He’s so damn sexy when he gets all protective. I know I made the right decision staying with him. He has helped me heal since my mother passed. I have no clue what I would have done if he wasn’t here to help me.
He lifted me back up when I was at my worst. Losing my mother has made me look at life differently. Life is precious, and every day we wake up breathing we get another chance. I will take my life skills and learn from them. I still have my guard up in case Luca decides to pop up again. Just the thought of his hands on me makes me cringe. Jared’s face contorts in anger when I mention him. At first he thought I was married, and when I told him I wasn’t relief was apparent on his face.
Just the thought of being taken away from him has my nerves shot. I can’t even imagine a life without him in it.
Tonight I’m at work. My shift is over and Glock and I are leaving the parking lot.
Jared is working tonight so that’s why Glock is escorting me. He is a scary son of bitch on the outside, but he has a great heart. I turn to give him a small smile, and just as I do I see his face change into a worry-filled expression. What has his expression change sends fear coursing through my veins.
“Erica, run!” he shouts and my eyes widen in fear when I see an SUV come barreling down the street. Gunshots ring out and all you can hear is people screaming. I run as quickly as I can. I hear the truck speeding towards me and I have nowhere to go! There are a couple of bars to my left that I’m familiar with but I’m worried that if I go inside they will shoot the people inside.
“Fuck!” I scream, panicking. My feet move faster than ever as I run down the street. Horns blare in the distance but the truck doesn’t stop as it pulls up to me.
A man in all black jumps out of the SUV truck and grabs me. I kick and flail my arms, trying to remove myself from his grip, but it’s no use. He’s too strong.
All of a sudden gunshots ring in my ears and the man drops to the ground. I’m being carried again, only this time I’m going in the opposite direction of the threat.
I dare peek up, and thank god its Glock.
“Glock!” I bury my head in his chest as he runs with me in his arms like I weigh nothing.
“Knox, there are three men in a black SUV now headed down Point Street!” Glock roars into his earpiece.
“She’s okay,” he tells him as I’m being tossed into his vehicle.
“Knox wants me to take you to him. Are you okay?” He looks at me from his rearview mirror. My body won’t stop shaking as I nod yes.
Minutes later we pull up to the bar and Jared is already outside, yanking my door open. I jump into his arms willingly. Instant comfort settles within me.
“Baby,” he murmurs in my ear as I’m wrapped around him like a spider monkey.
“Good work, man.” He praises Glock and I still can’t stop my body from shaking.
“I will find those fuckers and kill them. I will kill them slowly and painfully for you. They almost got you.”
I go to place my feet on the ground but he only holds me tighter. I notice he is taking me through the back of the bar. We end up in a huge office with a loveseat to the left which he takes me to. When he gently places me down everything comes crashing around me. The thought of being taken away from Jared and forced to marry Luca is my worst nightmare. Forced to have sex with him and forced to be bullied into complying to his every need.
Jared kneels down, looking directly at my face. I can feel the anger radiating off of him.
“Baby, I’m so sorry. I thought we had a better visual of the threat, but apparently they were one step ahead of us.” His words hover in the air as I try to comprehend how my life as I know it is in danger.
“He’s never going to stop,” I whisper as I let myself fall into the couch. My hands cover my face and I groan.
“Jared, I can’t expect you and your men to protect me like this. I’m sure you have other business to attend to. I’m a burden and I know it,” I say, staring at his blank expression. He then grabs me to sit on his lap.
“Stop talking like this right now. I fucking need to keep you safe. My entire world is you, baby. He can’t fucking have you. You’re mine.” He growls in a covetous tone that ultimately isturning me on. I sigh while taking in his words. My hands lift to cover his cheek. I lean towards him and give him a kiss to show my appreciation.
“I don’t think you understand how badly I needed to hear that,” I whisper softly into his mouth. Our tongues collide and our mouths move together in sync as our souls become one. My heart flutters at the thought of this beautiful bad ass a man being mine and only mine.
He pulls back, panting.
“All I know is I need to keep you safe.” I believe him and his words. I just hope he can.
I am falling hard and fast for Jared. I never knew that love could feel this way. The passion is real. I have read many romance books but to have the actual man that stars in one is beyond anything I have ever dreamed.
Jared laces his fingers through mine as we walk out the bar to his bike.
“You will come and stay with me for a while. No arguments. I will have your things brought over to my place.”