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“Fuck off, Cole.” Jax pushed me firmly back into my room, letting go of me. He turned and shoved Cole back. “I’m not fucking leaving. Now I need to talk to Amber.”

Cole opened his mouth to argue with him but Jax just walked into my room, slamming the door shut and locking it.

“Get out!” Was he stupid! I didn’t want him in here! “Did you forget you were leaving?”

“I’m not leaving.” His hand ran down the wall, and he flicked on the lights. My eyes shut, blocking out the light immediately.

He sounded determined. What did it matter anymore? Why was I getting upset about it? Jax would do what he does best. Break my heart. But if he left tonight, he wouldn’t be breaking my son’s.

I wasn’t up to fighting him. I couldn’t. I literally couldn’t. I felt his hands on my arms, this time holding me steady.

“Amber, tell me what’s wrong?”

I slowly opened my eyes, squinting from the light. Then my eyes adjusted. I couldn’t fight with him. Fighting showed I cared and I didn’t anymore. I wasn’t going to fight for him to be a part of mine and Jack’s life.

It didn’t matter anymore. I was doing what Tae wanted. I was going to him. As soon as Jack was back tomorrow. We were leaving.

“Nothing. You should go.” I stepped out of his grasp and went and sat on the edge of my bed. My eyes aimlessly returned to the television.

Jax stepped in my view. “You’re shutting down.”

“No, I’m not.”

“I know what you shutting down looks like and this is it.”

I dropped my head in my hands. “Just go, Jax.” I was tired. I needed to call Tae, tell him I had made my decision. He was saving me and Jack. I should be thankful.

If Tae was still in the country, we would be leaving with him. I should be packing. I had to tell my brothers. How was I going to explain this to them? I could just tell them the truth.

Jax lifted my head from my hands. “Amber, what’s wrong?”

He was kneeling in front of me, his hands cupping my face. He was looking so worried. Why? I wasn’t his problem. I wasn’t anyone’s problem.

My phone started ringing in my hand. Tae’s secure number. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was having my calls recorded. I had to answer. He would be expecting it.

Jax took the ringing phone from my hand so quickly I didn’t even react until he had it to his ear.

Chapter Nine

Jax

I didn’t know what had Amber this upset. But I knew it wasn’t just me leaving. She was upset before I came to her. Something had made her into this crying mess. The woman I loved didn’t crumble.

She had been distant all day after answering that phone call. I wanted to know what had shut her down. More importantly,whohad been responsible for the woman I loved shutting down.

I looked into her eyes. I shouldn’t have panicked. I shouldn’t have wanted to run. But I thought I was doing the best thing. I didn’t want to disappoint Jack. I was nothing but a disappointment. I disappointed my father. I disappointed Amber.

Her phone started ringing in her hand. I glanced down at it; whoever it was could fuck off. I needed her to open up to me, not have a goodnight conversation with her boyfriend.

At all times answerflashed across her screen. That was all I needed to see. When Tyler said that contact was calling her, she’d disappeared out the back for half an hour and then came back looking pale and distant. She hadn’t eaten a thing all day and I had taken notice.

I put it to my ear, answering and getting up.

“So, your plan of getting him to help didn’t work.”

I narrowed my eyes hearing his voice. Fucking Tae. What did he mean by her plan hadn’t worked?

I had a hell of a lot I wanted to say to him, after finding out he stopped her from reaching out to me. And then gave my son a ticket to fly to him.

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