Page 86 of Jack

“Jack, he is my man. His father is the club’s president. His mom is feisty, and I think you would like her. He has an identical twin brother, Royal, who is the opposite of Jack, and they have a sister Perri, and she is sweet but strong.”

Her lips twitch in a small smile and she takes my hand in hers, looking at me like she never has before. Regret, jealousy, and something that makes my heart hurt.

“I am sorry for everything I have done to you. You deserve so much more than we have all given you.” She cries. “Do you love this man?”

My throat clogs up with emotion, the idea of not seeing Jack again makes my heart and soul cry out in desperation to see him again. But also, the fear of not seeing him or Dominic again follows behind like a reaper, ready to rip everything away.

“I do love him. He is my one and only. No one has ever made me feel like this.”

“SHUT THE FUCK UP.” The door swings open and a very angry looking Christopher comes barreling into the room.

He aims for me, and I scream when he lunges for me, gripping the front of my top, yanking me to my feet. His eyes are dark, and he looks like someone who has lost his mind. He is snarling at me; his nostrils are flaring as he breathes heavily.

“Leave her alone,” Vanessa screams at him but he ignores her.

His other hand holds my jaw in a painful grip, as he glares at me like he wants to kill me.

“I am the only man you will ever love,” he growls.

“N-no. I l-love J-Jack,” I stammer through my fear.

He opens his mouth to speak, but a body slams into us. Falling to the floor, pushing my hair out of my face, I see that Vanessa is on her hands and knees, gasping for air from her injuries.

“You cunt.” He rushes at her, her screams echoing around the room. He pulls her to her feet by her hair, making her cry out again.

“Look what you did.” He points to me, and I look down to see my knees bleeding from when I hit the floor. “You hurt my love. Now I will hurt you,” he screams.

“No, you hurt her. You were supposed to love her, but you cheated on her, mocked her,” Vanessas screams in his face.

He laughs. “Like you hurt her. Her fucking blood family and you fucked her man. You were supposed to support and love her, Vanessa, not whore yourself out to her family.”

“I hate what I have done to her. She has forgiven me, and I will spend the rest of my life making it up to her. You, she can never forgive for what you have done.” My cousin sobs.

A deathly growl leaves his lips, making my blood run cold.

In a flash, before I can open my mouth, he throws her across the room like she is a ragdoll, like she weighs nothing. Her body hits the wall with a sickening crunch, and I cry out her name.

“VANESSA!” My face is wet from my tears, and my heart hurts for my cousin.

She lays prone and I fear the worst.

My gaze moves from my cousin to the man I once loved. I scream as he charges me again but a loud bang from above sounds, making the house vibrate. Glass shatters.

“What the fuck?” Christopher runs from the room, and I hear shooting and a gun firing. I flinch, covering my ears with my hands, curling into a ball.

My body is frozen with fear for what is happening upstairs. I can’t even try to run.

Thundering footsteps sound through the house, and as they get closer, my body starts to shake.

“Fuck. Baby. Lilith, I am here.” I hear his voice.

My head snaps up to see Jack in front of my face. He has dark circles under his eyes, and his brow is dipped in a frown.

I bring my hand up to cup his jaw.

“You came for me.”

“Always, baby. Let’s get you home. We have a very impatient son waiting for us.” He grins, and I see relief shining back at me through his eyes.

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