The air turned cold and silent, tension wrapping around the atmosphere.
Jimmy was the perfect candidate for training. He was young, and had both the heart and desire, but Roland was onto something else. He wanted Jake for the one reason that Lauren liked him.
Getting Jake closer will enable him to know what kind of person he was, and if he was right for his little sister.
A faint chuckle cracked the night. Jake’s eyes glistening, he glanced at his father, and then at Roland.
“No,” he said. “I’m sorry, but no, thank you. I’m not interested.”
Roland stood still. It didn’t come as a surprise that Jake would turn down the offer. In fact, he was expecting him to.
“Jake.”
“Dad, no,” Jake turned to his father, eyebrows tilting. “I’m not interested in learning Karate. I’ve always wanted t
