Book 1: Beyond Me and You

Knowledge is a Good Thing

The door opening causes me to look up from the floor. In walks Jax with a smirk on his face.

"What a view" he says as he as he leans against the wall. His eyes are fixed on me, making me feel uncomfortable under his glare. He suddenly pushes himself off of the wall and begins to walk closer. "I never liked you so this will be fun to watch"

The door swings open forcefully to reveal Zane.

"Get away" he demands Jax. Jax stops walking and moves off to the side. Zane approaches me and I feel myself holding my breath. We make eye contact and I refuse to look away.

This is the guy that has ruined everything. If he thinks I'm gonna show him I'm terrified he's wrong.

"Hm" is the noise he makes as he looks me up and down. "Let's go see how strong you really are."

His hands make their way around my wrists and he pulls me off of the chair. His grip is tight and I know it's going to leave a mark. We make our way to a room with a cage in the middle of it.

"Please" I beg as I walk behind Zane. He comes to a stop and turns to look at me. "Why are you doing this?"

Zane hesitates to take a step forward but instead stays in place. His eye contact is intense like always.

"I thought Nathan knew better than to let someone close to him. Yet here we are. YOU make him weak. If anything happens to him it's because of you." Zane says as he looks me directly in the eyes. He laughs. His laugh taunts me in my mind. My knees go weak and I kneel on the floor. I can't bring myself to stand.

"You can't go in there!" A guy yells from the other side of the room.

Zane looks up to see Nathan walking past his guards towards us. I can feel him getting closer to us but I refuse to look up from the floor. I'm scared but I hate myself more.

Zane is right. Nathan wouldn't be here if I wasn't in his life. He could be home, safe, with Ailee. But instead he's here trying to save me. He's risking his life to save me.

Tears threaten to fall but I force myself to hold them back. Nathan has come to stand in front of Zane and I while I remain on the floor.

"What did you do to her?!" Nathan yells as he steps towards me but I move myself away from his touch. "Lark-"

"I did nothing. She's good as new..But she knows more than before she came in here. Knowledge is a good thing tho" Zane says as he stands next to me. "C'mon" he says as he leans down to help me stand. His hand offers support but I feel disgusted thinking of the smile he must have on his face right now.

"Alright. Let's get to it shall we? Nathan, get in the cage"

I look up to see him only to see his eyes looking right at me. He looks worried. Angry. Hurt. I couldn't stand to see him fight. The thought of him getting hurt makes me hate myself a little more every single time.

"Nathan please don't do this.." I beg. I turn towards Zane once again. He's the only one that can stop this, but he stands there with a smile on his face. He's enjoying every moment. "Nathan if you do this we're over." I threaten.

Nathan's eye widen in shock but it all disappears when he looks at Zane.

"Who's first?" he asks without any hesitation.

"Thought you'd never ask." Zane says as he walks away from me.

It's been a few minutes since Nathan got here and he's already in the cage waiting for his first opponent. I sit in between Jax and another guy. The whole place has been filled without people who I assume work for Zane. Everyone has a bloodthirsty look in their eye. It makes me sick how this is entertainment for them.

I overheard Zane and Jax talking earlier and they plan on making this place an underground fight club, but only one person gets to walk out of the cage.

Nathan must've known this was their plan which is why he refused to run this place. He didn't want blood on his hands, but they insist on having him be in charge.

Suddenly everyone starts yelling and cheering as a guy approaches the cage. When he comes into the light you can see how ripped he really is. He has a scar on his left eye and two full sleeves of tattoos. He's as tall as Nathan.

The guy throws the first punch and Nathan manages to dodge it. But the other guy is fast and he throws another punch right away knocking Nathan to the ground.

I go to get up but Jax and the other guy hold me down.

"It's just getting started" Jax says with a smile on his face. He's enjoying every second of it but I can't just sit here and watch.

Nathan suddenly gets up and throws a powerful punch. The guy stumbles back and Nathan uses it to throw another punch knocking the guy down.

I cover my eyes, not wanting to see anything. But my heart is still racing. The sound of my beating heart can be heard in my ears I'm surprised Jax can't hear it.

"You have to watch." Jax demands before he pulls my hands away from my face.

Nathan and the guy are standing now. The other guy's eyebrow looks swollen while Nathan has a cut on his lip. Suddenly someone hands the other guy something threw the cage.

They're cheating!

The guy approaches Nathan who dodges the kick but he couldn't dodge the dust that was thrown in his face. With Nathan unable to see the guy throws a punch knocking Nathan to the ground.

"No!" I yell but the guy next to me elbows me on my side.

Through the pain I elbow Jax on his side and push the other guy off of the seat. I make eye contact with Nathan who's on the ground, before other guys come up to me and grab both go my arms. Nathan's eyes are filled with worry but I still try my best to get out of their grasp.

Jax recovers from my elbow and stands in front of me, blocking Nathan.

"That's it, I've had enough of you" he says with clear disgust. He looks at the guys grabbing my eyes. "Take her away." He demands.

I keep pulling but the guys tighten their grip on my arms. They basically drag me out of the room.

After walking down an empty hallway they open a door and throw me into the room. I quickly get up but they shut the door on my face.

There is no light in the room, making me feel helpless. Tears form again in my eyes but this time I can't force them to go away. The stream down my face as I sit on the cold floor in a room with no window or light. Just me and my thoughts. 

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Surprise update!

I just wanted to say that there are about 2 or 3 more chapters left in this book, BUT I will be writing a 2nd book which I'm really excited about!