Masters And Lovers 1-4

Chapter 37

James

Charlotte, freed now, stands silent, her eyes narrowed, watching it all.

Klempner, gun in hand, nods to her. “Jenny.”

She nods back. “Father.”

His mouth works.

Acknowledgement from her?

For the first time…

But he’s earning it…

“How are you, Jenny? Did he hurt you?” His tone is odd, hesitant.

He’s nervous?

He faces down a man with a gun without blinking, but he’s nervous of Charlotte?

She snorts. “I can't believe you have the nerve to ask that. I’m sorry about your mother, but you're still a maniac.”

Something like humour skips across his face. “The point is, that I'm the maniac on your side. And I'm probably a lot better equipped than you are to deal with the maniac who isn't.”

She’s weaving a little. Her nose-bleed has stopped but with the blood down her face and clothing, she’s not a pretty picture.

How badly hurt is she?

And not admitting it?

I hook my arm around hers, as though casually, but trying to gauge if she needs support. “Astonishingly, it seems we’re in this together. Once we knew it was Ben…”

Michael looks close to tears. “Charlotte, I’m so sorry. My own brother…”

She cuts in, her voice sharp. “Where’s Kirstie?”

Michael looks away. I speak instead. “She jumped from the moving car. She’s badly injured. Ryan’s looking after her. It was Kirstie who raised the alarm. How we knew how to find you.”

Klempner fixes his eyes on Mitch. It’s as though I’m seeing a different man. The harshness, the madness dissolved away, leaving only…

“Mitch.”

But the red-haired woman, so much like my Jade, stands frozen, once more pressed hard back against the wall.

She’s terrified of him…

“I’d like some privacy,” he says.

head. “Don’t leave me

gonna happen,”

face. “What did you expect?” I

then turns back to Mitch. “You found

found me. Frank told me you'd killed her, but she

fury… splashing up to the surface again. Then he

they tell me. As you can see, Frank lied. Mitch, if I’d known she was mine… You didn't tell me you

was very early. I didn’t realise myself until later and when

to

they wouldn’t have me. And Frank was there. He wanted me and… Larry, I was

back at her.

“Of you, yes.”

more. His chest heaves. “Did

him.” She looks to Charlotte. “I

closer. Mitch chews at a lip but doesn’t retreat. “Twenty years,” he says, “and you don’t look

face falls. “I’ve

haven’t.” He reaches out, hesitantly. She flinches but doesn’t pull away as he touches

and forefinger, he turns her face, not to the new bruising, but to the other side, where the last traces of a cut on her cheek

to me and Michael,

No, it wasn’t. Quite the opposite. They rescued me. It was Frank. They stopped him.

He was

She swallows, looks away.

Klempner says, “Where is

“They came to my home. And it was Jenny. Jenny was there, on my doorstep. After Frank told me

you can see, I

always the ever-loving guardian, weren’t

straight, head lifted, eyes like green fire. “She’s not scared. Mitch is shaky. You’ve been shot by your

sound… A movement…

say. “It’s anyone’s guess

out his gun again. “Come on. Keep your eyes open.” He starts towards the corridor. We

realise that Charlotte isn’t keeping

on my knees

don’t remember? Did he

of. He pushed me down the steps. I banged my head

there. Ben pushed you down the

drops, then lifts. “I… I was stupid. I believed what he was saying to me. I let him get behind me and

his head into his hands. “Oh, Christ.

woman and doesn’t even having fucking balls to give her a fight.

to Michael. “You’re comfortable with it?” He jerks

arms. “I helped

drops to the ground, then shifts to

baby. What does it matter

nods, then seems to come to a decision. “James, give Jenny

Should I?

be

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