Mercer smiled. “Okay, fire-breather, I like it. Give the boy some space; he isn’t very good with stress.”
“I don’t need you defending me.” I shot back, and threw the chocolate at him, I snapped. “Screw you both. I tried to be nice to both of you and you ruined everything.”
“Nova,” Jax’s voice came low.
"No. You will not treat me like an insane woman for needing to breathe." I was shouting. "I apologized and you made my apologies mean something else. Perhaps Mercer is right—maybe you don't know how to be close to someone."
Jax moved closer, his eyes becoming darker. "No, don't use him against me."
"Why not because he's family and I'm just the girl who has a bounty on her head?" Hot tears were coming to my eyes, but I didn't stop. "I can't take it anymore. I can't take you restraining m
