I've been trying hard not to come on too strong. She already thinks I'm overbearing though she has no idea. If she knew how much I want to smother her she'd freak.Not only because of my own personal need to be part of everything where she's concerned, but also out of necessity.As part of my family there are certain things that will have to change, things I haven't told her about as yet. I didn't want to scare her off in the beginning before we even had a chance.But how much longer can I allow her the freedom that she has now? How will she react to the reality of who I am and who she'll be as an extension?If this keeps up I'm afraid I'm going to have to take drastic measures and knowing her stubborn ass, she's not going to like it. But I might not have a choice after last night.I'd barely been willing to give the cops the time they asked for before, but I don't think I can go through another attack on her without taking action no matter what my dad or hers say.I brushe
We had years ahead of us before dad stepped down. Years in which to get her ready for that future role. I didn't want to rob either of us of that time.But if I don't do something, if I don't stand in front of her now, how will my enemies take me seriously? In a little less than a year I'm going to graduate and leave her behind.That's something that's been plaguing me even before all of this started. My dream is that she'd be able to graduate early and join me but that's not guaranteed.How can I even think of leaving her behind when others were trying to harm her? If I don't take care of this now, will someone else come out of the woodwork somewhere down the line and go after her again because they see me as a weakling who doesn't know how to protect his woman?I sighed in frustration as I took her hand in mine. I shouldn't be having these thoughts, shouldn't have to deal with anything this heavy at my age. But it seems I have no control over it.That other people are going
We piled into four separate SUVs after saying bye to the parents. I felt kinda bad because it was the end of our weekend and everyone would be heading to their homes after dinner and we hadn't done any of the things we'd had planned.We'd pretty much just hung around the pool yesterday under Jace's watchful eye of course and pigged out on junk food while watching movies last night.All the stuff I'd bought for our girls' night was back at my house, probably destroyed and Jace refused to let me go to the store to get more.He held my hand all the way there as he drove with me in the front passenger seat next to him. He wasn't talking but everyone else seemed to have already gotten over our little excitement and was back to their usual noisy selves.Once we arrived I opened my door to jump down from the truck and follow the others but he refused to release my hand. I looked at him questioningly but of course there was no explanation forthcoming. Typical Jace."Wait!" Is he mad
I purposely raised the hand with my engagement ring on it and pretended to study my nails as well. "You're very mistaken. Either way, my fiancé loves having me around and that's all that matters."Her eyes zoned in on my ring and she couldn't hide the hate and jealousy that was written plainly on her face for all to see.You'd think with all her talents she'd have learned by now how to keep that shit to herself."Don't get too comfortable, you won't last long, Jace is just slumming. I guess every man in his position has to get one of you out of his system at some time or another."Her friends snickered on cue. "I fail to see what our relationship has to do with you. Didn't he already sample your fare and found you lacking?"Was she for real? Did she really think no one knew what she was? She may be able to fool her lackeys but I'm quite certain that everyone else had already seen through her by now. It hadn't taken me that long after all."How dare you? Everyone knows that
I didn't have an answer for that one and he was starting to scare me so I looked down at my feet and kept my mouth shut hoping that whatever was going on with him would pass quickly."It was a knee jerk reaction Jace, I don't see why you're so upset." Zip it Sian, damn. I've heard the expression smoke coming from the nose, but this is the first time I'd seen it firsthand."You don't see why I'm upset? I told you not to acknowledge her in any way. That's fucking twice in one weekend. ENOUGH!" He slammed his fist into the wall next to my head and I almost peed myself.I knew Jace would never hurt me, but the way he was acting was scaring the hell out of me. It seemed like ever since the explosion he's been on pins and needles about something.I know he gets this way when he's afraid for me, but this seemed a bit extreme even for him. I thought it best however not to pull the tiger's tail by saying anything else."You have any idea how fucking pissed I am right now?" I closed my
Now there was Jared, an honorary member. Though his family had nothing to do with this town and wasn't part of the fabric, he was Jace's brother in law. I doubt even he understands what that shit means.My mind was going all over the place because of that look on Jace's face when we left the restaurant tonight. I had the feeling we were at the precipice of some monumental change.I feel kinda bad because I know that he's been doing his best to enjoy his last year of high school; the last vestiges of his youth. But I also know what lays ahead for him, what he's been holding at bay."The one we should be worrying about is Mandy. Is that girl really this stupid?" Alex shook his head."It's not that. I think she thinks she's too smart. I think she really believes she can win Jace back.""Like I said, stupid. He should never have been with her in the first place. I still don't get why he even went there.""Who knows, he's never said why and you know he would never discuss such a
It seems I came home just in the knick of time. I should be with my girl right now taking care of her after that bitch tried to humiliate her, but instead I have to put out this fire before it ignites.I know Jace, can read his face almost as well as my own and I know that something's about to break. I'm not the kind of person who can put off one thing to work on another, so I guess I'll have to deal with everything at once.The fact that I need a huge favor from him that involves his girl only makes this situation more fucked. If he goes into one of his moods he'd probably lock her away somewhere with him and I'd have to come up with something else in a hurry.As to Shane and Alex it wasn't hard to read them and know that something was up and the tracker I put under Shane's truck had led me here.Had I been here none of this would've happened, but it was too late for self-recriminations now. I had to do what I had to for my sister. There was no getting around that. But I hate
Jace was there three minutes later, still with that look on his face. Whatever he'd been doing in the last few hours since we left the restaurant hadn't done much to improve his mood."What's this favor you keep talking about? Are you in some kind of trouble?" Dammit, that tone. Don't do this shit Jace, at least give yourself one more year."I guess you can say that, but it's not what you think. I can't tell you all of it now, but I can tell you why I did it. I have to ask your forgiveness first though.""My forgiveness, for what?" I looked at him as he dropped onto the lounge chair next to mine."I've been keeping something from you for a long time. It wasn't my secret to tell and I'm only doing it now because things seem to be coming to a head.""This have anything to do with you having to go to that place each time you act up?""Yeah, I guess you can say that." I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to open up to him about my sister. I'd never looked at it as me