Page 81 of Jack

“Why did you do this, Christopher? Why can’t you just let me live my life? And look at your wife. How could you do this to her?” I cry.

Both anger and fear fill my veins as he smiles at me, and the one look makes me see a different side to him, one that I have never seen before.

“She is not you, that is why. I did this because you decided to let that biker scum into your body. You belong to me, Lilith. You always have and always will.”

I take stock of his appearance and see that he has dark circles under his eyes, his hair is a mess instead of being in the groomed style that he usually wears. He is wearing a gray T-shirt and jeans, again not his usual suit and smart clothes, but then again, what does one wear when they beat women and kidnap them?

“I will never be yours, Christopher. I belong to Jack.” A laugh bursts out of me when I think of what Jack will do to him when he finds me.

Oh my God. Does Jack know that I am missing? Have they found an injured Cam? Is Cam alive?

In a flash, Christopher is in front of me, gripping the front of my top, and hauling me to my feet. Snarling in my face, I see his eyes are black and evil.

“You are mine. Never his.” He bares his teeth, and I’m shaking, a sob breaking free.

“LEAVE HER ALONE,” my cousin screams, fear coating her voice for both me and her.

Neither of us knows what Christopher has intended for us; he has lost his mind.

You think you know someone, then they show their hand and you see something completely different from what you are used to. I am seeing that now with my ex. Not once did he ever raise a hand to me, but his words hurt just as much.

Vanessa is crying out my name, telling Christopher to leave me alone. I am dropped to the floor, making me cry out in pain as my knees scratch across the cement. He storms across the room, making Vanessa shrink in on herself, as he gets closer. I hear the slap, jerking my head up I see that he has slapped her across the face. Tears flow down her dirty cheeks, and it makes me wonder how long she has been here.

“Christopher, look at me. Leave her alone. It is me you want. It is me who let another man fuck me so hard and good.” Mybravado pushes forward to get him away from her, but it quickly slinks back as he turns to face me.

I wince as I push to my feet, needing to stand up to him. I may look brave on the outside, but on the inside, I am shaking like a leaf in a winter’s breeze.

“You have hurt her enough. It is me you hate,” I state.

He chuckles, moving away from my cousin whose body slides to the floor, no doubt from relief and exhaustion. I count the steps he takes to get to me.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

With each step my heart rate picks up speed. My body shakes uncontrollably as he reaches for my face. I shrink back, his eyes flaring with anger. He grips the back of head, his fist filled with my hair, my scalp screaming in pain.

“Tell me this, Lilith. Why would you want to protect the woman who fucked your man while we were still together? We used to make jokes about you after we fucked. She would take my cock so well, but she was never you. Vanessa would tell me about all the times she would bully you as a child; she loved that she had that power over you. Even your family turned on you and favored her when I left you. She hates you, sweetheart. Why would you want to keep her safe now, after all that she has done?”

I hate that he is right. Vanessa and my family tormented me for years, except my father, but looking back now, he is just as bad for not stepping up and protecting me. For not making my mom stop her bullshit reasons for mentally hurting me.

But seeing my cousin now, at the lowest part of her life, I feel pity for her, but I also feel concern. It is just who I am. I am shyand quiet, I hate confrontation, but I will not forgive, only move on with my life.

“She may have wronged me, but I still love her. She is still family.” My voice is firm, yet I can hear the tremble as his fist tightens, causing me more pain.

He laughs, stepping back, letting my hair go, and causing me to stumble back a few steps.

“Then you are a bigger fool than I ever took you for, Lilith.”

He spits down at the floor in Vanessa’s direction, as he leaves us alone in the basement.

My heart slows, but I know that in time he will come back, and we have to be prepared for what is to come. I just have to keep my hopes up that Jack and the club will find me.

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