All Chapters of Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Jacob My phone buzzed early in the morning, the next day. Tossed and turned on the bed, too tired to get up, but my hand managed to reach the phone on the table. A notification from uncle jack.“Ugh! What is the problem again?” I asked, my voice above a whisper, like I was expecting someone to answer.But there was no one in the room.“You need to come home this weekend. We need to talk.”Held the phone and just stared at the text, my finger hovering over the phone, until the screen light went off.It was still dark outside, and the room felt so small and suffocating all of a sudden, the air felt like it had been poisoned.Wondered what Uncle Jack wanted to talk about, so suddenly. He was here just a few days ago. Should probably call him. Instead, I open my messages with Daniel. “Still mad, pretty boy.” That was the last text and it was from Daniel. Pressed my thumb on the words, contemplating on whether to reply or just ignore it. Then a knock, at my door. It was too early

Jacob Daniel’s plan was barely a plan. “I’ll talk to her.”That was it. He’d talk to her and then magically, she’d decide to keep her mouth shut. “How sure are you that’s even gonna work, Daniel?”I wasn’t expecting an answer, because from the look of things, it seemed we both knew.Sarah didn’t look like someone you could convince with just a few words. His voice was tight, not convincing at all. “She’s my sister and she’d understand. I’ll make her.” He’d said over the phone. Stared out my window, gripping the curtains until my nails dug a hike through them. The dark circles under my eyes was getting really bad… it had been hard to sleep. I just paced around my room all night, waiting for the worst to come. A knock on the door jolted me away from the window. “Pick your damn phone. Can’t have dad calling to ask about you all the time.” Kenny sounded really angry. “Thank you, K,” I yelled back, forcing my voice to be steady. My phone lights up with a notification. A text from

DanielThe first morning light crept in through the window, almost blinding me. The events the previous day had left my mind wandering from place to place. Tried to push the thoughts aside but it was stuck like a fucking glue in my head. And there were also some parts I would rather they stayed. Blinked against it the morning light, my body heavy with exhaustion, my eyes trying to close back, but I forced myself to stay awake. It was morning and time to get ready for school. Everything that happened the previous day replaying in my mind. The talk with Sarah, The event in my room… Jacob’s lips on mine, the warmth of his body on mine, the way his hands gripped the back of my neck… Then the meeting in the clearing. The texts and photos we’d both gotten before the meeting… and the sender not showing up. Jacob hiding it all from me… but I couldn’t even be mad, because I did the same thing. But it was because I wanted to protect him. My legs were tangled in the sheets, as I rolled

JacobDaniel just stood in the middle of the room, his eyes wide and unreadable. The night light caught the gold flecks in them.He looked beautiful… breathtaking.Wanted to say something to ease up the silence but my throat felt too tight, like it would tear apart if I tried to speak. We just stood in silence, then he walked to the table to drop the envelope.“That’s the ag…”“I know what that is, Jake.” He snapped, and I think he immediately regretted it.How could he be so mad when he hadn’t even opened it yet?Did he think I didn’t sign it?There were so many questions in my head, as to why he was acting the way he did. Wanted to reach for him, to kiss him and tell him… that I’ve signed the agreement.That I would be his dirty little secret for however long he wanted, but I never got that chance, because he knew… he knew I signed it.Maybe he wasn’t expecting me to… but I genuinely thought that was what he wanted. “Aren’t you gonna regret it, Jake?” His voice was low, and his

Daniel Still couldn’t believe Jacob would sign the agreement. He’d fought against it the very first time I talked about it, and soon after. Days after that too, and just when I’d put it at the back of my mind, he just walked in with it. I’d been shocked and didn’t know what to say or how to react. It did make me happy, real happy, but he sure had taken his damn time and now, it felt different. Not just the agreement, that was just a piece of paper, but everything else. The way I saw him, how he made me feel. The feelings grew stronger in the pit of my stomach. I hated it… or did I? Always thought Jacob finally signing the damn piece of paper would change things for us… give me the control I so badly wanted, but it did the exact opposite.Not only did I not understand my feelings anymore… I’d lost all control over them. And when he stared at me in class, my whole heart made weird noises… noises I didn’t understand… I couldn’t.Just what was he doing to me? Thank God Ares sho