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running low on time.
    “Make it quick.”
    “I just want to know why Dash isn’t being targeted by the Electi,” I blurt out. “When he was in the office, he heard everything you said while you were on the Truth Serum, so doesn’t he know what they are?”
    The crystal reflects against his eyes and highlights his apprehension. “He does know, has for a while, actually.”
    My eyes pop wide. “ Really ?”
    He nods, shifting his weight forward and moving closer to me. “But no one knows he knows … and probably never will.”
    “Why? What is he?” I ask, hoping he doesn’t dodge the question this time.
    He stiffens, and I worry he’s not going to tell me.
    “Because … Dash has certain gifts that make … that make it almost impossible for someone to track down an identity on him.” He watches, waiting to see if I can put two and two together.
    “Wait a minute …” Realization clicks. “Are you saying he’s a shapeshifter?”
    “Not quite, but he has shapeshifting skills, which makes him really hard to track down.” His tone carries an edge.
    “How can he have shapeshifting skills but not be a shapeshifter?” After all, from everything I know, no other creature can shapeshift.
    His lips part right as the crystal dims out. Blackness engulfs us. The air stills between us.
    “You should probably get to sleep,” he presses in a firm tone.
    I catch his underlying meaning. No more talking about Dash or anything Electi related.
    But why can’t I talk about Dash? What on earth is he? And why doesn’t Jax want people to know?
     

Chapter 5
     
    I’m having the best nightmare-free dream for the first time since I got my mark when I’m startled awake by an annoyingly loud ringing.
    My eyelids lift, and sunlight instantly blinds me as a faint, woodsy, wolfish scent engulfs my nostrils. At first, I’m like, who the heck am I all cuddled up with? Then I remember last night and how Jax never left my bed before I fell sleep.
    Rubbing the sleepiness from my eyes, I start to sit up to answer the phone that won’t shut up, but then I freeze, realizing the position Jax and I are in. Not only did we sleep together in the same bed, but my head is resting on the crook of his lean arm, my hand is on his rock solid waist, and my leg is hitched over his.
    Is this why I slept so well last night?
    I shake the ridiculous thought from my head. Stop, Alana, just stop .
    I carefully lift my hand off his abs, slide my leg away from his, and slowly sit up. My gaze drops to Jax, and I breathe in relief. He’s still fast asleep. Thank God. If he would’ve woken up, I’d never have heard the end of it.
    The phone continues to ring as I study him. He’s resting on his back with his lips slightly parted, and his hair a crazy mess, but in a sexy way that makes me want to run my fingers through the strands to see how soft they are. I keep my insanity in check, though, and resist the crazy compulsion.
    God, what would he think if he knew what I was thinking?
    “Sleep well last night?” Jax murmurs with his eyes closed and a faint smile tickling his lips.
    Dammit! How long has he been awake?
    “No, not really,” I lie through a yawn. “I actually had a ton of nightmares of some stalker sneaking into bed with me.”
    His eyelids open, and a grin breaks across his face. “You do realize you let me sleep in your bed, right?”
    I narrow my eyes at him. “Just because I fell asleep before you did, it doesn’t mean I wouldn’t have kicked you out.”
    “You’re such a liar.” He tucks his arms behind his head with a ghost of a smirk on his lips. “You felt too safe to kick me out.”
    “I’m not a damsel in distress; I can take care of myself.”
    “You may not be a damsel in distress, but you definitely need a babysitter. You’re a handful.”
    “Hey, I totally took care of myself before you came into my life.” I pause, deciding if I want to go where my thoughts are headed. “But I’m very grateful that you stayed