Chapter 7

The wedding went smoothly well that was until Joshua pined me. I could see his fists clenching in and clenching out as the wedding continued into the reception and the speeches. "Just cause your brother is home don't think I have forgot Hope."

I swallowed hard and flinched as his fist connected with the wall behind me. "Next time it will be your face Hope. Think yourself lucky there's all these people or you wouldn't have it so easy."

"There you are I though you were going to the bathroom?" Caleb asked, looking confused, Jaxon by his side.

"I..I..was."

"So have you been?"

"No I was in my way when I bumped into Josh. I'll be back in soon." She said, sprinting off. Caleb and Jaxon looked at each other. Joshua spoke. "Come on let's get a drink and find a girl or two."

"You go ahead I'll wait for Hope, and I don't need anyone but her Josh when are you going to get that in your head."

"Whatever." He said walking away barging passed them. Jaxon nodded at Caleb and followed Joshua he hadn't liked him form day one.

He grabbed Joshua's arm he looked any him angrily. "You ever touch my sister you'll regret it."

"I'm not scared of you."

"You will be believe me."

He shrugged Jaxon off walking away.

"Are you okay babe?"

"Yeah I'm fine, thanks for asking."

'What did he want Hope?'

"Same shit different day."

"I thought he gave up."

"So did I."

"He seemed to be on his best behaviour since Jax came back."

"And he's just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. But none of us will know when until it erupts."

Caleb nodded. "We need to keep you safe or that day will happen."

But none of us were sure when that would be.

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Two days had passed since the wedding and it was like walking on eggshells. Jaxon knew something wasn't right he'd chosen not to ask where all my bruises had came from the day he'd arrived but they had faded now. I held new ones after the wedding, he couldn't no longer hide his anger and hatred against me he pounded his fists into me repeatedly till I blacked out. Today would be no different but he was expecting anyone to come home.

"You really think your brother being here would stop all of this. Well let me tell you something little Hope no matter if my father had married your pathetic mother and are in love you will never be my sister and that piece of trash will never be my brother are we clear?"

"Ye..yes."

"Good."

He got closer every word he spat venomously into my face. "Do you really think your brother will save you Hope? You're a worthless whore. I pity Caleb he can't see though you like I can you'll be my bitch as long as you live your miserable pathetic life."

His fist clenched he swung them as I screamed and begged him to stop.

The front door closed her scream echoes down the stairs as he continued punching her. Jaxon and Caleb looked at one another and ran Jaxon kicked the door off its hinges grabbing Joshua off Hope pinning him to the wall as Caleb held tightly on to her fragile beaten body. "I warned you never to to hit my sister."

"Do you think I care what you want. I listen to no one!"

"Are you fucking crazy Josh you almost killed her once."

"You knew about thus?" He roared.

"Yes."

He glared angrily at Caleb who was holding Hopes' shaken body close to him. "I tried to stop him. I tired to protect her it just fuelled him more. I'm sorry I thought you being here would stop him knock some sense into him."

He glared at Joshua. "She's you fucking sister how could you?"

"She's no fucking sister of mine like you are no brother of mine. Your mother is a gold digging bitch and is only with my father for that reason alone."

"How dare you, you don't even know our mother!'"He said, his grip tightened around Josh's throat to chocking point.

"Jax please."

"No sis, he needs to be taught a lesson. He can't just go around doing this cause he has issues with all of us, he has no right to touch you and beat you to a pulp I'm not loosing my only sister." He turned looking angrily in Josh's black eyes. "Apologise."

"Never."

He looked him his fist connected with Joshua's face. "Jax no please."

He ignored Hope's pleas for him to stop she knew his temper he was good at hiding it until someone pushed him to the edge and today was that day. He pounded into Josh, his fists bloody like Joshua.

"Jax plese you'll kill him."

"He's worthless Hope."

"Please Jax." She cried.

He landed a final punch. He walked away from the half conscious bleeding body walking over to Hope. Putting his hand out. "Take it Hope."

"Where are we going?"

"To get you to toughen up so you know what to do if this happens again. Me and Caleb can't always be here for you sis you need to learn to defend yourself , you're going to camp to toughen up."

She nodded taking her hand pulling her to her feet. He loked at Caleb. "And keep that fucker away from me or I will finish it."

He nodded, pulling Hope out of the bedroom. Caleb looked at Joshua disgusted. "You fucking deserved that. You disgust me Josh after everything you went through you turn on your own fucking sister and make her insure the same pain as she did I hope you fucking rot and die." He hissed angrily, pulling himself up leaving the room no way was hoe helping that prick to think he was his best friend.

"I called Scar he's picking us up and he'll be training you so be prepared he's a tough cookie and he won't go easy on you."

She nodded. The car pulled up and the door opened. They both got in he looked at both of them. "Shit bro, you weren't fucking kidding."

"I stopped him before he done anymore damage."

"Let's get her to hospital see what damage he's done."

Jaxon nodded and Scar pulled away. "I'm Corporal Stevens, but my friends call me Scar."

"Hope."

"It's nice to finally meet you Hope."

She nodded. Guess she didn't want to talk. He continued driving.