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right there,
Jackson. You’re a damn good man and he’s a piece of shit. That’s it, that’s
everything…”
    “Not everything. But
the rest can wait.” Jackson assured her that he wasn’t going to push her just
yet. It might not have been the best time with his bear being so damn antsy
within him.
    “I need to go…”
    “Not a chance in
hell.” Jackson growled out. “You need to tell me what this guy looks like. Who
will come with him and anything else that you think I should know.” Jackson
didn’t want to have to tie her down to his bed, but he would if she tried to
leave. He already had Shane over at her house keeping a look out to see if
anyone showed up, and she was staying put.
    Alex stared back at
him. He could see the damn cogs turning in her mind and he waited patiently for
her to sort through everything and come to the right decision, the only
decision that he was going to accept. She might not have agreed to be his mate
yet, but she would damn well listen to him while she was under his roof, and
she wasn’t setting a foot outside without him.
    “It’s not your fight.”
Alex said again on the shake of her head. Jackson thought it was past time that
he made it clear to her.
    “You’re mine, Alex. If
you want me then I’m here and will always be here for you. If you don’t want me
then I’m here for you now. But, sweetheart. I’m going to kill that bastard and
there’s not a damn thing you can do or say to stop me.” His bear roared within
him. He’d more than staked his claim.
    Another knock on his
cabin door made him growl in annoyance. He pulled himself up and stalked
towards the door. He hadn’t expected to see Reece on the other side. He held up
two flasks and Jackson raised his eyebrow on his forehead.
    “What?”
    “Chance said…” Jackson
reached out and snatched the flasks.
    “Yeah, I got it.
Thanks.” Jackson went to boot the door closed when Reece’s hand came out and
held it open.
    “What?” Jackson
demanded. Most days nobody knocked on his door, and now since Alex had been
there things were getting busy.
    “How’s Alex?” Reece tried
whispering as if Alex wasn’t supposed to hear him or something.
    “Bruised. Healing.
Thanks. Bye.” Jackson kicked the door closed in Reece’s face and turned back
towards Alex. He was heartened to see her sitting there with her hand in front
of her mouth trying to hide her smile, but she couldn’t hide the light that had
turned back on in her eyes. It warmed him.
    “Sociable little bugger,
aren’t you?” Alex chuckled and Jackson groaned.
    “No.” He growled out.
    “Noticed.” Alex
offered back as a small chuckle escaped her lips. Jackson grinned. He held out
the two flasks.
    “Whiskey.” She didn’t
hesitate.
     
     
    ~^~
     
     
    “Hungry?” Jackson
asked as he nosed inside his refrigerator to see what he could offer her. The
thing was almost full and yet he couldn’t figure out how to get her to eat.
    “Not really, no.” Alex
offered back to him as she flicked through another round of channels on the
television. She was unsettled and he didn’t know how to make her more at ease.
This time when there was a knock on the door Jackson groaned out loud. He
wrenched open the door and caught the scent of food on the air. It smelled damn
good…
    “Err.” Shane shuffled
on his feet.
    “Aren’t you supposed
to be at Alex’s house?” Jackson demanded as he took a step outside and eyed
over the man’s shoulder at the makeshift barbecue that someone had resurrected
in the open. There was food cooking over the fire pit and his stomach growled
accordingly.
    “Marcus spelled me for
a bit.”
    “What do you want?”
Jackson growled. He heard Alex move behind him and turned to find her walking
slowly towards them. “Sit.” Jackson growled out and Alex stopped in place and
drew her head back on her neck as if he’d slapped her.
    “Do I look like a damn
dog to you?” She shot back with a frown that told him that