All Chapters of Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

DanielI got us a spot outside the school, a nice suite above this really great restaurant, one of the best in New York. I wanted to do something nice for Jacob, and also to get away from the school drama. Jacob needed some peace, and I needed to figure out what the heck was going on between us. Tonight was gonna be different… no games, no secrets. I just wanted him to see the real me, the me no one in school had ever gotten to see. The suite was the best. I spent a fortune just to get them to reserve it for him. It would be dinner at the restaurant with Jake, and then we would go up to our suite and do whatever the hell we wanted. I had everything planned out and I was really excited for him to come here. To be out of the suffocating school for just a few nights. But when I got there at the restaurant, Mr. Richard was already sitting pretty, acting like the place was his own. Like he’d made the reservation and he was the Prince Charming, waiting for his damsel in distress. The ne

DanielIt was a long weekend, and I was back.The school was hopping with the usual chit-chat and laughter in the halls. Kids were shuffling into class, catching up with friends, and exchanging weekend stories.The place was full of chattering, and I just leaned against my locker, trying to ignore it all. I couldn't get my head around the weekend's drama, especially the stuff with Jacob. I thought I had things figured out, but I couldn’t be more wrong. It had been one wild ride. After what happened at the hotel, I had no idea how to face Jacob. The things I said to him were pretty harsh, and the situation we were in was a total mess. The things we did… the things I did.He'd been giving me the cold shoulder since he bolted on Friday night. I had called, but he wasn't picking up. Texted, but he’d totally blown me off. Maybe I didn't try hard enough. Maybe I was still too mad at everything… especially at myself. Now, I was here trying to focus on school, like nothing happened, but

DanielGraduation day came in the twinkle of an eye. I wasn’t prepared, and I was sure no one was. One second, I was in the principal’s office getting told i was lucky to be graduating at all, and the next, I’m in a sea of green gowns, waiting to get that piece of paper that suddenly felt like it was made of lead. And it was because of all the hard work and the things I gave up to get here.The things we all gave up to be here. I’d dreaded this day, the many nights I’d had to sleep alone in my room, without him. Weeks of not talking to him, and yet it felt like months. My dad didn’t show up for my graduation. That was no surprise at all. He was never around for the real moments, the moments I needed him… wanted him to be there, just the ones where he could show off his powers, ones where he would come talk me down, yell at me, tell me how much of a disappointment I was to him and his stupid empire. But my mom came, and so did Sarah. She had this look in her eye like she was afr

JacobWeeks came and went. Daniel and I didn’t speak to each other… not once.And it was finally the day of graduation.I disappeared as soon as I got my diploma. The instant my name echoed and my feet hit the stage, I knew this was goodbye. No lingering, no embraces, no fake smiles.I didn't bother with goodbyes. I left them all behind… My friend, Will, and his whispers and advices. Daniel with his insatiable hunger, Mr. Richard, who I didn’t see again, after the hotel, the monster who not only took advantage of my innocence but broke every part of me.I left town on a whim, with what little cash I had. No looking back. I needed some time away from the familiar faces. Kenny… Uncle Jack. The school, the faces, the memories… were ghosts of a nightmare I wanted so badly to bury. And shockingly, no one came searching. As if they all knew this would happen.Uncle Jack only called once, and when I didn’t pick up, he didn’t call again. He loved me, no doubt about that, and h worried abo

DanielLife without Jacob was like a never-ending punishment. It didn’t hit me like a fat brick on the head. No. It was worse than that.It was more like a slow, torturous ache that inched its way into every part of my life, making everything I had to feel like a sad, pathetic lie. I had all the riches, respect, and family one could ask for, but none of it meant shit without him. The first few months after graduation were hell. I tried playing it cool, somehow trying to convince myself I didn’t need him. That I was stronger than this. Then whatever feelings I had for him… still have for himThat I could move on like nothing had happened. But the truth was, I was drowning. Every morning, I’d wake up expecting to hear his voice, to see his smirk, to feel his warmth beside me. Instead, all I got was utter silence. At night, when I’d wake up in a cold sweat with his name on my lips, I’d reach for him, and all I found was the empty side of the bed. A fucking gap where he was meant to