The Boy's Children

Chapter 31

Malakai's POV
I started pacing around my room.

"Mal stop."

I'm gonna snap his neck.

"Malakai?"

How dare he assault my mother.

Anastasia slapped me.

"Hey! What the fuck?!"

"What the hell is going on?!"

"My uncle...did something to my mom. You do not understand, how much....I want to kill him."

Anastasia cupped my face.

"If you don't feel like telling me, it's fine."

I clenched my jaw. My right eye started twitching. Anastasia's eyes widened.

"Jesus Christ...it's that bad?"

I nodded.

"Baby...can I help in anyway?"

I shrugged.

"I'm sorry Mal."

"Th-this isn't right! S-she's so nice to everyone! T-the fact that....someone did something to her...makes me so...so pissed! S-she stepped in to treat me and Marionette as her own! We're not blood related but...she's my mom! She's part of my family! She's protected me for years! I-I just wanna do the same for her!"

"I know. I know."

She started wiping tears away.

"I'm the same way, with my brother. He's older but....I'm doing everything I can to...protect him."

I heard my bedroom door open. My mom ran in front of me. She started hugging me. She was shaking. I started rubbing her back.

"I feel disgusting. I-I'm fucking terrified Malakai."

"I haven't heard you say that in...a long time."

"Onyx's gonna leave me. He's gonna take you guys with him."

"Mom...he'd never. We're not going anywhere. Why do you think that?"

"I-I just know it's gonna happen!"

"No. No. Mom...no. You should know that, dad's not like that."

"I-I don't want to be alone!"

"Woah! Relax! You're not going to be alone!"

What the fuck did you do to my mother, Axel?!?!

"Where's dad?"

"T-talking to Lex."

"I thought you were with Roxie and Aria."

"I-I wanted to get away from the conversation."

She stated hugging me tighter.

"I don't want to lose any of you!"

"You won't. Mom you won't. G-go to dad."

"I-I'm scared."

"Mom...he's not going to do anything to you."

"I-I...Prim...I'm not doing any of that. How many times...have we had this conversation?"

She ran up to my dad. She jumped into his arms.

"It's okay. I love you. It's okay."

He picked her up and started walking away. Marionette walked into my room.

"Dude what should we do?"

"Don't ask me that. You'll be an accomplice."

"I mean...anything the legal way."

"Oh. Well..uh..I've got nothing."

Marionette pinched her nose bridge.

"We'll get our asses killed if, we go after him."

Wait a second..

"No no. I actually have an idea."

"Oh for fucks sake..."

"Hear me out. I talk to him, I piss him off, he hits me, I hit back and poof. Self defense."

"You are so dad's son. Jesus Christ. Ana I'm surprised, you haven't run yet."

"Eh. This is fine."

"If he tries anything with you or Rocky....I'll be in cuffs."

"Not if, I'm in them first. I'm not a kid anymore. I know how to defend myself."

"Yeah. I-I know."

"You just wanna hit him. Don't worry. I do too."

"Where's Ven?"

"He fell asleep in my room. So did Nov."

"Bro..what should we do?"

"I'm sure, dad's gonna make us watch her. Considering how I was."

"You seriously think, she's do anything?"

My sister shrugged.

"We gotta be careful."

My dad walked into my room.

"If she does anything, Axel's getting his throat cut."

"You left her alone?"

"No. She's in our room talking to your aunt. MJ, while I'm at work...keep a close eye on her. I'm hiding everything sharp. Don't let her shower while she's home alone."

"Do I have to watch her take a shower?"

"Just...be in the same room. Or just have her shower when I'm home."

"You don't trust her, don't you?"

"I-I don't know. You both know how I was. And we both know how Mari was. She hasn't told me if she wants to die but...I'm worried."

"Jesus Christ. You're sure, we can't kill him?"

"Your step grandma would fuckin kill us if, her baby boy gets a scratch on his face." My dad said as he rolled his eyes.

"Let's not even talk about how the rest of the cluster fuck that is our family. We'd start a full on out war."

"What if we're in the same place as him?"

"Don't worry. We won't be. I already told your grandfather. He's pissed. Has anything happen to one of you?"

"Besides Paul and Larry? Nope."

"Uhhh no?"

"You sound unsure."

"Guys don't get raped."

"Umm actually they do. They just don't say it really. They think, nobody will believe them. It's the same with women too."

"But...you were scared to tell and you did."

Marionette exhaled.

"That's because...I knew you'd have my back. You always have."