Chapter Eight
Hound drove into the driveway of his home, cutting the engine. Both men sat in complete silence. Hound opened his mouth to speak then closed it again. Loki bent over, his face in hands and elbows on his knees. Sitting back up he rubbed his head then looked at Hound.
"What the fuck did we just witness?"
"Did you know she could do that?" Hound said in a rush.
"Eight and a half years, Hound, I thought she was dead! We all thought she was dead! Somebody just tried to kill her again!"
"Do you think it could have been Cain or whoever had that contract on her?"
"No, I don't think it was him. This was something else."
Hound took a deep breath. "Loki, I think she knew we were there."
"No, she knew I was there."
"How?"
"When she braced herself against the tree, she whispered so I was the only one that could hear her."
"Don't hold out on me, man! What'd she say?"
Loki leaned in a little. His face was grave. "I don't know, I couldn't hear her." Then he burst out laughing.
"You motherfucker!"
Both men had a good laugh. After regaining their composure they again got serious.
"Look, no one can know she's alive. Can I trust you to keep this between us?" Loki asked.
"Fucker, I was reluctant to tell you. But you got to make good with the King again. That's the only way you can keep tabs on him. If you're in the circle of trust, you'll know if he makes a move on her. Then maybe I can get a message to her without dying. Maybe?"
"Yeah, you're right."
"Did you fuck her?" Hound asked with a smirk.
"I still got that gun you gave me. I'll shoot you in the leg, smart ass!"
"Come on, man. You were pretty shocked to see those boys. If you're good at calculating that kind of shit, I would say she was already pregnant when she left the castle. So, are they yours?" Hound asked.
"If you ask me that again, I'm going to shoot you. And no, they aren't mine."
"But you know who they are, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do. Fuck!"
"You're not going to tell me are you?"
"Fuck no!"
Loki looked up to see Goldilocks running out the door. "Daddy's home!"
"Well, looks like our little bro-fest is over. Let's go eat." Hound got out, scooped up the curly headed child and went into the house.
Loki sat a minute longer letting this new reality sink in. He knew he would have to go back and face the rest of what used to be family and keep this dark secret all to himself.
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