Authors: Holly Nicolai
When they arrived at the warehouse, it took
everything Rylan had along with the help of several other officers,
to keep Jett from storming into the warehouse looking for Mandy. In
the end, they locked Jett up in the back of the police car
swearing, kicking and spitting mad while the team stormed the place
to arrest David Smith.
Inside the warehouse, David was armed and
refused to surrender until he heard Mandy's weak voice begging him
to. She screamed at the police officers to shut the fuck up or she
would fuck them all up herself. She didn't see David smirking. When
silence reigned, Mandy told David if he wanted to prove his love to
her, he had to surrender. Once David had been handcuffed and
escorted out of the building, a few tried but no one could get near
Mandy because she had started screaming and fell into complete
hysteria. She resembled the wild and trapped animal Jett had seen
her as.
Jett listened to the patrol car's radio,
feeling a sense of absolute helplessness, as it all went down. Then
he heard Rylan yelling over the radio for the officers to release
Jett right now. Mandy was in critical condition and would not let
anyone near. She was screaming for Jett to save her from them
all.
At the same time, he saw an officer running
full out to the patrol car and opened the door for Jett. He had
deep scratches from Mandy on both cheeks. Jett flew out of the
patrol car while another officer was bringing David Smith out to
take his place. Before anyone realized what happened, Jett flew at
David. "If you hurt her you son of a bitch, death will be
preferable compared to what I will do to you!" Jett roared and
landed two punches on David's face before three officers could
restrain him.
"She will never love you, she loves me! She is
my wife!" David mocked and taunted Jett.
"Keep telling yourself that, you murdering
piece of shit!" It took hearing Mandy screaming at the top of her
lungs to force Jett to push the cops away and high tail it into the
warehouse. The moment he flew through the door, he heard Mandy
screaming in absolute terror. He ran toward the sound of her
screams.
Rylan caught Jett and forced him to stop. He
handed him the keys to her chains and cuffs and explained the
critical condition Mandy was in. He further told Jett that he was
going to have to become the Dom, not the loving boyfriend. It is
the only thing that might break through her terrorized
hysteria.
Jett quickly agreed and rushed into the room
where Mandy was struggling fiercely. It only took him a matter of
seconds to understand the severity of her condition. He reached out
and ever so gently felt the bloody towel wrapped around her head
and felt the bones of her skull shift causing her to scream bloody
murder. He then felt the bandages over her arms only to find the
bones there poked through the skin of her forearms too. He had to
turn away to wipe away his tears and compose himself before he
approached her again.
Her screams once again increased the closer he
got to her. He knew if she didn't stop struggling she would kill
herself. Without further thought, Jett rushed over and grasped her
head refusing to let her move it.
"Stop moving right now, tigress. It's okay,
I'm here now." He growled loudly.
"Screw you, Jett Damian!" Mandy screamed
hoarsely then froze. "Jett? Is it really you? My vision is blurry
and I can't see you. My arms, throat and head are in excruciating
pain. Please save me. I'm so sorry I left. It is all my fault. I
panicked and left because I was afraid. I have fallen very deeply
in love with you. Hm. You sound like you, at least."
"Shh, tigress. It really is me. I'm here and
you are never leaving my sight again. Do you hear me, tigress? I am
just as deeply in love with you and I'm not letting you go. Do you
remember that I once promised if you left me, I would hunt you to
the ends of the earth and baby, here I am."
"Please say those three words again, Jett."
Mandy whispered in awe.
"Which three words would those be?" Jett asked
with a smirk.
"Jett dammit Damian!" Mandy yelled, not
knowing his middle name.
"That would be Jett Michael Damian,
sweetheart."
"Shut the hell up, Rylan!" Jett growled at the
same time Mandy said with honey in her voice, "Thank you,
Rylan."
Rylan ignored Jett and answered Mandy with,
"Anytime, sweetheart. Thank god Jett saved your life." He smirked
like crazy at Jett who rolled his eyes in return.
Jett turned his attention back to Mandy. "I
love you more than life itself, tigress. I love you, Mandy O'Neal
and I will love you for the rest of my life. Please forgive me, I
was a fool to let leave my side. I will never make that mistake
again. Now, I am going to unhook you from the chains. Don't you
dare move, tigress or your punishment will be swift."
"Yes Master." Mandy replied in all
seriousness.
Jett released her from the chains with extreme
gentleness, lifted her up into his arms and carefully cradled her
to his chest. His heart swelled with love when she pressed her head
over his heart and sighed in contentment.
"This is my place Jett, don't forget it."
Mandy murmured as she rubbed her cheek slowly over his heart.
"Thank you God for sending Jett to save my life." Mandy murmured
slowly while someone put a neck brace on her to prevent further
damage.
Jett could not stop the tears from falling as
he kissed her face gently all over. "I was worried I had lost you
and would never hold you in my arms again." He admitted, his voice
full of concern and love both. He could see how her eyes tried to
focus on his face but were unable to. He knew in that moment that
her head injury was much more severe than they all originally
guessed.
"Sweetheart, you will ride in the ambulance to
the hospital now and I will meet you there."
"No! I won't do it. You can’t leave me, you
promised." Mandy became hysterical and wrapped her damaged arms
around Jett's upper chest with a death grip. She wasn't going
anywhere.
"Mandy, honey. It's Rylan. It is okay, I will
drive you and Jett to the hospital myself. You don't have to go
into the ambulance but you need to at least agree to let the EMT
ride along with us and the ambulance to follow us, just in case of
an emergency."
"No."
"The EMT will ride with us and the ambulance
will follow or I will strap you into it right this instant. This is
not up for debate, tigress." Jett roared in a severely commanding
voice, putting his foot down on her stubbornness. It was enough to
get her to admit defeat and agree.
"Yes master. The EMT can come with us, but you
will not
leave my sight and I don't give a shit what the
damn hospital staff have to say about it." Mandy growled and
refused to budge on the issue.
"No argument here, tigress. I am going to
carry you to Rylan’s van now." Jett said with a chuckle.
Rylan ordered the minivan to be brought up to
the door since it was the only vehicle besides the ambulance having
the room they need to transport Mandy safely. He was staying with
Jett and Mandy while his team remained behind to work the scene and
interrogate David Smith. This time, David would die in prison and
Mandy was free to spend the rest of her life, safe from
harm.
At the hospital, the staff was quite used to
Jett's presence when it came to Mandy O'Neal and said not a word.
They all remembered his last visit with Mandy to their hospital.
Jett stayed out of the way, holding her hand. The staff quickly
realized, Mandy's vitals remained stabilized as long as Jett was
holding her hand, even during surgery. They dressed him in surgical
wear and ordered him not to move, especially during surgery and
gave him a stood to sit on. They had a second team if need be to
take care of him but he had a stronger stomach than they thought.
He watched in silence as they repaired her forearms and her skull
which was full of compound fractures all over the back. The surgeon
himself was shocked that she managed to survive for as long as she
did and stated that while cruel, her immobility was all that had
saved her life. The surgeon placed a permanent shunt in her brain
and warned Jett that he would have to make sure she was extremely
careful in the future. One more knock to the head and she would not
survive it.
Back on the intensive care unit, Jett
alternately sat and slept in the recliner right next to Mandy's
bed. He refused to leave her side after all, he took the promise he
made very seriously. He remained by her side until she woke up one
month later trembling badly in fear.
John and Hunter had brought Jett meals and
clean clothes while Rylan updated him on the case and explained
about the betraying bastard, Xavier and his part in Mandy’s
kidnapping. He also found out from Rylan that Xavier was the reason
the surgical team had to repair Mandy's crushed windpipe. He was
thankful Xavier was dead, because he passionately wanted to torture
the son of a bitch but had to be content that he was being
eternally punished in Hell.
"Jett? What am I doing in a hospital?" Mandy
croaked out the moment her eyes opened and focused on him. She
almost didn't recognize him. Jett had grown a mustache and beard.
He dropped so much weight, to the point of looking anorexic and his
eyes had dark circles around them. In other words, he looked like
hell warmed over.
"Tigress. My God, You are a beautiful sight
for these sore eyes." Jett smiled at her in a way he never had
before, his face and eyes were full of the love he felt for
her.
"Master, are you okay? You look a little worse
for wear." Mandy carefully reached her casted arm up and caressed
the unfamiliar terrain of his face with the tips of her fingers.
She was surprised when Jett broke down and shamelessly allowed his
tears to fall.
"Oh, Jett—please come here." She wiggled her
fingers on both casted arms, urging him onto the bed with her and
watched as he debated with himself, his vulnerability and fear of
hurting her clear on his face. "You will not hurt me, please come
here. I need you––now please." She whispered.
Jett, unable to resist her command, flew off
the recliner and gently crawled into the bed beside her and pulled
her into his arms. Laying his head on her chest, he was reassured
by her steady heartbeat, his arms snaking around her waist, he
sobbed as if his life was ending. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault.
I should have never let you walk away from my side. I should have
at least escorted you and made you listen to my explanation. Mandy,
I never allowed Xavier to be in the hall that night, I was
expecting a female Domme that I knew would be very careful with you
and maybe even excite you. I didn't see him until it was too late.
Please forgive me for fucking up where you are
concerned."
"Shh. It is in the past, I am alright. You are
here and you saved my life, that's all that matters now." It did
not matter that she only had fuzzy bits and pieces of memory. All
that mattered was Jett was in obvious pain and had been for some
time, to look like he did. She didn't need to be told that he had
indeed kept his promise to stay by her side. Now it was his turn to
get the comfort and nurturing from her that he needed. She was
elated that Jett trusted her enough to allow her to see him at his
most vulnerable. Mandy kissed his hair and forehead repeatedly and
did her best to maneuver her arms around him. A memory of holding
on, praying for him to rescue her came to mind.
"It didn't matter what happened to me, all I
cared about was making it back to you. You kept me alive when all I
wanted to do was die. I tried to play David's game, but I couldn't
do it in the end. He shot Xavier for trying to kill me and when he
heard Xavier gloat over what he did to me in that hallway. Jett, I
am sorry to tell you, it was Xavier who contacted him in prison and
told him where to find me once he stole my case file from John when
it arrived. David had enjoyed explaining it all to me when he lost
I had lost consciousness."
"I think I overheard Rylan talking in the
warehouse and I am not strong enough to testify all over again,
Jett. I just can't."
Jett knew Mandy had the right to know the
truth about him, about how he'd actually given up hope for her
return and she needed to know there was not going to be a trial
because David committed suicide that very morning in his cell and
was dead when the jail guards rushed to his aid. No. Right now
Mandy needed the comfort of her own truth in order to heal. He
silently promised that he would tell her everything when she was
strong enough to handle it.
David had left a note for Mandy, Rylan told
him. In it he stated that he had heard her screams for Jett very
clearly and knew that if he couldn't have her and her love in his
life, the least he could do out of love for her, was to release her
with his death.
Rylan kept the note with him knowing Jett
would burn it the first chance he got. Mandy deserved to have the
choice of whether she wanted to read the note or not when she was
strong enough to handle the news. Until that time came, it would
remain in his safe for her.
Holding Mandy in his arms and knowing she was
finally safe and going to be okay again, he knew one thing for
sure––now and for the rest of their lives, he would be everything
Mandy wanted and needed. As for the new sub Melissa, she had been
interrogated and found to have had no knowledge of Xavier's plans
and was therefore innocent of any charges. She was having an
extremely hard time with what happened to Mandy, but Jett just did
not have the time or patience for her. Mandy needed him more right
now. So when John offered to take care of her and her needs, Jett
allowed it, for now.