.

 

Big brother...why did he have to be alone? I knew it wasn't Declan's fault; he didn't know the Black Sun was going to come straight down here and kidnap Sage. I glanced at Declan and noticed the red rims underneath his eyes and the slight wobble of his lip and I knew our family wasn't the only ones suffering.

"We need to get a hold on ourselves! Sage isn't getting any better with our tears!" Josh snapped and I had the urge to walk over and slap him silly. We just learned that our brother, our rock and father figure all rolled into one, that he was kidnapped. And Josh told us to get over it?!

As I spun around, ready to give him a piece of my mind, I saw Declan shove him away before my mind made the connection. Oh. He was talking to his team. I gasped and Josh staggered back, holding his jaw while Declan glared at my man while Samuel quickly stepped between them.

"Don't tell me to fucking calm down! Just put yourself in my fucking place and tell me you wouldn't fucking cry!" Declan shouted out, startling me because honestly? He had never raised his voice and the volume he produced now was shocking. Josh looked right about ready to react, maybe throw a punch himself but thankfully Samuel stopped those two from rolling around wrestling.

"Are you two out of your minds? You know better than to provoke him Josh, and Declan, " Samuel turned around with a disappointed look in his eyes, which seemed to hit home. "I expected more out of you. Sage isn't helped with you two coming to blows."

At the mentioning of my brother, Declan's face drew blank while Laura sniveled quietly in her corner before she took Ellie upstairs. I stalked away from the arguing Seals and used this time alone to think.

I knew Sage; he was more than capable to defend himself, so he could have kept any attackers out until the guys arrived. So why didn't he? Something just doesn't seem quite right...

My eyes landed on the doorway to the kitchen, a frown sliding over my features. The kitchen wasn't as destroyed like the rest of the house, several cabinets were hanging crookedly but for the rest, it seemed pretty untouched.

Wait a second...

"Uhm, guys?" If it was any other situation, I might've laughed with their scrambling footsteps and curses as they crashed into one another. My eyes widened as the barrel of a gun was shoved against my nose, making me look cross-eyed for a second before I glanced up to the sheepish smile of Josh.