Chapter 240 : The Life That We Want

Sara

"Are you ready?" Jaxon asked me as we pulled up to the venue for my reading.

I took a deep breath and turned to him with a nervous smile. "I'm ready."

Jaxon gave me an incredulous look which made me laugh a little, making me forget about my nerves for a minute. While I'd wanted to do my reading today-even willing to fight Jaxon over it, I was definitely more afraid than I'd been anticipating. I couldn't help but play out all the worst case scenarios in my head, over and over again.

What if Jaxon was right and Sebastian Vitullo retaliated? Jaxon had done his very best to prepare for everything but that wasn't a guarantee that we would survive if we were attacked. Part of me was wondering if I shouldn't have decided to do this while everything was so uncertain.

"You don't look ready," Jaxon pointed out as he gripped my thigh comfortingly. "It's okay if you're feeling a little apprehensive now that we're here. I won't let anything happen to you."