Jackal by Harley Wylde & Jessica Coulter Smith

Author:Harley Wylde & Jessica Coulter Smith [Wylde, Harley & Smith, Jessica Coulter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 008596-02777
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Published: 2018-10-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Jackal

One Week Later

I’d done everything Josie asked of me. With some help from the Reapers. After a long conversation with the officers of the Dixie Reapers, I’d convinced them I really did want a chance with Josie and my daughter. They’d let me stay in a furnished duplex inside the compound so I’d be close enough to spend time with my family. It hadn’t been easy. Allegra had stayed in the hospital for two days, until they were convinced her fever was gone for good and she was on the road to recovery. Since then, I’d done my best to show Josie that I wanted to be a good dad for Allegra, but I seemed to always fuck shit up. Didn’t help that I knew jack about kids.

The toy in my hand was the first I’d given my daughter, and I worried she wouldn’t like it. I’d spent enough time with her to know she loved her dolls and books, but I’d thought maybe she’d like something a little different. I’d found some plastic blocks that were a lot bigger than Legos and thought she might enjoy putting them together. Now that I stood in front of Tank’s house, I was second-guessing myself. I’d played with blocks, cars, and trains as a kid, but I didn’t have a clue if a little girl would be into those things.

The door opened and Josie leaned a hip against the doorframe. “Are you going to stand there all morning or come inside?”

I went up the steps, brushed a kiss on her cheek, then stepped into the house. We hadn’t been intimate since that one night I’d found her crying in the bathroom at the hospital, but I’d caught the heated looks she threw my way. I’d decided to arrange for an adults-only night, and I hoped she wouldn’t think I’d overstepped. Tank had offered to watch Allegra, but I’d sworn him to secrecy. Something told me it had been a long while since anyone had surprised Josie, and I wanted to be the first.

“A present for Allegra?” Josie asked, nodding to the gift bag in my hand.

“Yeah. I wasn’t sure how well she did with wrapping paper, and my skills at that kind of thing are pretty shitty. Gift bag seemed easier for both of us.”

“She likes presents.” Josie smiled and tugged me into the living room, where Allegra had already made herself comfortable on the floor and her favorite cartoon was playing on the TV. She was sitting on a blanket with unicorns on it, a few toys scattered around her.

I hunkered down next to her and touched the wisps of hair around her face, smiling at the little angel. She blinked at me, then stuck her thumb in her mouth. Josie had said it was something she did when she was nervous or upset. I didn’t like that I made my daughter feel either of those things, but I knew it would take time for her to get to know me.

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