Ghost in the wires.

Prologue

Jake's Pov

"I think I have made my decision. I will go to Duskwood." MC answers in the group chat. I feel a small smile creeping on my face. My fearless little angel is so selfless; she always puts other people before herself. Instantly my smile faded into a frown when I read her next reply, "With or without your blessing.". I was very tempted to call her and shout at her. Goodness, one of these days, MC will be the death of me.

The group chat lights up, and I gasp in surprise at Jessica and the other's replies regarding the decision to sacrifice herself. Leave it to my little angel to make everyone love her. She is an absolute force of nature. I get lost and smile at the memories of her. "Focus, Jake, don't go there." I berate myself.

I tell them that I have a plan, that I will be the one to go to the mines to get Hannah and Richy out. As I'm typing out the rest, I laugh a little while imagining her facial expressions when she reads my plans. Oh, she will be fuming. Damn! Her temper has always been something that entertained me in the past. I wish I could see her reading my plan so badly now. Her hazel eyes narrowed on me, and her plump lips tightened into an angry line.

Her reply pulls a chuckle out of me. "I won't help you do something so stupid." I was right that she would be angry, and she truly is. She doesn't know how cute she is when her temper rises. I try reassuring her that my plan will work, but it doesn't seem to be working.

I could feel it coming. I was about to make a reckless decision. It was like a floodgate, and I started to pour out my feelings for her. I am at her mercy, and I can't scratch that; I won't evade her anymore. I am done hiding, and I need my little angel back in my life. This is no longer about saving Hannah and Richy. My only purpose now is to keep my little angel safe and hold her again in my arms. With that in my mind, I set out to the mines.