Isabelle (House of Jensen Series book 5)

Chapter 31

Andrea's POV

As I walk to the coffee shop with my bodyguards I don't feel that elation I expected to feel. I was now rich enough to need bodyguards twenty- four seven.  I grew up in Copenhagen my mother is a lawyer my father is a doctor. I didn't expect the little girl with pigtails who I met age three to still be part of my life age twenty-five. Isabelle has never treated me like I was different because I wasn't born with loads of money. My family was comfortable which we were all okay with.

I choose law because I've seen the racism that this country can produce and it's horrific. I want to make a difference in the world. I never set out to cheat with James. He started asking me out and buying me gifts while he was with my best friend. I never wanted to date him but he was persistent. Now I know it's because he just wanted sex. Something his girlfriend wasn't giving him. I admire the fact she's waiting till she's married. To experienced her first time with someone she truly loves.

When Isabelle went missing I was very worried, everyone was. Then one night James came to see me looking deliriously happy. Now I'm a black woman so when my man starts looking happy and I wasn't the reason. You bet your ass  I started investigating and following him which his hard to do when he has bodyguards.

Then one day a man with an American accent sat down beside me in McDonald's of all places. He introduced himself as Dan, "He said he thought James knew where Isabelle was."

I was in shock, "No he couldn't be that cruel."

"Yes he is that cruel. He's playing the concern boyfriend but yet he's screwing you."

"Not anymore."

"If you care anything for your friend you will continue to date him."

"Why?"

"Because we need intel and you can for want of a better word seduce him for it."

"He's smart he won't talk."

"He will and when he does I need a tape confession. When Isabelle is found he will claim to be dating her. Isabelle will tell people the truth James will be a loose canon. You need to keep him calm."

A car horn takes me out of my memories. I didn't believe the guy that James knew where Isabelle was. But I stayed with James so if he goes crazy I could alert the authorities. Now I know he truly knew where she was. How can I face him and be intimate with him? I have to because Isabelle is still in danger from him. Dan said when the danger passes he will contact me again. He hasn't so I'm stuck with James.

Countess Susan and her husband stares at me, "Let's make this quick. I don't want my son to know we spoke to you."

"Why?"

She doesn't answer but I look at her hand playing with her pearl necklace and that's when I see it. The scar on her neck. James hurt his own mother I'm sure of it.

"James is a monster I need to tell you why I'm really with him."

The shock on their faces when I finish my story was evident. "I have to inform the palace of all this."

"Countess do what you need to do but you should know I recently found out I'm pregnant. He doesn't know and it's still very early in the pregnancy for me just weeks."

"He needs to be put down."

"I agree but how are we going to do it?"

"The royals have resources we don't have. They will think of something."

My phone rings and I look at my father in law, "I'm sorry."

I look at my phone it was James, "Darling I'm on my way to work."

Really because I'm pretty sure you're in a café."

I start panicking, "How do you know I'm in a café." I see his parents worried looks.

"Your phone."

"You're tracking my phone?"

He laughs cruelly, "I tracked a princesses phone did you think I wasn't going to track yours?"

"They're calling my order I need to go." I hang him before he could say anything.

"Breathe," suggest Countess Susan. 

"He's tracking my every move."

"Buy a new phone and call us on that one. We will get the tracker removed for you.  If it's not just an app he was using."

"What have I got myself into countess?" They both look at me with a mixture of pity and disgust. "Please you have to help me. What if he hurts me?"

"We will think of something now why don't you order something and leave. Just in case he's outside watching the door."

Theo's words bought my anxiety up another notch. I order a slice of red velvet cake and a cheese sandwich with some tea and leave with my purchases.

When I arrived at the office I was happy to see my day would be busy. Which meant I couldn't think about or interact with James until the end of the day.

I ask a friend to buy me a new iPhone and she bought it to me over drinks after work. I needed to get away from the monster. Anyone that can behave the way he has is capable of murder.