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Jax couldn’t help but laugh, even with the pain in his head and the blood on his face. The twins loved to mess with Rogue and say that Scarlett would leave him for one of them. Everyone knew that would never happen, but it got under Rogue’s skin, and that was all the twins needed. Still, right now, Jax was perfectly happy to have them around since they were the ones giving chase to the bastard.

When they reached the clubhouse, he walked inside and headed straight for Doc’s infirmary. Doc just pointed to the waiting medical bed and drawled, “Sit your ass down so I can get you stitched up. I’d offer a brain scan, but we all know that your brain is smaller than the rest of ours so I’ll bypass that.”

Jax rolled his eyes. “Fuck off,” he huffed. He barely even winced as Doc worked to get him cleaned and stitched up. Just as Doc finished, the door opened and in strode Saylor, who looked worried, and Savage and Rogue right behind her.

Saylor immediately moved to his side. “Are you alright?” she demanded, looking at the stitches carefully, her hand gripping his tight.

Jax accepted the warmth that spread in his chest knowing she was concerned for him. “I’m fine,” he assured her. “Just a scratch. I’m still as pretty as ever, and now I have a battle scar to impress you,” he added with a wicked grin.

Saylor rolled her eyes. “Uh huh, sure.”

“We need to get some details from you, brother,” Savage interjected. “You feel up to talking?”

“Sure,” he said with a nod.

“Good.” Savage looked at Saylor. “I assume if I tell you to leave, you’re going to ignore me?” She leveled him with a cool stare, and Savage muttered something under his breath. “Fine.” He looked at Jax. “Did you get a good look at the guy who got out of the car?”

“Yeah,” Jax answered. He shared all the details he could remember. Then looked at Saylor. “Does he sound familiar to you?”

She shook her head. “No one like that rings a bell. Are you sure they were after me?”

“The man said ‘where’s the girl’, and you’re the only one with anyone after them currently,” Rogue told her bluntly.

She looked at him and then back at Jax, her lips thinning. “I guess that answers that.”

“There was a second man in the car,” Savage prompted, looking at Jax expectantly.

Jax nodded. “I wasn’t at a good angle to see who him. The window rolled down super quick, and then there were bullets flying and I was focused on the asshole in front of me.” He looked at Rogue. “Did you get a look at him?”

Rogue shook his head. “The inside was darkened, and I ducked down for cover before I started firing back. Voice sounded familiar though.”

“Was it Leon?” Saylor asked. She looked at Jax. “You heard him yelling at us in the clearing. Did it sound like the same man?”

Jax thought about it. “It could have been,” he hedged. “But honestly, with so many shots , I can’t be sure.”

“We’ll hope that the Predators catch them and bring them back to us,” Savage said. “Church is in an hour. You good for that?” Jax nodded. “Good.” Then Savage stepped around Saylor and clapped him on the shoulder. “Glad you’re okay, brother. As ugly as your face is, we’d probably miss it around here.”

Jax couldn’t help but laugh. “So many of you telling me about my face, I’m thinking you like it more than you’re ready to admit,” he joked. “At least one of us has to be pretty around here.” Saylor rolled her eyes and Rogue and Savage ignored him, heading out the door.

“Don’t let the stitches get wet,” Doc ordered, drawing his attention. He looked at Saylor. “You know how to remove stitches?” She nodded. “Good. If I’m not around, they can come out in about a week. Until then, watch his head, and as much as you want to punch him, aim below the neck.”

“Jeez, thanks, man,” Jax huffed sarcastically.

Doc grinned at him. “Just looking out for you, brother. Now, get the hell out so I can clean this shit up before Church.”

Jax stood from the medical bed and pulled Saylor toward the door, his fingers intertwined with hers. As soon as they walked out, he heard the noise and tried not to groan. He was really hoping that he would get a few more minutes alone with Saylor before everything went to shit.

“If I’d have known you had this much fun going on, I’d have made it back sooner,” a loud voice boomed excitedly.

“We locked the gate, not sure how your ugly ass made it in,” Jax heard Savage remark.

“Awww, did you miss me, big guy? I know, I’m so pretty to look at, but we have to spread the gorgeous that is me around, you know. Can’t hide this face and body from those that need to see it.”

“Who the hell is that?” she asked Jax quietly as they made their way forward.

“That is one of the reasons you’re about to see Rogue lose his shit,” Jax answered, unable to hide his grin. When they walked out into the common room and he saw the Predators filing in, and the twins grinning their faces off as they came up the steps from the gym, he knew things were about to get interesting.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

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