Round black eyes drew me in. I couldn’t tell the iris from the pupil. His face was sculpted, oval-shaped, with a jawline to kill. His nose reminded me of the button nose he had as a cat, but it was ten-times sexier in this form.
A black choker wrapped around his neck, the same one that used to be his collar. His abs were well defined and came into a V down to his…
My eyes snapped back up. I couldn’t check out my cat, but Jax wasn’t a cat...he was a fucking demon.
He dropped to his knees in front of me, tears drenching his cheeks. Ash and brimstone overtook the lavender he'd flaunted as a cat.
“I’m sorry, my beloved. I’ve failed you. Please, kill me if you see fit. I’m not worthy to serve you any longer.”
Beloved?
Why does that sound so familiar?
My heart thumped, and for the first time since I’d become a vampire, my heartbeat raced seconds apart. Blood pumped through my veins, roaring in my ears as my chest tingled.
As if the floodgates opened, an overwhelming tsunami of love for this man consumed my entire being.
My knees gave out and I dropped in front of him. “I could never do such a thing.”
His head bowed even lower, black tears that reeked of sulfur hit the ground, creating a puddle.
I moved my hand toward him, palm up, and my fingertips tilted his chin to look at me. I touched his skin, and electrical currents combined us as if his essence was caressing mine. “What’s this feeling?”
“Our eternal love,” he murmured like it was the most obvious answer in the world.
A rush of heat rushed over my muscles as I fell forward into Jax’s open arms. The chaos of the guys surrounding us became background noise as everything went blank.
SIXTEEN
“What the fuck happened,” I muttered, bringing my hand to my forehead and rubbing.
“I’m sorry for startling you,” a deep, raspy voice came from my left side.
I let my head roll toward the voice and opened my eyes to see Jax lying with his head propped up on his fist. His gaze focused on me and the look in his eyes told me he knew everything about me and more.
It made me feel exposed on a whole other level. It was as if I’d known him my entire life, which I did, but not as the demon he was in front of me.
Okay, this is getting fucking weird.
The light caught his black horns, and they looked almost shiny. Reflexively, I reached up and ran my fingers down the smooth, warm surface.
He shuddered under my touch, his cheeks tinged pink. “My beloved,” he murmured.
“What?” I let my hand drop and noticed Thaddeus sitting on the end of the bed and Blaise and Kai sitting on my other side.
Each one wore a scowl.
“Don’t you know touching a demon’s horn is like foreplay?” Blaise huffed.
Sitting up, I coughed out a breath. “Um, no. Obviously, I didn’t know that.”
“I don’t mind,” Jax purred, eyes drifting down where the cold air of the room skimmed against bare skin, making my nipples tighten.
My eyes dragged up to meet Jax’s. “Why am I naked?”
“You’ve always slept naked.” He bit the corner of his bottom lip. “I wanted to make you comfortable.”
Logical.I moved the blanket up to cover my bare breasts.
