Chapter 158: Arrival, Part 1

Jack stood with his team waiting at the docking port as the ship drifted closer to the edge. Tom and three other men stood with him, Kip and Steven, who had helped him save Tom, and a new guy from his mom's team of people named Calum. They were all good men, looked tough, and could handle Jimmy if he went into a rage. Tom shared the story of Brooke and his escape. Jack smiled. It was nice to know that Jimmy had a thing against Tom, too.

The gate to the freshly renovated docking port opened. His team marched out, winding their way up the stairs to the Surface. It would be nice to get off the ship. He was trying his best to give Alex and Tom their space, so he didn't have to fight the sick feeling it gave him when he saw them together. That didn't really seem to stop Alex though. She'd come to him every night. Every time he tried to reason with her, she'd covered his mouth with her soft kisses and the conversation ended. He even tried to stay up, but she'd found him using the Link. That