33. Anna

33

Anna

I felt the invading magic before I even cracked open my eyes. Immediately, I dispersed it. My ears filled with screams, and I opened my eyes to chaos. Saul, Finn, and London were trying to reason with Jax's furiously angry wolf. Lunessa, Irene, Janelle, and Ava were on the floor. Jax's wolf was circling the room.

"Hey!" I bellowed. "Can't a woman in a coma get a little peace and quiet?"

Everybody stopped, and I slid off the bed. My knees buckled as I tried to stand, and immediately, Jax's wolf was there, trying to keep me upright. I stroked my fingers in his fur. "It's all right. I'm here. I'm safe. And you are beautiful."

A growl rumbled from his chest, and I kissed the top of his head. "Stop hiding from Jax. He needs you, and he misses you. You can rest now. I'm here."

Nobody said a word as he nuzzled under my chin and started to shift with a sigh. I looked over at the witches. "Sorry about that."

"No, we knew it might happen," Lunessa said as she stood and brushed herself off. "But the wolf was frantic when Jax returned without you, and we thought the only way we could contain him was to try and send him back."

"Thank you," I whispered to them and turned to my pack. "And thank you."

Everyone smiled at me, and I could tell they had questions, but Saul cleared his throat. "On the bed. Both of you. I want you examined, and then you need to rest."

I arched my eyebrow. "I've been sleeping."

"You've been in a coma, and from what I could gather, a fairly active one. You need real sleep. You and Jax both."

I climbed back into the bed with Jax's wolf. After some hesitation, he closed his eyes, and the wolf melted into the man. Tears sprang to my eyes when I looked at him, and Saul ushered everyone out.

"You did it," Jax said in a soft and tired voice. "I never doubted you."

Did he doubt me now? Knowing what lengths were taken to lock my magic away? I searched his face, but there were no shadows lurking in his expression.

"If you two don't mind," Saul said dryly, and I turned so he could listen to my heartbeat. We were quiet during the examination, and I was pleased to see that he had seemed to be recovered. When I'd last seen him, he'd looked like he hadn't slept in months.

After his examination, I realized I was exhausted. "How's your wolf?" I asked Jax sleepily as Saul slipped out of the room and closed the door.

"He's here and content. How is your wolf?"

"Nervous," I admitted as I closed my eyes and searched for her. "She's not alone."

"Are you all right?"

I was here. Jax was here. At the moment, we were all safe. That made things all right, but I didn't feel the same.

"I think Saul is right. I need sleep."

He pulled the blanket over us and held me against his body. "Then sleep. I'll be here."

I slipped away, and I did not dream.

A warm hand curved around my hip. With a soft sigh, I'm shifted against the source of warmth and hummed in appreciation.

"Wait, Anna," a low voice chuckled. "Go back to sleep."

That voice. Oh, I loved that voice.

I wanted that voice.

Tingling and wet, I shifted again, moving my leg up and over until I heard a familiar grunt.

Oh, I knew that grunt too. Sleepily running my hands over the hard ridges rippling under warm skin, I found exactly what I was looking for, and I squeezed.

"Fuck! That is not going back to sleep!"

Chuckling, I opened my eyes and stroked. "I feel pretty refreshed, but if you need more sleep…"

His hand more firmly on my hip, he easily pulled me up and over his thighs. All haziness left, and I smiled down at him. "How are you feeling?"

"Hard. Needy. Needy for you, specifically." His voice was low and growly, and when his eyes tinged gold, relief swept through me. It was good to see him and his wolf again. "How did you sleep?"

"No dreams." Leaning down, I kissed him slowly as I pumped his cock. "Sometimes, I go far too long without this cock inside of me."

"I know just how you feel."

"Really?" I straightened and squeezed. "You go too long without a cock inside of you? I think we need to talk about this further."

Jax growled, and tried to flip us, but I locked my legs around his thighs and grabbed the headboard. There wasn't enough room for him to get his leverage and I had him trapped beneath me. "Is there a specific cock you're thinking about? Or maybe a strap-on," I laughed.

"Whatever works for you, sweetheart. Are you going to keep torturing me?"

"Maybe. I like it when you tremble under me." Sliding down his thighs, I bent down and took him in my mouth. His growl turned deeper as I gripped his thighs and sucked.

"Shit, baby. You're killing me."

"Come in my mouth, Jax. I want to hear you come. I want to taste it," I whispered and dipped my head again.

His fingers tangled in my air as he pumped his hips. "Sweetest mouth," he groaned. "Anna…"

With a groan, he came, and I swallowed every drop and licked my lips as I slipped back up to him. This time, when he flipped me, I wasn't at all prepared. His full weight settled on me as he kissed my neck. "Do you have any idea how amazing you are?"

My body quivered as his lips slid over my skin. "You're not so bad yourself," I whimpered as I slid my hands down his back. Trapped in my mind, he was real. I knew he was real, but I also knew that he was out here waiting for me.

Now I had all of him, and I loved every moment of it. The feel of his hands and teeth on me was nothing short of love.

And that tongue...fuck, that tongue. "Jax," I gasped as he settled between my legs.

"I need to get hard again to fuck you, Anna, and nothing gets me harder than tasting you."

Digging my hands into the sheets, I arched up and squealed as that tongue hit just the right spot. There was no mercy as his tongue drove into me over and over again, until I was begging for release, and only then did he let me tip over the edge and explode against that mouth.

"So fucking perfect," he growled as he crawled back up my body and pulled my knees up. His cock settled between my legs, and I panted as the glow of my orgasm washed over me. "You and me, Anna. No more questions. No more doubt. We're forever."

Heart filled with love, I framed his face. "No doubts, Jax. I'm yours and you're mine. Now fuck me."

Capturing my lips, he kissed and entered me at the same time, filling me until I wasn't just full of love.

I was full of him.

One stroke. Two. Then he grunted and stopped. "Anna?"

"Yeah, baby."

"Your eyes are glowing."

"What can I say? My wolf is happy to see you," I giggled and ran my hands through his hair.

"No…they're purple. A deep violet that's almost…black. I've never seen that. It's beautiful, Anna."

I swallowed hard. I didn't want to be beautiful. I just wanted to be me. I wanted to be the same woman he fell in love with.

Closing my eyes, I sank my teeth into his shoulder. "Take me, Jax. Please. I'm yours. I'm so yours."

‘Anna, are you all right?"

"Yes. Please. Please, Jax." I raked my nails down his back. "Make me feel it."

He studied me for a few seconds before he kissed me and began to move again. Hard and fast until I soon forgot about my eyes. I forgot about the change he'd detected in me. It was just him and me.

The man and wolf that I loved.

And when I came, his name was on my tongue, and his roar filled the room.