“How are you?” Jax asks, his face dropping all hints of humor.
“I’m ok.”
He cocks his head to the side.
“Fine. A little sore, but that’s why I’m going to drink Emmett’s blood.” My face twists as the words fall out of my mouth. Never in a million years did I ever expect I would say that.
“He’s just a greedy fucker who wants to get inside of your head for a bit.”
“I’ll make it good for him then.” I smile and tilt the glass back. It goes down a lot easier than I expected.
“I’m pretty sure he was jacking off while he poured that. Something about the hormones or something makes it taste better,” Knox quips.
“Seriously. Just stop talking.” Jax snipes.
“What? It’s the truth. Ask him.”
“No.”
“Then you’ll never know, so just shut your hole and know your role.”
Jax’s eye quirks up and he steps into the room, causing Knox to hide behind my back.
“You’re using her to shield you from me?”
“No, to hide my erection. Your look just made me hard.”
I can’t with him. He loves poking Jax and Jax lets him.
“I’m leaving.”
“Where are you going?”
“I have to run to Allure. Samara wants to talk about the business.”
“You run it with her?”
“Not really. She owns it, and we oversee the business side. She usually stays out of it. More like a figurehead, which is why I’m confused she wants to see me.”
“Do you think she knows about me? Do you think it’s a trap?”
“I don’t know. But I can’tnotgo.
“Well, please be careful.”
He tosses me a wink, pats on the doorframe twice, then turns to leave.
I don’t have a good feeling about this. Something in my gut is tearing me up inside.
“Please be careful. I don’t have a good feeling,”I mindlink Jax one more time for good measure.
“I’ll be fine.”
Famous last words.
“Well. What do you want to do today?” Knox asks, bouncing on the bed.
“I need answers.” I roll off and realize I’m wearing Callum’s shirt and nothing else. “After I shower and get dressed.”
