Lila's POV
I looked at Jax like he wanted me to reveal something I always knew I could. But I hesitated; can I truly trust him to know that I'm Red? Not yet. Not like this, not with my whole life already cracked wide open on this hospital room floor.
"Mia," he said slowly, testing the name out loud like he was chewing on something familiar. "That name keep coming up a lot lately."
My pulse spiked. "You know her?" I must not show that I revealed way too much. I must hide it.
"Heard the name around. Small city, everybody's connected to everybody eventually." He watched me carefully, and I could practically see the gears turning behind his eyes, that same sharp, calculating look he'd had the night the mask slipped. "So what'd she offer you? This 'something extra' you clearly needed?"
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