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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 12 Ace

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I caught Vince and Joe have a long conversation out the corner of my eye for a couple hours until Vince went home and it was time for us all head on home. Diamond was fake snoring.

He came awake soon enough when Vince rolled out the door and I walked over with Stacy. Joe looked at me and I could still see it in his eyes. Nina looked me. Hmm. I got a good look at her now and I was remembering Andrew’s words from before about him not harming innocents or children.

Joe wanted her for sure but something was off I looked at Stacy noding over to Nina. She nodded. Stacy walked over to the booth taking Nina’s hand and dragged her away from Joe who was frowning between her and me.

Stacy took Nina off aside to talk while Diamond and Joe came up beside me. Joe looked over at Stacy talking quietly to Nina soft enough so that we couldn’t hear them. Joe looked back at me.

“What’s wrong? You feel something bad about that chicka?” Joe said.

Diamond said nothing just looked at me. I shook my head. “Wait a bit. So what you planning on doing with this girl?” I asked Joe directly.

Joe frowned st me. “Having a bit of fun and throwing her aside for the next shorty same as always. Why you asking. It isn’t like I didn’t learn it from you and Diamond.”

I stared at Joe. “There are limits to who you can fuck with and when I will roll and fold your ass over for touching a girl that’s a virgin. She’s apart of my tribe now. Under your and my protection now. If your going to fuck with her for fun let her know that. So that she doesn’t fall in love with you.” I told him straight up.

Joe and Diamond laughed in my face. I glanced over at Stacy to see them talking but I noticed her body language. She was getting pissed. Damn it.

“Bro. You sounding like a female.” Diamond said. “That woman is a full grown woman same as Joe. Let em have some fun. It’s their business.”

Joe grinned at me. “You should get a handle on your female, she’s-“

I looked at Joe. He froze as did Diamond. I stared at Joe. “All I’m asking you to be is careful. Nina is looking at you like your some fucking God. It ain’t no seduction with her. She will go along with anything you say. You don’t fuck with females like that. Their the ones that raise your damn kids and look at you as the Lord of the fucking world. If you have a problem with Stacy..well we can discuss it outside or in a ring. Otherwise watch your fucking mouth. Nobody controls me.”

“Ace?” Stacy said coming over and looking at me frowning. She put a hand to my cheek. Nina was at her side and she held her hand still

“Are you alright?” She asked in concern.

I smiled removed her hand. “I’m fine. So what are we doing?””

Stacy frowned at Diamond and Joe. Both looked like embarrassed boys. “Nina doesn’t have a place to stay and she needs your protection. Is it okay she stay at the house?”

“Hell that’s fine with me she can sleep with me?” Joe said with a charming grin. He wasn’t joking.

Stacy stared at him. “Your twenty, right?” She said.

“Aw shit.” Diamond pulled Joe away from being close to Nina. Joe frowned at him.

“What the fuck is your-“

“Shut the fuck up and listen.” Diamond said quickly. “You ain’t going nowhere near Nina until you finish college and get a fucking job. I’ll put in a word with Vince and he’ll get you an internship at his firm.”

Joe was staring between us as it slowly dawned on him. He looked at Nina was staring at him with moon eyes. “How old are you?”

“I’m of age in my people’s race and I am legal to consort with in this state.” She said evading the question.

Joe stared at her. “How old are you?”

“Sixteen…..in human years.” She said tightly.

“Holy shit.” Joe took a bigger step away from her. He stared at her. “Are you a virgin?” He asked stupidly.

Nina blushed. “That’s private and don’t understand why you are asking me that.”

I looked Joe. I did a double take. I saw it in his eyes. “Zadok.”

“Yes. My Lord.”

“Take my woman and Nina to the van and wait a bit. I have to talk to my brother.”

The three of them went while Diamond and I faced off against Joe. He was looking alarmed now.

“What? I’m not going to-“

“Three years. Four at the most.” I said. “Go to college and get a job. Momma didn’t raise us to be making kids with out some support for our females and kids. You ain’t ready to support nobody and she’s to submissive to go along with it.”

“Okay. Okay. I got you. I can get some somewhere else.” He said lying his ass off. “Stop looking at me like that.”

Diamond glared at him. “Keep your dick away from her. We got to find Momma’s killers and settle it first. We don’t need you fucking around making babies with that girl.”

“Damn. I feel good.” Heart said as he came awake and straighted he looked at us. “What’s going on?”

“Nina is sixteen and a virgin.” I said.

Heart frowned looked at the situation and looked at Joe. He stared at him. “Joe. Come on man.”

“I ain’t going to touch her. I don’t want her.” Joe lied.

“Holy shit.” Heart said getting up. He waved his hand. “Just send her away. She’s not our responsibility.”

“She is.” I told him. “She’s fairy kind. She made a magical contract to be in our service in whatever needs we require and she has no place to go so she’s staying at the house until I can figure the shit out.”

Heart grimanced and looked at Joe. “Damn. Come on man. You only need to wait two years. You know how Momma wasn’t down with you making babies you didn’t have a job to feed them with.”

“Alright godsdamn it. I won’t touch her for two years. I promise.”

“…and you won’t get her pregnant until you have a fucking job.” I added.

Joe looked pissed off. “Alright. Alright damn it to hell. I won’t get her pregnant until I have a damn job. Get the fuck off my ass. You fucking judgemental assholes. Let’s go home.”

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Thoughts on four swords…it’s extending into a heavy story and plot is weird…

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I’m purposely extending out the story and world. I realized four swords are all strong dominant dudes and can handle conflict like eating a five stack pandcake breakfast morning.

So now I have to throw a flaming curve ball at them. The Deltas are all that and more. This is the Tango & Cash legends universe of urban fantasy stories.

So it’s up in the air what will happen or what legendary fantasy characters will appear.

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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 9 Diamond

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The little Shorty that worked for Lords of Delta set up the meeting at Big Al’s spot down town. Al was tribe so that put me somewhat at ease. I was still on edge. I had weird feeling about her and Joe as we drove over to the spot in Zadok’s van. It was a tight fit and she was damn near sitting on Joe’s lap and nobody said anything. It was normal.

I didn’t sense any danger from her anymore but I got a worse feeling. Fuck it. I would save it for later. We got to the bar and Ace got out first at the corner to meet three hulking dark brown brothers in grey suits. None of them looked like they came from the old northern country but they had the hulking bodies and sharp looks of Northmen. Dark eyes. Shark noses and direct dominant stares.. I studied them as we got out.

They were all related to the elder who looked in to his sixty’s but was in shape though his two Jr’s were two inches taller then him. He smiled when he saw Ace held out his hand to him. Ace took the measure of the elder and grasped his hand in a firm shake.

“Lord Ace Holmes. I am Andrew Von Delta. The men behind me are my grandsons and members of my firm. To my right. My partner Pete Don Delta and to my left an associate of the firm Vince Draco Delta. We have come here to offer you help in the business affairs of magical law of vengeance.” He said and let go of Ace’s hand.

Ace nodded and looked over to me. I stepped up. Ace nodded. “We are a little green in regard to magical laws and such from the old country. This is the region King’s lands after all so. We do have one important pressing question though.”

Andrew jerked his head to the right down the corner. His grandsons moved fast and damn near knocking Ace and I aside as they guarded their grandfather by instinct. Andrew held up hand. “Yeah. Could we speak inside Mr. Holmes in your tribe’s domain away from the public eyes.”

“Yeah. Of course.” Ace said reaching for the door. He grasped it and opened it.

The Deltas just looked at Ace. He frowned but led the way inside. The Deltas were the last ones inside. Andrew smiled again and was all charm as was his grandsons. It was all a mask though. It was their civilization masks.

“So you had an important pressing question, Lord Holmes.” Andrew said addressing Ace. “Please speak your mind.”

Ace nodded seeing the masks. “I have two questions now. One. Why did you send the girl that is my blood enemy to us? Two. What the hell are you guys? You sound like lawyers but you act and look like something else.”

Andrew laughed. “Well in regards to Miss Gannon. It was advised by one of the associates in the firm Miss Gannon would be necessary in representing the firm and she holds certain elements to strengthening your case. In regards to our appearances and behavior you will have to indulge our certain old school behaviors it is a genetic throwback to our ancestors former profession.”

“What profession was that?” Ace asked though I already had a guess.

Andrew smiled. “Counselors and champions of military negotiations and delegations.” He said smoothly.

Ace glanced at me getting the subtext of that bullshit. Joe looked confused but Heart looked alarmed but thankfully said nothing. So they were basically mercenaries in Brokes Brothers suits. That was the best fucking news I’ve heard all fucking day.

Vince moved turning to the door as someone came inside. I saw a grey Double H Pinned on his right breast suit jacket. The fuck? How the fuck did I miss that. Vince was staring at the man. His sibling put a hand to his shoulder that Vince shook off.

I took a stance beside Vince. The stranger frowned at us and tried to move past us. Vince snarled at him. “Get fuck on bitch. Negotiations are in processing you ain’t fooling nobody. We will inform your parties of our Lords wishes and opening statements. Until then no spying.”

“What we got, Vince.” Andrew asked coldly.

“A spy for the opposition, Mr. Delta. I saw the gentleman a few moments ago walking down the street away from the bar. Mr. Heart Holmes is this gentleman one of your people?”

“I don’t know this fucker. He ain’t a regular here either. Get the fuck on bitch.” Heart said with a edge to his voice. He was close to panicking.

The man still looked confused. “What the hell is this? What is wrong with you people. I just came here to get a drink before I head home.”

“Leave now bitch before you can’t.” I said as the man dropped his keys. He reached down to get them as he reached for something else under his jacket.

Vince was on him first grabbing his wrist and putting his thick forearm against the man’s throat. “Let it go. NOW!” He said and squeezed his wrist.

The man screamed and dropped a red wood stick on the floor. I frowned at it reaching for it.

“Don’t touch it, Mr. Holmes.” Vince said.

I straightened up away from it and then thought about what I was seeing. I looked slowly up at the man Vince was holding back.

“You don’t need these mutant freaks to champion you. We will give you your mothers killers all we want is the sword. Give it to us. Give it to-“

Vince head butted him and I blinked twice as I came out whatever the hell the bitch had done to me. The man looked at Vince in surprise. “You just broke the region King’s law article A_2 forcfully enchanting a contract. Now you can’t leave. I have witnesses to the fact. That’s death.” Vince said with purpose.

“Let him go brother Rider.” I told Vince.

Vince shoved the witch at the door before bending down picking up the stick and braking it with his hands. The witch stared wide eyed and then his face twisted in rage and he spat at Vince speaking some type of hissing language. Vince flipped him off. “Yeah. Fuck you too bitch. That shit don’t work on my kind. I’ll see you though.”

The man turned looking at me. He froze turned to run. I drew my piece and unloaded all of my magazine on his ass until he dropped down to the floor filled with arcane bullets. The witches body glowed from the bullet holes.

“Godsdammit Diamond. You fucking got blood all over my fucking floor. At least you could have taken the fucker outside first.” Big Al said.

I turned to Vince offering him my hand. We shook. “What year you pledged to the horsemen?” I asked him.

Vince smiled. “2002. How about you?”

I smiled. “2016. Thanks for taking our case.”

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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 8 Ace

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Zadok, Heart and I sat in the living room while Diamond and Joe watched the witch outside. What the hell was going on?

“Alright man. Level with me. Who are these Lords of Delta and why did you connect to them for us?”

Zadok sighed. “The situation with the people that killed Katie is difficult. They’ve already tried to use Zackary as intermediate tool he gave me the short end of the story before he took off.. It’s going to be complicated getting a hold of them in one place to settle it the old fashioned way. We need professional help for this.”

I held up a hand. “Why would it be complicated to get a hold of them and what the hell do a bunch of witches can do for us?”

Zadok shook his head. “The Lords of deltas aren’t witches. They’re negotiators in fairy and magical case laws. They’ve handled special cases like this for two centuries sense they got over here from the old country.. The complication is we’re dealing with powerful fairy and elven forces in play. This wasn’t just an attack on your mother it was a political move to take over your domain. If your mother didn’t have a will and magic wards on it they would have rushed in and ended it quick.. The problem is we have no idea which group did it. We need to find out which group to strike at so we don’t get into a fucking war with several alliance forces of fairy folk.”

“Zadok.” Heart said speaking up. “What the fuck domain do we have for them to take? Is it the businesses here, the properties? What are they after?”

Zadok sat forward. “Most of the business the tribe owns spill out throughout the city and outer farm lands and with Ace building the tribe’s interest real-estate in Florida. All of it is under the domain of you and your brothers protection but the power you have that’s what their after. It’s apart of your legazy. A legazy you’ve only just started to take hold of that they want.”

“If we have this power then we can take on the assholes who killed our mother and the people protecting them. We don’t need strangers to handle our business. Especially ones that hire our blood enemies.” I said.

Zadok stared at me. “Your willing to take on several nations of Orcs, fairies, elven and possibly Warlock humans with the possibility you might luck out and hit your target? Okay. Just remember you won’t be doing it alone. The whole fucking neighborhood will follow you into the shit. I just don’t think there’s enough of us to get the job done.”

“I’m not joking around.”

“Neither am I.” Zadok said holding up his hands. “Your in charge. I’m just making suggestions and offering help. The girl looks like a orphan mixed breed of your blood enemies. Blood feuds have to do with magical conflicts on sight.. It might be be a chance event they sent her or it might be something else.” Zadok said leaning back in his chair. “What do you want to do?”

I sat back and thought about it and looked at Heart. “I don’t believe in this kind of luck. What you think?”

Heart nodded. “I want to know who these assholes are and if their working both sides. I say we meet em. Diamond can sniff out the bull crap if they’re fucking with us. Who knows. If there on the up and up we could use em to sniff out who ordered the hit on Momma. Momma always said if your going to do something be intentional and focus on what your aimming at.”

I nodded remembering the saying. “I want the man or bitch that ordered the hit. If we can use the Lords of Delta to get it done I’m fine with that. Let’s head out.”

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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 7 Joe

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Momma’s gift was heating up against my chest Under my shirt as I approached the witch. I watched her body and I worked hard keeping my gaze on her chest and curvy body. She was starting to back up.

Oh no you don’t bitch. You ain’t going nowhere but a early grave.

“Come on shorty. Why you acting all skittish around me. You came here to discuss some business. Talk with me a bit. You got a card right. Show it to me. Let me see who your working for.” I said. I brought my gaze up to her face but avoided her direct gaze.

“I-I came here on good faith Mr. Holmes. I am an attorney for the Law offices of the Lords of Delta. I did nothing to your brother there is a perfectly reasonable reason for his reaction to me as well as yours. I understand he is under stress because of his mother’s passing. I apologize for not coming in a more formal prepared way.”

Lords of Delta. That’s a start. Tell me more bitch.

I nodded as I got closer. “Yeah. He’s still a lot shook up. It’s all a miss understanding babe girl. You have excuse my brothers. They’re all still a bit to heated right now. I believe you. Come on and tell me what your bosses are offering for our lands forget about my brothers reaction. I’m all ears for you shorty. Talk to me.” I said adding a little playfulness to my tone.

“I do not wish to die. Please allow me to leave. I will not trouble you or your family by my presence again.” She said in a voice that shook with held back fear. I realized something was keeping her in place. Good. I was close.

“I didn’t say anything about killing you. You really are reaching baby girl. Come on and tell me more about your bosses.” I said smoothly. I was close to grabbing her nice neck.

“The both of our blood relatives are in a magical blood fued with each other.. I apologize for appearing as I have but The Lords of Delta were called in for a consultantation by your elder.. I work for them. They wish to assist you in your quest for vengeance in a lawful way. If you not allow me to leave then I have no choice.” She said and then took off her shoes and got to her knees.

The strange vibe of magic in the air was cut off suddenly. My mother’s gift went cold against my chest but I didn’t trust it. “What did you just do?” I asked knowing she had done something to instantly change the dynamics in the situation.

“I submit to you Lord of the house of four swords. I beg your mercy and ask you spare my life. I hold no elegance to those that did harm to the lady of your house. I give my body in to your service.” She said in a shaky voice.

My hands itched to strangle this bitch of my enemies but I looked at Ace first. Ace was rubbing his chin. Diamond looked pissed but he shook his head reading my thoughts. Damn it.

Ace walked over and bent down. “You mentioned an Elder of mean told you to come here. Who is this elder?”

“Zadok. My Lord.” She said in a whisper.

“Damn it.” Ace said and got up and sent a glare at Zadok who stood on the porch of the house waiting.

At least now we knew why the elder was late showing up. We just needed to know now who were these Lords of Delta and what kind of help could they give us?

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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 6 Heart

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It was around 8:36 a.m. when the people around the neighborhood started to show up at the house bringing food and hanging around to do catch up with Ace and Diamond.

I needed space and stayed outside in the backyard smoking a cigarette. I wondered where Zadok was and why he hadn’t shown up yet.

Images of the night I saw the fuckers butcher my mother flashed before my eyes. I-I couldn’t breath.

My necklace started to heat up against my chest. I dropped the cigarette putting it out with my boot heel.

Something was wrong. I looked up and noticed two things a woman in a black suit at the gate staring at me with dark redwood eyes and a strange mist was coming up from the ground almost blocking her from my view. I started to think past the pain and images flashing in my head.

“Fucking witch.”

I drew my revolver from my gun holster aimming it down at my side. I couldn’t seem to lift my hand as I glared at her. I heard feet coming up behind me. Ace stood slightly in front of me cutting her off from my vision.

“Mr. Holmes. I am Nina Gannon. I-“

“Your a fucking dead bitch and whoever else is with you.” Ace said in a voice of cold steel.

“There is no need for such-“

Diamond laughed. It was a harsh sound made the bitch go silent. “You made this so much easier then I thought it would be. Keep talking. I want to know where your masters are so I can pay them a visit.”

“I ain’t listening to no bullshit from this bitch.” Ace said harshly.

“Let her talk.” Joe said calmly. “Go on Miss. You have a card right of business. Hand it to us. We’re open to hearing any offers you have. You came to speak to us. Please. Talk.” Joe said sounding to calm and reasonable I heard him moving closer.

Diamond laughed. Ace was quiet.

My head cleared and I felt blood coming from my nose. I felt someone put a cloth to my nose. I blinked and saw Stacy pale staring at me in fear.

“Heart. Get my woman in the house. Now.” Ace said harshly.

I turned Stacy away and headed to the house. I felt stronger the more distance I gained away from the witch. She was one of them. The fuckers that killed Momma. I was going to kill that bitch.

Fucking bitch may have caught me slipping this time but not anymore. As we neared the house I saw Zadok on the porch with the elders all staring behind us.

“Where were you?”

Zadok flinched at my tone. “I won’t disappoint you again. Come inside. It’s cold.”

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Strange dreams: Alex Part 10

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Strange dream

I was flying over Century City swimming in the sky as I thought about the previous day. I looked to my right and Bill was straightened out in the air smiling at me.

“Look like you found somebody you like?”

I frowned at him. “How are you doing this? Invading my sleeping mind? Are you mind walker?”

Bill shook his head. “Nope. I ain’t all that Bro. I’m just a Airhead. Your the one that thinks your dreaming. So you seemed determined to leave this planet behind for the ride. That’s good.”

“Why do you keep calling me Bro? Whay the hell does that mean?”

Bill laughed. “Sorry about that. It’s a slang term from where I came. It means family or sibling. That’s how I see you. Like family.”

I shook my head. “Family is blood contracts for food and provisions. Nothing more. What you gaining in this exchange between us?”

Bill shook his head. “I wasn’t born on your planet. Family means something different to my mind. It’s the connections you make with others and a link in a chain that won’t ever be broken.”

I frowned at him. “You wish to link your chain with me, why? What do you gain?”

Bill laughed. “Calm down bro. Your going to deep. Focus on saving yourself first. When you get off world I’ll tell you the rest.”

“I want to know your gain in this exchange. I will not be a tool for your provisions.”

Bill just smiled. “I’m Airhead. I’m not bound by holds others down. I’m free. I choose my own family. I provide for my own self. You can be free too.”

“Is that what your offering me? So I can be your lover or baby provider?”

Bill snorted and shook a finger at me. “That’s not even close. Nice try. Complete the list and I’ll see you in the air.” He said before disappearing in smoke.

I felt myself awaking as I felt my bed under my body. I wondered. What Bill was after with me. I wondered why he had such an interest in trying to save me.

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I hate it when people talk about shit they don’t know a damn thing about especially if they cite their source as CNN

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or Hellmouth news to keep it real talk.

It’s the Russia and Ukraine situation. Every time I hear somebody talk about it at the day job or see somebody do a video on YouTube about it. I know by their generic take on it they had to watch some asshole in a suit tell them the narrative of what’s going on?”

I know dick all about war and the politics of it from a historical or political specialist view point. I just know whatever hellmouth news told them is first bullshit in some way and meant to make them think the way they think. Just as long as you don’t question anything everything is fine.The truth is more harder to find for normal folks that don’t already have several blogs they follow outside of the NWO’s control.

It’s like watching a fucking sitcom of “my favorite Russian enemy”. Very few people are humble enough to say they don’t know really what’s going on. It’s good to have an idea of what’s going on or a speculation of what’s happening.

It just fucks with me when people talk like exports on what the fuck another intends to do or what Russia’s planning to do.

Fucking hell. Twenty years from now. Mother fuckers are going to be fucking shell shocked when or if they realize it was all bullshit narratives from the jump.

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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 5 Diamond

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I opened the envelope. There was a letter and the same sword/cross symbol inside attached to a string. I opened the letter.

Diamond, I love you. Don’t read this aloud. My words are for you.. I know you’ll do what have to protect them family your father and gave you. Keep focused and I’m proud of the man you’ve become and your independent business mind. We had some rough moments and disagreements but you never disappointed me. You are my son. You don’t know how proud I am your strength of will has encouraged me that….I didn’t fail in –

I folded the letter and put it away. The room was quiet as I put the necklace on. I looked up to my brothers. “Momma told me not to read it outloud. The letter is personal.”

Ace nodded and put on his own necklace. He turned to the others. Joe opened his staring at the letter a few seconds before putting it away and putting on his necklace.

Heart was hesitant. Ace walked over and opened it for him carefully getting out his necklace and handing it to him and the letter. “You can read yours when your ready.” Ace said.

Heart seemed to relax and put his necklace on. Ace picked up his letter to find it already open but no necklace inside. He opened the letter.

“Ace. If you reading this letter then Zackary fullfilled his duty before they got to him. I tried to live a simple life after your father your namesake died. I just wanted to keep the tribe together in the neighbor because that was what your father wanted. Family is everything. The shadows that took him from us have never stopped hastling me about the land or buying the legazy of your ancestors. They hated and were jealous of your father and the power he held. It is a power you will now have to take hold of and wield with wisdom and courage.. You know what to do.. Zadok will tell you the legend but my message to you and your brothers will be revealed to you when you hold this letter to the light.”

Ace lifted the letter to the ceiling light.

We crowded in close.

You are strong and courageous. You will prevail and conquer your domain.

I smiled. “Damn straight Momma. For sure.”

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Four swords of Katie Holmes Chapter 3 Joe

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Ace laid down Heart down on the couch. While his lady was making us all coffee. Ace stood up and looked at me. “What happened when you got down at the shop?”

“I got a call from Zadok. He told me what happened. I got down to the shop and it was already closed off. I didn’t see the inside. The neighborhood elders was protecting Heart. I didn’t know that at the time though.

Heart looked at me and seemed to click into action. He told me we had a lot to do. Heart went into action with the business shit. He left me to deal with the funeral stuff. We got an appointment with the lawyer at 9:30 today.

Ace stared at me and then looked at Diamond. “What’s the atmosphere like in the neighborhood? Anybody know who did it?”

Diamond shook his head. “Nobody knows shit but everybody has been looking to see who would slip up and give us a direction to hunt. Zadok came by a few hours ago. He told me we can come over to his shop when we’re altogether. He got a gift to give us.”

Ace nodded. “I got you. You two go on up and get some sleep a bit. I’ll watch Heart. I got to think.”

“What about me?”

Ace frowned at me. “I ain’t following you, bro.” He said.

“Don’t you got anymore questions for me?”

“No. Why?” Ace said and seemed honestly confused by question.

“I’ve been thinking. I-I’ve had some trouble with some dudes around the neighborhood and-“

“Stop. You thinking to much Bro. Everyone in this neighborhood loves Momma. You ain’t got the kind of beef with anybody around here for anybody to send fucking warlocks to assassin a sweet old lady. Besides the fact. It don’t matter why they did it. They going to pay once we find out who did it.. That’s all that matters.”

I stared at him. “It don’t matter?! There has to be a reason for all this.. Of course it matters. If I would have been there to pick up Momma-“

“You would dead along side her.” Diamond said bluntly. “Ace is right. It don’t matter why. It’s all bullshit. Whoever did it got to pay. They killed our Momma and they mind fucked our brother. I don’t give a fuck what reason they had to do it. I just need to know who did it.”

Ace held up a hand and took hold of my shoulders. “It ain’t your fault. I’ll say it every day to you if I have to for the rest of my life but it ain’t your fault. I need you to go upstairs and sleep. I need you strong and ready to hunt and Heart needs you to keep together. He needs us right now. He’s hurting like all of us but he can’t unsee what he saw. He needs to see something just as strong to replace the image he saw.”

“What?!” I asked.

Ace’s face turned hard. “Justice.”

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