Jax's POV
My eyes cracked open to the sharp smell of antiseptic and the steady beep of machines hooked up to my chest.
Everything hurt like hell, but the worst part was the heavy silence in the room. Nova rushed through the door toward the bed, her bare feet slapping against the floor.
She stopped dead a few feet away when she saw me looking straight at her. Her hands hovered in the air like she wanted to touch me but thought better of it.
"What's all the fuss about?" I asked, my voice coming out rough and low from whatever the hell had knocked me out.
Neither of them said a word. Nova stared at the floor. Jordan kept his arms crossed tight over his chest, jaw locked like he was chewing on nails.
The quiet stretched on, pressing down on me until I wanted to rip the straps off my w
