out, relief floods me. Thank God . Jack drives us over to Mack’s house, and he comes barreling outside. I fall into his arms, and he soothes me with useless words. My mother is next, and seeing them in each other’s arms is undoubtedly quite odd.
“Where is Sam, Eli?” I ask.
“She took him to the doctors, I just called. They are on their way back.”
“Jax is coming home.”
“We will have constant watch on the house, with police and the crew. We will work out more details when Jax gets back.”
“And Mr’s Sadie’s family?” I choke.
“The police will let them know.”
I nod weakly, and then walk inside. Mack shows me and my mother to a room, and we fall onto the bed. She finally speaks.
“I can’t believe it. I didn’t realize this world you lived in was so…deadly.”
I look over at her. “I married a pirate, what did you expect?”
“Common sense is what I expected. What about your daughter, she could have been in there!”
“What are you saying?” I whisper.
“He is lethal Jade; he is putting you in a deadly world and it is going to kill off someone you love if you aren’t careful. Leave, come home, give her a life.”
I gape. “Without her father? I love him; I will NEVER love anyone the way I love him. How do you suppose I just get over that?”
Her eyes flicker to Mack. “You can move on if you have to. Even if you never get over it.”
“I am not you mother. I am not selfish enough to give up the man I love for a life like yours. Sorry, he is my life. We will move to the island until Ben is sorted, we are safe there but don’t you ever tell me to leave my husband.”
“You are living a fantasy Jade, and it is going to crumble.” She growls.
“Grace enough…” Mack warns gently. “Now is not the time.”
“When is the time Mack? You just think it’s ok for her to run about with pirates?”
“I know Jax loves her, and I know it is the life she wants. You can’t change that, and neither can I.”
“She will die, or worse, Lilly will die.”
“Stop!” I cry. “I mean it mother, stop. It isn’t the Damn time.”
“When is the right time?” She screams . “When you are dead?”
“Just because you and Steffan are over, doesn’t mean you can take it out on me. Look where living a nice life over love got you, a husband who is fucking around!!”
Mack gapes. “Steffan is cheating on you, why didn’t you tell me?”
“It doesn’t matter Mack. All that matters is my daughter’s safety, which clearly she can’t get.”
I throw my hands up. “I am done here. I am leaving.”
“Jade, you can’t leave.” Mack says touching my arm.
“Don’t touch me daddy, I will leave, and you will never see me again. I did it once, don’t push me.”
He glares at me, actually glares at me. It stops me in my tracks. Damn , Mack isn’t going to go all father like, is he? He is. He grips my arm and hauls me close.
“This is your life, if you think I am going to let you out this front door, you are VERY wrong. Now sit down on that bed or I will toss you on there and spank your bad mannered little ass like it should have been spanked when you were a child. Stop your immature, childish nonsense, and don’t threaten me again. You are my daughter, and I have put up with your shit for long enough, treat me like a father or I will stop treating you like a daughter.” He yells, loudly and angrily.
I blink rapidly. Mack has never spoken to me like this before, never. It shocks me so heavily; I can’t speak. What’s more, my chest is clenching with raw pain. It hurts, his words hurt, but they are what I have needed for so long. Tears thunder down my cheeks and I pull my hand from his grips.
“I am going to sleep in a different room.” I whisper, and then shove past Mack.
I walk weakly down the hall, too shocked to move any faster. My father yelled at me? Actually yelled at me. I see Sam as I go past, but she doesn’t say anything, just gives me a sympathetic
“Where is Sam, Eli?” I ask.
“She took him to the doctors, I just called. They are on their way back.”
“Jax is coming home.”
“We will have constant watch on the house, with police and the crew. We will work out more details when Jax gets back.”
“And Mr’s Sadie’s family?” I choke.
“The police will let them know.”
I nod weakly, and then walk inside. Mack shows me and my mother to a room, and we fall onto the bed. She finally speaks.
“I can’t believe it. I didn’t realize this world you lived in was so…deadly.”
I look over at her. “I married a pirate, what did you expect?”
“Common sense is what I expected. What about your daughter, she could have been in there!”
“What are you saying?” I whisper.
“He is lethal Jade; he is putting you in a deadly world and it is going to kill off someone you love if you aren’t careful. Leave, come home, give her a life.”
I gape. “Without her father? I love him; I will NEVER love anyone the way I love him. How do you suppose I just get over that?”
Her eyes flicker to Mack. “You can move on if you have to. Even if you never get over it.”
“I am not you mother. I am not selfish enough to give up the man I love for a life like yours. Sorry, he is my life. We will move to the island until Ben is sorted, we are safe there but don’t you ever tell me to leave my husband.”
“You are living a fantasy Jade, and it is going to crumble.” She growls.
“Grace enough…” Mack warns gently. “Now is not the time.”
“When is the time Mack? You just think it’s ok for her to run about with pirates?”
“I know Jax loves her, and I know it is the life she wants. You can’t change that, and neither can I.”
“She will die, or worse, Lilly will die.”
“Stop!” I cry. “I mean it mother, stop. It isn’t the Damn time.”
“When is the right time?” She screams . “When you are dead?”
“Just because you and Steffan are over, doesn’t mean you can take it out on me. Look where living a nice life over love got you, a husband who is fucking around!!”
Mack gapes. “Steffan is cheating on you, why didn’t you tell me?”
“It doesn’t matter Mack. All that matters is my daughter’s safety, which clearly she can’t get.”
I throw my hands up. “I am done here. I am leaving.”
“Jade, you can’t leave.” Mack says touching my arm.
“Don’t touch me daddy, I will leave, and you will never see me again. I did it once, don’t push me.”
He glares at me, actually glares at me. It stops me in my tracks. Damn , Mack isn’t going to go all father like, is he? He is. He grips my arm and hauls me close.
“This is your life, if you think I am going to let you out this front door, you are VERY wrong. Now sit down on that bed or I will toss you on there and spank your bad mannered little ass like it should have been spanked when you were a child. Stop your immature, childish nonsense, and don’t threaten me again. You are my daughter, and I have put up with your shit for long enough, treat me like a father or I will stop treating you like a daughter.” He yells, loudly and angrily.
I blink rapidly. Mack has never spoken to me like this before, never. It shocks me so heavily; I can’t speak. What’s more, my chest is clenching with raw pain. It hurts, his words hurt, but they are what I have needed for so long. Tears thunder down my cheeks and I pull my hand from his grips.
“I am going to sleep in a different room.” I whisper, and then shove past Mack.
I walk weakly down the hall, too shocked to move any faster. My father yelled at me? Actually yelled at me. I see Sam as I go past, but she doesn’t say anything, just gives me a sympathetic
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