Maleah
I am so stupid. How could I have let myself be caught off guard? If it hadn’t been for Jaxon, I’d be dead by now. Ace cuddles close to my chest and whines. Jaxon has been quiet since we left the club. I think he’s mad at me, and I don’t blame him. I should have been more careful.
I hate to say it, but I’m glad that Victor is dead. He was like a dark cloud hanging over us, and now we don’t have to worry about him anymore.
“Are you mad at me?” I ask Jaxon the moment we walk in the door. Jaxon takes Ace from my arms and sets him down on the floor before he lifts me into a fireman’s hold and carries me up the stairs.
“Jaxon!” I cry out, surprised and outraged at the same time. Ace runs behind us with a happy yip. A fat lot of help he is.
Once we reach our bedroom, he throws m
