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and I know how you like your space.  I wasn’t worried.  I knew you would come to me when you were ready to talk.  Believe me, I have learned over the years not to force anything out of you until you are ready,” Chelsea said sincerely as she looked back at Jadelyn.
    “It is not okay.  I should have been able to let all my frustration out in front of you guys.  My problem is I have been trying to hold everything I feel back so others wouldn’t think I was weak because of my latency.  So instead of telling Eli how I felt or letting you comfort me, I ran away.”
    “You have been through a lot over the years.  It's okay, but know that we are your friends, and you do not have to hide anything from us.  So how do you feel about all of this?”
    “I don’t know, since the only reason I was mad at Eli was because I thought he wasn’t writing me back.  I'm confused right now,” Jadelyn said as she let out a frustrated breath and rolled her eyes.
    “I think reading the letters will help you understand Eli now and wipe away some of the confusion.  You still will have questions, as Eli will as well, but you two can discuss it tomorrow.”
    Jadelyn and Chels lay on Jadelyn’s bed as they read Eli’s letters from the past decade. 
    “Chelsea, I read the letters from the first few years he was away, and it seems as though Ella turned on him as soon as they got off the Isle.  Do you think she could be behind all of this?”
    “She could be, you never know.  You should tell Eli what you think tomorrow.  In the letters I have here he is starting to get frustrated from you not responding so he threw himself into different activities trying to get over the hurt.”
    “Why do I have the feeling someone was trying to either mess up our lives or keep us apart, and Ella is involved?” Jadelyn asked Chelsea as she picked up more letters.
    “I don’t know, but I am starting to think the same thing,” Chelsea said as she started to skim over the last few letters.
    They both began to notice when Eli became frustrated from Jadelyn not responding to his letters.  Three hours later, they passed out on Jadelyn’s bed with letters all over the place.  Jadelyn fell asleep with many questions running through her mind. 
     
    ***
     
    Baron made his way to the secured hospital to visit Jake after fastening the necklace on Jadelyn’s neck.  The necklace had triggered the past in his mind.  His heart was heavy just thinking about what happened over the last seventeen years.  Not only did he lose his mate from the accident, but he also lost his best friends in the span of two days.  Not only were Jake, Eli’s mother, Kasey, and Ella his best friends, they were also his First Betas.  When Jake and Ella left, Baron had to pull Ace's parents up from Second Beta to First Beta and pull Chelsea's parents from Head Enforcers to Second Beta.  Baron couldn’t remember doing so since he was wallowing in grieve for the first two years after his mate's death.  Until he really looked at Jadelyn one day and realized not only had she lost her mother, but him as well.  He wasn’t being the father his mate, Lynn, would like him to be, so he shaped up for Jadelyn.  Hell, he wasn’t being the father even he felt he should be.
    He ran his hands through his hair when his anger took over him as he thou ght about everything this Isle put Jadelyn through when they learned she was latent.  They forgot about the nice, tough girl who faced danger, even as a kid, to help others out.  Baron couldn’t believe how the Isle turned their backs on Jadelyn, especially after his grandfather had saved some of their parents and grandparents.  As a Father, he wanted to rip apart the whole Isle to protect Jadelyn, but as the Alpha, he had to remain neutral.  It didn’t mean he liked it, just something he had to do, but he made sure Jadelyn was protected from them at all times.  Some of the fear he had for Jadelyn had washed away when Eli stepped