Chapter 65

"Look, stop worrying … Jake's a trained kick boxer, he spent half his life fighting for fun, he'll be fine. Ben is no opponent." He shrugs, completely unphased. I can do nothing but blink at him. So much like his brother but not, the fairer hair thing totally threw me and hazel eyes. Also, the fact that not once that he's touched me have I felt any repulsion or fear. I only felt what I do when Leila or Sarah touch me. Quiet trust for someone who's almost family. This is so new to me I don't even know how to process it. "Jake will follow as soon as he gets my message." He grins at me. "He's got it bad with you. You'll see." I relax back into my chair and close my eyes, trying not to picture Jake sprawling in the street with Ben Huntsberger. Trying not to picture that smug face as he moved in to kiss me. Maybe Arrick is right, he honed in on me to get a reaction from Jake, not once but twice, and Jake behaved in a way that is so uncharac