The kitchen light flickered once as I stepped through the safehouse door and froze.
Jax had Avery backed against the counter, his body pressed close, one hand braced beside her head. His voice came out rough and low. "I cannot watch it anymore, Avery. Damien gets the visions. Ezra bleeds for you. I stay on the edge like some backup brother. No more. I want in."
Avery's breath caught but she did not push him away. "Jax, what are you doing? We are all exhausted from the breakout. This is not the time for whatever this is."
He leaned in closer, eyes locked on hers. "It is exactly the time. I am tired of standing back while they bond deeper with you. The jealousy is eating me alive. I need to mark you. Make it real. Let me in the circle or I lose my mind."
I stayed in the doorway, heart s
