Kyle, Jack and Ryan - LeAnn Ashers Page 0,30

him.

She dashes right past me, throwing me her clothes in the process. I catch them and sit back to watch the show.

“Listen here, you little prissy, bitchy, tattletale, hippo-looking ass! What gives you the right to start trouble because someone wasn’t falling for your nastiness?” She shakes her head all around, waving her hand dramatically.

I try not to laugh because her choice of words is killing me. “Now you need to tell this mall cop person that you lied, ’kay? Or I will stick this high heel point straight up your nostril and into your brain!” She waves the shoes towards her face.

I cover my mouth and everyone else is looking shocked that this is happening, I know without a doubt that she will follow through with her threat.

“Ma’am, you need to leave.” The mall cop starts to reach for her arm.

“Touch her and die.” I glare at him, stepping up between them. “I dare you,” I growl, and he takes a step back. “Come on, doll, let’s go to another shop.”

Jean eyes the girl and then the mall cop. “You’re lucky I’m in a good mood today. You don’t want to see the bad side of me.” She finally smiles and tosses the shoe towards the sales lady, then takes my hand.

“I’m kind of hungry. Shall we get food?” she says cheerfully like none of this happened.

“Yeah, let’s go feed you, honey.” I rub her hand and she pushes her hair over her shoulder, everything totally forgotten.

Chapter Five

Jean

We shopped until we dropped, but right now I’m getting ready with my new things since we’re going to his club tonight for a party.

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t nervous to meet his people. I know that his brothers in the MC mean a lot to him because he talks about them all of the time…well, since I met him yesterday.

I’ve been texting my family on and off all day long, my sister and mother both grilling me about Jackson.

My dad calls me. “Hey, baby girl, Gary is nowhere to be seen and his neighbors haven’t seen him since yesterday when he came out carrying a bag and left.”

Oh no, I probably did see him then

“Okay, thanks, Dad,” I mumble, thinking of what he could be up to. I didn’t date him long, maybe like a month? I’m not even sure. I think I just didn’t want to be alone so I settled and that’s something I should have never done.

“Bring the phone to Jackson, okay? I need to speak to him about the case.”

“Okay, love you, Daddy.”

“Love you, baby.”

I stick my head out of the doorway and yell, “Jackson, Dad is on the phone wanting to speak to you!” He comes and takes the phone from me and I go back to my makeup.

Jackson

“Yeah?” I say into the phone.

“The fucker dipped out of town. I think he followed Jeanette. I looked up his record. The fucker has a bunch of restraining orders against him from five different women, and two of them are missing. Connect the dots. He is dangerous.”

I knew I had a bad feeling about this. The second she said she saw his car I knew it was him. “Fuck,” I grind out between my teeth. The thought of this fucker wanting to harm her drives me ballistic.

“Do you want me to come get her?” her dad offers.

“Fuck no, I will protect her. You know I will.” My voice leaves no arguments. I won’t allow him to take her, because I will protect what’s mine. There’s no doubt about that.

“Shit, protect my baby. If I didn’t think that was true, I would have already been there.” he huffs and hangs up the phone before I can respond.

I look in the bathroom at Jean straightening her hair in front of the mirror. I insisted on buying straighteners for her. I don’t plan on sending her ass back home, ever.

I wouldn’t let anyone hurt her—that would be their worst nightmare.

A deadly mistake.

Jean

I feel like Jack knows more than me about what is going on with my ex, but I will be naïve and blissfully dumb because I don’t want to worry about it.

I step out of the bathroom dressed in my tight black skinny jeans, with rips in random places and cuffed ends, and booties. My tight olive-green shirt is tucked in, showing off my curves.

Jackson slowly turns to look at me, his eyes heated as he scans me up and down. I love that look