Winters Rising by Shannyn Leah

Author:Shannyn Leah
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: time travel romance, bonded romance, soulmates romance, fantasy romance, soul mates romance, trilogy romance, trilogy fantasy
Publisher: Shannyn Leah
Published: 2016-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“I’M TAKING BREA,” Jax announced as they walked back into the library.

Victor immediately stood from the chair he’d been sitting on and it fell with a clatter behind him. “Like hell you are.”

Those were her thoughts exactly. Her soulmate might be crazier than she was...but then why had she agreed to go with him?

“She’s my wife, and it’s my decision,” Jax said firmly.

“You haven’t even bonded with her yet,” Annalieese said lightly.

Brea cringed at the openness of his family with what she considered private. She could only imagine what would happen if they discovered she and Jax had already been intimate.

“That’s our business. Not yours,” Jax said.

“Actually, it’s the council’s business,” Victor clarified.

A hot fire shot up from her belly at the mention of council. That group of smug, old-school members were in dire need of an upgrade. If Jax would climb off his high-horse for five seconds, she could stay here and confront them.

“I don’t really give a shit about council. When we’re ready, we will be ready, and it isn’t happening before I leave. Since both of you have made it clear Brea isn’t welcome or safe here, I am taking her with me,” Jax said.

His mother’s hurt gasp pulled Brea’s eyes to her. Annalieese covered her lips with her trembling hands and her devastated eyes darted from her son to Brea.

“She’s not prepared−” Victor started, and Jax held his hand up to stop him.

“Who ever is?” He turned to his siblings and barked, “Let’s go.”

Brea could tell by their slow nods and fixated, wide eyes, that they were shocked by the scene unfolding before them.

Jax walked to the gateway, pulling Brea alongside him, and out of his family’s hearing range. When his eyes looked to her, she saw so much in those green gems. She saw anger boiling to the edges, while protection and frustration swirled the centers and mixed with exhaustion. Her soulmate looked worn out.

Brea’s fight plummeted to the back of her mind as her soul, their connection, scolded her for giving him such a hard time. He didn’t agree with her opinions, but he was trying.

A tingling desire to reach for him overtook her. She laid her hand on his chest and heat seared through the material of his black shirt. Jax’s muscles tensed against her palm. His breath caught in his chest and he grabbed her wrist, gripping it like he was going to tear her hand right off.

“Thank you,” Brea said, sincerely. “You’re controlling, and a close-minded ass, but no one’s ever gone to the extremes you have for me, especially when I’ve caused this much grief.”

Jax’s tight lips released a smirk, clearing the defense in his eyes. “An insult with a compliment...do you not know how to simply say thank you?”

She sent him a wry smile. “It’s like cooking. I know how to do it; I just don’t like to.”

Jax bent down and kissed her. She hadn’t expected the show of affection in front of his family, or even after their recent argument.

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