is all you want then fine, take it. Go and brag that you fucked the princess in the dirt like some whore and tell all your friends how enjoyable it was.”
I shove him hard, and he falls backwards. I drop and let my body fall over his, my legs falling either side of him. I yank at his jeans. He shoves me angrily, and I land on my bottom beside him.
“What the hell are you doin?”
“You know I do not like the idea of you screwing half the bar, so you know your little threats will work. You are getting what you want. Don’t freaking worry about me and the fact that maybe I don’t want my first time in the god damned dirt.”
“Jesus, if I know it would be such trouble…”
I stand and kick rocks at him. “You are an ass Jax. I didn’t think trouble would be an issue, so long as you got your rocks off?”
“Go home.” He roars, and I am almost sure I see his eyes glow red. I shake my head and focus back on the man lying on the ground, glaring up at me.
“What? Now I am not good enough?”
“You’re out of your league, so go the hell home.” He is grinding the words out through clenched teeth.
I feel my face flush at the realization that he is sending me home, not bending me over and taking me like some crazed animal. He is rejecting me. Embarrassed and ashamed, I turn on my heel and jog down the path. I do not hear the bike rev up, nor does he offer to help me home. It takes me almost an hour to reach the pub. I walk right past it and slip through the gate, only to run into James. The look on his face is wild; he grips my arm and slams me again the wall.
“You filthy little bitch. I knew you were sneaking off. You’re over there with that pirate all the girls talk about, aren’t you?”
“So what if I am?” I snarl.
“You whore,” He roars. “You are mine!”
“No James, I am not yours. In fact, if you want to get technical, you are mine. I can call this wedding off in a split second, and you will get nothing. You have a lover, so do I. If you cannot deal with it, I will tell my parents I refuse to marry you, and you will get nothing. So shut your mouth and accept it, or your little dreams of being king will be over.”
He opens his mouth to argue but shuts it again, knowing damn well I am right. His grip tightens on my arm, and in the distance; I hear the roar of a bike pull up at the pub.
“I have to go, let me go now.”
“I am warning you Jade, a lover is all he better be. If you have any little fantasies of falling in love and running away, I will tie you down and gag you. I will do everything in my power to ensure it never happens. Mark my words.”
I hear footsteps by the wall, and somehow I know Jax is listening.
“Don’t threaten me James; you have been off screwing Celeste for years. Don’t you dare dictate to me, I have the higher power here, and you know it.”
“Did you fuck him?”
“No, I did not.”
“But you’re planning to.” He spits, shoving me hard against the wall. My head slams back, and I scream as it connects with the hard brick.
“You fucking touch her like that again; I will break your neck .” Jax growls, stepping through the gate. I forgot to lock it, oops. He lifts his gun and aims it at James.
I have never seen James let me go so fast in the entire time we have known each other; he steps back, putting his hands up.
“I didn’t mean to.”
“You do as she say s or I will find you, hunt you down and kill you. I have no intentions of running off with her, don’t worry your pretty head about it.”
“I get it, I will not say anything,” James stammers. “I swear.”
“Very good, now run along. Oh, and if you ever touch her again, I will blow your fucking brains out.”
James turns and hurries off, not looking back. I keep my stance against the wall; I can feel blood easing down the back of my neck. The damn man has split my head open. Jax shoves the gun into his pants and grasps me, spinning me around to reveal my bloody
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