heart.”
He kisses me tenderly before he pulls away, and I sigh, “You saved me. How?”
Jax smiles as he leans over me, and a lock clicks as he opens one of my restraints. “Werebear heal at an amazing rate. I had to change you to keep you alive. But man, your change was so much worse than Courtney’s. Even Tori was impressed with how you pulled through.”
“Tori?” My muscles groan in pain as if I were beat up as I sit and slide back to lean against the headboard of the bed. It thuds against the wall, and a flush rushes to my cheeks when I recall the last time I made that sound.
Jax grins at me as if he knows what I’m thinking. He says, “She just left. And she wants you to be a warrior.”
I’m nude under the sheet that covers me, and Jax’s appreciative gaze makes my insides tremble as he says, “But we’ll talk about that later.” He reaches for my hand, and I notice his touch is no longer hot as he says, “I can’t believe you took a bullet for me.”
I recall how Jax came back for me and stood up to Matt and Sean. I say, “You would have done the same for me.”
“I would, but you surprised me. I mean...”
He sighs as I shake my head. “I know. I came here to kill you and--”
“Now you’re bonded to me for life.”
I gasp. “Did you just talk to me in my head?”
Jax smiles. “I did. You can do the same. Try it.”
“Wow. Can we do this with everyone?”
“No. Only your bonded mate and the alpha.”
I imagine Drake would love to know this little fact. Oh no. “What happened to Sean and Matt?”
Jax’s face falls, and I hold up my hand as I close my eyes for a second. He says, “Sasha, I’m sorry. I hate that they died, but we had no choice.”
I look at him and say, “I know. Sean and Matt weren’t going to leave here until they’d killed their targets.” I notice the pain in my mate’s eyes. It confuses me that he cares about his enemy’s death. “Jax, that’s the way this works.”
“I know. But I don’t have to like it.” The mattress sinks next to me as he climbs on the bed to sit by my side. He wraps his arm around my shoulders as I snuggle against his chest, and he asks, “Are you upset that I changed you into the last thing you ever wanted to be?”
It’s true that becoming a werebear is not anything I’ve ever wanted, but I know Jax changed me so I wouldn’t die. And at the moment I’m not sure how I feel about it yet, because I’m trying to process that I’m really alive. I gaze up at my mate with a smile. “Next to last thing. The last thing would be dead.”
My heartbeat quickens, though, and I glance down at my body to see if I can notice a difference. I don’t see any changes, and I sigh in relief. At least nobody will be able to tell what I am. I recall Jax saying this town is full of werebear. And even if I hadn’t changed, after what happened there is no way I can return to the Eradicators. I say, “I believe you’re stuck with me for life, Jax.”
“Yeah. And that doesn’t suck.” Jax’s finger is firm under my chin as he lifts my face and kisses me tenderly. I marvel at how soft his lips are against mine. And for a moment nothing else matters, because the thought of spending the rest of my life with Jax makes me believe everything will be okay. Suddenly all I need is my mate, and I steal his breath as if I can stockpile this feeling while I deepen our kiss.
Jax breaks us apart and says, “You need to finish healing, but when you’re ready I’m going to show you just how amazing our senses are.”
I already have a clue, because the aroma of beef is as strong as if the grill were in the room, and I ask, “Do I smell hamburgers?” My stomach growls loudly, and I realize I’m ravenous.
Jax grins. “You’re about to have a new love affair with food. Let’s get you cleaned up.”
He gets out of the bed and walks to the bathroom. I maneuver my legs over the side of the mattress to get up, and even the way cotton rubs
He kisses me tenderly before he pulls away, and I sigh, “You saved me. How?”
Jax smiles as he leans over me, and a lock clicks as he opens one of my restraints. “Werebear heal at an amazing rate. I had to change you to keep you alive. But man, your change was so much worse than Courtney’s. Even Tori was impressed with how you pulled through.”
“Tori?” My muscles groan in pain as if I were beat up as I sit and slide back to lean against the headboard of the bed. It thuds against the wall, and a flush rushes to my cheeks when I recall the last time I made that sound.
Jax grins at me as if he knows what I’m thinking. He says, “She just left. And she wants you to be a warrior.”
I’m nude under the sheet that covers me, and Jax’s appreciative gaze makes my insides tremble as he says, “But we’ll talk about that later.” He reaches for my hand, and I notice his touch is no longer hot as he says, “I can’t believe you took a bullet for me.”
I recall how Jax came back for me and stood up to Matt and Sean. I say, “You would have done the same for me.”
“I would, but you surprised me. I mean...”
He sighs as I shake my head. “I know. I came here to kill you and--”
“Now you’re bonded to me for life.”
I gasp. “Did you just talk to me in my head?”
Jax smiles. “I did. You can do the same. Try it.”
“Wow. Can we do this with everyone?”
“No. Only your bonded mate and the alpha.”
I imagine Drake would love to know this little fact. Oh no. “What happened to Sean and Matt?”
Jax’s face falls, and I hold up my hand as I close my eyes for a second. He says, “Sasha, I’m sorry. I hate that they died, but we had no choice.”
I look at him and say, “I know. Sean and Matt weren’t going to leave here until they’d killed their targets.” I notice the pain in my mate’s eyes. It confuses me that he cares about his enemy’s death. “Jax, that’s the way this works.”
“I know. But I don’t have to like it.” The mattress sinks next to me as he climbs on the bed to sit by my side. He wraps his arm around my shoulders as I snuggle against his chest, and he asks, “Are you upset that I changed you into the last thing you ever wanted to be?”
It’s true that becoming a werebear is not anything I’ve ever wanted, but I know Jax changed me so I wouldn’t die. And at the moment I’m not sure how I feel about it yet, because I’m trying to process that I’m really alive. I gaze up at my mate with a smile. “Next to last thing. The last thing would be dead.”
My heartbeat quickens, though, and I glance down at my body to see if I can notice a difference. I don’t see any changes, and I sigh in relief. At least nobody will be able to tell what I am. I recall Jax saying this town is full of werebear. And even if I hadn’t changed, after what happened there is no way I can return to the Eradicators. I say, “I believe you’re stuck with me for life, Jax.”
“Yeah. And that doesn’t suck.” Jax’s finger is firm under my chin as he lifts my face and kisses me tenderly. I marvel at how soft his lips are against mine. And for a moment nothing else matters, because the thought of spending the rest of my life with Jax makes me believe everything will be okay. Suddenly all I need is my mate, and I steal his breath as if I can stockpile this feeling while I deepen our kiss.
Jax breaks us apart and says, “You need to finish healing, but when you’re ready I’m going to show you just how amazing our senses are.”
I already have a clue, because the aroma of beef is as strong as if the grill were in the room, and I ask, “Do I smell hamburgers?” My stomach growls loudly, and I realize I’m ravenous.
Jax grins. “You’re about to have a new love affair with food. Let’s get you cleaned up.”
He gets out of the bed and walks to the bathroom. I maneuver my legs over the side of the mattress to get up, and even the way cotton rubs
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