you.”
“Now it’s all coming out. And I don’t know what comes next.”
“We’re safe now, Jax,” she said. “Because we’re together.”
He rested against her body, and she rubbed his back as she kissed the top of his head. “If Eric finds us, he will hurt you, Lena.”
She sensed the sadness in his eyes. “You’ve been imagining it.”
“But you lived it. And I can’t help wanting to be there.”
She kissed him hard as she looked into his eyes. “So just be here now,” she said. “Let me hold you, Jax.”
His body slipped into the space of her embrace, and as she tightened her grip, she silently swore she would never be separated from him again. She would do nothing but keep him close and hold his back.
“So this is where we landed,” she said. “And you found your mother.”
“Looks like,” Jax said. “And now I know why she left.”
Lena wanted the whole truth, but she let Jax rest as she kissed his bruises. “Tell me tomorrow,” she said. “Let’s just rest now.”
He obliged without another word, and Lena relaxed at his side. She had no idea what waited beyond the closed door, but she had him back, and she moved to kiss his swollen lips when the door pushed open.
“What do you want?” Jax kept her in his arms as the scarred man spoke.
“Let’s see if we can really make this work,” Brutus said. “Enough rest.”
He closed the door behind him, and Jax brought Lena to her feet. “Tell me you’re ready for this,” he said. “Because I can’t do it without you.”
She felt the same, and she wrapped her arms around his neck as she moaned into his ear. “Let’s see what happens, Jax. And let’s do it together.”
They were hand in hand. He had already lived through one loss when it came to a woman he loved. And there was no way in hell she was going to let that happen to him ever again.
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Ready to move, Jax held Lena close when Brutus briefly blocked their way and starting clicking his fingers into the air.
“Let’s get a couple of ground rules straight first.”
Lena returned Jax to the edge of the bed and kept his hands in hers as they waited in silence for Brutus to lay down the law.
“If either one of you makes a move that smells like a setup, we end this right here and now.”
“But you said that---”
“That I bought the story?” Brutus challenged Jax. “Sure as shit I did. But then she’s like right here?”
He sneered at Lena and pulled a smoke from his pack.
“Maybe you’re like Stiles’ new side piece,” he smirked. “How was it? You two – or should I say you three – cook this up to get a piece on our action?”
Jax longed to add to the scars crossing the man’s face, but he held back as Lena steadied him at her side.
“We did no such thing,” Lena swore.
“Sweetheart, I ain’t talking to you now. This is a matter for men. Now how about you just sit there and try to look pretty.”
Jax felt his heart race up his throat. Would Brutus break code and lay hands on her simply because she was there? No way he could do that to his mother. Or at least without Milo’s approval. But Lena should have stayed put. He almost had this in hand. Would she pay the price for making a move without his consent?
“Boy,” Brutus continued, “you better make a real good case for why we don’t throw you to the wolves. Say the wrong thing, and I don’t care whose kid you are or what might have happened to this one here.”
Seething as he nodded, Jax promised to do nothing but listen and speak when he was spoken to.
“Then we’re all good!” Brutus boomed as he blew a puff of smoke into the air and slapped his thigh. “Man in charge is waiting. Let’s see how well you kids can
“Now it’s all coming out. And I don’t know what comes next.”
“We’re safe now, Jax,” she said. “Because we’re together.”
He rested against her body, and she rubbed his back as she kissed the top of his head. “If Eric finds us, he will hurt you, Lena.”
She sensed the sadness in his eyes. “You’ve been imagining it.”
“But you lived it. And I can’t help wanting to be there.”
She kissed him hard as she looked into his eyes. “So just be here now,” she said. “Let me hold you, Jax.”
His body slipped into the space of her embrace, and as she tightened her grip, she silently swore she would never be separated from him again. She would do nothing but keep him close and hold his back.
“So this is where we landed,” she said. “And you found your mother.”
“Looks like,” Jax said. “And now I know why she left.”
Lena wanted the whole truth, but she let Jax rest as she kissed his bruises. “Tell me tomorrow,” she said. “Let’s just rest now.”
He obliged without another word, and Lena relaxed at his side. She had no idea what waited beyond the closed door, but she had him back, and she moved to kiss his swollen lips when the door pushed open.
“What do you want?” Jax kept her in his arms as the scarred man spoke.
“Let’s see if we can really make this work,” Brutus said. “Enough rest.”
He closed the door behind him, and Jax brought Lena to her feet. “Tell me you’re ready for this,” he said. “Because I can’t do it without you.”
She felt the same, and she wrapped her arms around his neck as she moaned into his ear. “Let’s see what happens, Jax. And let’s do it together.”
They were hand in hand. He had already lived through one loss when it came to a woman he loved. And there was no way in hell she was going to let that happen to him ever again.
Read on for a sneak peek at the breath-taking finale
Available Now!
FREE for Kindle Unlimited customers!
CHAPTER ONE
Ready to move, Jax held Lena close when Brutus briefly blocked their way and starting clicking his fingers into the air.
“Let’s get a couple of ground rules straight first.”
Lena returned Jax to the edge of the bed and kept his hands in hers as they waited in silence for Brutus to lay down the law.
“If either one of you makes a move that smells like a setup, we end this right here and now.”
“But you said that---”
“That I bought the story?” Brutus challenged Jax. “Sure as shit I did. But then she’s like right here?”
He sneered at Lena and pulled a smoke from his pack.
“Maybe you’re like Stiles’ new side piece,” he smirked. “How was it? You two – or should I say you three – cook this up to get a piece on our action?”
Jax longed to add to the scars crossing the man’s face, but he held back as Lena steadied him at her side.
“We did no such thing,” Lena swore.
“Sweetheart, I ain’t talking to you now. This is a matter for men. Now how about you just sit there and try to look pretty.”
Jax felt his heart race up his throat. Would Brutus break code and lay hands on her simply because she was there? No way he could do that to his mother. Or at least without Milo’s approval. But Lena should have stayed put. He almost had this in hand. Would she pay the price for making a move without his consent?
“Boy,” Brutus continued, “you better make a real good case for why we don’t throw you to the wolves. Say the wrong thing, and I don’t care whose kid you are or what might have happened to this one here.”
Seething as he nodded, Jax promised to do nothing but listen and speak when he was spoken to.
“Then we’re all good!” Brutus boomed as he blew a puff of smoke into the air and slapped his thigh. “Man in charge is waiting. Let’s see how well you kids can
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