Jaxon returned to the Red Cage with a smile, causing some of his friends to shake their heads in disbelief that he had come after and did something from the De La Crush parking lot.“Get rid of that stupid smile before I do it myself,” Nicko snorted, making Jaxon even happier.The man sat on the sofa next to Danny Johanson, brushing his still-wet hair. While putting a few cookies in his mouth, he makes his friend stare blankly.“If you’re bothered, just go out,” Jaxon retorted as he snatched Danny’s drink halfway to his lips, earning him a sharp glare that went unnoticed.“Hey!” Danny was irritated as he tried to reclaim his belongings, but it was futile because Jaxon had squandered them first.Rey simply rolled his eyes while playing with the chess pieces on the table.Not long after, Knight entered with a straight face, as if he had just eaten a lemon.“You have a sour face,” Connor said, handing his friend a sweet treat that was Danny’s as well.Danny was enraged when he saw that a
Mia’s arrival at De La Crush surprised Vero, who was about to finish her shift. She remembered her leaving with Jaxon about four hours earlier.“Where are the other Jaxon’s minion gone?” As soon as Mia took a seat on one of the benches, Vero asked.Mia invited Vero to join her at the same table when she saw her.“I told them to guard outside and forbid anyone from entry here if there’s nothing urgent,” the woman said, looking around.“Did Jaxon give you permission to do this?”Mia grimaced at the question because she had threatened Jaxon with not touching her for a week if she wasn’t allowed out as agreed.He usually gave Mia two hours to meet Slaine before catching up to De La Crush.“I don’t need his permission,” the woman grumbled as she rummaged through the menu.“You don’t need that thing,” Vero said, giving Mia a faint smile. “Everything on the menu is in your head, even the dot, and you know where they are.”She smirked when she saw Vero roll her eyes.“Then I’d like to order f
When Jaxon entered the safe house, the atmosphere changed dramatically.There was no sign of Mia. He was silent for a few moments, but based on Alex’s report that there was something urgent, Jaxon rushed home from the Red Cages.“Can you tell me where my wife is right now?” Jaxon approached Emily, who was in the living room.The woman lowered her gaze as she noticed Jaxon’s cold expression.“She’s by the pool,” Emily said, leading Jaxon down the corridor to the backyard.The man accelerated his pace and arrived at his destination in a flash.He halted when he noticed Mia sitting by the pool, her legs dangling into the water. Jaxon approached her with caution. But she could still hear him through the sound of his loafers’ heels hitting the floor.Mia abruptly said, “I want to be alone,” as he stood beside his wife. In a low tone, her head is lowered, and her bare feet are playing with the water, causing small ripples all around.“Unfortunately, I can’t leave you when you look sad,” Jax
Several men running towards Jaxon and Mia’s room, soon after, the door to the room opened, and some men rushed in, but their steps were abruptly halted when they discovered Jaxon standing at the foot of the bed, while Mia appeared to be asleep in front of him.Several pairs of eyes locked on the man, who was fixated on the feminine body on the bed.“We heard screams,” Alex said, hesitant to go further.The few men behind him were simply waiting for orders.Jaxon nodded once before taking his gaze away from his wife’s unconscious body.“There’s nothing to be concerned about,” Jaxon said to his subordinates gathered in the doorway. “Remain vigilant. I can handle everything from here.”The men appeared hesitant to leave, but when they noticed Jaxon’s expression as if he didn’t want to be denied, they turned around and returned to their respective posts.Alex’s hands froze mid-air as he was about to close the door when he observed the syringe on the floor. Not far from Jaxon’s position.H
The dim light streaming in through the open window jolted Jaxon awake. His masculine lips whimpered as he lifted his head slightly, making him dizzy.“Shit,” he mumbled softly, closing his eyes again and feeling the side of the bed next to him.Instead of the warm body he was expecting, he found a pillow.Jaxon immediately reopened his eyes and turned to the side of the bed where Mia usually sleeps.Jaxon’s head was turned in every direction, and when he awoke, he called out Mia’s name in a hoarse voice.“Dolcezza,” he called several times but received no response.He remained silent for a while until the memory of yesterday came to mind, and Jaxon jumped up with a sudden movement that caused the entire room to spin due to the dizziness that hit him.“Ugh,” he muttered under his breath before dialing his wife’s number for the umpteenth time. “Dolcezza!” Jaxon searches for Mia’s whereabouts but cannot find her.He called again, this time in a slightly panicked tone of voice. “I’m not j
Mia’s head lowered throughout the journey. He didn’t even want to look at the driver in front of him. In fact, the woman sat silently, looking out the window several times.She no longer cared about the song that she could hear on the radio as if her mind was racing with conflicting thoughts and hearts.When her head told her to keep on, her small heart rebelled and told her to turn around. Because there must be someone out there seeking her and hoping for her to return home.Mia wondered if this was the right decision because she could imagine Jaxon’s condition after being left behind.Her attention was drawn away from her hesitating by the words of someone in front of her. Mia took a slow look at Rey Fredrick, who was driving quietly.She was about to go to Blueberry alone when Rey appeared during Mia’s commotion. The man returns home with a half-conscious Jaxon.As Rey carried her husband, his body was half-dragged through the door.Rey told Mia to lower the firearms and pointed at
As Jaxon crossed the street in front of him, his hand was still bleeding. He even drove while injured and didn’t feel any pain from the gaping wound. The blood was splattered all over the legs, seats, and steering wheel. Furthermore, some people are terrified when they see their car passing by with bloodstains on the windows and doors.Dane Loren, who had just returned from patrol, drove past Jaxon’s car and fell silent for a moment when he noticed the vehicle Jaxon was driving was a little bloody on the car’s body.“Did he keep a dead body in his car?” asked Noel, who seemed eager to pursue, but Dane restrained the young cop.“Don’t do anything that will cost your life,” Dane Loren warned.However, Noel refused to listen and immediately pressed the gas pedal, disregarding his senior’s advice.“Don’t follow that guy, Kendrick!” said Dane. “You have no idea what he can do to you if we intervene.”Noel slowed the patrol car when he noticed Dane’s red face.“What do you fear about him? H
Nicko dashed down the hospital corridor. He didn’t care about the curious looks from those around him, and he didn’t come alone. From behind, an army of men in black suits pushed everyone in their path out of the way simultaneously.Nicko ran into Dane Loren and Noel Kendrick, two police officers who had been patrolling Denver, as he turned into a corridor that would lead him to a treatment room.The three men’s steps almost halted, but they continued on their way, exchanging greetings only with a nod of their heads. However, Nicko came to a halt and called the two cops when he remembered something.“My people saw a man in a police uniform sniffing around the Red Cage area.”Hearing Nicko’s deep tone, the air around him became tense.The men following Nicko from behind appeared alert, their hands on either side of their pants, where they usually carried their weapons.When Noel Kendrick saw this, his shoulders stiffened. He turned to face Nicko, who had just turned around, so they wer