Jaxen POV
The elbow didn’t hurt. It felt more like a playful scratch.
I smiled and put my arm around her shoulders again the second we were outside.
“Honey, I’ll drive you. And I’ll pick you up after work.”
She didn’t bother hiding her irritation once we were away from my mother's house.
“Do whatever you want. I don’t care.”
“I care.” I opened the car door for her.
“Nobody asked you to.”
I’d stolen the kiss while she wasn’t looking.
She looked ready to murder me.
“Sorry. Couldn’t help it.” The apology was pure formality.
After last night, I was feeling emboldened.
She hadn’t let me finish, but she’d let me get closer than she had in a long time.
My wolf murmured: Maybe that counted as progress.
“Fine. You want to play?” She slapped my arm hard.
“Then I couldn’t help
