Hooked on love

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Tears finally escape and I let go. I knew the answers, yet I wanted to believe he was lying to me. Yet, I pushed and pushed until I got the answers I will regret one day.

"What about Luca's death? He said you was one of his last fights." Why am I still pushing for more answers I can't handle? "He's lying to you Ava, Luca's death was a tragic accident." He reaches for my hand again and I move back some more. "Ava please, don't move away from me anymore." He says. He looks so hurt, but it doesn't match my pain. "Why did you lie?" I don't know what to do anymore. "I didn't want to lose you, I still don't. It's a part of my past I didn't want you knowing about." He says. "Well you can't hide everything. Did you think I'd never find out?" At this rate, I wouldn't put it past him to think like that. "I was hoping we'd never have to have this conversation." He says leaning against the wall. Looking at him, he looks like he doesn't give a care in the world. Does he not see how serious this is? "I'm having your baby for Christ sakes! You can't just lie to me Jackson, I let your lie about your real name slide but this - this is something I can't just forget!" He shrugs. I want to leave, all this information is too much. "I need to go, I have a lot to think about." I get my stuff together and go to leave. "What do you need to think about?" he says grabbing my wrist, stopping me. "Us. Everything." I say. "You can't leave me, you're pregnant." He sounds so smug. "You're telling me that I have no choice because I'm carrying your child?" Is he really saying what I think he is? "Exactly, you can't chose to leave over some little white lie." He tightens his grip. "White lie? This isn't a white lie. You can't force me to stay, let me go. I want to go and wrap my head around all of this." I try and pull my wrist free but it doesn't budge. "No." he says. He's stronger than me, I can't get out of it. He grins. "You can't leave me, look at you." He really isn't going to let me leave. I don't know this man in front of me, he isn't this cruel.
"If you love me, you'll let me go." I say. I'm scared, I don't feel safe. "Let you go? I'm stopping you because I love you." He says. Normally hearing that would make my heart swell with joy, but all I feel now is pain. I should have listened to Cassie. "Jackson, please. I want some time to think things over. You owe me that." No good will come out of me staying here, just hurt and pain. "I don't owe you anything! You won't come back, stop making up excuses just so you can leave." He isn't a confident man. All I see in front of me is a scared boy who's afraid of being alone. "I thought you loved me." He mumbles softly causing my heart to break more. "I do. I'm only asking for time Jackson." I say. I feel his grip loosen so I pull my arm back slowly. I don't know what else I can say to make him let me go. "You're lying. You'd stay if you loved me." He says glaring at me. "Jackson, I do!" I raise my voice. This isn't fair, how can he be this cruel? "You know what, if you want to leave so badly, fine. Go." He finally let's go of my arm flinging it to the side. I lose my balance and fall backwards.

Jackson's eyes burn into me as I start to fall down the stairs. All I see are big hazelnut, green eyes looking down on me with no remorse. I feel a sharp pain spread across my head and everything goes black.