Chapter 4

Levrae~

Eleanor. 

Jax's best friend and ex-girlfriend. The red-haired bimbo. Did he seriously call her here? I turned to look at Jax and it seemed like he was surprised to see her here as well. 

“Eleanor? What are you doing here?” He asked in surprise but he didn't look angry at all. Rather, I could say he looked relieved. 

“She was with us when you called and I thought, why can't she come with us? You said it could contain five people. Look, we're complete. Except for some unwanted pest that isn't needed.” His mom replied and I clenched my fists in anger. 

“Mom, don't talk about her like that. Come on, let's get your things inside.” He said and I had to roll my eyes when Eleanor smiled cutely at him. 

They started to file inside and before Jax could follow them, I held him back, a worried look on my face. 

“Jaxie, This was supposed to be for the both of us only. You know I'm never comfortable with Eleanor or your mom. You know your sister hates me too. How am I supposed to survive?” I asked in concern and he let out an exasperated sigh. 

“Come on, baby. I didn't even call for Eleanor here. And they won't be here for long anyway. Two days, maximum. Trust me, you'll be fine. I'm here, okay?” He reassured me but I still had this sinking feeling in my chest as I watched him walk inside the cabin. 

*****

Two days had passed as he said but to my utmost disbelief, the unwanted guests weren't leaving anytime soon. And they didn't hesitate to treat me like their slave. Jax never said anything to stop them, but he knew how to make me feel better at night. 

Eleanor was always all over Jax and it irked me to the depths of my soul. The look she always gave me showed me that she was doing this on purpose to rile me up. 

Little did she know that I was even more patient than a driver waiting for a snail to cross the road. 

I let out a sigh as I walked around the beautiful streets of Queens Quay. The moon shone brightly and made the streets look even more beautiful than usual. The Christmas lights decorated the streets and “Last Christmas” was blasting through someone's speaker, while I hummed along. 

My stomach suddenly made a strange noise and I stopped in my tracks. I hadn't even gone far. I only stepped out of the ship five minutes ago and now I'm returning to those annoying humans already?

I turned around and hurried to the ship before I made a spectacle of myself in front of these strangers. I was just about to take a step up our stairs when I heard Eleanor's birdlike giggle. 

“She won't be back for the next thirty minutes, we have this time to ourselves, darling.” 

Wait, that was Jax’s voice. Darling? Who was he calling ‘darling’? 

“Can't you just send her away already? I feel bad for you, my poor baby. You've had to put up with her crazy ass for five years. You don't need her anymore. You have me now.” I heard Eleanor say and my heart stopped. The stomach ache disappeared in an instant. 

“You know I can't. She loves me and provides for me. I can't just let her go.”

“What about me? I could give you everything you want. Just let her go already.” She whined and I felt a volcano erupt in my head. 

“Darling, look around you. We're only here because of her. Try to consider that she's doing a lot for us too. I don't love her, I only love you. But understand that if she's gone, we won't have any more source of income, especially not with the debts we owe.” Jax replied and I harshly wiped the tears that fell off my eyes. 

I would never cry for him. 

“So, I was just a source of income for you?” I said calmly as I revealed myself and they both disentangled from their loving embrace to look at me in shock. 

“Baby-”

“Don't you fucking dare. I'll rip your throat out if you call me that.”

I was calm. Too calm that I scared myself. I wasn't yelling or screaming in anger. Like I was actually expecting this to happen even though I wasn't. Emily was right. She was always right. 

“Don't you think you're too harsh right now, Levrae? We're just two adults in love. Why is that a problem?” Eleanor mocked with her stupid voice and I just ignored her like she wasn't there. 

“Baby, listen I can explain-”

“You bastard!” I slapped him hard across the face and his eyes bulged in shock as he turned to look at me but I didn't let him speak. 

“How dare you hit my son? You stupid witch.” His obnoxious mom yelled as she ran out and pulled Jax to her, anger flashing in her eyes. 

Of course, they planned this together. I was too careless to realize. 

“You all can take the damn cruise ship. I don't care. But don't forget that that apartment was rented with my money, so I don't want to see you there ever again. I'll have your legs crushed if you ever show up. We're done!” 

It was funny how love quickly switched to hatred as I stared at their stupid faces. 

I spun around and rushed out of their sight, not even bothering to take my things. I rushed past the bar but suddenly stopped as I turned to stare at the buzzing crowded space. 

A little drink won't hurt, right? 

Yeah, that was what I thought. Alas, fate has an absolutely different plan for me. 

All I remembered was that I stumbled into the damn loud bar, drank tequila shot after shot, got on the dance floor, and danced like a wild animal, then my brain went blank. 

What I wasn't expecting was that I would wake up in the morning, in an entirely unknown room, in the arms of a man I h

ad never seen before. We were both naked, so yeah. We fucked. 

I'm fucked.