CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER THREE

CATHERINE'S POV

  "Cat I'm trying to help you, it's best you go back, don't get me wrong I'm trying to save you from that beast," Jaxon said, shoving the chair to the ground aggressively.

  "I am not going back to my past Jaxon", I said in with the breath shaking I knew that was not  the end of this  discussion, my voice was not steady at this point, my eyes were already betraying me as tears flooded it, blurring my vision, I tried not to let it down .   I can't remember the last time I cried because of Burke. 

 I walked towards the sofa, already  tired of the topic with  haste, I picked up my suit jacket with my black purse  from the sofa.

 I looked at the time, and I was already very late for work. I moved hastily, I have a few patients to attend to this morning and I was running late, after promising them I won't waste their time. 

  "Are you scared you will go back to him when you see him?" Jaxon asked as I was about to open the door.

Hell, it's one insecurity to another. I really can't blame him though, my feelings for him have never been certain. 

  "Fuck Jaxon,  be realistic, I can't  go back to my past will bring me nothing but hurt" I yelled this time around, not bothering if the kids would hear me. I was already very angry that Jaxon thought of me as a cheat.

  "What if he hurts you, kidnaps you, tortures you, you said he is not one to bluff, I don't want to lose you to him”, Jaxon's voice was low, and I could tell that he was worried.

  I walked closer to him leaving the door opened, I was so close that I could feel his breath, he wanted to speak, but my hug stopped him from speaking, without wasting time, he began to pat my hair, and place kisses on my forehead, I could feel his heartbeat, I knew he was scared and needed my assurance. 

  "You won't lose me I promise, and Burke cannot  do any damn  thing to hurt me”,  I said, finding peace in hearing his heartbeat, for a second, for a second I wished I loved him as much as he loved me.

  We stayed in a hug for a few minutes, until my phone beeped. I opened my bag and brought out my phone to check the message.

  It was a  message from work. It's Natalie, Sam's mother, asking me where I was.

  "I wish we could stay like this forever," I said, breaking the hug, Jaxon smiled down at me, an understanding smile.

  "But I have to go, don't miss me too much" I said, as Jaxon placed another kiss on my forehead. I hurried out of the house, I blew a kiss to him before finally leaving. 

 Jaxon has been working from home, and he has been making good money, but I have been the breadwinner  for the past five years because he is saving all his money for a big investment he keeps talking about.  I know he has potential and dreams. That's the reason I'm supporting him because he would spoil the kids and I silly when his plans finally hatch. 

  I hopped into my black SUV and Zoomed off. It wasn't until twenty minutes before I got to the Wellness Center, the hospital where I work and built from scratch. 

  "Good morning mam?" Collin, the gatekeeper, greeted me after  I parked my car in my reserved space. 

  "Collin, how are you?" I replied to his greetings, as I got out of the car and made my way towards the entrance of my hospital.

  "I'm good mam,   a letter dropped for you easier this morning," Collin said, walking behind me and trying to keep up with my pace, I stood at that spot  so he could meet up with me.

Immediately he handed the letter to me, it felt like a heavy weight was placed in my hands, I was too scared to open it as the thought of Burke, Crescent pack clouded my mind, “what do they really want, it's been seven years now, why now”? I said to myself.

I choose not to believe the letter was from Crescent Pack, as there was no reason why Burke would want me back after seven years. 

  

I couldn't bring myself to open  the letter, immediately I saw the Crescent pack symbol, A snake on a pole which stands for good health. 

  

I wanted to throw the letter away but my curiosity took the better part of me, I ripped the letter open, my eyes glaring through the content of the paper, 

It's read;

  “Come to the pack and save yourself from being kidnapped and tortured, if you are not here by noon today willingly, I will  take you against your will, and this is not a threat. See you soon.  Burke.

   Typical Burke, very much predictable, he thinks I'm still the girl I was years ago.

"Hey girl, where have you been?" Natalie asked, walking towards me and holding two cups of coffee.the other cup  belonged to Doctor Nicolas, her long-time crush.

  "I have been at home," I said absentmindedly, but Natalie did not notice, she walked till she was a few inches away from me, and she started smiling weirdly.

  "Is there a problem?" I asked, knowing that was the question she had intended to hear.

   "He asked me out and I said yes, so goodbye girl, I'm not single and Sam is going to have a stepdad soon" she giggled as  she walked away from me before I could even say a word.

  And as for the “He" I knew it was Doctor Nickolas.

   I felt happy for Natalie, she deserves better after what she went through with her ex-husband, that asshole  stole all her life savings and ran off with another woman, she could not reach him, and neither could the police. It was when she was crying on this particular day with Sam in her arms sick, with no money to treat him, it looked like Sam was going to die, she came running to the hospital, touched by her story I immediately felt pity for her, no woman should be treated the way he ex- husband treated her, we immediately liked each other, I told her my story and we  became friends, she studied nursing in her school days then I decided to employ her,and now we're best of friends in the most ridiculous way possible. 

  At least she had found a better Man and father to her child, Doctor Nickolas is a better man, I have known him for three years now.

 The excitement for  Natalie disappeared  as I remembered Burke's threat.

  The letter from Burke  was no joke; he was going to have me kidnapped by noon.

  What am I supposed to do?Run away without the kids?