I almost couldn’t believe my ears.
After I had spoken out for him, defended him, even though my heart had been racing, he was treating me so coldly. I was beginning to hate the fact that I had growing feelings for this man. I was a little numb.
Rejection had never had me feeling this way. If anything, before I had been used to it so it was never something that I particularly dreaded. But with how Jax’s tone switched when we got into his office, I wondered just how much I had attached myself to him, how much importance I had given him. Because the way my heart had shattered in that moment was not healthy.
I was definitely going to cry tonight. I had pushed the tears away enough. It wasn’t even healthy at this point. Honestly, I couldn’t explain why exactly I was so hurt by Jax’s rejection if anyone asked. It wasn’
JaxI stared at the expectant look on Reine’s face. I didn’t know what exactly she was expecting me to say but I knew she thought it was nothing good. For what seemed like the thousandth time, I wondered who exactly had hurt her to the point where she didn’t trust anybody at all. I stared at her in silence for a while, marveling at her beauty.I couldn’t even deny it at this point. I had feelings for this woman, no matter how much I had tried to turn them off. I hated the fact that she was keeping secrets from me and I had wanted to punish her for it by being distant.I didn’t know how to even start asking all the questions I had. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. There was a clearly questioning look on her face, and I knew she expected me to speak.
Jax stared at Reine with a fascinated look on his face. There was no more pretending that he was not completely obsessed with this woman. And the more the days went, the more he felt like she was made for him. It was a few weeks after their truce and after a dinner home, they had ended up in the bedroom. Reine was standing naked in front of him and he had apologized beforehand because he didn’t think there was going to be anything gentle about the sex they were about to have. Jax placed his cold fingers on Reine’s aching nipples. Reine gasped and looked up at him. "Jax?" she let out breathlessly. "Shhh," Jax said, then bent his dark head and slipped one nipple into his mouth. Reine arched her back involuntarily and clutched at Jax so she wouldn't stumble and fall.
Silhouette One“You’ll always be your mother’s daughter, that’s for sure.”I looked up. It was my father who had uttered those words, of course. I couldn’t cou
Silhouette TwoI had never left my hometown. I had never had any reason to; after all there was everything I would ever need in it. A college, where I had gotten my degree, and a family business I had hoped to take control of one day. But things changed. And I didn’t know whether that change was going to become for the worst or for the better.
I had not been able to sleep after I had gotten my shower. I was a little too restless. So I had stalled a little after my long shower, then at about six thirty, I started getting ready. I knew it was going to be an early dinner so I tried my best to be done dressing on time.
JaxI stared at the board of directors in shock. The expressions of all their faces were stoic. I wanted to pretend that this was nothing but a really shitty joke. I shook my head.
The ride to the restaurant was silent. Which was to be expected. We were two strangers, and with how we met, it was normal that we didn’t have anything to say to each other. The thought of dropping Reine off had crossed my mind several times. I could just tell her it has been a stupid prank. But the idea has dropped itself in my mind and i knew it would be impossible for me to ignore it. So I decided to go through with it.
As soon as I got home, I called Dylan. He was my best friend, my advisor and the person who got me out of all the sticky situations I had a knack for putting myself in. We had been friends since childhood and I knew I could trust him with anything. And this whole situation was definitely one of those things I could trust him with.