Jax's POV I woke up earlier than I had in awhile, with Carly's naked body still pressed against my side. I was elated that she had decided for us to continue with our mate bond; the joining of us together was just one step closer to the endgame for us. She had to turn into a vampire before I could mark her and she could mark me. I didn't want anything to be one-sided with us, so I was waiting to mark her until after to make it better. Now, though, she would be able to hear and answer me if we were to communicate telepathically, which made me feel better about leaving her alone this week. I still wasn't happy with it, but I could handle a telepathic conversation every now and then with her, especially since where I was going there wasn't going to be service for any calls. I needed to get

