Hello everyone here is another chapter for my Bullet to the head fanfiction, I truly hope you guys are enjoying it. I own nothing and no money is or has been made from any writing I do on this site. Thank you for reading and reviewing you rock, virtual cookies for you.
Iris's point of view…
"Anela mommy and daddy will be back, grandma will be in charge while we are gone into town," Keegan was explaining to Anela as I was talking with Mabel who was happy to see me and her son together.
"I will be good daddy," her sweet voice chimed from her room, Keegan smiled and it still took my breath away, his real smile could make girls fall at his feet.
"Keegan let's go I don't want to be gone for long," I said walking over to his tall frame. "After you love," he stepped to the side waving his hand for me to walk in front of him.
"Good bye Anela, mommy will come see you when we get back home," I smiled before walking down the front hall stairs.
It was still light out as he drove through the streets heading right into town, he didn't look angry but neither did he look happy. With Keegan it was hard to judge his emotions unless it was a cool calm rage. But right now my hand was in his as he drove, I noticed the muscles in his jaw were tight.
"Why are we going into town?" I asked him "I have to meet somebody one of my men, I rather have even this little moment with you alone. Like everything is okay that I am not leaving and we are happy. I know you're not happy about me leaving," he said as I gave him a look.
"You could stay Keegan, start a new life with us. But again I know better you don't care about us enough to stop the killing and god knows what else you and your men do." I said to him his hand tighten around mine before it eased.
"I can't stay Iris, but I want to its harder this time leaving. With Anela five and the thought of you, how I miss you and our daughter. I don't want you to fake my death, I want to be able to come back," he said as I gave him a look.
"You're not being fair Keegan, I shouldn't have to sit around hoping one day you will come back to us. It hurts knowing my husband is out there and not with us," I said before turning my gaze out the window.
"We are here," he said as I opened my door when his hands came around my waist helping me out. We were outside the road runner bar as he pushed the doors open, I walked in seeing a few familiar faces. But with my hand in Keegan's I was walking to the back booth my feet hurrying to keep pace with his long strides.
"Mr. Xanthe," was heard as I peeked around Keegan's body seeing a man in his mid 30's, shoulder length dirty blonde hair. His features are none descript, no scars or tattoos in visible sight.
"Mr. Peters, do have the information," Keegan's deep voice said in a more bored tone. "I rather not discuss this information in present company," he said referring to me.
"You will show my wife respect, she knows everything already," Keegan said taking a seat pulling me with him, the guy, Mr. Peters, didn't look thrilled.
"Of course no disrespect intended," was all he said pushing a thick manila envelope to Keegan. Keegan took it, I watched as he pulled a few pictures out. Lisa Bobo putting boxes into a U-Haul truck, Lisa Closing her shop. Taylor Kwon walking into my office building, and leaving it. The last photo was a zoomed in picture of Kwon looking at my card.
"Iris, explain now," he growled as Peters looked rather happy at this.
"Detective Kwon came to see me, as head of my department level five secret service." I said looking Keegan in the eye.
"Iris, what all happened? What was said?" he was angry now "Excuse me Keegan, I am not one of them you will not speak to me in such a way. From this moment forward Lisa Bobo and Detective Kwon are under my protection, I suggest you don't go head to head with me," I was up from the table giving him my firmest look.
He gave me a look "I will leave the two of them alone, for you, I promise," he said as I searched his deep eyes seeing what I wanted, he would in fact leave them alone.
"Thank you Keegan," I smiled letting him pull me back down, I was curled into his side.
"I think you should rethink that, Lisa Bobo would be the best bait for her father. And Detective Kwon is going to cause us some problems," Peters was a total idiot to question Keegan.
"They will be left alone, I will not repeat myself," he said as I rose from his side "I will be back need to use the girls room, I hope to be leaving the minute I return," I said walking away, it was disgusting taking another man's child to bait him.
I walked from the bathroom seeing Keegan chatting away, Peter's face was pale and impassive. My cell rang, I checked it not knowing the number but I answered.
"Hello," I said heading back into the bathroom "Hello Iris," I knew the voice.
"Mr. Bobo and what do I owe the pleasure of this call," I said not scared, I was the very last person he wanted as an enemy. "I am coming for your husband," he said in a dead panned voice.
"Do as you like, I doubt he will be hard to find since he is planning on coming for you. I really could careless Mr. Bobo on what your plan's are for Keegan," I said he took a deep breath.
"You seem like a good person, what you're doing with Keegan is beyond me. But he took my daughter and I sit here looking at his little girl, I won't take her. I have my own informant who tells me he hasn't seen her in years," I cut him off angry now.
"Stay away from my daughter Jimmy, I am the one keeping Lisa and Taylor alive they both are under my protection. You want her father not her," I snapped.
I could hear dogs growling, and Mabel yelling as a shoot gun blast was heard "I will be in touch," was the last thing I heard as I ran from the bathroom at full hilt. I ran right out of the bar to Keegan's SUV, not a second later he was next to me.
"Keegan we have to get to Anela now," I was in a new state of panic as he grabbed me tossing me in, he was in a second later driving off like hell itself was behind us.
"What's going on Iris?" he bellowed as I called the house but nothing "I was coming from the bathroom when my cell rang, I answered it. It was Jimmy Bobo he was watching Anela, I heard the dogs and your mama, a gunshot then nothing," I said as he hit the gas pushing the pedal down as much as it could go.
He made a very sharp turn on to my land, I had my hand on the door ready to jump the minute we were close enough. My daughter was the only thing I cared about, he slowed and I was out landing with feline grace. I was across the yard and bolting over the fence, I wasn't met with barking dogs. I crashed through my already broken door, blood on the floor.
I entered a code the secret drawer opened, I grabbed my 9mm. I knew Keegan was now in the house, as I walked to Anela's room it was empty. I hurried to her closet hitting the space seeing the door slide open, I was hurrying down the stairs.
"Anela," I called out my heart ready to crumble not hearing her voice "Anela, please its mommy," I called a little louder coming into the room.
I saw her curly hair poking out from her hiding spot "Mommy," she said her beautiful eyes shining with tears. I held open my arms and she flung her tiny body right into me, I gathered her close heading back up.
"I wasn't scared mommy, I remember just like you said to come here and hide. He didn't get me, Serpent saved me he bite the man." She was saying as I came from her closet, my eyes scanning everything with my gun ready.
I held her making my way down the front step's not seeing anything nor was I hearing anything as I came to the front hall. I looked down with the flickering light seeing blood splatter heading to the study, so I went to the study.
"Anela, don't look okay bury your face in mommy," I said very low in her ear, and she did as I asked her arms tight around my neck. I gently opened the door it was dark, as my hand hit the light switch. On the floor was Mabel and Jojo in a pool of blood, I tried to hold it back. But I screamed a blood curdling scream, as I rushed forward placing two fingers to Mabel's neck a very low pulse. I checked Jojo but nothing my heart breaking, please don't let her lose anymore tonight.
"Mabel," I gave her a light shake, as I reached for my cell "send a team to my home, code 435. Bring a kit for a possible 324," I said hanging up calling 911.
"I need paramedic's and the cops, this is Agent Iris Xanthe. To the old Arbor farm, my mother in law was shot by an intruder while I was in town, she has a weak pulse," I said hearing the fast clicking of the key board.
"Agent Xanthe we have dispatched and they are in route," was heard as I hung up cold rage replacing everything.
"Iris," was heard and my heart sunk "Mabel don't talk help is on the way," I said with tears.
"Anela is she safe," Mabel was looking right at us "Mabel I am holding her, she is fine scared and cut up but okay. Serpent attacked the man," I said but Mabel's eyes are gray and clouded over.
"Bobo said he is coming for you Iris," she coughed as a door was slammed "Said he will have you, and kill you where my boy can see him," she said blood trickling from her mouth.
"Mabel hold on," I said "Mama," was heard but I didn't turn to Keegan "Keegan, I love you son. Please take care of Anela and Iris like you promised the day you married her. Bobo wants Iris," she gasped and shuttered once, then nothing as I bent down; no pulse.
"Anela move to my back, no looking." I barked she did it as I started CPR, on the woman I considered my mother.
Ten minutes later…
"Time of death fifteen passed nine," was declared by the E.m.t's. as my team arrived for cleanup and a safety check. Keegan was holding Anela, as she cried her nana, Jojo and Dash all dead. Kerry came and rushed Serpent to her vet office, he had a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
"We have the area secure Commander Xanthe, team Delta is placing the alarm it will cascade over your property. Delta bravo, has cleaned and sanitized." My second said with a fire in his eyes, at the scene that greeted him.
"Good, now bring me the Tiger," I said clear authority in my tone "At once," he said than he was gone taking Tango Bravo with him.
After an hour everyone was gone except Delta, Keegan, Anela and myself. I was watching Anela sleep seeing a small red beam going across her bay window. After a few minutes I walked out heading back down stairs, on goal on my mind.
"I want Duke now," I barked another order, and within minutes my friend and sister in arms was walking through my front door. Keegan was watching everything while on his cell phone, his mother's blood his own daughter's blood on us.
"Commander Xanthe, I am at your command," she said "You are now in charge of Anela's safety while I am not around. Get your gear and pick a room, while at school you are not more the five feet from her. Kill anyone who is a threat to her safety," I said she gave me a smile turning on her heel and walking out.
I was talking to the team leader and his second around one in the morning "I am leaving Iris," I turned seeing Keegan, in all black his gear ready at his feet.
"Leave us," I said and I was left alone with my husband "I will make myself clear on a few things. You will show up to your mother's funeral, I will hunt you down and kill you if I don't see you there. Lisa and Taylor are off limits, they aren't Jimmy Bobo. I am sending someone to join you he will report back to me, but he will help you. And you are picking a bad time to leave, she lost three things she loves and now this," I said rubbing my eyes I was dead tired.
"He is already dead, he will not get his hands on you. He could have killed Anela, he killed my mama. I will be back for her funeral I promise Iris. I love you," was all he said before walking out, I watched him from the porch as he folded himself into his s.u.v, his eyes on mine.
Keegan's point of view…
I watched as Iris went into Commander Xanthe mode, it was a sight to behold. The way she had her men scattered doing several things securing and cleansing the house. Her features blank, but the whole time she was planning Anela's safety her face had a look of sorrow I wanted to hold her until it wasn't there.
But after Duke walked away, I knew it was time to leave for a while I was going to play Jimmy's game. My heart was cold, he took my mother's life and tried to kill Anela. The burning feeling rising up hearing he wanted Iris dead, I was done.
I was coming for Jimmy, and only one of us was leaving alive.
Okay another chapter done, from now on it will switch between Keegan and Iris point of view. Because Iris is my main character, I think Keegan is some war hero who sanity slipped and he truly believes he is doing what's right. Please review!
