Page 143 of Tattooed Love

Cole’s face twisted with anger, and he shook his head, furious at me. “He has a past Amber, and if you are so in love with him, then you have to accept it. He isn’t the faithful type. You wanted him, flaws and all. Well, this is what you get when you date a bikie. Now grow up and stop being needy.” Cole stormed off and left me stunned.

Suddenly my anger was fading; I hated to say this, but Cole was right. I had no right to expect Jax to change, after all, records can’t be wiped, and I knew Jax was a ladies man. I was stupid to think that his past wouldn’t come back to bite me.

Cole

I waited for Amber to leave before I rounded the corridor again and stormed up to Jax’s door, slamming my fist on it once before just walking in.

Mai was on the edge of Jax’s bed, and looked like her normal self; not a tear in sight. Jax was sitting in front of her in an armchair that had been pulled up to the side of the bed. He had that normal, smug look on his face.

I slammed the door behind me. “Mai. Jackson.” I used his full name to piss him off. I turned to face Mai. “I see the tears are gone.” Amber had hit the nail on the head when she called Mai a bitch. Personally, I thought Mai was the Queen of Evil.

Mai narrowed her beady eyes at me. “Cole, always a pleasure.”

“Must be important, for you to have let yourself in.” Jax arched an eyebrow at me, his voice coated with annoyance.

I had respect for Jax, but right now he was going down in my eyes. Yeah, I knew he was a player, but, for some stupid reason, I actually expected him to be different with Amber. Mai being here showed me he wasn’t going to be.

Amber had to see what she was in for; maybe she would get out before he used her anymore.

“Yeah, just wanted to say Jax,” as I walked over to him, glaring down at him, “that you better get your fucking act together, because I don’t like my sister feeling threatened.” I shot a filthy look at Mai “Especially by a slut like you.”

Mai laughed sourly. “Really, standing up for your little sister? Who knew you actually had a heart Cole.”

“Whatever this is,” I pointed between them, “End it.” I looked Jax in the eye and I saw the rage boiling from the way I’d spoken to him. Yeah, I was meant to always show him respect, but when it came to Amber, nothing got in my way from protecting her and I knew my brothers would be on my side. “Before you cross a line Jackson, remember who you are about to cheat on.”

Jax was up quickly, kicking the armchair over in his hurry to get to me.

“I suggest you get the fuck out Cole, before I remind you who you are speaking to.” He growled at me, barely being able to keep his fists away. I knew he was aching to just pound his anger into me for the way I’d spoken to him.

“Whatever you say, boss.” I spat on the floor in front of him. He could throw his title around all he wanted; it meant nothing when it came to Amber. “Make sure the slut is out of the house within an hour,” I threw over my shoulder before slamming the door after me.

He might run Satan’s Sons, but he didn’t run this house.

Amber

“Really mature Amber!” Jackson shouted at me when he walked into the room.

Getting up off the couch, I ran my eyes up and down Jax. Why was he so mad? From what I remember, if anyone had a right to be pissed, it was me, after all, he was the one up in his room doing God knows what with Mai.

“If you’re got a problem, talk to me, don’t go crying to your brother.” The veins running up Jax’s neck were bulging, and his face was slightly red. To put it simply, he was furious.

“Don’t speak to me like that!” I shouted back. If he wanted a shouting match then fine; I could yell just as loud as him!

“I thought you got it!” Jax paced back and forth, not pulling his eyes from me. “But I was wrong. You’re still are just as…”

“As what Jax?” I pushed him to finish his sentence. “Come on, finish what you were going to say.” I had never felt so much anger towards him. This whole time I had been sitting down here, telling myself to trust him. Telling myself I had to back off. And this was how I got treated?

“What’s the point?” Jax stopped pacing, his eyes squarely on me. “I can’t do this.”

Suddenly, this argument went from insane to deadly serious. “What?” my mouth dropped slightly. He couldn’t be serious?

“You know what…” Jax was still angry; I could see that, but he couldn’t mean what I thought he meant.

“You want to break up with me?” I spoke each word slowly, trying to explain it more to myself than to him. Surely this can’t be happening. “After everything we have been through, after everything you put me through! All the chasing, and you finally saying you loved me, and now what? You changed your mind!?”

I went from shocked to pissed instantly. He couldn’t do this to me!

“I thought I could have both…” Jax’s locked his eyes with mine. “But you aren’t worth the loss.”

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