Julian POV
When I woke up the next morning, I noticed Jax’s red and puffy eyes. My heart stung as I realized that she probably had been crying after I fell asleep. I felt like a jerk for doing this to her, but I didn’t have any other options that I could think of to both keep the pack safe and let her go.
There was another, more devious part of me that didn’t want to think about her leaving. I liked having her here, and not because of how great she was in bed.
She was smart and funny, and I really enjoyed her company.
I could tell that she wasn’t my mate, but I hoped that whoever my mate was, it would be someone like her.
Jax opened her eyes, and I sucked in a breath at how green her eyes looked in the morning light.
She looked over at the clock on the nightstand and sighed.
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