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00:02Mon mari, Jax, était juste crowned on.
00:05À sa fête, il mètre mètre sur de l'arrière.
00:07Il mètre s'éloigné sur de moi en un petit, petit, petit kiss.
00:10Il mètre mètre mètre mètre mètre.
00:12Je pouvais sentir comment dur il était, son désiré indénuable.
00:15Je me souviens.
00:16Je n'ai pas ici.
00:19Il mètre à la maison.
00:21Il mètre mètre et mètre mètre un verre de l'honneur.
00:24Il mètre plus professeur suddenly dit en italien.
00:31La donna o la tua piccola cananrilla del club.
00:34Il mètre s'éloigné.
00:36Jax, j'ai chiesto di s'éloignirlo instantly.
00:38Inoltre, il mètre mètre un petit kiss à maître à maître
00:40avant d'y répondre à l'italien.
00:42Il mètre mètre mètre mètre mètre mètre.
00:43Non ne ho mai abbastanza di lui.
00:49Ma tenete la bocca chiusa.
00:50Se Aurora lo scopre, sono un uomo morto.
00:54Mesmo joli mètre mètre mètre à la stelle de mon vinglass.
00:57Non c'erano que mon grandfère était de Sicilie.
01:00I understood every single word.
01:01I already knew my husband was keeping a little pet on the side.
01:04I didn't scream.
01:05I didn't throw a fit.
01:07I pulled out my phone, opened my email,
01:09and silently accepted my long-sealed offer
01:11for the top-secret medical program.
01:13Three days from now,
01:14I'll be gone from Jax's life for good.
01:18Jax's eyes flicked to my untouched wine.
01:20He offered a concerned smile and asked in English.
01:22What's wrong, baby?
01:24His perfect, loving facade almost made me laugh.
01:27One minute.
01:28He's talking trash about another woman in my grandfather's tongue.
01:31The next, he's looking at me like I'm his entire world.
01:34Nothing.
01:34What were you guys talking about?
01:36Just family business.
01:38I didn't want to ruin your mood with that dark shit.
01:40So we switched from English.
01:42I scoffed.
01:43He must be fucking her so much he'd forgotten I was half-Italian.
01:46He forgot I could understand him.
01:47I forced a smile,
01:48but a suffocating pain gripped my chest.
01:50Carry on then.
01:51I'm going out for some fresh air.
01:52I pushed him away and walked to the balcony alone.
01:56Along the way,
01:57the envious whispers of the guests filled my ears.
02:00Even with Aurora's family wiped away,
02:02her position as Donna is rock solid.
02:04Everyone knows the boss worships her.
02:06For her last birthday,
02:07he bought off a whole bay in Hawaii just for her fireworks.
02:09He flew in 90,000 roses.
02:11They nearly covered the entire beach.
02:13Yeah, I'd kill for a man like that.
02:15Those words used to fill me with warmth.
02:17No, nothing.
02:19Just a hollow echo.
02:20Nobody knew that this man,
02:21who supposedly lived and breathed only for me,
02:24had already betrayed me.
02:27Just yesterday,
02:28I snuck into his office at the underground club
02:30to surprise him with a coronation gift.
02:32I waited in his private lounge so long I almost fell asleep.
02:35Then, a muffled moan woke me up.
02:37I opened my eyes.
02:38Through the one-way glass,
02:40I saw the man who swore to be faithful to me forever.
02:42He had Starlet, his club manager,
02:44pinned against his desk.
02:46He was fucking her brains out.
02:47He was so rough, so desperate.
02:49His suit jacket was tossed on the floor.
02:52His shirt was ripped open,
02:53exposing his tense, sculpted muscles.
02:56At their peak, he let her bite his neck.
02:58Right on the tattoo.
02:59My initials.
03:00Did I hurt you?
03:03Boss, I want to mark two.
03:05I watched Jack's chuckle.
03:07He thrust into her brutally,
03:08his hot breath hitting her ear.
03:11Done.
03:12I'll brand my name on you.
03:14Somewhere sweet.
03:16Somewhere only I can see it.
03:18Her scream of ecstasy was the sound of my soul shattering.
03:21I knew right then.
03:22My marriage died.
03:26My phone buzzed.
03:27It was my advisor,
03:28Professor Luca Moretti.
03:30Ever since I graduated grad school,
03:32he'd asked me to join his research more than once.
03:34Aurora,
03:35I saw you accepted the offer.
03:37Five years ago,
03:37you gave up everything for Jack's,
03:39and now I'm glad you're back.
03:40The military will send for you in three days.
03:43You can spend these days saying goodbye to your family.
03:45The word family stung so bad,
03:46it burned my eyes.
03:47Ever since my parents died in the accident,
03:50Jack's was the only family I had.
03:51But now,
03:52he didn't deserve that title.
03:54Professor,
03:55I'm not telling him.
03:56Please use the project's highest security clearance
03:59to wipe my identity completely.
04:02Why,
04:03once your identity's gone,
04:04you'll vanish off the face of the earth.
04:06Jack's would lose his mind
04:08if he can't find you.
04:10You two were supposed to be it,
04:11weren't you?
04:12I gripped the phone tightly,
04:13my nose stinging.
04:14Right.
04:15In everyone's eyes,
04:16Jack's was the man who would lose his damn mind
04:18if he didn't see me for a single day.
04:19That was exactly why I gave up my research
04:21career to stay by his side.
04:23But now,
04:24I faced the freezing wind
04:25and let out a mocking laugh.
04:26My eyes burned.
04:29Because he betrayed me.
04:30Five years,
04:31five invitations.
04:33These hands that were supposed to cure diseases
04:34only ever stitched Jack's wounds
04:36and pulled out shrapnel.
04:37I gave up everything
04:38and got nothing in return.
04:40Yesterday when you accepted out of the blue,
04:43I knew something was off.
04:44But,
04:45alright,
04:46I'll arrange it.
04:47Just take care of your things
04:48these next three days.
04:49I finally let out a breath
04:50when he agreed.
04:51Having my identity wiped
04:52meant I didn't have to scheme
04:53or stress over how to leave Jack's anymore.
04:55Thank you professor.
04:56The moment I hung up,
04:58a deep voice sounded from behind me.
04:59Who betrayed who?
05:04I turned around
05:05and met Jack's concerned eyes.
05:07Who betrayed who?
05:08A friend's husband.
05:11Jack's tense gaze searched my face.
05:13Finding nothing unusual,
05:14he finally relaxed.
05:16He pulled me into his arms
05:17and pressed a kiss
05:18to the top of my head.
05:22Don't worry baby.
05:24Betrayal is something
05:24that will never happen with me.
05:27What if it does?
05:28My heart,
05:29my body,
05:30they're yours.
05:31Only yours.
05:33I said what if?
05:41Then punish me by making it
05:42so I can never find you.
05:44You need to know
05:45I can't live without you.
05:47If you vanish,
05:48it would hurt worse than dying.
05:50Jack's,
05:51your punishment is coming soon.
05:54In three days,
05:55I will evaporate
05:56from your world entirely.
05:59Boss,
06:00everything is ready.
06:01Scarlet walked past us
06:02holding a tray,
06:03wearing a fiery red,
06:05skin-tight gown.
06:05Her tone was strictly business,
06:07not even sparing Jack's a glance.
06:09Jack's just nodded expressionlessly
06:10and waved her off.
06:13Their flawless act
06:14made my stomach turn.
06:15They both deserved an Oscar.
06:17If I hadn't seen them
06:18going at it like animals
06:19on that desk yesterday,
06:20I'd still be playing the fool.
06:21Jack's covered my eyes
06:22with his large hand.
06:24His warm breath
06:24brushed against my ear.
06:26Baby,
06:26I have a surprise for you.
06:29Five,
06:30four,
06:31three,
06:32two,
06:32one,
06:33zero.
06:34I opened my eyes.
06:35The entire Chicago sky
06:36exploded in light.
06:38Fireworks bloomed into roses,
06:40my favorite.
06:41Finally,
06:42they burned a massive J
06:43and a into the darkness.
06:45Jack's wrapped his arms
06:46around me from behind,
06:47his voice emotional.
06:49Baby,
06:50we've been together
06:51for ten whole years.
06:52I stared up
06:53at the beautiful lies
06:54in the sky,
06:54feeling a bit dazed.
06:56Yeah,
06:56ten years.
06:57Nineteen to twenty-nine.
06:59A decade.
07:00Long enough to turn the boy
07:01who adored me
07:02into a complete stranger.
07:03long enough to turn
07:04a passionate romance
07:05into cold,
07:06calculated deceit.
07:08Jack's turned me around.
07:09He looked at me
07:10with deep affection
07:11and slowly leaned in
07:12for a kiss.
07:13Just as I was about
07:14to turn my head away,
07:15the private phone
07:16in his pocket buzzed.
07:17A flash of annoyance
07:18crossed his face.
07:21I gave orders.
07:22No interruptions today.
07:25But when he saw
07:26the name on the screen,
07:27he went stiff
07:28for a split second.
07:31Out of the corner
07:32of my eye,
07:32I caught a glimpse
07:33of a single letter
07:34glowing on the screen,
07:35S.
07:35Jack's cleared his throat,
07:37smoothly tilting
07:37the screen away from me
07:38as he typed out
07:39a quick reply.
07:40The familiar fire of lust
07:41was reignited in his eyes.
07:43Baby,
07:43I'm so sorry.
07:44Emergency at the club.
07:45I have to go.
07:46Go.
07:47Business first.
07:48Jack's let out
07:49a breath of relief.
07:50Normally,
07:51he wouldn't leave
07:51without a deep,
07:52passionate kiss.
07:53But this time,
07:55he just rushed
07:55a quick peck to my forehead
07:57and strode away.
07:59Then,
08:00I told the butler
08:00to handle the rest
08:01of the party
08:02and quietly followed Jack's.
08:03I watched him go.
08:11He drove like a maniac
08:12all the way
08:13to the underground
08:13parking garage.
08:15The moment
08:15the car door opened,
08:16she pouted her red lips
08:18and jumped right
08:18into his arms.
08:20Jack's,
08:21those fireworks
08:21were gorgeous.
08:23I'm so jealous
08:24I'm going crazy.
08:26Jack's pinched her chin.
08:27I gave you a club
08:28for your birthday.
08:30Wasn't that enough?
08:31I made you a promise.
08:33Be a good girl,
08:34keep Aurora out of it,
08:35and I'll make it up to you.
08:38You know I will.
08:39Hearing that,
08:40it suddenly clicked.
08:41My nails dug hard
08:42into my palms.
08:46Last month,
08:46Jack's was caught up
08:47in a gang war
08:48in the west side,
08:48and the rival faction
08:49was uprooted overnight.
08:55He was carried back
08:56covered in blood,
08:57shot three times.
08:58I stayed awake
08:59for three whole days
09:00and nights,
09:00pulling him back
09:01from the brink of death.
09:02The day he regained consciousness,
09:04he stroked my haggard face
09:05with tender remorse.
09:06Baby,
09:07they struck first.
09:09I couldn't back down.
09:11Now I finally understood.
09:13All that bloodshed
09:14was nothing more than a gift
09:15to please his little mistress.
09:16And I was nothing
09:17but a ridiculous joke.
09:22Scarlet hummed,
09:23tracing circles
09:24on his solid chest
09:25with her finger.
09:26Jack's grabbed
09:26her wandering hand.
09:28I was just jealous.
09:29Didn't you say
09:30you had something good
09:31to show me?
09:32Scarlet yanked his tie,
09:33pulling her body
09:34flush against his.
09:35The boss has to
09:36unwrap it himself.
09:40I promise to make
09:41you feel so good.
09:43You'll think you died
09:44and went to heaven.
09:45He scooped her up
09:46effortlessly and shoved
09:47her into the back
09:47seat of his bulletproof escalade.
09:49Scarlet let out a gasp
09:50before Jack swallowed
09:51the rest of her words
09:52with a savage kiss.
09:54Leaning against
09:55the freezing concrete pillar,
09:56I finally let my tears fall.
09:58They hit the ground
09:59in heavy drops.
10:01I had literally
10:02watched them fuck yesterday.
10:03But seeing this again today,
10:05my heart still ached
10:05like I caught a bullet
10:06to the chest.
10:07When we first got married,
10:08Jack swore he'd only
10:09celebrate every important
10:10occasion with me
10:11from then on.
10:12But one text from Scarlet,
10:13and he dumped me
10:14to run to her.
10:15Was he that obsessed
10:16with her?
10:19I closed my eyes
10:20and forced the suffocating
10:21emotions down.
10:22Just three more days,
10:24and this would all be over.
10:27I didn't go back
10:28to the party.
10:29I went straight home.
10:31In the middle of the night,
10:32a loud crash woke me up.
10:34Jack stood in the doorway,
10:35reeking of alcohol
10:36and blood.
10:37His tense body didn't relax
10:38until his eyes landed on me.
10:40Baby, why did you leave
10:41without telling me?
10:41I finished dealing
10:42with the rat
10:43and went to find you
10:43but you were gone.
10:44I was losing my damn mind.
10:46I glanced at the clock.
10:473 a.m.
10:48I had been home
10:49since 9 p.m.
10:51He and Scarlet
10:52had been screwing
10:52for six solid hours.
10:54What a joke.
10:56I wasn't feeling well,
10:58so I came back early,
10:59forgot to text you.
11:01Maybe from hearing
11:02so many lies,
11:03I was now able
11:04to bullshit him
11:04without batting an eye.
11:06Jack slipped
11:06genuinely terrified.
11:08Next time,
11:09you have to tell me, baby.
11:10If you ever disappear on me,
11:12I swear to God
11:13I don't know
11:13what crazy shit I'd do.
11:16Promise me
11:17you'll never leave me.
11:18I closed my eyes
11:19and didn't answer.
11:20After all,
11:20in three days,
11:21he would never find me again.
11:23The next morning,
11:24perhaps out of guilt,
11:25Jack said someone deliver
11:26an extremely rare
11:27pink diamond necklace.
11:29Baby,
11:30yesterday was my fault.
11:31Please don't be mad at me.
11:33I barely glanced
11:34at the diamonds
11:35before tossing them aside.
11:36I picked up
11:37a different velvet box
11:38and handed it to him.
11:41I'm not mad.
11:42This is my gift for you,
11:44but you have to open it
11:45in two days.
11:46Originally,
11:47I got him
11:48custom-made cufflinks.
11:49But the day I found out
11:50he was cheating on me,
11:51I threw them in the fireplace
11:52and replaced them
11:53with divorce papers.
11:55This would be
11:55the last thing
11:56I ever gave him.
11:57Jack took the box.
11:58Why two days?
11:59Because it's a surprise.
12:01It won't mean anything
12:02unless you open it
12:02in two days.
12:04Okay.
12:05Whatever you say, baby.
12:06in two days.
12:07The doorbell rang.
12:09When the door opened,
12:10Scarlet stood there,
12:11her face drenched in tears.
12:15Pure panic flashed
12:16across Jax's face.
12:17Baby,
12:18it's urgent gang business.
12:20I'll handle it in the garden
12:21so I don't ruin your breakfast.
12:22He immediately dragged her
12:24toward the backyard.
12:25I walked to the study window
12:26on the second floor
12:27just in time
12:27to watch the scene
12:28unfold below.
12:29Jax furiously
12:30shook off Scarlet's hand.
12:31Are you out of your
12:32fucking mind?
12:33I warned you
12:34never to come here.
12:36If Aurora finds out,
12:37I will skin you alive.
12:42I know I shouldn't be here,
12:44but I'm pregnant.
12:45The doctor said
12:47we were too rough.
12:49The baby isn't stable.
12:50I'm so scared, Jax.
12:52Is our baby
12:52going to be okay?
12:53This is your first child.
12:55My whole body froze.
12:56It felt like a giant,
12:58invisible hand
12:59had just crushed my heart.
13:00I couldn't breathe.
13:02Scarlet,
13:02was pregnant?
13:03When we first got married,
13:05we talked about having kids.
13:06Jax told me children
13:07would be a weakness,
13:08and he only wanted
13:09to give all his love to me.
13:11Back then,
13:11I was so moot
13:12by his devotion.
13:13Now I finally understood.
13:15He didn't not want kids.
13:17He just didn't want me
13:18to have them.
13:19The fury in his eyes
13:20twisted into a dark,
13:21complex ecstasy.
13:23Nine weeks?
13:24We do need to be careful.
13:26Go wait in the car.
13:27I'll take you
13:28to the best private hospital
13:29right now.
13:30Nobody is going to let
13:30anything happen to my kid.
13:32Scarlet finally smiled
13:33through her tears,
13:34standing on her tiptoes
13:35to kiss him.
13:36Jax's eyes darkened.
13:37He took control,
13:38gripping the back of her head
13:39to deepen the kiss.
13:40They made out fiercely
13:41until Scarlet was gasping for air.
13:43Jax pulled back,
13:45his voice ragged.
13:46You're pregnant
13:46and still trying to seduce me?
13:48Be a good girl
13:49and wait in the car.
13:55I calmly walked downstairs
13:57and sat back down
13:58at the dining table.
13:59At that moment,
14:00I actually felt
14:01a sick wave of relief.
14:02Thank God
14:02we didn't have kids.
14:04Now I could leave
14:05without any strings attached.
14:07That familiar apologetic look
14:08was back on his face.
14:10Baby,
14:11an emergency came up
14:12when on the west coast.
14:13I have to go deal
14:14with it right now,
14:14stay home and be good.
14:17I'll bring you a present
14:18when I get back.
14:19I nodded.
14:20Seeing my calm expression,
14:21he finally left
14:22with peace of mind.
14:23Two days left.
14:24This was probably
14:25the last time
14:26I'd ever see him.
14:27That afternoon,
14:28I got a text
14:29from an unknown number.
14:30It was a picture
14:31of the ultrasound scan.
14:32I'm pregnant
14:33with Jax's baby.
14:34His first child,
14:35you useless orphan.
14:37If you have any sense,
14:38you'll pack your shit
14:39and get out of that mansion.
14:41Make room for me
14:42and my baby.
14:43I knew it was Scarlet.
14:44I guess the kid
14:45in her belly
14:45gave her the balls
14:46to challenge me.
14:47But I was already leaving
14:48and my heart
14:49was already dead to Jax.
14:51Seeing that scan
14:51made me feel
14:52absolutely nothing.
14:53For the next two days,
14:55Jax didn't come home.
14:56I used the time
14:57to erase every single
14:58trace of myself
14:59from that house.
15:00I donated what I could,
15:01burned the rest,
15:02and only kept
15:03the bare essentials.
15:06On the day I left,
15:08I woke up early.
15:09I left my suitcase
15:10by the door
15:11and waited for the lab's car.
15:12Just as I was about
15:13to call my professor,
15:14Scarlet texted me again.
15:16It was a photo.
15:18Jax proposed to me.
15:19We're getting married today.
15:21He's giving me
15:22and our baby
15:23the status we deserve.
15:24This is just the beginning.
15:26He said it's rushed,
15:27but he's giving me
15:28the best of everything
15:29to make me
15:30the happiest bride
15:31in the world.
15:31The next time he comes home,
15:33he'll be throwing
15:34divorce papers in your face.
15:35Have some dignity
15:36and walk out yourself.
15:38I'm going to be
15:39the lady of that house
15:40real soon.
15:41This time,
15:42I replied,
15:43congratulations.
15:44Right after I hit send,
15:46my ride arrived.
15:47I dragged my suitcase out
15:48and got in the car.
15:49We were stopped
15:50at a red light
15:50when a convoy
15:51of black SUVs
15:52roared past us.
15:53I looked over
15:54out of habit.
15:55Jax was in the back
15:56of the Rolls Royce
15:57in a sharp tailored suit.
15:58He was looking at Scarlet
15:59with eyes full of tenderness.
16:01He suddenly turned his head.
16:03Through the gap
16:04in the window,
16:05our eyes locked
16:05across the rushing traffic.
16:07His eyes,
16:08which had been full of lust
16:09just a second ago,
16:10widened.
16:11The moment he recognized me,
16:12his pupils shrank.
16:15Raw terror
16:16and sheer despair
16:17flooded them.
16:18I told my driver
16:19to roll up the window.
16:20The next second,
16:22my phone started
16:22vibrating like crazy.
16:24I stared at the name
16:25Jax flashing on the screen.
16:27I didn't answer.
16:30As the car drove
16:32over a bridge,
16:33I rolled the window down
16:34and tossed the phone
16:34straight into the freezing
16:35waters of Lake Michigan
16:37without a second thought.
16:38At the private airstrip,
16:40I met my professor's men
16:41and boarded the private jet
16:42heading to the black site
16:43research base.
16:44Meanwhile,
16:45Jack stared at his
16:46unanswered phone,
16:47desperately trying
16:48to convince himself.
16:49Aurora is just sleeping.
16:50That was just someone
16:51who looked like her.
16:53Scarlet noticed him
16:54losing his mind,
16:55a flash of jealousy
16:56crossing her eyes.
16:57It was their wedding day
16:58and he was still
16:59thinking about that woman.
17:00But remembering
17:01my tactful reply,
17:02she felt smug again.
17:03She figured she was
17:04about to become
17:05the official Donna
17:06in no time.
17:07And in health
17:07and forsaking all others,
17:09keep yourself
17:10only unto her
17:11so long as you
17:12both shall live.
17:13The mansion's butler
17:15called.
17:15The image of her
17:16in that car,
17:17that ghost,
17:17burned in his mind.
17:19He instinctively
17:19moved to answer it.
17:21Jax,
17:22the wedding
17:23isn't over yet.
17:25I'm sure our baby
17:26wants to see
17:27mommy and daddy
17:28share their vows,
17:28right?
17:30At the mention
17:31of the kid,
17:32Jax pulled his hand back.
17:33It wasn't until
17:34the ceremony ended
17:35that he finally
17:36called back.
17:37The second the call
17:38connected,
17:38the butler's
17:39panicked voice rang out.
17:40Boss,
17:41something's wrong.
17:42Madonna,
17:43she's gone.
17:45Jax's blood ran cold.
17:47In a flash,
17:48that brief glance
17:49at the intersection
17:50played in slow motion
17:51in his head.
17:52Those dead,
17:52cold eyes.
17:53He finally realized
17:55it wasn't just
17:55a lookalike.
17:56It was really Aurora.
17:57She didn't just
17:59leave him.
17:59She saw his betrayal
18:00with her own eyes
18:01before she left.
18:02She might have even
18:03watched the whole
18:04damn wedding.
18:05What the fuck
18:05are you talking about?
18:09What do you mean
18:10Aurora is gone?
18:11He didn't even
18:12change out of his
18:13tuxedo before
18:13rushing for the door.
18:15Scarlet grabbed his arm.
18:16She wanted to play
18:17the spoiled new wife.
18:18Jax,
18:19my stomach hurts.
18:21I think the baby
18:22is kicking.
18:23She wouldn't let
18:23that woman steal
18:24Jax's attention again.
18:25But Jax was
18:26consumed by panic.
18:27He couldn't care
18:28less about her.
18:29Get off me!
18:33I'm going to find
18:34Aurora.
18:35Scarlet hit the
18:35marble floor of the
18:36church.
18:37She pushed down
18:38her panic and
18:38faked an
18:39understanding tone.
18:40Jax, go.
18:42I understand.
18:44Aurora must have
18:45an emergency.
18:48In her head,
18:49she cursed
18:49viciously.
18:50I hope you
18:51never find that
18:52useless bitch.
18:55He made frantic
18:56calls on the road.
18:57Track Aurora's
18:58every move.
18:58Airports,
18:59train stations,
18:59hotels.
19:00Pull every damn
19:01security tape.
19:02Boss,
19:02there are no
19:03departure records
19:03for the Donna.
19:04Keep looking!
19:05She couldn't just
19:05boss vanish!
19:06Boss,
19:06no hotel has
19:07any checking
19:07under her name!
19:08But every answer
19:09was exactly the
19:10same.
19:11No such person.
19:12A top secret
19:13military clearance
19:14was in effect.
19:15Aurora had
19:15completely evaporated
19:16from the face
19:17of the earth.
19:18The car
19:18roared back
19:19to the mansion.
19:20Jax barged
19:21through the front
19:21doors.
19:22The sight hit him
19:23like a physical blow.
19:24It was even
19:25emptier than
19:25the butler
19:26had said.
19:26Her half of
19:27the walk-in
19:28closet was bare.
19:29All the clothes
19:29that belonged
19:30to her were gone.
19:31Her manuscripts
19:32and laptop
19:33were missing
19:33from the study.
19:34Even the bathroom
19:35only had his
19:36toiletries left.
19:37It was like
19:37she had never
19:38lived there.
19:39Jax was losing
19:40his mind.
19:41It's not a lover's
19:41spit.
19:42Aurora isn't
19:43like that.
19:46Someone must
19:47have kidnapped her.
19:48The boss knew
19:49damn well
19:49why his wife
19:50left.
19:50For the next
19:5124 hours,
19:52Jax questioned
19:53every friend
19:53and relative.
19:54He had his
19:55men turn
19:55Chicago upside
19:56down.
19:57He used
19:57every connection,
19:58even his moles
19:59in the FBI.
20:00Nothing.
20:01Aurora was
20:02a ghost.
20:03He sat
20:03alone in
20:04the empty
20:04mansion all
20:05night,
20:05clutching
20:06our wedding
20:06photo.
20:07His eyes
20:07were hollow
20:08like a
20:08dead man's.
20:09Just as
20:10Jax was
20:10about to
20:10tap into
20:11the dark
20:11web to
20:12find her,
20:12his underboss
20:13Marco rushed
20:14in.
20:14He carefully
20:15handed over
20:15a phone.
20:16The screen
20:17was shattered.
20:18Boss,
20:19the divers
20:19found this
20:20at the bottom
20:20of Lake
20:21Michigan.
20:22The tech
20:22guys recovered
20:23the data
20:23overnight.
20:24Jax's heart
20:25leaped to his
20:26throat.
20:26He instantly
20:27recognized it
20:28as Aurora's
20:28personal phone.
20:30He had picked
20:30out that pink
20:31case himself,
20:32saying it
20:32matched her
20:33skin.
20:33Why was it
20:34in the lake?
20:35Did Aurora
20:36really?
20:36No.
20:37Impossible.
20:40He pressed
20:41the power
20:41button,
20:42his fingers
20:42trembling.
20:43The screen
20:44lit up.
20:44The messaging
20:45app was
20:45frozen on
20:46a chat
20:46between
20:47Aurora
20:47and an
20:47unknown
20:48number.
20:48Jax's
20:49pupils
20:49shrank.
20:50He
20:50didn't
20:50know
20:51the
20:51number,
20:51but the
20:52texts
20:52made his
20:52blood
20:52freeze.
20:53A photo
20:54of an
20:54ultrasound.
20:55A photo
20:55of Scarlett
20:56in her
20:56wedding
20:57dress.
20:57And
20:58those
20:58arrogant,
20:59taunting
20:59messages.
20:59I'm
21:00pregnant
21:01with
21:01Jax's
21:01baby.
21:02His
21:02first
21:02child,
21:03you
21:03useless
21:04orphan.
21:04If
21:05you
21:05have
21:05any
21:05sense,
21:06you'll
21:06pack
21:06your
21:06shit
21:07and
21:07get
21:07out
21:07of
21:07that
21:07mansion.
21:08Jax
21:09proposed
21:09to
21:10me.
21:10We're
21:10getting
21:10married
21:11today.
21:11He's
21:12giving
21:12me
21:12and
21:13our
21:13baby
21:13the
21:13status
21:14we
21:14deserve.
21:14The
21:15next
21:15time
21:15he
21:15comes
21:15home,
21:16he'll
21:16be
21:16throwing
21:16divorce
21:17papers
21:17in
21:17your
21:17face.
21:18Have
21:18some
21:18dignity
21:19and
21:19walk
21:19out
21:19yourself.
21:20And
21:20she
21:21only
21:21replied
21:21with
21:21one
21:22word.
21:23Congratulations.
21:24Aurora's
21:24effortless
21:25congratulations
21:25hit Jax
21:26like a
21:26brutal
21:26slap
21:27across
21:27the
21:27face,
21:28shattering
21:28his
21:28delusions.
21:29His
21:30eyes
21:30went
21:30bloodshot,
21:31burning
21:31with
21:31rage.
21:32He
21:32finally
21:32understood.
21:33She
21:34wasn't
21:34throwing
21:34a
21:34jealous
21:35tantrum.
21:35She
21:36had
21:36seen
21:36right
21:36through
21:37his
21:37betrayal
21:37and
21:37calmly
21:38walked
21:38away
21:38from
21:38this
21:39marriage,
21:39like
21:39walking
21:40to
21:40the
21:40gallows.
21:43Smashing
21:43the
21:43phone
21:44against
21:44the
21:44wall.
21:44It
21:45shattered
21:45into
21:45pieces,
21:46just
21:46like
21:46his
21:47heart.
21:47He
21:48immediately
21:48took
21:48his
21:49men
21:49and
21:49stormed
21:49the
21:49luxury
21:50condo
21:50on
21:50the
21:51west
21:51side.
21:51It
21:52was
21:52the
21:52bridal
21:52suite
21:53he
21:53bought
21:53for
21:53Scarlett,
21:54decorated
21:54like
21:55a
21:55palace.
21:56Just
21:56days
21:56ago,
21:57he
21:57had
21:57been
21:57looking
21:58forward
21:58to
21:58their
21:58new
21:59life
21:59there.
21:59Now,
22:00he
22:00only
22:00wanted
22:01to
22:01rip
22:01apart
22:01the
22:01woman
22:02who
22:02ruined
22:02everything.
22:05Scarlett
22:05was
22:06lying
22:06on
22:06silk
22:06sheets
22:07in
22:07a
22:07see-through
22:07nightgown.
22:08She
22:08swallowed
22:09the
22:16smile.
22:17Jax,
22:18you're
22:18finally
22:18here.
22:19I
22:19thought
22:20who
22:20gave
22:21you
22:21the
22:21nerve
22:21to
22:21provoke
22:22my
22:22wife?
22:26Jax,
22:27I
22:27don't
22:28know
22:28what
22:28you're
22:28talking
22:28about.
22:29You
22:30don't
22:30know?
22:30Jax
22:31sneered.
22:32He
22:32let
22:32go,
22:32letting
22:33her
22:33collapse
22:33onto
22:33the
22:34bed.
22:34He
22:34pulled
22:34out
22:35a
22:35spare
22:35phone
22:35and
22:35brought
22:36up
22:36the
22:36chat
22:36logs.
22:37Here's
22:37your
22:37damn
22:38proof.
22:43Jax,
22:44I
22:44just
22:44wanted
22:45to be
22:45official.
22:46Aurora,
22:46is
22:47gone
22:47now.
22:47We
22:47can
22:47shut
22:48up.
22:48Jax
22:49roared,
22:49delivering
22:50a vicious
22:50backhand
22:50to her
22:51face.
22:51Scarlet
22:52crashed
22:52to the
22:53floor.
22:53She
22:54cried,
22:54hugging
22:55Jax's
22:55leg.
22:56Jax,
22:57you
22:57can't
22:57do
22:57this
22:58to
22:58me.
22:59I'm
22:59carrying
23:00your
23:00baby,
23:01your
23:01first
23:02child.
23:03He
23:04needs
23:04a
23:04father.
23:05You
23:05promised
23:06us
23:06a
23:06family.
23:07At
23:07the
23:07word
23:08baby,
23:08a
23:08complicated
23:09look
23:09flashed
23:10across
23:10Jax's
23:10eyes.
23:13It
23:13was
23:13true.
23:14It
23:14was his
23:14first
23:15child,
23:15and he
23:16had
23:16been
23:16thrilled.
23:16But
23:17now,
23:17he
23:17finally
23:18saw
23:18the
23:18unborn
23:18child
23:19not
23:19as
23:19his
23:19heir,
23:20but
23:20as
23:20the
23:20very
23:20weapon
23:21Scarlet
23:21used
23:21to
23:21destroy
23:22his
23:22marriage.
23:23His
23:23anticipation
23:24instantly
23:24turned
23:25into
23:25pure,
23:25murderous
23:26hatred.
23:27I
23:27warned
23:27you,
23:28the
23:28title
23:28of
23:29Donna
23:29belongs
23:29to
23:29Aurora,
23:30always.
23:31You're
23:31just
23:31a
23:31toy,
23:32a
23:32replacement.
23:33You
23:33thought
23:34a
23:34baby
23:34would
23:34make
23:34you
23:35the
23:35boss's
23:35wife?
23:36Keep
23:36dreaming.
23:37Scarlet
23:37hit
23:45baby,
23:45just
23:45got
23:46married.
23:47But
23:47Jax
23:48was
23:48completely
23:48swallowed
23:49by
23:49rage
23:49and
23:49pain.
23:50He
23:50clapped
23:51his
23:51hands.
23:51Two
23:52massive
23:52bodyguards
23:53walked
23:53in,
23:53standing
23:54deadpan
23:54by the
23:54bed.
23:55They
23:55were
23:55his
23:56most
23:56ruthless
23:56enforcers,
23:57the
23:57ones
23:57who
23:58handled
23:58his
23:58messy
23:58problems.
24:01Jax
24:01looked
24:01at
24:02the
24:02shivering
24:02Scarlet
24:02without
24:03an ounce
24:03of pity.
24:04She
24:04cost
24:04him
24:05Aurora.
24:05She
24:06cost
24:06him
24:06the
24:06only
24:06true
24:07love
24:07of
24:07his
24:07life.
24:08She
24:08had
24:08to
24:09pay.
24:32Scarlet's
24:32voice
24:32was
24:33hoarse,
24:33tears
24:34streaming
24:34down
24:34her
24:34face.
24:35Hours
24:36ago,
24:36she
24:36was
24:36a
24:37radiant
24:37bride.
24:38Now,
24:38she
24:38was
24:39a
24:39stray
24:39dog.
24:40The
24:40fall
24:40from
24:40heaven
24:41to
24:41hell
24:41was
24:41driving
24:41her
24:42insane.
24:42But
24:42Jax
24:43just
24:43turned
24:43his
24:43back
24:44to
24:44her
24:44and
24:44walked
24:44to
24:44the
24:45window.
24:45I
24:45gave
24:46you
24:46a
24:46chance.
24:47Aurora
24:47is
24:47my
24:47life.
24:48You
24:48touched
24:49her
24:49so
24:49you
24:49chose
24:50death.
24:50Scarlet's
24:51desperate
24:51screams
24:51were
24:52shut
24:52behind
24:52the
24:52door.
24:53Jax
24:53didn't
24:54even
24:54bother
24:54to
24:54look
24:55back.
24:55He
24:56stood
24:56by
24:56the
24:56floor
24:56to
24:56ceiling
24:57window,
24:57staring
24:58at
24:58Chicago
24:58skyline.
24:59He
24:59only
25:00had
25:00one
25:00thought,
25:01find
25:01Aurora.
25:02Jax
25:02threw
25:02his
25:02entire
25:03empire
25:03into
25:04finding
25:04her.
25:04He
25:05used
25:05every
25:05connection,
25:06called
25:06his
25:06FBI
25:07moles,
25:07and
25:08even
25:08blew
25:08a
25:08fortune
25:09on
25:09top
25:09tier
25:09international
25:10private
25:10eyes.
25:11But
25:12everyone
25:12gave him
25:13the
25:13exact
25:13same
25:13answer.
25:16Days
25:17later,
25:17coming
25:18back to
25:18the
25:18empty
25:18mansion
25:19felt
25:19like
25:19sheer
25:19hell
25:19for
25:20Jax.
25:20Their
25:21memories
25:21haunted
25:21him
25:21like
25:22ghosts,
25:22keeping
25:23him
25:23awake.
25:25Her
25:26favorite
25:26coffee
25:26mug was
25:27still
25:27in
25:27the
25:27kitchen.
25:28Her
25:28half
25:29read
25:29book
25:29was
25:29still
25:29in
25:30the
25:30study,
25:30a
25:30bookmark
25:31wedged
25:31at
25:31page
25:32237.
25:33The
25:33bedroom
25:34even
25:34still
25:34carried
25:34the
25:35faint
25:35scent
25:35of
25:35her
25:35perfume.
25:36A
25:36month
25:37went
25:37by.
25:38Suddenly,
25:38something
25:39hit
25:39Jax.
25:40The
25:40box
25:40Aurora
25:41gave
25:41him
25:41before
25:41she
25:41left,
25:42the
25:42one
25:42she
25:42told
25:43him
25:43to
25:43open
25:43in
25:43two
25:43days.
25:44Back
25:45then,
25:45he
25:45was
25:46too
25:46wrapped
25:46up
25:46in
25:46Scarlett's
25:47bed
25:47to
25:47care.
25:49Now,
25:50he
25:50realized
25:50it
25:50might
25:50be
25:51the
25:51last
25:51clue
25:51Aurora
25:52left
25:52him.
25:52With
25:53shaking
25:53hands,
25:54Jax
25:54pulled
25:54the
25:54elegant
25:55box
25:55from
25:55the
25:55safe.
25:56His
25:56heart
25:56was
25:57pounding
25:57like
25:57a
25:57drum,
25:58his
25:58fingers
25:58trembling.
25:59Maybe
25:59it
26:00was
26:00a
26:00letter
26:00explaining
26:01why
26:01she
26:01left.
26:02Maybe
26:02a
26:02photo
26:03of
26:03their
26:03beautiful
26:03past.
26:04He
26:04took
26:05a
26:05deep
26:05breath.
26:06With
26:06the
26:06desperate
26:06hope
26:07of
26:07a
26:07dying
26:07man,
26:08he
26:08slowly
26:08opened
26:08it.
26:09But
26:09there
26:09was
26:09no
26:10gift
26:10inside.
26:11No
26:11letter.
26:12Just
26:12a
26:12set
26:13of
26:13divorce
26:13papers.
26:14Already
26:15signed
26:15with
26:15her
26:15name.
26:16Black
26:16and
26:17white.
26:17Cold
26:18and
26:18ruthless.
26:19Due
26:19to
26:20irreconcilable
26:20differences,
26:21the parties
26:22agreed to
26:22divorce.
26:24Aurora
26:25forfeits
26:25all
26:25joint
26:26assets
26:26and
26:26walks
26:27away
26:27with
26:27nothing.
26:29Aurora.
26:32Jax's
26:32world
26:33caved
26:33in.
26:33The
26:34last
26:34spark
26:34of
26:34hope
26:35was
26:35brutally
26:35snuffed
26:36out.
26:36The
26:36painful
26:37truth
26:37hit
26:37him.
26:38The
26:38moment
26:38she
26:38handed
26:38him
26:39that
26:39box
26:39batting
26:40an
26:40eye.
26:40She
26:40had
26:41already
26:41handed
26:41down
26:41the
26:41death
26:42sentence
26:42for
26:42their
26:42marriage.
26:44And
26:44he,
26:45like a
26:45fucking
26:46idiot,
26:46was
26:46still
26:46playing
26:47the
26:47devoted
26:47husband.
26:48Aurora.
26:49He
26:49choked
26:50out
26:50her
26:50name.
26:50For
26:51a
26:51cheap
26:51thrill,
26:52he
26:52had
26:52lost
26:52the
26:52only
26:53true
26:53love
26:53of
26:53his
26:53life.
26:54Jax
26:54dropped
26:55to
26:55his
26:55knees,
26:56clutching
26:56the
26:56papers
26:57tightly
26:57to
26:57his
26:57chest
26:57as
26:58tears
26:58streamed
26:58down
26:58his
26:59face.
26:59But
27:00she
27:00was
27:00never
27:00coming
27:01back.
27:02Meanwhile,
27:02I had
27:03long
27:03left
27:03my
27:03toxic
27:04past
27:04behind.
27:05Deep
27:05within
27:05a top
27:06secret
27:06military
27:06medical
27:07base,
27:07I threw
27:08myself
27:08wholeheartedly
27:09into
27:09medical
27:09technology
27:10research.
27:11It was
27:11completely
27:12isolated.
27:13No
27:13cell
27:13service,
27:14no
27:14outside
27:14noise,
27:15just
27:15the
27:15most
27:16advanced
27:16labs,
27:17top
27:17pure
27:17equipment,
27:18and
27:18pure
27:18science.
27:19My
27:19mentor
27:19gave
27:20me
27:20a
27:20codename,
27:21Phoenix.
27:21A
27:22bird
27:22reborn
27:22from
27:23the
27:23fire.
27:23It
27:24suited
27:24me
27:24perfectly.
27:25From
27:26the
27:26ashes
27:26of
27:26Jax,
27:27I
27:27rose
27:27again.
27:28High
27:29intensity
27:29experiments
27:30consumed
27:30all
27:30my
27:30time.
27:31I
27:31woke
27:32up
27:32at
27:325
27:32AM
27:33and
27:33worked
27:33until
27:33midnight,
27:34standing
27:34at
27:35the
27:35lab
27:35bench
27:35for
27:35over
27:36a
27:36dozen
27:36hours
27:36straight.
27:37My
27:37hands
27:38grew
27:38rough
27:38from
27:38the
27:38gloves,
27:39and
27:39my
27:39eyes
27:39burned
27:40from
27:40staring
27:40at
27:40screams,
27:41but
27:41I
27:41had
27:41never
27:42felt
27:42more
27:42fulfilled.
27:45Before
27:45I
27:45knew
27:45it,
27:46six
27:46months
27:46had
27:47passed.
27:47The
27:48project
27:48made
27:48a
27:48massive
27:49breakthrough.
27:50We
27:50successfully
27:50developed a
27:51targeted
27:51anti-cancer
27:52preparation.
27:53It
27:53can
27:54not
27:54only
27:54drastically
27:54lower
27:55the
27:55postoperative
27:56infection
27:56rate to
27:56an
27:57extremely
27:57low
27:57level,
27:58but
27:58also
27:58effectively
27:59curb
27:59the
27:59spread
28:00and
28:00metastasis
28:00of
28:00cancer
28:01cells.
28:02This
28:02is
28:02arguably
28:02the
28:03most
28:03pivotal
28:03breakthrough
28:04in
28:04humanity's
28:04battle
28:05against
28:05malignant
28:05tumors.
28:06The
28:07superiors
28:07was
28:07thrilled
28:07and
28:08cleared
28:08even
28:08more
28:09funding
28:09for
28:09us.
28:10The
28:10team
28:10decided
28:10to
28:11throw
28:11a
28:11celebration
28:11banquet
28:12just
28:12outside
28:12the
28:13base
28:13for
28:13this
28:13milestone.
28:14I
28:15put
28:15on
28:15an
28:15evening
28:15gown
28:16for
28:16the
28:16first
28:16time
28:16in
28:16forever
28:17and
28:17did
28:17some
28:17light
28:18makeup.
28:18The
28:19woman
28:19in
28:19the
28:19mirror
28:19was
28:19still
28:20beautiful,
28:20but
28:21her
28:21eyes
28:21held
28:21a
28:21new
28:22cold
28:22maturity.
28:23The
28:23banquet
28:24was
28:24at
28:24a
28:24high
28:24end
28:24hotel.
28:25Only
28:2614
28:26members
28:26and
28:27senior
28:27base
28:27administrators
28:28were
28:37walked
28:38over
28:38and
28:38respectfully
28:39announced
28:39Ladies
28:39and
28:40gentlemen
28:40we
28:41have
28:41a
28:41special
28:41guest
28:41making
28:42a
28:42toast
28:42tonight.
28:43He
28:44is
28:44the
28:44largest
28:44private
28:44investor
28:45in
28:45our
28:45project.
28:46I
28:46frowned.
28:47The
28:47project
28:48was
28:48military
28:48classified.
28:49Why
28:50was
28:50there
28:50a
28:50private
28:51investor?
28:51A
28:52second
28:52later,
28:53a
28:53familiar
28:53figure
28:53appeared
28:54at
28:54the
28:54ballroom
28:54door.
28:59It
29:00was
29:00Jacks.
29:01General
29:01Smith,
29:02the
29:02head
29:02of
29:02the
29:02project,
29:03stood
29:03up and
29:03personally
29:04escorted
29:04Jacks
29:05to
29:05the
29:05head
29:05table.
29:08My
29:11champagne
29:11glass
29:12trembled
29:12slightly
29:12in
29:13my
29:13hand.
29:15That's
29:16when I
29:16realized
29:17Jacks
29:17hadn't
29:17just
29:17used
29:18his
29:18mafia
29:18ties.
29:19He
29:19had
29:19liquidated
29:20half
29:20of
29:20his
29:21clean
29:21corporate
29:21empire,
29:22funneling
29:22billions
29:23through
29:23anonymous
29:23tech
29:24foundations
29:24just
29:25to
29:25secure
29:25a
29:25spot
29:25as
29:26a
29:26crucial
29:26civilian
29:26contractor
29:27for
29:27the
29:27military,
29:28all
29:28just
29:29to
29:29buy
29:29a
29:29single
29:29ticket
29:30into
29:30the
29:30base.
29:32The
29:32mighty
29:33godfather
29:33of the
29:33Chicago
29:34mafia
29:34had
29:34practically
29:35crepted
29:35his
29:35legitimate
29:36fronts
29:36just
29:36to
29:36see
29:37my
29:37face.
29:38At the
29:39table,
29:39Jacks'
29:40eyes
29:40never
29:40left
29:41me.
29:41They
29:41tracked
29:42my
29:42every
29:42move,
29:43burning
29:43and
29:43desperate.
29:44I
29:44could
29:44feel
29:45his
29:45stare
29:45like
29:45a
29:45physical
29:46weight,
29:46but
29:46I
29:47ignored
29:47him
29:47completely.
29:50I cut
29:50my
29:51stake
29:51elegantly,
29:52discussing
29:52data with
29:53a researcher
29:53next to
29:54me,
29:54acting as
29:54if
29:54Jacks
29:55didn't
29:55exist
29:55in
29:56this
29:56world.
29:56Six
29:57months
29:57of
29:57science
29:58had
29:58taught
29:58me
29:58absolute
29:59composure,
29:59when
30:00the banquet
30:00ended.
30:01Miss
30:01Phoenix,
30:02wait a
30:02moment.
30:02Our
30:03investor
30:03would like
30:03a private
30:04word with
30:04you regarding
30:05our next
30:05phase.
30:06I
30:07nodded,
30:07giving a
30:08professional
30:08smile.
30:10Of course,
30:11General.
30:11I walked
30:12quickly toward
30:12the base
30:13dorms,
30:13wanting to
30:14end this
30:14awkward
30:14charade as
30:15soon as
30:15possible,
30:16but on
30:16the heavily
30:16guarded
30:17tree-lined
30:17path,
30:18Jacks
30:18blocked
30:18my way.
30:19Aurora,
30:20please.
30:20His
30:21eyes
30:21bloodshot
30:21like a
30:22desperate,
30:22cornered
30:23beast.
30:24Just
30:24listen to
30:24me.
30:25the
30:25once
30:25arrogant
30:25mafia
30:26godfather
30:26now
30:27looked
30:27pathetic.
30:28His
30:28tailored
30:28suit
30:29hung
30:29loosely
30:29on
30:29his
30:30frame.
30:30He
30:30looked
30:30like
30:31a
30:31shell
30:31of
30:31his
30:31former
30:31self.
30:32spent
30:33six
30:33months
30:33looking
30:34for
30:34you.
30:35I
30:35donated
30:36every
30:36liquid
30:37asset
30:37I
30:37had,
30:38laundered
30:38half
30:38my
30:39empire
30:39just
30:39to
30:39buy
30:39this
30:40one
30:40meeting.
30:42Sir,
30:43I think
30:43you have
30:44the wrong
30:44person.
30:45Aurora
30:45doesn't
30:45exist
30:46anymore.
30:47I'm
30:47just
30:48a
30:48researcher
30:48named
30:48Phoenix
30:49now.
30:50And
30:50I
30:50am
30:50nobody's
30:51wife.
30:52Besides,
30:53your new
30:53wife
30:53Scarlet
30:54should be
30:54due
30:54soon,
30:55right?
30:56Congratulations
30:56on being
30:57a father.
30:57No,
30:58Aurora,
30:58let me
30:59explain.
30:59He
31:00was
31:00losing
31:00it.
31:01I
31:01took
31:01care
31:01of
31:01Scarlet
31:02and
31:03the
31:03baby.
31:03You'll
31:04never
31:04see
31:04them
31:04again.
31:05I
31:05was
31:06wrong.
31:06I
31:07was
31:07so
31:07fucking
31:08wrong.
31:09Please
31:09come
31:09home
31:10with
31:10me.
31:10We
31:11can
31:11start
31:11over.
31:11I
31:12watched
31:12him
31:12quietly.
31:13Far
31:13from
31:14being
31:14moved.
31:14I
31:15felt
31:15a
31:15bone
31:15deep
31:15chill.
31:20thrilled
31:21about
31:21not
31:21long
31:21ago.
31:22He
31:22killed
31:23his
31:23own
31:23unborn
31:23child
31:24without
31:24a
31:24second
31:24thought.
31:25This
31:25man
31:26was
31:26cold
31:26blooded
31:26to
31:26the
31:27core.
31:27Only
31:27now
31:28did
31:28I
31:28truly
31:28see
31:28the
31:28monster
31:29I
31:29used
31:29to
31:29love.
31:30You
31:30know
31:30what
31:30Jax?
31:31Even
31:32without
31:32Scarlet
31:32we
31:32were
31:33done.
31:33The
31:33second
31:33you
31:34bent
31:34her
31:34over
31:34your
31:34desk
31:34in
31:35that
31:35office
31:35it
31:35was
31:35over.
31:38No.
31:39No.
31:40Aurora
31:41I
31:41can
31:41change.
31:42I'll
31:42do
31:42anything
31:42to
31:50I
31:51stepped
31:51back
31:51putting
31:52distance
31:52between
31:52us.
31:53I
31:53swear
31:54I
31:54will
31:54never
31:54You
31:55betray
31:55me
31:55once
31:55you're
31:56dead
31:56to
31:56me.
31:58Jax
31:59in
32:00my
32:00book
32:00you've
32:00already
32:00been
32:01handed
32:01a
32:01death
32:01sentence.
32:02There
32:03are
32:03no
32:03pardons.
32:04My
32:04voice
32:04was
32:05terrifyingly
32:05calm.
32:06The
32:06Aurora
32:06you
32:07want
32:07died
32:07six
32:07months
32:07ago.
32:08The
32:08woman
32:08standing
32:09in
32:09front
32:09of
32:09you
32:09is
32:09Phoenix.
32:10Base
32:10security
32:10noticed
32:11the
32:11commotion
32:11and jogged
32:12over.
32:12Miss
32:12Phoenix
32:13is
32:13there
32:13problem?
32:14No
32:14this
32:15gentleman
32:15just
32:15mistook
32:16me
32:16for
32:16someone
32:16else.
32:17The
32:17guard
32:17stepped
32:17in
32:18grabbing
32:18a
32:18hysterical
32:19Jax.
32:20Aurora
32:20if
32:22I
32:22hadn't
32:22cheated
32:22if
32:23I
32:23had
32:23stopped
32:23in
32:24time
32:24would
32:24you
32:24have
32:24stayed?
32:25If
32:26I
32:26had
32:26never
32:26touched
32:27Scarlet
32:27would
32:27we
32:28still
32:28be
32:28together?
32:29My
32:29footsteps
32:29paused
32:30for a
32:30split
32:30second.
32:31If
32:31you
32:32hadn't
32:32betrayed
32:33me
32:33yes
32:33we'd
32:34still
32:34be
32:34deeply
32:35in
32:35love.
32:36But
32:36in
32:37this
32:37world
32:37there
32:38are
32:45three
32:45months
32:46later
32:46Jax's
32:47reckless
32:47fire
32:48sale
32:48of
32:48his
32:48assets
32:49to
32:49fund
32:49his
32:49desperate
32:49search
32:50for
32:50Aurora
32:50combined
32:51with
32:51his
32:51daily
32:51binge
32:52drinking
32:52had
32:52completely
32:53drained
32:53the
32:53family's
32:54coffers.
32:54The
32:55men
32:55who
32:55used
32:55to
32:55bow
32:55to him
32:56were
32:56bleeding
32:56money
32:56and
32:57getting
32:57restless.
32:58Marco
32:59his
32:59trusted
33:00underboss
33:00who
33:00once
33:00mocked
33:01Aurora
33:01in
33:01Russian
33:02used
33:02the
33:02financial
33:03ruin
33:03as
33:03the
33:03perfect
33:04excuse.
33:05He
33:05teamed
33:05up
33:05with
33:06Vincent
33:06Jax's
33:07exiled
33:07uncle
33:07and
33:08staged
33:08a
33:08brutal
33:08coup.
33:10That
33:10day
33:10Marco
33:11and
33:11his
33:11crew
33:11stormed
33:12the
33:12underground
33:12club
33:12where
33:13Jax and
33:13Scarlett
33:13used to
33:14mess
33:14around.
33:14Jax was
33:15slumped
33:15on a
33:16leather
33:16sofa
33:16drunk
33:17out
33:17of
33:17his
33:17mind
33:17hugging
33:18a
33:18bottle
33:18of
33:18vodka.
33:19Boss
33:21actually
33:21ex-boss
33:23you
33:24lost
33:24an
33:24entire
33:24empire
33:25over
33:25a
33:25woman.
33:27Now
33:27it's
33:28my
33:28turn
33:28to
33:28run
33:28the
33:28show.
33:29A
33:29flash
33:29of
33:30sobriety
33:30in
33:30his
33:30eyes.
33:31Marco
33:31you're
33:32crossing
33:32me
33:36Marco
33:36you're
33:37crossing
33:37me
33:38crossing
33:39you
33:39you
33:40betrayed
33:40the
33:41family
33:41first
33:41look
33:42at
33:42what
33:42you
33:42did
33:43to
33:43the
33:43empire
33:43for
33:43that
33:43bitch
33:45this
33:46is
33:46your
33:46punishment
33:47you
33:47piece
33:47of
33:47trash
33:49two
33:50shots
33:50rang
33:50out
33:51completely
33:51shattering
33:52Jax's
33:52kneecaps
33:53he screamed
33:54like a
33:54gutted
33:54animal
33:55and
33:55collapsed
33:55into
33:56a pool
33:56of
33:56his
33:56own
33:56blood
33:57dump
33:57him
33:58in
33:58the
33:58slums
33:59let
33:59him
34:00rot
34:00with
34:00the
34:00junkies
34:01a
34:01few
34:01heavies
34:01dragged
34:02Jax out
34:02and tossed
34:03him
34:03into
34:03the
34:03filthiest
34:03gutter
34:04on
34:04the
34:04south
34:04side
34:04like
34:05literal
34:05garbage
34:05the
34:06once
34:06untouchable
34:07mafia
34:07godfather
34:08was
34:08now
34:08a
34:08cripple
34:09he
34:09could
34:09only
34:09drag
34:10himself
34:10through
34:10the
34:10mud
34:10with
34:11his
34:11hands
34:11scraping
34:12by
34:12like
34:12a
34:12dying
34:12dog
34:14days
34:14later
34:15in
34:15a
34:15trash
34:15filled
34:16alley
34:16Jax ran
34:17into
34:17a
34:17familiar
34:17face
34:18scarlet
34:22the
34:23brutal
34:23forced
34:24abortion
34:24had
34:24completely
34:25shattered
34:25her
34:25mind
34:26her
34:26hair
34:26was
34:26a
34:27rat's
34:27nest
34:27her
34:27face
34:28caked
34:28in
34:28dirt
34:28baby
34:30where's
34:31my
34:31baby
34:31Jax said
34:32he'd
34:33give
34:33us
34:33a
34:33home
34:34she
34:34didn't
34:34recognize
34:35Jax
34:35her eyes
34:36locked
34:36onto
34:36the
34:37last
34:37thing
34:37he
34:37had
34:37left
34:38a
34:38pocket
34:38watch
34:39in
34:39his
34:39coat
34:39it
34:40was
34:40Aurora's
34:40wedding
34:40gift
34:41to
34:41him
34:41with
34:41her
34:41photo
34:42tucked
34:42inside
34:43shiny
34:44so
34:45pretty
34:45no
34:46that's
34:46Aurora's
34:47Jax
34:47fought
34:47desperately
34:48to
34:48protect
34:48it
34:49but
34:49as
34:49a
34:49cripple
34:50he
34:50was
34:50no
34:50match
34:51for
34:51a
34:51crazed
34:51woman
34:52she
34:52quickly
34:52ripped
34:53the
34:53watch
34:53from
34:53his
34:53grip
34:54when
34:54Scarlett
34:54popped
34:55it
34:55open
34:55and
34:55saw
34:55Aurora's
34:56photo
34:56inside
34:56she
35:00moved
35:01to rip
35:01the
35:01picture
35:05Jax
35:06sobbed
35:06dragging
35:07himself
35:07over
35:07to
35:08stop
35:08her
35:10just
35:10then
35:10a
35:11few
35:11vagrants
35:11noticed
35:12the
35:12shiny
35:12watch
35:12and
35:13wanted
35:13in
35:13on
35:13the
35:13action
35:14a
35:14chaotic
35:15brawl
35:15broke
35:15out
35:15in
35:16the
35:16filthy
35:16alley
35:17beaten
35:18black
35:18and
35:18blue
35:18and
35:19kicked
35:19against
35:19a
35:19dumpster
35:20the
35:20watch
35:20vanished
35:21her
35:22photo
35:22was
35:22gone
35:23he
35:23lost
35:23his
35:24absolute
35:24last
35:24piece
35:25of
35:25her
35:27meanwhile
35:28in
35:28Stockholm
35:29Sweden
35:29I stood
35:30on the
35:31podium
35:31for the
35:31Lasker
35:32Award
35:32for
35:32clinical
35:32medical
35:33research
35:33the
35:34world's
35:34top
35:34clinical
35:34medicine
35:35honor
35:35I
35:36wore
35:36a
35:36stunning
35:36evening
35:37gown
35:37bathed
35:38in
35:38brilliant
35:38spotlights
35:39the
35:39audience
35:39was
35:40packed
35:40with
35:40top
35:40global
35:41scientists
35:41and
35:41politicians
35:43Dr.
35:44Phoenix
35:44the
35:45cure
35:45you
35:45developed
35:45has
35:46already
35:46saved
35:46countless
35:47lives
35:47what
35:48would
35:49you
35:49like
35:49to
35:49say
35:49to
35:49the
35:49world
35:50the
35:50host
35:50handed
35:51me
35:51the
35:51microphone
35:51looking
35:52out
35:52at
35:52the
35:52sea
35:53of
35:53admiring
35:53faces
35:53I
35:54felt
35:54a
35:54profound
35:55peace
35:57I
35:57want
35:57to
35:58say
35:58that
35:58when
35:59a
35:59woman
35:59throws
36:00off
36:00the
36:00rotten
36:01chains
36:01of
36:01love
36:02and
36:03embraces
36:03a
36:03higher
36:04purpose
36:04she
36:06finds
36:06true
36:06freedom
36:07I
36:08used
36:08to
36:08sacrifice
36:09my
36:09dreams
36:10for
36:11a
36:11man
36:11who
36:11wasn't
36:11worth
36:12my
36:12time
36:13but
36:14now
36:14I
36:15stand
36:15at
36:16the
36:16top
36:16of
36:16the
36:17world
36:18I've
36:18created
36:19something
36:19of
36:19true
36:20value
36:20with
36:21my
36:21own
36:22hands
36:22thunderous
36:23applause
36:24erupted
36:24through
36:24the
36:24hall
36:25hundreds
36:25of
36:25millions
36:26watched
36:26this
36:26historic
36:27moment
36:27live
36:27around
36:28the
36:28globe
36:28back
36:29in
36:29a
36:29dark
36:29foul
36:29smelling
36:30Chicago
36:30alley
36:31jacks
36:31covered
36:32in
36:32sores
36:32leaned
36:33against
36:33a
36:33dumpster
36:34through
36:34the
36:34window
36:35of
36:35a
36:35run
36:35down
36:35electronics
36:36shop
36:36he
36:37watched
36:37me
36:37shining
36:37on
36:38the
36:38TV
36:38screen
36:38reaching
36:39out
36:39a
36:39filthy
36:39hand
36:40trying
36:40to
36:40touch
36:40the
36:41untouchable
36:41woman
36:41on
36:42the
36:42screen
36:42but
36:43he
36:43didn't
36:43even
36:43have
36:43the
36:44strength
36:44to
36:44stand
36:44months
36:45of
36:45starvation
36:46and
36:46infection
36:46had
36:47completely
36:47broken
36:47his
36:48body
36:48he
36:49started
36:49popping up
36:49mouthfuls
36:50of
36:50blood
36:50the
36:51deep
36:51red
36:51mixing
36:51with
36:52his
36:52tears
36:55the
36:58bitter
36:59wind
36:59held
36:59as
36:59jacks
37:00body
37:00slowly
37:00turned
37:01cold
37:01the
37:01only
37:02thing
37:02left
37:02was
37:02a
37:02hollow
37:03shell
37:03reflected
37:03in
37:03the
37:03glass
37:04waiting
37:04to
37:04die
37:05in
37:05the
37:05freezing
37:05dark
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