The forest felt smaller now, like the trees were leaning in to listen. I was still curled against Jax’s chest, his arms wrapped around me, our bodies warm from what we had just done. My heart was still beating fast, but something in his voice made it slow down.
I lifted my head and looked at him. “What do you mean you’ve known something about me?”
Jax stared into the dark trees for a long moment. His jaw tightened. He brushed my hair back gently, like he was trying to soften the words that were coming.
“It’s the ultimate secret,” he said quietly. “The child of who you are.”
I sat up straighter in his lap, my hands resting on his chest. “The child of who I am? What are you talking about? Dante is my father.”
He took a deep breath and then looked at me. “Are you really sure? Or you've b
