Arya’s POV
The ride back to the black moon pack was a bitter one. Even the calming nature of the river Chile couldn’t do anything to make my mood better.
After listening to what Jake had said I couldn’t have the strength or mental capacity to think about my near rape incident.
I had thanked Jake profusely for saving me from that man. He said I took longer from getting back from the bathroom so he decided to go look for me. He heard muffled screams coming from the men’s bathroom and he burst in, only to see me lying lifeless and demand was about to take off his clothes. I shuddered listening to him talk. Assuming he was not there what could have happened to me.
And when I asked him about the scars and bruises on his body, he went quiet. He didn’t want to say anything until I pressed on. Then he told me everything.
At first I was angry that he could go and threaten Jake. What the hell does Chase take me for? His toy? His property? I was never his to start with. So why will he go and not just threaten Jake but also beat him up.
While I was fuming and ranting, Jake dropped a bomb on me. He asked me a question that I thought I knew the answer to.
“Chase is a selfish guy. He never gets somebody into his life unless he wanted something from the person. I mean look at the way he picked you and Chamberlain from the human side and brought you over. He made it mandatory that you stay back right?”
I couldn’t answer to that because one Way of the other, it showed me the kind of person I was. Recollecting what Jake had said to me made the pain 10 times more painful. And in life nothing hurts like when you make the mistake yourself, and you have no other person to blame but yourself.
I was too shocked to be angry. I felt stupid for trusting Chase and I was angry at myself. How could I have let him take so much advantage of me. I should have known that him appearing in front of me to solve my problems from the beginning, wasn’t just a mare act of a father coming to claim his son. I knew he wanted something but I did not know what, at some point I forgot all about that and began to like him. Only to be presented with the truth, now it’s two late. My mind went back to that moment my mother, had asked me why chase wanted me.
I felt like a horrible mother. It was like I had put my son in a grave danger by bringing him to the black moon Pack. My son. Will he harm my son?
I sighed deeply. I need to speak to chamberlain. I rummaged through my bag searching for my phone.
“Are you okay? “Jake asked.
I nodded eagerly. “Yes I just want to make a quick phone call”
I called Chamberlin but he wasn’t taking my calls. Then I called the maid who they had gone to the human side with. She also was wasn’t picking. My heart began to race. What was going on. They were not picking my calls. I sat up.
I stared at my phone screen, thumb hovering over the call button for the fifth time in ten minutes. No answer. Again. I tapped on the screen countlessly.
“Still not picking up?” Jake asked, glancing at me from the driver’s seat, his brows knitting with concern. He had seen the calls and figured it out.
I shook my head.
“No,” I murmured, heart sinking. I tried the maid’s’s number again. Straight to voicemail. Again.
I shifted in my seat, suddenly too warm despite the car’s cool AC. “Chamberlin always picks up. Or she does. This isn’t like them.”
“Maybe they’re just at doing some other thing,” Jake offered lightly, trying to soothe me. “You know how chaotic it can be in the human side over there.”
“Then they should’ve texted.” My voice came out sharper than I meant it to, and I instantly regretted it. “Sorry. I just-something feels off.” I glanced at him and he nodded with a small smile.
“It’s alright.
I hit redial.
Voicemail.
My stomach twisted. I imagined Chamberlin’s small fingers wrapped around his self. He said he was giving him selves hugs
His bright eyes always darting to the screen when it lit up with my face. He always smiled when I called. Always. I looked forward to our video calls.
What if he fell? What if she left him alone for a second too long? What if-?
I gripped my phone tighter, knuckles pale. I turned to Jake.
“What Chase had taken him from me?”
Jake shook his head. ” I don’t think s-”
I shook my head. ” You underestimate people alot. I swallowed a bile. I knew I couldn’t just sit around doing nothing. I had to do something. Jake pull over.”
He looked at me. “What? Why?”
Almost immediately my phone began to ring. I grabbed.
“Hello Cham honey”
“Hi mum” he yawned. ” You okay? You called a couple if times”.
I laughter nervously. ” No no everything is perfect. Why didn’t you guys pick your calls?”
“Mum it’s midnight now”
I shut my eyes in embarrassment. Gosh! How could I gave forgotten. I apologized, spoke a little and cut the call.
“You see I told you that they were fine”
I sighed. By the time I raised by head, we were at the palace. I turned to Jake before I left.
“Jake, I owe today to you”
He smiled. ” Don’t mention”
I look at him. ” I need to leave here” Jake’s eyes widened and I nodded.
“I will call you to come pick us up when I’m ready” Jake nodded with a smile..
‘”alright Arya” and with that I opened the car door.