His name.
His dad living in this city.
Spencer finding out later in life he was a dad.
The jacks fanning across his fucking hand and etched into his skin. A permanent reminder that every time he touched me, he shared his DNA with the person I despised most in life.
What could this mean for me and Spencer? For our relationship? We would forever be connected with Jax in the middle.
The thoughts stirred up the bile in my stomach.
There wasn’t a sliver of me that believed Spencer knew any of this. I had a sinking feeling that he was in the dark just as much as I was. That Jax was somehow playing both of us.
As Jax dragged me through the casino, I pulled my phone from my pocket and dialed Spencer off to the side. Once I saw the call connected, I pulled it up to my ear and immediately started talking.
“S-S-Spencer. I need y-your help!” I spoke, my voice shaky and hushed.
So badly, I wanted to hide my fear. But knowing Spencer was on the other line, not far from where I was, my guard dropped, begging for his rescue.
“Avery. Where are you?” he instantly responded, hopefully catching on to my distress.
“Spencer. My ex … He—” I spat out before Jax snapped and grabbed my phone from my hand, ending the call.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing, Avery?”
“Calling yourDaddy,” I answered with spite in my voice, feeling brave.
“So, you’re admitting it. You’re fucking my dad?”
Jax was clearly bothered. But for what reason?Hecheated on me.Hetold me how badly he wanted me out of his life. HowIwas in the way of him living the life he really wanted.I was never good enough.
The questions taking up space in my mind were overflowing.
Why had he chosen to live his everyday life tormenting me? Why would he care who I was in bed with? And more importantly, how did he even know?
“Spencer is my boyfriend,” I confirmed, putting his name out in the open, evaporating any chance of confusion. “Does that upset you? That your dad takes better care of me than you ever did?” I pouted sarcastically.
I knew what I was doing, spurring him on. But the moment I heard Spencer’s voice from the other end of the phone, I stopped caring.
Brave Avery took over, willing to fight and not put up with his shit.
He’d said far nastier shit to me that it had me smiling on the inside, knowing I had one way I could get inside of his head. Part of me was fearful. Scared out of my mind. But what did Jax think he could really pull off in the middle of the casino? They didn’t call it theeye in the skyfor nothing.
We were completely surrounded by cameras and employees walking the floor at every corner.
His time was limited.
As he pulled me through a sea of deserted slot machines, out of habit, my eyes scanned for Spencer.
He’d find me.
I had no idea how.
But my gut told me he’d be here in no time.
Jax guided me toward a hallway that led to men’s bathrooms on the left and women’s on the right. But before we made it to the end of the hall, there was a family restroom that he quickly pulled me into.
With four walls surrounding us, and not a person in sight, I knew I needed to come up with a plan to get me out of this situation.
