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It would be so easy to reach out and strangle the boy from here. But despite the blood pouring from his face Sander took a deep breath and restrained himself from reaching out and retaliating.
" my mistake, you've got a tiger on your hands James " Lucian said as he moved to help. It took a few minutes and a few bitten fingers on Lucian's part before James was pulling the boy off. The boy was panting and wiping his mouth off. " shit sorry about that Sander" James said as he lifted Jackson into his arms.
The boy wasn't heavy but he was struggling to be put down He'd be off like a shot if James set him down.
" knock it off your fine " James hissed at him.
" that was my fault shouldn't have gotten in his face like that " the younger agent said.
" Sander you and Luce clean your face up, the tiger needs a talking to. " The agents left for the bathroom with a first aid kit while James set Jackson down on the couch.
" I'm sorry I didn't mean to I panicked I'm sorry " the boy yelped. He tucked his limbs around himself and James had to uncoil him.
"Look at me Jackson, do you realize how much danger you just put yourself in, ? Your lucky you didn't get your neck snapped, all of us have done it for less. "
James let that sink in then tried to comfort the trembling boy. Yes he had bitten another man but Jackson wasn't all to blame. He couldn't be too harsh on the boy.
" shh, it's OK. I'm not going to hurt you. I understand why you bit Sander. But you have to believe me, I won't let anyone hurt you in this house." James stroked his hair and tried to James looked at the teen and sighed deeply
He was torn between giving the boy a verbal work over and letting him off. On one hand he did just tear a bloody gash into someone's face. On the other hand Sander had scared the living daylights out of the boy James looked at him again. He seemed to be holding his breath, face white as a sheet and soaked in sweat.
A warning would probably be OK this time.
" listen honey you're not in trouble. Just next time you feel threatened how about you use your words instead." James took his face in his hands and kissed the teens forehead "go brush your teeth and go back to bed please " James watched the boy clean out his mouth and stumble up to bed.
Moments later his friends made it from the bathroom and tossed themselves on the couch.
Lucian laying out over sander's lap, pressing a cloth to his friends nose.
" what a tiger. " the smallest agent sighed, Scratching his close cut red curls. " thank you for not wringing his neck. I had no idea he would bite you. "James said as he sat down next to them. Sander shrugged and waved his hand at James, trying to get across that it was no big deal.
He'd seen the boy when he was brought in as a murder suspect. The obvious trauma that was written all over his body. in the bruised flesh and the oddly stained clothing.
" its his own damn fault " Lucian added as he lifted the white cloth away to look at his friends bitten face. It was an ugly wound. " we both could see your kid was loosing it before he took chunks out of us but Someone over here ignored the signs " he said as he grabbed Sanders face harshly.
giving the larger agents face a shake. " if this potato head had listened when you told him to back off then id still have the tip of my fingers and he wouldn't have dents in his handsome face." Lucian shook him again