The Serenity Series: Box Set: Books 1-3 by Marissa Farrar

Author:Marissa Farrar [Farrar, Marissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Warwick House Press
Published: 2014-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The phone rang, shrill and piercing, making them both jump.

James.

Serenity gave Elizabeth another fierce hug and stood to get the phone. She considered taking the call out of the room, but the guilt remained with her after lying to Elizabeth and she didn’t want Elizabeth to feel any more shut out than she probably already did.

“Hello?” she answered.

James spoke without bothering to introduce himself. “Amy is surprisingly okay with going to Sacramento. She’s been meaning to visit her mom for ages. She doesn’t like the idea of me being here and she’s worried to death about you, but she’s happy to take Elizabeth.”

Serenity breathed a sigh of relief. Of course Amy always did what was best, but Serenity had been worried she would fight James and they’d all still be here, right in Jackson’s path.

“That’s great, James. Thank you so much, and thank Amy for me as well.”

“A flight leaves at eight-fifteen tonight,” he continued. “I’ve got the three of you tickets. Amy has some stuff she needs to do first, so she’ll meet you at departures.”

“Sure, no problem. I’ll get a cab.”

“You sure? You’ll be safe?”

“I’ll be careful, I promise.”

She heard him pause, and then he said, “Jesus, Serenity. I can’t believe it’s come to this.” Anger still affected his voice.

“I don’t know what you want me to say.” She glanced over at Elizabeth sitting on the couch. She watched her mother and so Serenity turned her back, as if her position could affect Elizabeth’s hearing. She spoke into the phone, her head bent, hair falling in her face. “This isn’t my fault. I didn’t ask for any of this.”

“You’re the one who got involved with a …” Still he couldn’t bring himself to say the word.

“I didn’t know what he was when I met him.”

“You should have run as soon as you found out.”

“I did,” she said, quietly. “He found me again.”

James sighed heavily down the phone. “I guess we can’t change what’s already happened.”

Serenity bristled in irritation. “If we changed things, a certain little girl wouldn’t be here. Would that suit you better?”

“No, of course not.”

“Please, James,” she begged. “Let’s not fight. We’ve got enough trouble going on.”

“You’re right, I’m sorry. Be at departures by seven. You need to check in an hour before the flight departs.”

Serenity glanced at the clock; almost four in the afternoon. Once again the day had flown by, but she still had plenty of time before needing to be at the airport.

“Don’t worry. We’ll be there.”

“And you are certain your… friend… will be able to protect you?”

Serenity’s thoughts went to Sebastian. Would he come back for her? She’d been hard on him last night and he might have easily decided she wasn’t worth the hassle. But she couldn’t bother James with their domestics now; he’d done enough.

“Don’t worry about me,” she said. “I’ll be the one worrying about you. Please, remember what I said. If you see Jackson, you won’t be able to arrest him. Just get the hell out of there.

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