She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

105 Jack Fuller's Compromise Scarlett's POV

His men haste up their steps and surround us, all in straight faces with their eyes hiding behind cold. sunglasses, "...Adrian...?" My voice is shaking.

"Take the tickets," Adrian puts them in my hand, standing in front of me, "You will be okay. Nobody can touch you today, so long as I'm here."

"Mr. Dunn," Jack Fuller nods at Adrian with a smile, "Fancy seeing you here."

"I guess I can say the same to you," Adrian blocks me with his body, "Where are you traveling to, Mr. Fuller, if I may ask?"

Jack Fuller curves his lips scornfully, but then he answers tamely: "North Dakota."

My stomach drops. He is here for me, and he knows what I'm up to. I knew he was crafty with a black heart, and I just watched how he tamed Ava. But still. Never have I been more frightened by this man I once called Dad than at this moment. I feel like I could never get out of his grasp.

"Scarlett, come home with me," Jack Fuller took a side step, looking at me right in my eyes, "This is for your own good, trust me."

I won't, never again.

I'm actually surprised that when it comes to it, we can have such a calm conversation about it: "Ava is all but cured. Please, you don't need me anymore."

eyes, something soft and gentle: "Scarlett, I'm not doing this just for Ava. What

know!" I insist. I normally don't believe Ava, but if Jack Fuller rememb her slip of the tongue for so many years, then it

all the warmth in his eyes is

does not exist," He says, his

does that even mean?! I'm looking for my real parents who would love me. I'm looking for a home that shelters me because of me, not for my blood

listen. Adrian shoots me a worried look, and I

away.

word, and there is no point arguing with him, If you really care about my welfare as

angry. I used to shiver

I want MY father, a father who would really care about

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105 Jack Fuller's Compromise

intimidate me for a long, Jack Fuller realizes his magic is not working today. He lets out a sigh and asks: "Do you really have to do it this hastily? You don't even know where to look. How about you come home, and make a sound

If budge, could I really keep up a harmonious surface

plan first, then you would let me go?" I ask him with an

I-" Jack Fuller nods, but Adrian