Into The Darkness [#2]

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

JACKSON

I don't even know why the hell I thought trying to calm Blake down was a good idea but it needed to be done. He needed to stop before he did some serious damage — and I'm not talking about simply throwing a sofa through the window or putting his fist into a wall.

I put my hands on his shoulders and I could feel him physically shaking as he eyed Nicole up and down. Jayson seemed to have done enough damage for now if the smell of blood was anything to go by.

"Blake," I pushed him backwards as he made another attempt at Nicole and Jayson. I may not have trusted Jayson but he was still my friend and I knew he would never let anything happen to Ellie.

He was the one who saved her and allowed me to speak with her. He was the one who lost his temper with her when she admitted that she didn't want Blake because he didn't like the idea of his best friend hurting. He was the one who came back here and asked for Ellie's help when he needed it the most.

He wouldn't be stupid enough to get involved with his mother's sick plans for revenge. I didn't have to necessarily trust him to know that he wouldn't let anything happen to Ellie.

"No. They need to pay," he growled back at me. He pushed me so that I hit the wall behind us and then he made a run for my throat but I managed to duck just in time. I couldn't shift because of my injuries, I knew that, but Blake really was a pain in the ass when he was pissed.

"Calm the fuck down," I shouted as he made for another hit for my face but he narrowly missed me. I managed to get another push to his chest which was met with a punch to the side where I had several stitches holding everything together — it stung like a bitch but I didn't let on how much it hurt as I caught hold of his hand and held him back from going for Jayson again.

"My mate, your best friend, their Alpha, could be dead and you're just going to let them get away with it?" he snapped. He grabbed hold of the lamp from behind him and smashed it over my head. I could feel the blood dripping down my face and neck from the shards which had managed to do some serious damage but I ignored the pain as I continued to fight Blake off.

"And this isn't the way to solve anything," I seethed. He was pissing me off now. I knew his mate was in danger and it was only instinct that he wanted to protect her but this was ridiculous because he obviously wasn't thinking straight otherwise he would see what an idiot he was being right now.

"Blake, you—" but I didn't get to finish what I was saying as a punch to the face sent me flying into the wall opposite. The pain surged through my entire body and I winced when I tried to move so that I could stand up again. He had really done it this time and I was going to need another visit to the pack doctor once this was done with.

"I warned you Jackson. But you didn't listen. You didn't fucking listen," Blake shouted. He stalked across the room at an impressive speed and the only thing I saw was his fist above his head.

I closed my eyes and braced myself for the impact. Only it never came. Instead there was the chilling sound of a child's cry and I opened my eyes to see that Michael was on the floor beside me with blood pouring from his nose. I was fairly certain that Blake had broken it at the same time and that wasn't going to impress Luca — pissed off or not, Luca wasn't going to accept what Blake had done to his son.

"Michael. I am so sorry," Blake suddenly calmed down and I could see the regret in his eyes the moment he regained control from his wolf. He tried to come closer to Michael but, for each step Blake took towards him, Michael shuffled closer to me.

"I told you to calm down. Now look what you've done," I sighed. I wrapped my arm around Michael's shoulder and tipped his head backwards as I inspected the damage which had been done.