Page 6 of Blood and Reign

I moan, arching into their touches. “If we keep this up, we’ll never leave this room.”

“That’s the plan.” Jax’s words make me freeze.

Iknew it.I smile to myself, sitting up.

“Sothatwas your plan? Give me a shitload of orgasms until I forget about King and the Underworld?”

“Idiot,” Axel mutters to Jax.

Jax narrows his eyes on him before focusing on me. “Or just long enough for us to come up with a better plan than the half ass one we have now.”

“I get that. But we can’t put this off much longer. King needs to be stopped.”

“And we will stop him. But when we have anactualfucking plan first. Going to the Underworld when we don’t know what we’re up against will get us all killed.”

I freeze at Axel’s words. The thought of them being hurt makes my insides turn to ice.

“I don’t want anything to happen to any of you. If you think that I’d ever willingly put any of you in danger—”

“Now who’s the fucking idiot,” Jax mumbles at Axel before pulling me closer to him. “Axel is just word vomiting, baby. None of us think that you’d ever put us in harm’s way.”

“Shit. That’s not what I meant.” Axel scrubs a hand down his face.

“Kiarra…”

I look at Jax, thanking him with my eyes, before turning to Axel.

“I just needyouto be safe, princess.”

“I know, and I love that about you.” I glance between them both. “About you all, but I’m not some weakling. I’m going to fight for the future we deserve.”

Jax takes my hand. “None of us think you’re weak, not even a little.”

Axel nods, a soft look on his face. “You mean more to us than anything in this world. But being strong and powerful doesn’t make you invisible. Shit happens, things get out of control andthat’swhat we fear… The thought ofanythinghappening to you is fucking torture. You’ve fought for long enough; you deserve a fucking break.”

I shake my head. “No, what I need to do is make sure King can’t hurt any of us again, and the only way that’s going to happen is with him dead.”

Axel sighs, mumbling something about a stubborn woman.

“Or…” Jax trails his hand up my leg and around my hip, making me shiver.

“We could stay here and make you…” Jax leans down, placing open wet kisses along my collarbone.

Just as Axel leans in to join him, I come to my senses, pulling away from them. “I love every minute I get to spend with you both, but I can’t just forget about what’s going on out there.”

People were dying and many more were fighting for their lives. More and more demons were showing up, gaining ground on us. They already have Staten Island and are pushing further out.

The time for waiting is over.

Axel shares a look with Jax before narrowing his eyes on me. “You couldn’t remember what day it was last night.” He glances over at Jax. They silently communicate between themselves, a glint of a challenge in their eyes.

“Let’s go another couple of rounds. She won’t remember her name; let alone what day it is after we’re finished.”

Before they get a chance to grab me, I roll off the end of the bed landing on the balls of my feet. Jax’s hand reaches out just as I take a step back, a smirk on my lips.

“I’m going to have a shower and then try to come up with a plan for us.” One that hopefully keeps us all safe.

Jax jumps off the bed, his abs on display as his eyes trail down the length of mine.

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