pty, dead and empty. Panic begins to set in as he sits at the kitchen table. She wouldn't be so stupid to go back to Ethan, surely?

s loud but trembling. He was sure she

you are?" She walks in and straigh

lodie, so don't bullshit me with

eet, as well. Just Monday, Wednesday, then Friday through to Sunday. It's different to being stuck behind a computer, Jax. Go

Just the local bar? Yo

h, Jax? What, worried that I will fall in

l, baby, and I swear if you go near him,

im in shock. He wasn't m

himself again. "He pushes drugs onto w

ghtly. "Jealous, yet you won't

ave known she wouldn't let th

ell, I get angry as hell even c

"Just touch me, Jax, let it happ

uld let you love me so quick, Melodie, and hell, I would leave you just as fucking quick

me serious i

y the hell away from Ethan or hell yes I am telling your father and making sure he sits a bodyg

wife, Jax, if she

be empty – it always is. That is why he stays at his apartment. Turning, he wa

a moment, he smiles at her even though she can't see him. He misses her. He misses having his wife and wishes

ax watches as he gently kisses Roxanne's neck and she smiles up at him. He should just force her to divorce him, yet p

n and sits down. He needs a submissive, needs to stop going home in the hope

it shifts to that club, that women, Candy, and how amazing sh

making him jump

Not this shit again. He f

" He can't deal with this. Lucas is p

Jax, check the house and

hat the hell is going on Lucas?" He wal

Someone called me and said he was interested in Melodie. Just check, Jax. I have a bad feel

he watches. He can see two figures. One is Melodie. Ten minutes later he watches as the door opens. His body tenses as he watches Ethan walk out. She didn'

gs, Melodie. Go ahead because, clearly, you have a fucking death wi

r you dragged me out screaming, nothing more. Maybe if you weren't so jealous, you would have let me t

n you. Come on, Melodie. Ethan is part of this mission. Stop play

before she can stop it. Her

it take? You to actually see Ethan dragging a w

irst time her dad has lied about a guy to keep her

stands looking at him. He will kill her if he knew the truth. Actually, he

ly. It isn't a joke. Your dad should be here dealing with

GBH? How about Jacob? Who you said has a record for beating women? All of them, who, let's be honest, Jax, were sound men. You and Dad just hate

ng at him. She can see it: the love, the want and the need in his eyes, but also the fear, fear that she will get hurt. She feels her head nod silent

king to her room, she climbs into bed. She won't quit. Ethan has been nothing but kind