Page 15 of Make You Wish You Were Dead
"No point in arguing when you can't fucking talk, remember?" Rowan asks in a rough voice.
I glare at him for a good minute before turning around in my seat to look out the window.
Seven
Rowan
Right when I wake up,I hear the sound of vibrations from beside me. I turn to the side and grab my phone seeing 'Cole Reyes' pop up on the screen.
Fuck.
I press the answer button and bring the phone to my ear.
"Where the fuck are you?" Cole asks in a serious tone.
"At some random hotel in Sicily. Why?"
For the past few days I have been kind of distancing myself from Jane.
I don't want to be around her. I know it's my job, but fuck that.
I can’t be like that with her. I can’t be feeling the way I have been feeling with her, especially since she is my client and I work for her father.
I shouldn’t have reacted that way at Jane’s work with Callan. That was uncalled for but when I saw that Callan kid and Jane touch each other all I saw was fucking red. I didn't like his hands on her.
I called the De Luca's and told them I am going to be gone for a couple of days and I wanted them to send someone to pick up Jane and be around her while I get my shit sorted.
"Because if I remember correctly, I hired you to watch over my daughter during her time in Italy and most likely when she comes back to the US," Cole explains. "So, you want to explain why exactly you haven't been with Jane?"
"How do you know I haven't been with Jane?"
"I don't have just you on the job in Italy. Plus, Ace and Aria asked me where you've been so I had to call you."
"I needed a break," I say at the same time I get up from the bed and walk towards the window. "Plus, I still keep tabs on her."
"You can't just decide to get a break with this fucking job, Rowan. That's not how this works. Your boss said you were one of the most trusted and loyal soldiers he has. I expected better than what I'm seeing."
My hands clench in a fist. "So, this is why you call me this morning? To yell at me?"
"I called you to tell you to get back to work. No more playing around. I'm fine with you fucking around with women or doing whatever you do as long as my daughter isn't around. But when she is with you and you’re on the job watching her, your focus is on her."
I close my eyes and imagine I'm somewhere else. A flash of long, curly brown hair pops up, making me open my eyes. My jaw clenches and I clear my throat.
"Got it. Anything else?"
"Don't break her, Rowan. I can't have her broken again. I'm trusting you," Cole says before hanging up.
I take the phone off my ear and hold it in my hand as I stare out the window.
Through the window I see inside Jane's room with Jane laying in bed on her phone.
I got this specific room in this specific hotel just so I can still keep an eye on her at night. I never really left her alone. I just needed to somehow put distance between us.
I throw my phone on the bed before walking towards the bathroom. I look in the mirror, trying to find some sense of guilt in what I'm feeling.
But there's none.
I get changed into workout clothes and start to pack my shit up that I kept with me while I stayed here.
