Elena’s POV
That Jax Peterson was really getting on my nerves!
Had he always been like this, so fond of stirring things up?
First that woman with the silver jewelry, and now my cousin! my cousin wasn’t even worth his attention!
He hadn’t asked me nearly as many questions as he did about Cryselda. Ugh!
Because of my anger, I barely spoke to him the rest of the night. The next day he tried making conversation and even woke up early to cook breakfast, but I ordered my own food and ignored him.
What was I just decorating? I had left my mother behind to accompany him, yet he seemed fixated on someone else!
“Elena, would you like to go swimming? I think my wounds have healed enough now,” he said when he entered my room. “I also bought ice cream if you want some.” Jax smiled brightly as
