Fighting For You (Book 2)

Rose Red With Black Thorn

Check me out, I'm uploading another chapter, but don't get your hopes up. This one is very short. I wasn't going to keep it because I thought it was a boring chapter, but my sister convinced me to keep it. So, here you go. Enjoy.

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Killian's P.O.V

"Killian, are you sure you don't want to attend the service?"

I ignored Mik and instead turned the speaker up, hoping that the music would drown him out, but I had no such luck.

"If you're not going to come at least, let Rose attend."

I continue to ignore him. My daughter stopped what she was doing and looked between the two of us. I smiled at her, kneeling so that I could be eye level with her.

"Focus, Rose Red. Never take your eyes off the target."

"Killian!" Mik yelled, irritated.

I grab the remote to the speakers and turned the music down.

"Why the f**k are you interrupting me?"

"Your wife..." he paused, then glanced at Rose, "Her mother is being buried today and you're not going to be there?"

I narrowed my eyes, "I already said that we are not going and that's final." I was tired of his constant nagging. I just wanted to go back to teaching my daughter how to fight.

Being in my training room and working my anger off was the only thing that kept me from exploding. I haven't taken a day off from training since the last day I saw my baby alive.

Rose saw me one morning and decided to follow me. She watched me from the door as I trained then slowly edged her way into the room and sat on the floor until I finished. I remembered asking her if she wanted to learn and her face lighting up as she nodded. Since then, she's been in the training room with me, learning.

"Daddy." A little voice called, breaking into my thoughts.

Mik's son with Jessy walked into the room. A bright innocent smile on his face. He stopped when he saw me and whatever expression he saw on my face made him frown. He looked between me and Mik then his eyes narrowed, but it looked like he was squinting. I almost laughed.

"Are you bullying my dad? Mum says that you always bully dad to do bad things."

I laughed. A genuine laugh. I haven't laughed since witnessing my wife's death, and I didn't think I'd ever be able to again, but as the saying goes 'kids say the darndest things.'

I gave him an amused look, "Is that what your mum says?"

He nodded his head with confidence, "Yep. I don't think mum likes you very much. She says Aunt Lilly would still be alive if—.

"Okay, I think you've said way too much, buddy." Mik put his hand over Jasper's mouth to stop him from finishing that sentence, but I didn't need him to because I've been thinking the same thing lately.

Red would still be alive if she hadn't met me and if I'd continue watching and protecting her from the shadows.

Her image started to flood my head, but I quickly banished them, refusing to let myself go there. I didn't need or want the pain that came with it. I'd much rather live with the numbness that I was feeling.

"We're not going, Mik and that's final."

"Aren't you going to let her say goodbye to her mother?"