Sed de sangre {manxman}

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Chapter Thirteen - You thought you'd seen the last of me

Jax's POV:

Not an ounce of sleep.

Not an ounce of sleep gained.

Every time I closed my eyes, all I could see, all I could feel was Valentino.

Last night had been a body awakening experience, I've never felt like that before. I didn't know you could feel like that, tingles everywhere.

What am I doing?

What is Valentino doing?

I need to stop this, he's just messing with my head. He's a murderer, he's heartless, there's no way I could feel an ounce of attraction to someone like that.

Head spinning, I decide to put on a brave face and go face Valentino. When walking up to the guess room I noticed the door had been left open. Peering in, I notice the bed had been made perfectly.

This means Valentino is awake, or maybe he's left already to avoid confrontation. Perfect! Less work for me.

The closer I walk to the kitchen, the more my stomach begins to tie into knots at the sound of a deep, raspy whisper.

Walking into the kitchen I see Valentino leaning against the kitchen counter with his back to me, phone in hand as he whispers in rushed Spanish.

I can't help but appreciate his shirtless back and the way his Calvin Klein boxers hugged his backside. He has the body of an actual God, I think I need to fly out to Spain and see what's in their water.

Valentino turned to look at me, his normally blank and emotionless eyes were now a stormy, rage filled grey.

"I will have to call you back," he tells the person on the phone his eyes never leaving mine, his glare intensifying.

"E-eh, morning," I stammered lamely, all my previous confidence flying out the door.

Valentino stalks over and places something in my hand and in that instant I could tell that whatever it was that he had just handed me was the cause of his silent anger.

"Who sent you this?" He spat angrily.

I couldn't help but look at the envelope, then back up at Valentino in confusion. The letter was addressed to me as 'To my one true love Jax' with no return address on the envelope.

My heart started to beat faster as I slipped the letter out of the already ripped envelope. Unfolding the paper, I felt myself stop breathing.

I know this handwriting anywhere.

It belongs to him.

To my beloved Jax,

You thought you had seen the last of me, but I'm back baby, I'm coming for you and this time I will end what I started.

Can't wait to see you beautiful,

Forever Yours,
Timothy.

I could feel the attack coming.

He's back.

He's found me, after so long.

He's going to finish what he started.

I couldn't help but grabs at the scars that littered my body till this day.

"Jax, I won't ask you again, who sent you this letter," plastering a fake, watery smile on my face I look up at Valentino, sucking in a breath.

"It's no one, just a silly prank from an old friend," I was hoping that for once in my life, Valentino treat me like he usually does, like I'm nothing and would just leave me alone.

My hands shook as I tried to text Jess that I was in an emergency. Before I knew it, Valentino has snatched my phone from my hand and threw it at the wall, breaking it completely.

I stared in shock as my phone bounced off the wall and fell into small broken pieces on the floor.

"Wha-I, did you...what the hell did you do that for?! Are you out of your fucking mind? Oh wait I think I already know the answer to that, YES!" I screamed feeling the tears start to spill as I began to panic even more.

What if he found me and I needed to call someone in an emergency?

How can I contact Jess?

How can I contact Schmidt?

"I won't ask you again, who sent you that letter," I couldn't hold the tears back anymore, I let them fall.

"Why do you care?! You're not my friend, you're nothing to me so don't pretend that you care, don't you dare Valentino! You don't get to shout at me like this. This has nothing to do with you," I wiped furiously at my nose and eyes not being able control my emotions.

"It has everything to do with me!" He yelled back.

"How? Just how Valentino? Please do go the fuck on," sarcasm dripped from my voice and it was laced around the fear and the adrenaline pumping around my heart.

"Because...it just does! Stop lying to me and just tell me the truth, this isn't a joke. Someone is stalking you Jax, I know they're threatening to kill you. Did you think you could really pull the wool over my eyes?" I began to choke on my tears and hiccup, I was shaking like a leaf yet I still stood there wondering why Valentino was being so persistent.

I pulled my shirt off and threw it on the ground, looking at Valentino I knew, I had never felt more vulnerable or more self conscious in my life, than the moment his eyes first met my scars.

"He did this to me! He s-set me on fire and left me to burn, i-if Jess hadn't been there...if Jess didn't get to me when she did I would have burnt to death and God do I wish she left me there. Look at me! I'm covered in scars from the burns! He could do the same to you, or anyone I know. I don't want anyone to go through what I had to. Do you know how much pain I was in? I will never forget the feeling or the smell of my flesh being licked away by the flames,"

"It took me years of therapy, years of rehabilitation, years of trying to recover. But you can never truly recover from something that traumatic, do you know what it feels like to have the person you loved more than this whole world, do such a thing to you?" I sobbed, I could feel the walls that I had worked so hard to build up, finally come crumbling down.

"Just...just do me a favour? Go back to not caring, things were easier that way." I whisper picking my shirt up and throwing it back on carelessly.

I made a move to go around Valentino but he blocked my way, wrapping his arms tightly around me, his chin resting on my head.

"I can't stop caring now Jax, Angels like you don't deserve to die,".

That was all it took for me to breakdown again in his arms, a fresh wave of tears rolling down my cheeks but for a different reason.

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hey guys a shorter than usual update but I'm trying to keep up with my update at least once a week promise and I can say I've gone three weeks strong so far! Whoo.

so a little bit into Jax's past there, finally right? I know a lot of you were super curious so there's a bit of information about why Jax is the way he is.

thoughts on this chapter?