Jane POV
Jake was nearby. He wasn't coming with us though. He'd said he understood why I chose my father's city. That it made sense. As much as I wanted to, I hadn't asked him to accompany me.
Everyone was much calmer now. There was no more quarrelling. Things were better this way. He seemed resigned to that fact I would rather be in my father's woods.
"I'll see you when you get back, then we'll go on that date," was all he said.
After dropping a light peck on my forehead, he'd vanished out of sight. Jet, too, was nowhere to be seen. Though I felt Jake nearby. Watching. Observing. Whispering instructions to his staff in the house.
As Rudy drove me to the airport or wherever the plane was parked, I looked back to check if he followed us. There was no sign of him. The Benz rode behin
