The bad boy wants to protect me?

Truth

Ladans POV

I sat outside the warehouse in the rover alone, I had 4 guys in rovers behind me but I couldn't sit in a car with them. I was anxious, my hands were clammy and I couldn't get my head straight so needed to drive alone. I had no plan of attack, nothing. I know Colton had put some things in place with my men, but I didn't want to know, my head wasn't in the right place to have an opinion on things right now.

The only thing I did have a say over was this meeting with Ads, I wanted to go in alone, I had more chance of keeping myself and my men safe if the Brotherhood gang didn't believe I was a threat to them, I could get my chance to tell Addison about her mother. To explain. It wasn't hard to find the information, it turns out my fathers second in command had the information the entire time. He enlightened me on things that I had forgotten, or pushed out of my mind because I didn't like the memories.

I stepped out of the car, of course I had weapons on me, I wasn't stupid, but they were all out of sight.

"Are you sure about this sir?" One of my men called from the other car that had been following me.  I nodded at him to answer his question, I needed to do this, it was the safest way. I had the men on speed dial, so if I was in danger they'd be up here with the press of a button. I looked at the warehouse for a couple of minutes more, this place was disgusting and I can't even imagine the mess that lays inside after the fight a couple of weeks ago. My Ads had been living in this shit tip, I couldn't help but worry about her reaction - I feel like I have no idea who she is now. I keep hoping, preying that this is all just a big misunderstanding and she's going to turn around to me today and say it was all just a joke. But that hope has died a little more each day that has passed. It's almost gone now, and I'm expecting a dark shell of the girl I last saw 2 weeks ago. I won't forgive myself if her father has hurt her again.

I took a deep breath and entered the building, I was right, it was a mess. Bodies had been cleared but the remains stayed - blood, all over the walls and floors. Broken weapons on the edges of the corridors. I didn't get much time to look, as soon as I walked in 2 men came at me from both sides and grabbed my arms, putting me in a tight hold that I couldn't move from even if I was going to try.

"Nice to see you, fuckface." One of the men said whilst proceeding to spit on my shoes. At least it wasn't my face, I'm grateful for that.

"You too, I'm here to see Addison, if you'll kindly escort me to her." I said with an over the top smile, I couldn't help but wind these men up, even if it did risk me getting dealt with a bit more roughly. Their grip on me tightened, not that it hurt yet.

"Gladly" the other man replied, his confidence made me think he had reason to believe I was going to die today. Thrilling.

They marched me up the flights of stairs in silence, at times looking at each other and smirking. I knew where they were taking me, we were headed towards the last place I saw Addison, the room where our whole relationship faltered and we got pulled apart, I wasn't going to let that same thing happen today. The door to the room came into view, this was it. If I don't come out of this room with Addison, I'm not coming out at all.

I was practically thrown through the door by the two men - I very almost lost my footing but regained my posture instantly, I wasn't raised weak, I'm not weak and I was certainly not going to show weakness.

I felt her eyes on me instantly - my head snapped towards the corner of the room where she sat on a chair. I was right - she looked...hollow, the dark bags under her eyes made it look like she hadn't slept in weeks. She still had on the same clothes she had on that day, they were dirty, she looks like she hasn't showered, but somehow she still managed to look beautiful. My heart softened as I continued to look at her, checking her body over to make sure she was okay, there was bruises on her arms, my body stiffened as I stared at them, they appeared like finger prints. I wanted to grab her and get her out of this place; but the look on her face stopped me. I couldn't put my finger on what she was feeling, it looked like a mixture, anger, sadness, determination. She looked broken, and that killed me.

In the midst of me being distracted by Addison I failed to notice the thing she calls her father coming at me from the other side of the room. Before I knew it he had rugby tackled me and was straddling me on the floor, laying punches into my face and chest. I grabbed his hands quickly and swapped our positions. I could have killed him right there and then, but Addison was watching, I didn't want to prove to her that I was what she thinks, a murderer. Plus the fact there was 3 mens with guns on me. I stood up, not without standing on his fingers first though, hearing the crunch brought me satisfaction.

His name is Juan, Addison's dad. I've worked with him for a few years. In fact he was one of my first customers when I first became gang leader after my dad died. He's always seemed a bit psychotic but I never saw him as a threat. Little did I know I had been supplying the Brotherhood Gang's leader with weapons for the last three years. What are the chances that his daughter would turn up on mine, of all peoples, doorstep? After today, I hope to never see this piece of shit again, it's me or him.

"If you boys are quite finished - Ladan is here to speak with me, and that is what we'll do" Addison looked and spoke with no emotion, my heart panged at the frost coming off her, and the fact it was directed at me.

"ofcourse Addison, you do what you've got to do" he said with a smirk, what was that about? "I'll be outside the door, waiting. Enjoy your privacy." He winked at me, did he seriously just wink at me? Does this fucker not know who I am? Wanker. I glared at him and stepped towards him making him jump back a little and reach for his gun, pussy.

"Out, Juan" Addison said fiercely - she's calling him by his name now? And with that Juan and the 3 of his men, went outside the room.

I watched them as they went and then turned to Ads, she had a blank expression, I started to step towards her to touch her, feel her again, she put her hand up towards me, and that's when I spotted the gun. And I stopped exactly where I was.