Sheriff McDaniels' POV
I knew he would do something soon. I just hoped I was wrong. All this time, I had been trying to steer Jake away from a life of crime, away from the life James created for himself. He was once my closest friend — a brother to me — which was why I vowed I would not let his son turn out the same way he did. If James wouldn’t teach him, I would. It was why I was always the one to arrest him, always the one to keep an extra eye on him.
It was how I knew to get him food when James would disappear. I knew better than to try to take him in. James would have made Jake’s life a living hell. Jake was capable of taking care of himself, even at that young age. I knew it. He was an extremely intelligent kid, just needed a firmer hand. And boy, was I going to give it to him no
