Chapter 34: Book 2 Chapter 8
Colton
*“Colton, you have two choices.” my father said as he watched Jenna from the distance. “You either do what I ask, or else.”
“Or else what?”
“Or else, I will make sure that pretty little blonde suffers because of you. We wouldn’t want her to have an accident, would we?”
I clenched my jaw, “No.”
“Good. I’m glad you see it my way.” he paused, “If you defy me in any way, I will make sure to pay Miss Jenna a visit. Do you understand me?”
I closed my eyes, turning off my emotions. I had one thing on my mind. Keep Jenna safe. Everything was for her. Only her. “I understand.”
“Good.” he patted the top of my head and grinned, “I want you to stop seeing Jenna. Cut off all ties with her. I need you to be completely focused on what I need you to do.”
“I’ll do it tonight.” I lied.
No fucking way was I going to leave Jenna alone.
I’ll just act like I broke it off, and play his damn game.
“Very good. I want to take down Benjamin Grayson and finish what I started with his parents. Benjamin was never supposed to make it out alive.”
“I don’t understand. Why do you want him dead?”
My father narrowed his eyes and took a step forwards. There was a darkness in the way he stalked towards me. His demeanor held malice—pure hatred for The Grayson family. He stopped just a few inches from me and hissed. “Because Benjamin’s father took something very dear from me.”
“I just don’t—”
My father raised his arm and backhanded me on the cheek. “Don’t fucking ask questions and do as I say, boy!”
I bit my tongue and nodded, “Of course, Father.”
“Good. Go on, I do believe you have a job to do.”
*
“Fuck.” I shot up in my bed and gasped, “It’s only a dream.”
Just another memory of the past.
Even though my father was behind bars, he still haunted my dreams. Every damn time I closed my eyes. At least, Jenna and Chloe was safe from him. Soon, he would be gone—forever. I glanced around the cell, still trying to catch my breath. It seemed so real that I was back in the past. Even though my father forbid me to see Jenna, I just couldn’t do that to her. She was too precious to let go. I reached under the pillow and pulled out Jenna’s picture. I smiled as I remembered the day this was taken. She wore a sunflower crown she had made and a white cotton sundress. Her toenails painted Canary Yellow to match the flowers around her head.
*I held my phone up, snapping a picture as she laid under the tree with a book. She glanced up and narrowed her eyes. “Colton Davenport, did you just take my picture?”
I grinned, “No?”
She placed her book on the grass and stood up. Jenna dusted off the back of her dress and stalked towards me. She reached up to grab the phone out of my hand, but I held it over my head. Jenna jumped, trying to snatch my phone, but couldn’t reach it.
“Colton, give it to me.”
“Give it to you?”
“You know what I mean.”
“I can think of about a hundred different ways to give it to you.”
“Give me the phone.”
“No.”
Jenna placed her hand on my chest and shoved me backwards, knocking me backwards. Just as I was about to fall back, I dropped the phone and pulled her down on me. Her blonde hair tickled my face as my arms circled around her waist.
“What are you doing?”
“What I’ve been wanting to do ever since you put this torture device on your body. This damn dress drives me crazy.”
“Col—”
Grabbing her by the back of the neck, I pushed her head down and kissed her.
*
“Hey man, you coming with me?” Javier asked, snapping his fingers in my face.
“To?”
“Lunch of course.”
“Yeah.”
“So, this girl of yours—is she coming back to see you?”
I grinned, “She is.”
“And the other guy you mentioned, is he going to be a problem?”
“No.” I pursed my lips, “I’ve already taken care of that.”
I’d already talked to Benjamin about Tommy. He agreed something had to be done about the douche. Not only that, but Tommy was psychotic. Tommy had been in love and obsessed with Jenna since day one. I only found out about the crazy Tommy a few days ago. Apparently, he was the gossip between the guards around here.
After lunch, I decided I would write Jenna a poem for the next time I sent her something.
*Dear Jenna,
This is from my heart to yours:
We met by chance
Neither looking for romance.
Both struggling with our demons
You needed me
I needed you
You became my rock and I became yours
We instantly collided in a drunken haze
Both just needing to forget the pain
It wasn’t supposed to be like this
What used to be a little bit of fun turned into something more
A love I didn’t deserve
A love you were never searching for
But now that I have you
I’m never letting go
I’ll be your sun if you’ll be my flower
I love you baby
I love you so damn much
I’m counting down the days until you say those three little words to me
I forgive you
I love you
I’m yours forever *