Page 27 of Jaider’s Desire

We let Emma go into the living quarters with Betty and Amy, and they immediately went to work taking care of her. I took Molly’s hand again, and started walking to my living quarters. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

“Where are we going? This isn’t the way back to my home,” she said, and I grinned as she said the word ‘home’ again.

“No, it isn’t. We are going to my living quarters,” I told her, and her mouth fell open in surprise. “I want you to stay with me until I can know for sure you are safe,” I told her before raising my hand and calling over to a guard. He jogged over to me and nodded, awaiting my orders.

“I want you to stay posted outside my door. Molly is to remain inside, and no one goes in except me. Is that understood?” I told him before opening the door to my living quarters.

“Yes sir, Commander Katon,” he responded, putting his fist in his chest in a salute. I nodded at him, and then bent over and placed a kiss on Molly’s soft lips before gesturing for her to enter.

“Go inside. Take a bath, and get some sleep. You are safe now,” I said to her. She smiled and hugged me tightly.

“Don’t take too long, okay?” she asked. “We have some more catching up to do,” she murmured, as she went inside and closed the door behind her. The guard took his post in front of my door, and I walked away.

Now where could I find Karah?

I was about to take another step when I heard a very shrill scream, and I recognized Molly’s voice. I turned back to my living quarters, and I saw the guard grab his gun from his belt and turn to the door. I ran toward him and watched as he kicked the door open, and stood in the doorway with his gun aimed inside. My heart dropped to my stomach as I feared what he was looking at.

Within seconds, I was at the guard’s side, and my eyes widened as I saw Karah holding a gun to Molly’s head.

I could not believe it. I mean I knew Karah had her issues, but I really didn’t know her at all. The Karah I knew was more tender and not capable of doing something like this, yet here she was about to kill the woman I loved.

“Tell him to go away or I will kill her,” Karah threatened, looking at the guard.

“Karah, what are you doing? This is not you. Please put the gun down,” I told her.

“Tell the guard to go away, or I will ruin her pretty face,” she cried, digging the muzzle of the gun into Molly’s temple.

“Do as she says,” I ordered the guard. He dropped his gun down to his side and began walking backwards out of the doorway.

“There, he is gone. Now put the gun down, Karah,” I pleaded, stepping into the doorway.

“Don’t. Don’t come any closer. I will do it, Jaider,” she said, tears in her eyes. I looked at Molly, and saw her trembling in fear. My eyes went down and saw her placing her hands protectively on her belly, and I instantly knew what this meant.

She thought she was pregnant, and she was terrified Karah would do something to hurt the baby. I too, was terrified. I was the one that caused Karah’s pain, and now, Molly and my unborn child would have to pay for it. I didn’t know what to do.