The Fire Within the Passion by Kayla Trautman (best big ereader TXT) 📖

sitting on the steps with a peice of paper and a pen in his hand. He was writting another note. Jack ran over to him and grabbed him by his shirt. Victor was so suprised that he was back so quickly that he didn't do nothing but drop the pen and paper. Jack slammed him against the wall and bashed his head into the wall. Then he stopped for a moment, "Why?! Why the hell did you have to shoot her?!" Victor replied, "I didn't mean to shoot her! I was going to shoot you but she jumped in front of you before I could stop! I would have never hurt her!" Jack slammed him into the wall again, "Why did you come back?! She didn't want you any more! You killed her family! You abused her! Why!" Victor replied, "Why? Why do you care so much? You fell in love! I fell in love! But in my part, I'm not about to let her betray me! And not about to lose her!" Jack pucnched him in the face, "The words rot when you say it! 'Cause when I say it! I mean it!" Then Victor came to his senses and kneed him between the legs making him drop to the ground. Victor bent down and grabbed his throat and stood him up, "Is she okay?" Jack didn't answer and Victor squeezed harder, "Is she okay?!" Jack finally answered, "Yes. She is. And so is our baby. No thanks to you." Victor asked, "Your baby? She's pregnant with your baby?" Jack smiled, "Yes. With MY baby! Not yours! She will never be yours!" Victor got angry and tightened his grip on his throat so he couldn't breathe. Jack tried to move his hand off his throat but he couldn't. Then someone hit him from behind making him let go. Jack fell to the ground gasping for breath. Victor ran off as the unknown man was about to strike again. The man cursed under his breath mad that he had gotten away. The man had light brown hair that was short with green eyes. His shirt and jacket seemed to be old and worn out. He was just a little bit shorter than Jack. Then the man brought his attention to Jack, who was heavily breathing on the ground staring up at him. The man went over to Jack and held his hand out for him to take it. Jack took his hand as he helped him to his feet. "Are you okay?" the man asked. Jack was rubbing his hand around his throat, "Yes I'm fine. Who are you?" The man answered, "Well, for starters I'm a friend. How did you come to work for Victor and why does he want to kill you? And if you have any information on a young woman named Kattie Mannel, tell me." Jack's look grew dark. He wanted to know how he knew her and what he wanted, "Well, 'friend', I don't and never did work for Victor. I never will. And how do you know Kattie and what do you want?" The man sighed and replied, "I'm George. George Mannel. Kattie's my sister. I would love to know she's alright." Jack was confused, "Wait, what? Kattie said everyone in her family was dead." George explained, "Everyone else was. Victor thought I was too. But he had only knocked me unconscious. I tracked him here to where I knew Kattie would be. Now where is she?" Jack replied, "She's in the doctor's office. Victor shot her when he went to shoot me. Why don't we go there and I'll explain everything when we get there." George nodded and they walked back to the doctor's office.
When Jack and George arrived the doctor stood to his feet, "Who's this?" Jack answered, "Apparently, this is George Mannel. Kattie's brother. We'll see if he's telling the truth when Kattie wakes up. Please, Mr. Mannel, have a seat." George sat down and went straight into the conversation, "Now tell me everything from the time you met Kattie to now." Jack sat down, "Well, for starters she rejected me when I asked her to the ball. But she cam anyway. That was the night I found out about Victor. Then our relationship grew and Victor started leaving notes. Some two men tried to jump me and kidnap Kattie one night but I didn't let them. Then Kattie got a letter telling her to meet him at the park on the 25th of July or he'll kill me. She didn't tell me and along the way she got pregnant-" Jack was cut off when George interrupted, "Hold on. Wait. You got her pregnant?" Jack looked at him, "Yes. She loves me and I love her. As I was saying, on the 25th I went after her when I found out and convinced her to come back. But that was two weeks ago. Today she wanted to go and get some of her stuff from the house. I went with her. But she forgot her hand-bag in the carrige so I went to go get it for her. When I came back in he had a gun to her head. We chatted for a bit then he pushed her over to me. I moved her aside out of the line of the gunpoint. He was going to shoot me but she jumped in front of me before I could move her out of the way. Victor ran out, I brought her here. I found out she would be okay and same for the baby. I got angry at Victor and went after him. That's where you came in. You know the rest." George asked, May I see her?" Jack answered, "No. She's resting. She needs to rest." George got up, "Then I think I'll wait outside. Let me know when she wakes up and I'm able to see her." George left and Jack stared at him as he left. He didn't like him at all. His story didn't seem true. But he would see what Kattie said to it and he'd find out the truth then.
Chapter 16: Kattie Wakes Up
The doctor went in to check up on Kattie. She was still sleeping. When the doctor came out Jack asked, "How is she?" The doctor answered, "She's still resting." Jack said, "It's been hours. It's going on 6:30." The doctor sat down, "Well she's pregnant and she's been shot. It really drains the energy out of her. Why don't you go talk to George. He's been standing out there for hours. Ever since you came back." Jack looked out the window at him, "I don't know. I don't trust him. The way he's going about this doesn't seem like a brother. I'm not buying his story." The doctor replied, "Nevertheless, if he is her brother then you need to talk to him." Jack sighed, "Alright. I'll talk to him. But I'm not trusting him alone with her when she wakes up." Jack got up and went out to George. George looked over to Jack, "Is she awake yet?" Jack shook his head, "No. But I wanted to talk." George asked, "About what?" Jack answered, "Why does it seem that you don't like the fact that me and Kattie are involved?" George replied, "The last guy she was with killed everyone in her family and is still after her. So I'm a little precautious. And I don't know you. So I don't trust you. Just like you don't trust me." The conversation was interrupted when the doctor opened the door, "Jack. Kattie's awake. She's calling for you." Jack went in followed by George. Jack went beside her and held her hand. George stood at the foot of the bed. Kattie didn't realize that George was standing there, "Jack. Is victor gone?" Jack answered, "For now." Kattie pulled Jack's head down and kissed him. George cleared his throat so that they would hear him. Jack glanced up at him and then back at Kattie, "Kattie. This man says that he's your brother. George Mannel." Kattie looked at him. Tears ran down her face, "But it can't be. He's dead. Where's the doctor? I'm seeing someone I shouldn't be." Jack said, "No. He's here. Since it seems that you recognize him I guess his story chacks out." George walked over and sat on the other end of the bed beside her, "Kattie. I am here. Victor thought he had killed me but he had only knocked me unconscious. Are you okay?" Kattie answered, "Well, I'm not in pain at the moment. But can I please sit up? I can't stand looking up at you two." Jack pulled out some extra pillows and put them behind her as George sat her up. Kattie began to explain, "George. I'm pregnant and Jack's the father. I met..." Jack interrupted her, "We've already talked about everything. He knows about us, the baby, what happend, everything." Kattie was relieved. She didn't want to explain everything to him. Kattie remembered about how Victor found her, "Jack. That waitor that was always looking at me at the resturant. He works for Victor. That's how Victor found me.. He told me himself. He followed me home and reported to Victor." Jack frowned, "I'm going to make sure he hangs along with Victor. But we'll worry about that later. I'm staying right here."
It was 7:30 when Jack went to get her dinner. George never left her side which was expectable, but Jack still didn't trust him. But as long as Kattie did, he would. When Jack came back Kattie and George were talking about what exactly happend to him. Jack interrupted, "I hate to interript but Kattie has to eat." George gave Jack a look but agreed, "Well I'm going to go back to the hotel room that I'm staying in and I'll be back around noon tomarrow. Love you. Let me know if anything happends." Kattie nodded. George kissed Kattie on the cheak and left. He didn't say a word to Jack. He just left. Jack began to feed Kattie, "He doesn't seem to like me at all. Does he?" Kattie shrugged, "He'll come around. My brothers were always getting into my personal life. I guess that they were a little over protective. He was the worst. But with everything that has happend, who can blame him? Don't worry. Either he comes around or he's going to have to deal with the fact that I'm with you now. And that you're nothing like Victor." Jack laughed, "I am nothing like that thing. Now open up. You have to eat." Kattie did so. But when she swallowed the soup it burned her chest. She closed her eyes tight so she could handle the pain. Jack asked, "What's wrong?" Kattie opened her eyes and blew out a breath, "I think I'll wait until that soup cools down. It's too hot for my chest." Jack kissed her, "Alright. If it still hurts then tell me. I'll ask the doctor if he has anything for it." Kattie moved over, "Come on. Sit next to me." Jack did and layed back. Kattie layed her head down on his chest, "I love you." Jack put his arm around her, "I love you too. Let me know if it hurts. I don't want to cause you any pain. I really wish that you hadn't jumped in front of me. I didn't want you to get shot. I'd rather it have been me, not you." Kattie kissed his neck, "Well, you're going to have to deal with it. I'm not about to let you get hurt. Even if it meant giving up my life for you." Jack ran his fingers through her hair, "But you're pregnant. Both you and the baby are lucky. You won't always get lucky. If you won't stop putting your life