Jake Maddox Author Novels & Stories

"You don't remember? Junior year, my brother Jake.You and your crew jumped him after that hot summer party over some stupid beef about a girl. Y'all Beat him so bad he dropped out and couldn't face school. The stares and the pain ruined his life. I've waited years to pay you back. When Maddox approached me, said you stole his girl and offered cash to help—he didn't have to ask twice." Maddox clapped slowly whilst laughing. "Enemy of my enemy, right? Kylie's tech-savvy—hacked the forums and set up Anonymous with her boyfriend Trent. Perfect team right?" How cinematic, So he really made all this preparations just to capture me? Wow. “You did a great job Maddox, all of you. But now that you've

"Jake, I want to celebrate today, but not because Marcus is going to prison. I want to celebrate because I'm finally completely free from the fear and shame he tried to make me carry." Jake's smile was understanding and encouraging. "Emma, how do you want to celebrate?" Emma stood up and moved to her laptop, opening the document that had been waiting for this moment. "I want to finish the dedication for my next book. The one I've been saving until this was all over." Jake joined Emma at her desk as she opened the dedication page she'd been crafting. *For Jake...* *Who showed me that the best partnerships enhance rather than exploit,* *That authentic love makes people braver rather than small

Grandpa David added. “And we’ve heard of Jake and Jace’s reputations, but are they all true?” Grandpa Theo asked back. No one said a word after that because he was right — every Alpha had been smeared with a bad reputation, depending on who you asked. “I already asked trackers to give me more information about him, his females, past and present, and the people he killed,” Jace stated. “Maddox’s current Beta is not his original Beta, and there were rumors he was the one that killed him.” Alpha Jake added.

I was sure he was trying to trigger something within me, but before I could react, Jake was talking again. “Maddox’s properties are all connected to the pack and will be turned over to Nadine as the new Alpha of the Dark Forest. Unfortunately, Maddox had nothing. His private account and properties were also gone.” “What do you mean?” I asked, my forehead creasing. I was sure there were some properties that were still under Dark Forest’s name because Arlo and Kenzo helped me collate them to see if we could sell some to raise funds. “He had more debts than money, Nadine,” Jake said, and my hand on the table involuntarily coiled into a fist.