Chapter 25

Scarlett

Jax stood rigidly on the wooden stage eyes warped in a miserable black. A sinister silence enveloped the meeting grounds, the pack members bowing to their enraged alpha. I swallowed saliva thickly, trying to push back the images that had since tortured my memory. The feeling of Cane's hands dragging me across the gym floor, his dirty vile actions accelerated my heart beat.

As if sensing my fear, Jax held my hand in his, squeezing with an underlying comfort. The contact slowed my breathing, enough to lower the volume of my pulse rate. His warmth impacted on my feelings, it brought forth a sense of safety. No words were uttered as the elders sat on the left side of the stage, their eyes directed at the entrance.

The hairs on my skin stood as Cane was dragged up the stage by Thiery and Jasper. Whispers erupted as the man whimpered, his swollen eyes darting across the stage before they finally landed on me. My gaze hardened, while I dug my nails on Jaxon's hand, containing the bl