Entwined by E.C. Land (best ebook pdf reader android txt) 📗

but seeing her looking upset already, my anger melted away and I’d immediately wanted to soothe my wife’s emotions.

Of course, that stupid cunt who I’d fucked had been there and had the nerve to say shit to my wife and me. Then the boy Alison told me about that caused me to flip out last night on her starts to walk by us and into the classroom. He sees me and says shit that causes me to rush after him with Alison as he runs in another direction.

“I thought you were dead.” His words filter through my head.

Mathias runs quickly through the doors to the outside of the school and the principal comes out as well. Alison stops and tells her something about Mathias being upset, and we were going to go speak with him and calm him down. I heard her say this, but I don’t stop in my pursuit of the kid who looks just like my wife said. But furthermore, he’s got Michelle in him as well. For instance, the birthmark on his wrist that I saw is the same as his mother’s. He also has ears that stick a little further out than mine. She used to joke calling them her elf ears, but I thought they were cute.

Shit. This is my son.

I don’t have to have a DNA test to know this.

Pulling my phone out, I dial Gadget’s number as I keep going and tell him to change tactics and find the doctor who had performed the surgery to save my son and told me he’d died. I hang up and keep going. The kid is fast for his age and makes me wonder why he’s running from me.

At the edge of the back of the school, I finally catch him as he tries to climb the fence.

“Let me go,” he yells through his tears.

“Calm down, Mathias, calm down.”

“Let me go, you . . . You’re alive and didn’t want me,” he cries.

“You know who I am?” I ask him, ignoring the fact the principal and Alison both had joined us. I don’t miss my wife telling the principal that she should call social services and the police. I get why she’s doing this, but I wish she hadn’t. When I find the fucker who separated me from my son, I’ll kill him.

“Yes, I know who you are,” Mathias cries even more. “You’re dead. He told me you and my mom died the day I was born.”

“How do you know who I am?” I keep going not releasing him from my grasp as I ask him these questions. I can sense that he’s been through hell. It’s in his eyes, and I, for one, never wanted that for my child.

“My granddaddy, he allowed me to have one picture of you and my mommy. Said it’s only fair that I have the one but to never think or speak of you. Said I couldn’t look into the death of my parents when I asked about them.”

Motherfucker.

“Granddad,” I mutter, and that’s when it hits me. Michelle’s father is a doctor. He’d been at the hospital that day. It was upon his request we have a closed casket funeral for my wife and son.

Pulling Mathias into my arms, I hold him. “I didn’t know you lived. If I had known, I would have never let you out of my sight. I’ve hurt every day thinking you were gone along with your mother.”

“Mitch,” Alison calls my name timidly.

Glancing up, I see the tears running down her face.

“Mo stór, come here,” I murmur, and she does as I ask without hesitation. I wrap my arms around them both. Because at this moment in time I need to have them both close. By the end of the day, Mathias will know the truth and so will I.

“What does that mean?” Mathias asks, looking up at me as I hold them both in my arms.

“Means my treasure, which is exactly what Alison is to me. She’s my wife, Mathias.”

I get this is a lot for him at his age but I’m a firm believer in putting shit out there. Though, when it comes to my wife, that’s a different story.

“Evidently, I didn’t need to call the police or social services,” the principal declares, gaining all of our attention.

“What do you mean?” Alison asks.

“The office just called and said they were already here as well as two men in leather and a woman.” Oh fuck. This means Gadget had already had shit and was already on his way here to the school. I know about his and his brother’s childhood and who their father is, and he’d been fucked up. So I’m sure this shit didn’t sit well with him or Dragon and their ol’ lady. “Let’s get inside to the conference room and find out what’s going on. I, definitely, would love to know.”

“Right, let’s get this done,” I growl, not liking the thought of what I might find.

With my arm around Mathias’ shoulders keeping him close, I hold Alison’s hand while we follow the principal back into the school.

How the hell did this day get flipped around so weirdly. In one way, it’s caused my anger to grow immensely. In another, it’s caused a piece of me that I thought was missing to show as my son, who I thought was dead, is alive and knows I’m his father.

Releasing Alison’s hand, I pull out my phone and shoot a text message to Dean asking him to send Kenyon and Marc for Michelle’s dad. He knows who he is, and he’ll make sure to get him and put him where I want him before the cops show.

Once sent, I take Alison’s hand in mine and she squeezes it giving me her support. I’m sure this isn’t easy for her, but I know she loves me enough to stand by my side and help both me and Mathias. It’s who she is.

I couldn’t be more grateful than I am right now to have