Chapter 3
I moved down the hallway, my piercing eyes glued in front of me; I knew that it looked like I was fully there with my family, with the boys I constantly lectured to focus on the task at hand but I wasn't. My mind was racing back to the bubble gum pink colored woman that stood before me today, how I sent one of my men, my best friend, out after her to trail her and make sure that she got home safe. If I had just kept my mouth shut and refused her offer then Finn would be okay, he would be able to handle the meeting. Hell there wouldn't even be a meeting if he was still okay.
I brushed my hair over my shoulder as I pushed open the door of the conference room, my eyes glanced over the familiar faces, landing on Princess Flame's tear stained face. I hate her, I know I do but for once I felt a bit of sympathy for her. I was the reason her boyfriend was so messed up and yet here she was, not with him, but with me waiting for my orders….for my orders…so she could inform Finn of what they were. Most likely on his request, my best friend was not known to take breaks and rest even after being shot; that's right this wasn't the first time the man had been hurt but it was the first time it had been under my command and I was determined to find the man who would dare put his hands or gun on Finn and make him bleed.
Clearing my throat I shifted in front of the crowd, feeling their needy eyes on me made it that much harder to talk. I knew what they wanted, they wanted me to declare war, to say we were going to ignore everything else to find the person who had harmed Finn but I couldn't say it at all. Instead what came out of my mouth I could tell was almost taken as an insult by them, as if I didn't care but it wasn't like that in fact it was the opposite.
"Everyone please…listen to me carefully." My words were cutting me just as deep as the family, but I tried to keep my voice level as I spoke slowly. "Finn will get better, and when he does we will find his attacker but until then I need everyone to be calm and focus on the task at hand. Protecting the princess. She paid us so she is more important at the moment." I could feel the tears run down my cheeks causing me to curse under my breath. I had hurt myself, that's not what I wanted to do at all but it's what needed to be said; I needed my men level headed because we didn't know what else was coming our way.
I hated being able to tell my men were upset with me but what was I supposed to do? Let them run into the situation blindly because that's what would happen with them being as angry as they were; I turned away from the loud protests and swung the door open, swallowing thickly I let my hand rest on the back side's door handle. My voice lowering and becoming sterner as I barked at them "You will remain here that is my order, and my word is final. Unless you wish to leave the family, and the home I gave you." I hated pulling that, I hated saying it but it always made my boys quiet down….they knew I could never kick them out but even so….the door shut behind me as I ran my free hand over my face. I couldn't let them talk to me that way, my knees seemed to shake as I moved back towards my room. I needed sleep…I needed space. No, my foot hit my door forcing it open, allowing me to walk over to the bed; I needed him. I needed Finn to be safe. I fell face first into my soft silky pillows, a pale hand sneaking out from underneath me to tug the black velvet blankets over my lower body. I hated the world, I hated having responsibilities because honestly all I wanted to do right now was run back to the hospital, back to my only friend in this world.
The only man I trusted.
My Finn.