Stir the pot

(Jax)

Grace was quiet the whole way to Red Wood. I could sense her sorrow. Honestly, the last few days had been a lot. I couldn't wait until she got her wolf and we could sense one another's feelings. She was unhappy about what I'd done with Silas, that much I knew. But I had no choice! I couldn't let him touch her! Silas knew this! It was part of the conditions we set for him to stay in the pack. We'd agreed on that long ago!

I couldn't allow Grace to stay there without me. I couldn't trust her.

Ajax, my wolf, had fully embraced our chosen mate. Once I marked her, his jealousy of Silas and his wolf was sky high. He viewed them as a threat.

He should be dead, Ajax hissed at me. We will not share.

You know it would break her, I reminded him for the upteenth time.

And what……