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Holiday Spirits
WARNING
This chapter contains acts of physical violence, as well as addiction issues. This chapter also contains acts of mental and emotional abuse that may be triggers for some readers.
Jax was doing great at limiting his drinking. He tried to stop drinking cold turkey; however, less than forty-eight hours in he was shaking, sweating, and throwing up. I had to take a crash course in alcohol withdrawal and how to help someone cope with the side effects and problems that come up because of alcohol withdrawal. Before now I did not know that alcohol withdrawal even existed. I learned that it was a fine line between knowing how much alcohol he needed to have to stop the symptoms without getting him drunk.
I dove in headfirst, determined to help him. I thought that by doing this I could s
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