Silence fell. Nova's lips tightened. Her eyes darted to Jordan and Rose. Jordan shook his head ever so slightly. Rose watched her with such silent suffering in her eyes. Nova's shoulders stiffened. She parted her lips and then closed them again.
I moved closer, speaking only quietly enough for her to hear me. I touched her waist gently, keeping my hand out of sight because of the way we were positioned to everyone else. "Say it. And I'll make the signal to have them killed right in front of you if you don't.”
She gasped, tears welling up in her eyes but not falling. She swallowed tightly and spoke in a whisper. "I do."
The words burned into me like gasoline and flames. I felt satisfied. But I didn't break out into a wide grin, keeping myself under control as Jax would, and I pressed my
