Mick (The A'rouk Brothers Book 1) by Serena Simpson Read Free Book Online

happening?” Brook asked.
    “Early warning system that we put in place when we first designed our houses. It means someone unauthorized is on the grounds.” Ash moved Brook from his lap to the love seat next to him before he stood up and strolled out the room. There wasn’t any alarm in the way he held himself just mild curiosity.
    Mick moved away from Jaz to follow him. Jaz and Brook shrugged and made their way after them.
    “Ash has a control room. It’s kind of like his war room. He can monitor the grounds and the house from there.”
    They walked in to see several large hanging vid screens that showed assassins approaching the house as well as what looked to be security for the Clone Council. There were three different consoles in the room the largest had six chairs around it.
    “Turn over the female clone and no one will get hurt.” They were using an echo generator. It made sure that whatever they were saying was heard by all within a twenty-five-mile radius.
    “Well, they mean business, I’m sure if we had neighbors they would be able to hear that,” Brook said as she looked at Ash.
    “You should turn me over.”
    “Why would I do that?” Mick asked looking at her. No one was turning her over.
    “I don’t want anyone to get hurt because of me.”
    “Jaz, think. Look at all the men out there. They didn’t come all this way for you to surrender. They have intentions for all of us. I’ve dealt with the Patron’s men before; they’re not nice.”
    “I’ll turn myself in while the rest of you find a way to escape. Mick, tell them this is for the best.” Her eyes pleaded with him. She couldn’t be the reason they died.
    “Jaz, Brook is right. They don’t intend for any of us to get out of here alive. They might be right if this wasn’t Ash’s house.”
    “What’s that?” She pointed at the screen.
    “It’s a laser cannon.” One man went to his knee holding the front of it on his shoulder. A second went to his knee balancing the back of it on his shoulder. The third was at the tail end preparing to fire it.
    “They’re going to blow the house up around us.”
    “They’ve obviously never met Aran.” Aran was Ash’s oldest brother and their leader. Ash touched a button, and a tingling went through them all.
    “We should run.” Mick and Ash spared a moment to look at Jaz before turning back to the vid screen.
    They heard a loud noise as the cannon exploded, they could see the pulse of light coming at them. It hit against a shield and fizzled into nothing.
    “How…how did you do that?” Jaz asked shock coloring her voice.
    Ash laughed. “Long story short. My brother Nicolas, the physician in our family, found his mate. Her name is Janis; some bad people were after her. They threw Molotov cocktails through her windows.” Ash caught the blank expression on her face and stopped.
    “Think of them as homemade bombs. After the danger to Janis was taken care of, Aran got together with Sergey. Then they talked with Dante and before we knew it we were all talking about how to shield from a blast penetrating the house. The whole house shield was born.”
    Jaz just shook her head. The more she learned about the Created, the more she liked them. They did what wasn’t possible simply because they believed they could do it.
    “What do we do now? Out wait them?”
    “Hopefully, until it gets dark. I’m sure Ash has a way out of here. Then we’ll go to the clouds where my house is, and talk about what to do next.” Mick’s eyes were on Jaz noting that she wasn’t panicking or crying. She was taking it all in, processing it, and deciding what they needed to do next.
    “Sounds like I should pack a bag.”
    “You should and so should Brook. Take it to the living room when it's packed.”
    They nodded, left the room, and headed for the stairs.
    “Does Brook know?” Mick took a seat in one of the swivel chairs Ash had around the main console.
    “She suspects but doesn’t know for sure. I