19. Ivy

Chapter 19

Ivy

" O k now, back on track. You said you were at Underground because the guy who killed your families and hell your whole species pretty much, was there. I know almost all the regulars there. Who did it? I'll help you make the fucker pay." I stare at Jax, waiting for an answer.

He looks at KC. That instantly activates my bitch mode. "Oh no, you fucking don't." I jump to my feet, startling Kelly who hisses. "I'm not some flower you can hide fucking shit from. If and I mean if I'm your mate, and if I'm this matriarch thing, he killed my people too." I start pacing while Kelly wraps tighter around me.

DJ is by my side before I know it. He reaches for me, but when Kelly strikes out, he jumps back. "Whoa, snake. I just want to help," he says.

"The asshole is dangerous. You need to understand, if he finds out what you are…" KC trails off.

I know he is not trying to pull some overprotective mate bullshit on me right now. I get right up in his face—it's still a few inches up but I do it—and snarl, "I will not be coddled or locked away. I'm damn good at my job. I have contacts and resources you can't…"

The fucker cuts me off. The nerve of this man. "You hit on one of his guards and Jax killed two others the night you two met. His name is-"

My eyes widen. What are the fucking odds? This time, I cut him off. "Stanley fucking Shiftlan. You're saying my mark and the bastard that killed the only parents I knew… wiped out your species?"

KC nods. "Your species too. You are a deathstalker matriarch. You have our venom, it just doesn't come from your stinger."

I walk over to a lamp Kelly likes and place her on it. Without a word, I practically flop back down in my chair. Stanley killed the people who raised me and the people who birthed me. One set of parents I'll never know thanks to him, and another I'll never forget. Hell, he probably tried to kill me and the guys too.

I'm so lost in thought, I forget the guys are here until a hand lifts my head and wipes tears I didn't know were falling. I expect to see DJ since it's his nature but it's Jax.

"Hey, what's going on in that pretty head of yours? You're dripping some serious venom. Talk to us. Tell us what we can do to help?"

Blinking, I look around at all of them, and they have concerned looks on their faces. For the first time in a very long time, I feel vulnerable, but somehow safe with all of them.

Swallowing, I share my thoughts. Guess I better get used to that if I'm going to have six mates. "He killed both sets of my parents. Both sets . He was my assignment. That's why I was there." Standing, I say "Give me a minute." Leaving these strangers alone in my living room, I go to the bathroom. Not even a little concerned that they'll pilfer my house in my absence. I wash the deadly tears from my face, and then go to my office. I wake up my computer and see a notification flashing on the screen.

I found him.

I knew it was just a matter of time before I did, but that was fast. And to think, if those asshole mates of mine wouldn't have showed up, I'd be sleeping right now and wouldn't know for hours. Hell, I probably would have lost him again while I slept.

I add the new intel to his folder and copy it to my tablet. If it were just me involved, I'd already be revving up Scarlet. But the six deathstalkers sitting in my living room deserve to at least be present when the fucker is killed. I can give them that much. I won't be giving them my kill though. I don't care if we are mates.

When I walk back in they stop talking. I raise an eyebrow at them. "No secrets?"

As if they're one unit, one voice, they say, "No secrets."

"I may know more about the prick than you do." I smirk. I like having something over them. They did a lot of work to find this asshole. I like knowing I found him before they did.

"Pft. No one knows more about anyone than Beck and Cree," Jax scoffs. He fucking scoffs at me!

"Oh, yeah? Do you know where Shitface Stanley is?" I arch a brow at the nerds.

Six sets of eyes widen at my question.

"Are you saying you know where he is?" KC asks.

"I don't know… Do you think it's possible?" I cock my head at him. Me sharing my information with these sexy pricks hedges on his answer.

"I think you're a good assassin, otherwise we would have heard of you. In our search for anyone connected to the killings of deathstalkers, we met a lot of assassins. You were never anywhere on our radar. If you're that good, yeah. It wouldn't surprise me if you know a lot more about him than we do."

"Good answer." Nodding my approval, I walk over to Cree and Beck. "Tablet."

Beck holds out a tablet similar to my own. I hold mine above his, and touch a button, sending the information directly to his tablet.

The minute his tablet bings, he and Cree wrestle for it. I can't help but laugh.

KC asks, "What did you-"

Beck cuts him off. "This is unfucking real." His fingers fly across the tablet as he absorbs all the information I have on our target.

Jax growls, "What?"

Cree answers, "She has some serious fucking intel on Stanley. I'm talking a fucking gold mine worth."

Neo, Jax, and DJ all whistle. KC smiles and for some reason I stand taller at the pride in his eyes. I've never cared what anyone thought of me before, but knowing he sees me as a talented assassin has an emotion I've never felt before bubbling up in my chest.

"There's more," I say, knowing they haven't seen the newest intel yet. "I know where he is."

My mates erupt with exclamations and questions before becoming silent at one harsh word from KC. He sure has them fucking trained. Wonder if I could do that.

"Thought you boys might wanna come with me when I go get him." I smirk.

"Oh we're coming with you," Jax mutters.

I scowl at the comment but am quickly distracted when Neo spins me around and slams his lips to mine.

His kiss is just as playful as he is, but still manages to make my knees weak. I'm no stranger to good sex, which includes good kissing. But no one has ever kissed me with the kind of passion I feel from Jax and Neo. I'm about to climb him like a fucking tree when we're ripped apart. Or rather he's ripped away from me.

Gasping, I open my eyes and see KC holding Neo by the back of his neck. Damn. He's strong.

Why are my panties suddenly so wet?

Maybe having mates won't be so bad after all.

They're sure doing wonderful things to my libido.