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Inheritance Chapter 35:

AdPOV:

I had a gut feeling that Jake had not sent Bella's car to Harry's Auto Shop. Harry's was notorious for doing half ass work. No, I had a feeling that Jake wasn't even aware that the car had been picked up from his house.

Driving to pick up Bella I dialed Jake's number.

"Hey." Jake answered.

"Hey, I think we might have another Jayden problem on our hands. Luckily I think I prevented the disaster." Aidan replied.

"What now?" Jake asks with annoyance loud and clear in his voice.

"Bella just called me from her cooking class and informed me that you had her car towed to Harry's for some repairs." I announced.

A few seconds later Jake responded just like I knew he would.

"What the hell? I would never send her car to Harry's. Thank God she didn't go pick it up herself." Jake cried out.

"I know. I am grateful she called me to come get her." I sighed loudly.

"Me too." Jake agreed.

"So it's at Harry's uh. Well I will take a drive down there and find out who exactly placed that order." Jake growled as he hung up the phone.

I knew that Jake was furious as hell. I was pretty pissed myself. Yeah, it definitely had Jayden written all over this catastrophe.

I pulled up. Bella was sitting on the curb looking bored as hell. I laughed as she jump in the truck next to me.

"So did you learn anything useful?" I ask trying to sound casual. I wasn't sure if Jake wanted Bella to know yet who we thought was behind having her car towed.

"Yes. I am so freaking excited." She claps her hands happily.

"Good, now let's go do some real manly work." I teased as I drove us back to the shop.

JPOV:

I walked up to the front office opening the door without considering knocking on it first. I was too furious to pretend to be polite. I knew Harry was one of the most crooked mechanics in Vegas.

"Hey." A short girl with bright pink hair cried out as she jump from her seat.

"Hey what?" I glared at her.

"Uh…are you here to pick up or drop off?" She sat back down in her seat giving me a nervous smile.

"I want to talk to Harry now." I made sure my order was clear.

The girl pick up the yellow phone and a few seconds she began to tell someone that a customer was out in the office demanding to see Harry. A few minutes later Harry walked inside wearing a smug smile on his face.

Weighing at about two hundred and eighty pounds Jake was amazed the man could even fit under a car.

"What can I do for you?" Harry's voice was loud.

"Harry my name is Jake Black. Someone from this shop illegally picked up my wife's car from my home." I stated firmly as I stared hard at Harry. I was not going to show even an ounce of fear toward the pompous ass. I knew about Harry's background. He was a real jerk and he didn't like getting caught with his pants down.

"Are you sure it was someone from my shop?" Harry asks as he frowned at Jake.

"My maid was given a receipt from your shop." I answered.

"I see. Let's go look out back and see if her car is indeed back there." Harry looks upset but not too surprised by my accusation.

We walked around for a few minutes before I located her old beat up car near the back.

"This is it." I announced as I pop open the hood.

"Are you sure?" Harry scratches his forehead.

"Yes it is her car." I glanced down at her tags to verify.

"Well we gave it up a tune up." Harry picks up the tag that was hanging on the mirror.

"Who told you to pick up this car?" I demanded.

"A woman called saying her name was Bella Black. That is your wife isn't it." Harry asks.

"Yes, but trust me she didn't call you." I shook my head. I was growing extremely pissed off.

"Well you owe me for the tune up." Harry shrug his shoulders like he was not concern about who made the call exactly.

"Fine." I decided not to argue with him. I just wanted to get the car back home where Aidan and I both could check it out more closely.

"I would like you have to someone tow it back to my house." I informed him.

"Why? It runs." He looked annoyed with me.

"I don't trust your work. I also know that whoever did call you had devious reasons for having this car parked here in your lot." I explained as I pulled out my wallet.

"Excuse me? I run a legitimate place here." Harry snapped.

"I'm sure you think you do Harry but it is by no means up to my standards." I turn starting to walk back up to the office to pay for the lousy work he supposedly did to her car.

"I have to charge you for the tow." Harry called out.

Ignoring him I continue walking toward the office raising my hand up in the air to flip Harry off.

I followed the tow truck to my house. I was not taking any damn chances. Once it was safely placed back into my garage I made a call to Paul.

"This is getting ridiculous." I stated out loud as I waited for Paul to answer his phone.

"Hello." Paul answered.

"Paul, its Jake. I need you to come by my house. I need to seriously talk to you." I informed him trying to sound casual although I was still slightly pissed off.

"What about?" Paul replied.

"Just please come to my house." I pleaded. I wasn't sure if Jayden had his phone bugged or not. I was learning she was capable of just about anything these days.

"Fine. I will be there in an hour." He answered with a long sigh.

"Good." I hung up the phone and then text Aidan and Quil to also be at my house within the hour.

I wanted them to witness my conversation with Paul. If we did find something wrong or in Bella's car I wanted Paul to be here for this. This whole damn challenge was growing out of control. Not once had Bella or I done anything to harm or affect Paul and Jayden's marriage or to them physically. This had to end now. I was done with it all. I didn't give a damn what Rachel or Rose might think about me. If they could not understand why Bella's safety was more important than anything else then they could just simply write me out of their lives.

BPOV:

Aidan announced he had something to do and would be back later to pick me up. I wondered if it involved Leah somehow. Five minutes later I received a call from Leah which threw that ideal out of the window.

"Hey is my current hot boyfriend there?" Leah asks.

"No. He said he had an errand or something." I shrugged.

"Oh! Damn. So are you guys really going to go ahead with the plan? I mean we were all pretty fucked up on tequila when we made those plans." Leah asks curiously.

"Yeah, I think so. I don't know Leah, honestly I just try to stay out of it all." I sighed heavily.

"What's wrong? Are you and Jake fighting?" Leah asks with alarm in her voice.

"NO. No not at all. Apparently Jake or someone had my car towed to some mechanic on the other side of town. I had to call Aidan to pick me up for work.' I explained.

"Oh that sucks balls. So if Jake didn't have it towed who did?" Leah wondered out loud.

"I'm thinking Jayden was behind it again. I swear I am at the point of just taking Jake over to her house and screwing his brains out right in front of her so she can see with her own two eyes that this is no longer a challenge between Jake and I. We are in love. Why can't she see that and like…I don't know…move on with her life." I cried out as I pounded my fist on the desk top.

"Because she is a lunatic. Don't get too upset Bella if the plan goes like we concocted she will seriously go ape shit and then we can have her locked up either in the state pen or hell an asylum." Leah snorted angrily.

"I don't know Leah. Jake says that Jayden is smarter than we think. It's how she has managed to stay out of the damn asylum in the first place.' I rolled my eyes as I lean back into my chair staring up at the dirty ceiling above my head. I was going to have to talk to Aidan about hiring someone to come and clean the office at least twice a month. I had too much paperwork to deal with to clean the place too.

"So do you want me to stop by and pick you up? It would give me a chance to see Aidan." Leah asks. I knew she was crazy about Aidan if she was already trying to find any reason to see him.

"Sure." I agreed. After hanging up the phone with her I received a strange text message from Rose.

Hey we need to seriously talk. Can we meet tonight?

I text back.

Sure

I was curious what Rose wanted to talk to me about. Although I had forgiven her for inviting Jayden and Paul to our reception I was still a bit uncomfortable being around her. I was learning that she seems to jump the gun and was often reckless. I didn't want to be associated with any of her wild schemes.

RPOV:

I sat the phone down and nodded up at Jayden. She was holding a small hand gun aimed straight at my heart. I was struggling to remain calm and just go along with her. I was sure that once we left the office that someone would notice a crazy ass blonde woman walking me out with a gun in my back.

"Guess what Rose. No one is in the office. I know what you're thinking. Trust me I got rid of them before I came in here. I explained to them that they would all receive a free massage on the third floor but they had to be there in five minutes. Guess what they all left." Jayden smirked.

"Why are you doing this? " I ask trying not to let her see my fear. I knew she would enjoy watching me beg for my life. I was not about to give her that chance.

"Duh Rose. I have to win that challenge. I want the million dollars that Paul promised me and I want revenge on Jake. I want to make him beg me to love him for a change. Also you have been quite the naughty girl with my Paul. I know he came to your apartment the other day. And don't try to tell me you guys just sat and talked. I know you two. You guys couldn't keep your hands off each other before you broke up. Yeah, I knew about you." Jayden snorted evilly.

"I told you there isn't much that I don't know." She smiled proudly.

I felt my heart pounding against my chest. Jayden was going to kill me. I had no doubts about that. She saw me as a threat. She had me text Bella so she could lead her into a trap so she could kill her next. I couldn't believe that my Uncle's stupid challenge was going to be the reason I would die. I was furious as hell with Marque as it was and now this just topped it off.

I would never get to hold Paul in my arms again. I would never have the dream wedding I had planned. I would never know what it was like to be a mother. Tears stung in my eyes as she gagged me and tied my arms tightly behind me. With the hard steel pressed into my spine I walked down to the parking area. She open the trunk of her car and waved the gun in it's direction. My eyes widen with fear.

I shook my head. I refused to get in the back of her trunk. I was not going to die without a fight. I couldn't leave this world like that. I was always a strong person. I wasn't going to die so easily for her.

"Get in the trunk." Jayden demanded clenching her teeth together.

I shook my head refusing to do as she demanded. She lifted her hand up to hit me with the gun. I kicked out landing my foot in her gut. She lost her balance with the six inch stilettos she was wearing. I began to run as fast as I could. I heard her scream as she began to chase after me. Her stupid taste in shoes was working to my advantage. I hoped that I would eventually run into someone down here. Someone who could help me and hopefully get the gun away from Jayden.

Just as I began to head up to the next level I heard a loud bang noise from behind me. I didn't look back. A few seconds later I felt a stinging sensation that eventually made my skin feel like it was on fire. Then slowly my body began to fall forward. I was gasping for air just as darkness consumed me. If I was dying I hoped that Paul knew just how much I truly loved him and that my siblings would catch Jayden and kill her ass.

PPOV:

I sensed that Jake was upset on the phone earlier. I was curious about what had caused him to be so upset. When I pulled up in the driveway I saw that Quil and Aidan were also here. Now my curiosity was in full throttle. I wondered if the three of them had decided to try and ambush me into giving up the challenge. I snorted.

They would be seriously disappointed if that was the case. I was already set to let go of the damn challenge and walk away from it all. I no longer wanted a part of Marque's legacy. I knew Marque had good reason to kill my father but he did cheat me out of knowing the man myself. I wanted the Blacks and me to start over. I wanted us to make peace.

I loved Rose. There was no doubt in my mind now. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. As far as work went I could find something else to do with my time. I just wanted to concentrate on Rose and I. It was such a relief to finally know what I wanted most in life. Maybe that was Marque's plan all along. To make Jake and I see what was really important in life. Love. Love of a woman. Jake had obviously gotten lucky by finding Bella who from I could see was truly in love with him. I had Rose. I knew that if I could get her to agree to be my wife that was all the success I needed in this world.

Walking up to the door I rang the doorbell. Maria answered wearing a serious expression on her face.

"Hi Mr. Paul. Jake said to tell you to go to the garage." She pointed toward the garage. I smiled tenderly at her as I proceeded in the direction she had pointed at. It wasn't like I didn't know where it was already.

When I open the door leading inside I saw that all three of them were wearing a serious face like Maria had.

"Who died?" I ask joking with the guys. They all look at me with intense expressions that I feared that someone might have actually died.

"Luckily it wasn't Bella." Jake replied as he stood with his legs apart wiping his hands on an oily cloth.

"What?" I was confused.

"It seems that someone had Bella's car towed to Harry's the other day. They showed up giving Maria a work order that had my name on it." Jake sighed heavily.

Aidan and Quil both exchanged nervous glances at one another before looking at me.

"Okay?" I was still confused. I wasn't sure what they were expecting from me.

"I never made that call. In fact I would never ever send any of my vehicles to Harry. I went to get the car and I had it towed here. Thank God Bella had not taken a cab to get it or she would have been dead by now." Jake growled.

"Jake, I don't know what is going on here exactly. Do you think I am somehow involved with her car being picked up? I don't even know this Harry." I swore to him.

"I know. I believe you Paul. However your wife does. Your wife had the car sent over there so that she could hire someone underneath Harry's nose to cut the brake line. You see it would look like either Harry or I had done it. Bella would die and one of us would have gone to prison." Jake gulped hard.

"What the hell? How do you know it was Jayden?" I wasn't denying that it was possible but I needed some proof before I confronted her with this. Hell, Jake would need proof in order to have the police to arrest her on charges for attempted murder.

"I called Harry telling him what I had found and after threatening to sue his ass he got one of us flunkies to fess up. He gave me the exact description of Jayden and the phone number she had used to call him to make the deal." Jake answered as he watches me closely.

"Oh my God Jake. I swear I was unaware of that. She told me she was handling things but I never thought it would go this damn far." I knew he probably didn't believe me especially now that he knew I was aware of the part his Uncle had played in the murder of my father. Sure it made me sick to my stomach but I would never take out revenge on Jake or Bella for something they were not a part of.

"I'm done with the challenge Paul. This is insane. I'm willing to call a truce with you. If you want the businesses then I say we split it. One of us steps down and then we have our lawyers write up a contract to agree to be business partners. Hell, I will even let you run it." Jake offered.

I was totally stunned. I could not believe Jake was willing to be partners and to let me run the whole show. A few months back I might have laughed in his face over the deal but now I was willing to agree to just about anything. I was tired of dealing with Jayden. I was tired of pretending to be something I wasn't. I wanted to get her out of my life completely. I would even give her the million dollars agreed if she would just step away.

"I will have to pay Jayden the money to get her to leave." I warned him.

"Trust me you won't have to pay her a dime once I make a few calls. Jayden is about to be locked up for good this time." Jake replied angrily.

"If you say so." I sighed.

"I mean it Paul. You have my word here in front of Aidan and Quil that we will be partners and you will run the show. I just ask that you talk with me over any big changes." Jake offered a truce and a verbal business agreement.

I smiled happily at all three of them.

"I was about to come and call off the challenge to be honest with you. I am tired of it all. I don't even know if I want to be a part of a business that Marque was involved with. You know why. I just know I am tired of it all and I am in love with your sister Jake. I want to marry her." I decided to go ahead and confess everything to him. I knew I was running the risk of him attacking me. I knew how protective he was of his sisters. I did not care if he beat me to a pulp as long as he agreed to let me see Rose afterwards.

Aidan and Quil took a step back nervously as Jake began to take a long strides toward me. I clenched my fists by my side and braced myself for his attack.

Instead of hitting me he wrapped his arms around me. I stared puzzled at Aidan and Quil who both looked as confused as I felt.

"I'm glad to hear those words Paul. I really am." Jake cried out then releasing me he smiled honestly at me.

"I know she loves you too. I just want us to get back to where we use to be." Jake explained as he smacks my arm playfully.

"We will never be the same but I think we can be better." I chuckled.

"I agree." Jake looks over at Aidan.

"Make the call." Jake ordered.

I knew the call was directed to the police. I wondered how this would play out for Jayden. She was going to be a hell cat when the men in blue appeared at our place to take her in for questioning. I took my phone out and called Mr. Hale I wanted him to hear from me personally that I was giving up the challenge and I wondered if he could suggest a good divorce attorney.

BPOV:

Leah had just arrived when I began to lock up the office. I was walking toward her car when another car came racing into the parking area. I hoped it was not a customer. We were closed and I had no time or patience today to explain our business hours to him or her.

Leah was listening to the radio moving around in the cab of her car like she was dancing with it.

"Don't move." Jayden step out of the car pointing a gun at me. She was about a hundred yards away from me.

"Put the gun down Jayden." I warned her. My legs were shaking like crazy. I felt my stomach twist up like a pretzel. This had to be some sort of nightmare.

"Shut up bitch and walk over here and get in my damn car or I will blow your fucking head off." She shouted furiously.

"Jayden please just go. I won't say anything to anyone about this." I pleaded she lifted the gun up in the air and let out a warning shot.

I covered my ears as I began to let out a loud scream.

Jayden march over and started dragging me toward her car.

Leah opens up her car door and began shouting at us.

"What hell is going on? Oh my God! Jayden stop!" Leah screams out but Jayden turn and shot her gun twice. She took out both of Leah's back tires. I hated to admit it but she had good aim. Too good. I knew I was as good as dead if I tried to break away from her and run.