Jaxen POV
I left him with one final warning and walked away without looking back.
Scarlett was still in my arms.
She was restless, her body burning from whatever they’d given her, and she kept pressing herself against my chest like she could escape the heat by getting closer.
“I… I want it,” she whispered. “Please…”
Every instinct in me locked on.
My wolf surged up, bright and hungry, practically laughing in my head.
Mate. She’s here. She wants us. Now.
I hadn’t been with her in almost a year.
Holding her like this, feeling her warmth, hearing that need in her voice—it took everything I had not to give in.
Then I remembered Ryan.
He’d seen her like this.
Standing close enough to watch her clothes shift, close enough to see her lose control.
Jealousy hit hard.
My hands c
