Jax's POV
I watched her walk away.
Every instinct screamed to follow. To explain. To make her understand.
But I stayed rooted in place.
Because she needed to hear the truth. All of it.
And I needed to say it right.
I waited five minutes. Then went after her.
The door to our room was locked.
"Liora." I knocked. "Open the door."
Silence.
"I know you're angry. But I need to explain."
"There's nothing to explain." Her voice was muffled. Broken. "You made your position clear."
"No, I didn't." I pressed my forehead against the wood. "I made it complicated when it should have been simple."
"Just go away, Jax."
"I'm not leaving until you hear me out."
"I don't want to hear it."
"Too bad." I tried the handle again. "Open the door or I'll break it do
