“No!” he yells, his panic breaking via the speaker. “Don’t dangle up, please Jackson!”

He by no means calls me that, and the usage of my full identify units off alarms in my head. “What’s flawed?”

“The place is Gwen? Is she nonetheless with you?”

“She simply walked into her constructing. I guarantee you she is secure, I watched her go inside. What’s flawed?”

“Keep in mind once I instructed you that we caught the opposite robbers as a result of they wouldn’t cease blabbering concerning the financial institution theft on the bar? Everybody on the station has been speaking about how fortunate we had been to shut the case so quickly and so simply, which was principally due to Gwen’s optimistic ID of Sam Kemp. He refused to inform us who else was concerned, however we had been capable of slender it all the way down to some key gamers within the gang, and the blokes we arrested final evening confessed to the whole lot—”

“Get to the half the place Gwen is anxious,” I say impatiently, pinching the bridge of my nostril.

“Proper, you’re proper,” he says, flustered. “Sam Kemp is . . . properly . . .”

“The gang chief Gwen recognized? What about him?”

“He escaped, Jax,” he says shakily. “He escaped from jail this morning, and I’ve simply been instructed that they’re nonetheless on the lookout for him. Apparently, he punched a cop whereas being taken into the infirmary, and . . .”

I tune him out, uninterested within the particulars of how the person managed to flee. My solely concern is the lady who simply left my automotive.

Gwen’s life is at risk!

I’ll fuck this man up if he dares attempt to contact her.

He’s useless if he lays a finger on her.

Chapter 9

Gwen

Phew, that was shut.

I nearly bought sucked again into extra of Jax’s lies. The reality is, I wish to imagine him if solely to maintain him in my life, however I do know higher than to make the identical mistake twice. I’m going to collect the items of my damaged coronary heart, take a web page from my sister’s guide, and drown myself in ice cream. Daybreak swore on her life that ice cream can treatment all types of damaged hearts, and I’m prepared to take her phrase for it.

I search my thoughts to recollect if there may be any ice cream in my freeze as I let myself into my house. The acquainted scent of my dwelling and the herbs I’ve planted on the balcony instantly calms me, however my nostril wrinkles once I catch an unfamiliar scent that filters in as properly.

It’s disagreeable, and I’m wondering if I left soiled dishes within the sink inflicting that foul scent, however I’m a clear freak and would by no means depart my kitchen in something however excellent order.

I stroll into the lounge, freezing on the sight earlier than me. It’s a scene of utter chaos and violation. From the overturned furnishings to the torn cushions, to the toppled bookcases, my house is in break. My breath hitches in my throat once I catch sight of the shattered image frames of my household images on the ground. Panic rises inside me as I scan the room, my eyes darting from one raveled nook to a different, and I can’t assist however discover the heavy weight of intrusion, as if the air holds the lingering presence of the monster that will do that.

I hear the creak of the floorboards behind me, and my physique tenses. I flip slowly, my coronary heart racing in a mix of worry, anger, and even unhappiness. That is my secure area, and somebody violated it within the worst approach.

“There she is, my little banker!” My blood runs chilly once I come nose to nose with the very man I despatched to jail. Christ, I can’t bear in mind his identify to avoid wasting my life, however I bear in mind the look of him and the uneasy approach he made me really feel all too properly.

“What would you like?” I ask, cringing at how dumb the query sounds even to my ears. I despatched him to jail. After all, he’s right here to get his revenge.

“To transform your house. What do you assume?!”

“It’s not my fault that you just had been arrested,” I counter shakily, backing away. “You’re the one who robbed the financial institution and bought your self in hassle.”

“Should you’d shut your mouth about it, then we each may have gone about our lives as traditional.”

“You held me at gunpoint!” I yell, reaching blindly to the ground, grabbing a throw pillow, and tossing it at him, which he simply swats away. “You held a gun to my head and put my life in danger. Excuse me for holding a grudge.”

The person’s eyes darken, and I query how I ever believed he was something aside from a legal. There is no such thing as a emotion in his eyes, they’re empty inexperienced swimming pools nearly devoid of life. They’re terrifying.

“I’m going to show you a lesson, little lady,” he hisses, approaching me together with his raised fist, forcing me to achieve down blindly and tossing the very first thing I seize at him. In contrast to the pillow, he’s not ready for the shattered body I ship flying his approach because the damaged glass nicks his brow.

As he gathers himself, I flip round and bolt for the door, hoping his confusion will gradual him down just a little, however once I flip round, it’s to see how awfully shut he’s to me.

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