Chapter 54 - Illogical (1/2)
Halia thought she was simply being paranoid. There was no way this guy knew about her real identity, otherwise, he would not keep her by his side and let her know what he was doing.
So, she began to think seriously about Jackson's question.
What had she learned about him so far?
”I'm working for a brave man...” she began as she thought about the way he saved her from a serial killer.
Jackson looked at the woman. She obviously had no idea that he knew she was hiding something from him. But, it was nice to hear her words of praise.
Halia blushed as she remembered the way that Jackson took care of her when she was drugged and didn't take advantage of her, so she added, ”...he's someone with integrity...”
Jackson looked down at the blushing woman in front of him. What was she thinking about? And why did her actions send tingles down his spine?
”...and he's a true friend,” Halia continued as the thought of Marcus came to mind.
Jackson stared into Halia's eyes. Although she was hiding her true identity from him, he could tell that she was being honest at that moment and it warmed his heart. He had been in and out of the gangs since he was 18, following different leaders and slowly working his way to where he was today. But, the Jackson that everyone thought they knew, was just a facade. He had survived so many years in the gangs by acting cold and ruthless, but deep down, that was not the real him. In fact, even he had almost forgotten the real him.
But, Halia saw him for who he was.
Halia stared back into Jackson's eyes and remembered how he tried to push her away to keep her from danger and the multiple times he gave her his coat simply because he was afraid she'd get cold, so she finished off with, ”His name is Jackson and he's a great man with a caring and thoughtful soul.”
All these thoughts and memories were Halia's own. They weren't Sara's, nor were they influenced by the weapons and explosives expert in her head and they weren't based on what she heard from her handler.