Page 30 of Echoes From Within
“I’ll kick his ass if he upsets you, Little one,” Steel says, meaning every last word.
This causes Knox to giggle.
Not only is he a submissive, but he’s also a Little. Something I don’t know much about, but I will love and protect him to my dying breath if it means he can live his life the way he wants.
If I upset him, I would kick my own ass.
“Won’t she be reminded daily, anyway?” Knox asks.
I raise my brow and wait for him to continue.
“She had a baby,” he reminds me. “Her body has scars from where she was abused. Every time she takes a shower she’s going to be reminded of what happened to her. I don’t think seeing you will throw her back to the bad memories. You could very well be what she needs to feel safe enough to move forward.”
“What aren’t you saying, Little one?” Blaze asks. “How do you know she hasn’t already moved forward?”
“Knox,” I say when he remains silent. “Out with it.”
Sighing, he clicks on his laptop before standing and bringing it over to me.
“I may or may not have been keeping tabs on the women rescued,” he says, his head lowered as he hands me his laptop.
“These are the police reports,” I say.
“I also have all of their Doctors’ reports and their Psychiatrists’ notes.”
“That is a series breech of privacy, Knox,” Ghost reprimands.
“I’m sorry,” he whispers. “I just wanted to make sure they were alright.”
“You have such a big heart,” I say, closing the laptop. “What made you look into them?”
“I could tell that Sophia meant something to you,” he tells me, still avoiding my eyes. “I wanted to help you find her missing baby. Then, one thing led to another, and I wanted to help all of the women who had their babies stolen.”
“How is hacking into police and hospital records going to help find those babies?” Jax asks. “You risked a lot doing that, little Knox. What if you were caught?”
Knox scoffs and I can’t help but chuckle.
“He knows damn good and well he won’t get caught,”Miles laughs.
“I won’t get caught,” he says, picking at the invisible lent on his shirt. “And I may have found a way into Malachi Sinclair’s dark web email.”
Silence.
“I… I found emails between him and several other people about some pretty horrid things.”
“What type of horrid things?” Ma asks.
“And why haven’t you mentioned any of this before now?” Ghost growls.
“I didn’t think you would want to be involved,” he says. “I was going to send everything I had to the police once I was able to find possible locations for Malachi.”
“Knox, you know damn well that we’ve been trying to locate both Sophia’s baby and that bastard Malachi. Why wouldn’t you tell us?” Steel asks.
Knox flinches when Steel calls him by his name and not, Little one.
“I’m sorry, Steel.”
“Right now, I am Sir,” he demands, standing and making his way to where Knox is still standing in front of me. “Not only did you withhold this information from us, but you also put yourself in serious danger.”