Taming Jax (First Wave Book 5) (27 page)

“What?!” Jax exclaimed, trembling with the urge to smack the arrogant jerk.

“You heard me clearly the first time I think.” Reven said, trying to hide his smile as he watched her anger shoot up another notch.

“I’ll show you imbalance, you ass!” It was the only warning Jax gave him before she launched herself at him.

Reven easily caught the leg she tried to kick him with, but winced as her other one made contact with the back of his leg. He grabbed her to him as he hit the floor and rolled her beneath him.

He quickly spread out his arms and legs over her and allowed most of his weight to keep her pinned to the floor. He raised himself up little by little until he knew she could breathe easy. Which he immediately knew was a mistake.

“Get off of me, you fucking cow!” Jax grunted in anger. The damn jerk was crushing her; she thought as she tried to fight him.

Reven didn’t move an inch and looked down into her eyes. They were alive with a mix of anger and passion. Drawing a deep breath, he allowed the scent of her desire to set him on fire.

Her breath caught in her throat, and Reven knew that his own eyes must be reflecting his need for her. He didn’t care. He was tired of pretending. It wasn’t what she needed or what he wanted.

He grabbed both of her hands into one of his own and easily pulled them above her head while he wrapped his legs around her, preventing her from continuing to knee and kick him. When he knew he had her contained, at least temporarily, he leaned down until their lips were barely touching.

Jax wasn’t sure what the hell was wrong with her, but she was so turned on she was having a hard time trying to keep from leaning up and kissing him. He was so close she could feel the warmth of his soft lips beckoning her as his scent teased her senses and sent licks of flames along her veins.

Reven didn’t know how he did it, but he kept his lips from touching hers as he asked, “What has upset you, little rocket?”

Jax tried to decipher the words that he was speaking but all she could think of was the feel of his thick, hardness pressing against her thigh. Everywhere that his body touched hers was on fire, her breath came in excited pants, and the husky, passion filled sound of his voice flowed through her so seductively that she shivered.

She’d never felt so completely and utterly consumed by passion before, not until this man came crashing into her life. No longer able to control herself, Jax leaned up and touched her lips to his.

His lips gave easily to her, and he increased the pressure and deepened their kiss, his tongue exploring hers with a lazy slowness that was driving her crazy.

Reven could feel his beautiful mate submit to him, and he relaxed his hold on her legs and hands. He almost smiled when she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled herself closer to him. He wasn’t able to stop the soft groan when she ground her heat against his hardness and pressed her soft breasts closer to his chest.

He knew if he didn’t get some control, he would blow this, and he had no desire to embarrass himself. All thought fled when Jax flexed her hips as she pulled him to her. He could feel the surge in her passion as she pulled from his kiss and gasped.

Reven couldn’t stop himself from grinding his hips against that same stop again and groaned when Jax whispered, “Oh God!”

With a low growl, he took her lips again as he circled his hips against her slowly. Her little gasps in his mouth as they kissed only heightened his already out of control desire to have her again.

Chapter Sixteen

Reven was done thinking. He had to have his mate again. However, not on the living room floor, his beast screamed inside his head. The still lucid part of his brain agreed and using one arm to keep her pressed against him; he leaned back with the other and stood.

He adjusted her bottom against him and without breaking their kiss, he moved down the hallway to her bedroom. He pushed open the door and kicked it closed behind them before laying her gently down on the bed.

He kept them near the edge so that only her bottom and upper body rested on the bed while her legs remained wrapped around his waist.

Jax pulled from the kiss and took panting breaths to try to control the fire that felt like it was burning her up. Reven had other ideas and trailed his mouth down the side of her neck, kissing and licking his way to collarbone.

A strong shiver wracked her body, and she was almost grateful when he began pulling her sweat pants down to her knees. Unable to move them further because of her crossed legs, Jax lowered them to the floor and kicked them off before drawing her legs back around his waist.

She wasted no time in reaching for the Velcro closure of his tact pants. The loud rip of it opening barely penetrated the fog of desire in her head. As soon as she had them open she quickly slid them down his legs using her own.

Reven leaned up to look in her face as he pressed his naked hardness against her and groaned loudly. As if his body had its own mind, he easily found her opening and pressed deeply until he was barely inside of her.

He watched her face as she gasped and pressed her body closer to him. Reven struggled to keep her from pulling him deeper and finally gave up as he sank further inside. He moaned as Jax panted and clawed at his back.

“Please Reven… please.” Jax said breathlessly.

Reven lost all control and drove himself quickly and deeply inside of her. He waited only a second for her to adjust before he set a breathless pace that kept her so on edge and so close to losing it that she couldn’t think of anything but Reven and the feel of him.

She could feel their energy combining, their bonds becoming frighteningly stronger than last night, but in this moment, she didn’t care. A part of her welcoming the joining. Although she would never admit it to him verbally, she allowed it to show in her response to him.

Reven could sense the change in her; the strength in her counter thrusts as she responded to him with abandon, the way she clawed his back as she tried to pull him closer to her. He knew she was submitting to their bond, and it only drove his need further.

He increased his pace until Jax was breathless beneath him, and he could feel her beginning to reach the edge. He pulled out further and drove himself in as deep as he could before circling his hips.

Jax lost it. She screamed out his name as wave after wave crashed over her, her body trembling uncontrollably as Reven panted above her. He scooped her into his arms and held her tightly until her shaking stopped as they both waited for their breath to return to normal.

Reven stayed inside of her as he reveled in the new strength of the bond that they shared. He could more easily read her energy, sense her emotions, and he was humbled by the intensity he felt coming from her.

He wanted nothing more than to stay like this for a little while and enjoy the feel of his mate in his arms. More so because she was quiet and not fighting him, he thought with a small smile.

Jax was still floating in a realm of unbelievable satisfaction. One that she really didn’t feel like leaving at the moment. Although she wasn’t a coward, she didn’t want to face what they had just done. Again. Or the new and stronger feelings she had for him and deeper connection she could sense between them.  

Her eyes flew wide when she heard the front door open, and she looked into Reven’s startled blue ones for a second before they both realized the children had come back in.

Reven bolted upright and pulled his tact pants up while throwing Jax’s sweat pants over to her. When he was dressed, he looked at her and nodded while he stood by the door. He watched her try to find the waist of her pants before she blushed a deep red and nodded back to him.

Reven hid his smile as he left her bedroom and quietly closed the door behind him. He moved to the end of the hallway on shaky legs and peeked around the corner of the living room.

When he saw Melina, Bayla and Wolfen playing on the floor, he sighed in relief. “Can you keep an eye on them for a second while Jax jumps in the shower, and I get something from my room?” Reven asked the young girl.

“Sure.” Melina said distractedly as she and Bayla played with the excited puppy.

Reven didn’t waste a moment and fled into his room where he sat on the bed for a minute and tried to calm his racing heart. He ran his hands through his hair as he replayed every moment with Jax in his mind again, trying to remember if he hurt her or disappointed her. He’d been so lost in her that he hadn’t paid enough attention to ensuring her pleasure, and he felt like an ass.

Reven felt relieved when he realized that Jax had been more than satisfied with their second mating. With his mind clear, he could easily remember reading her energy and emotions and knew that even though she was confused and surprised, she had been more than happy.

He smiled to himself as he stood and changed his pants. He had no delusions that she would make their joining any easier than she had before they had consummated their bond last night. He had no doubt that she would continue to fight him, but for the first time he had hope.

Even if she wouldn’t admit it, she was slowly lowering her defenses where he was concerned and letting him in. As much as he hated it, he knew he would have to back off again. He’d have to pretend it didn’t happen in order to control his urge to touch her whenever he could and take her when they were alone again.

Reven knew that if he pushed it, he would only drive her away, and he’d have to start at zero again. There was no way in hell, he was doing that, he’d come too far. Although he hoped that the stronger bonds would make things easier, he knew Jax would still try to fight the inevitable, and a part of him relished the thought.

When he heard her run down the hall and quietly shut the bathroom door, he opened his and headed out into the living room with the girls.

*****

Jax was completely and utterly humiliated as she sprinted down the hallway and into the bathroom. She closed the door quietly and leaned up against it trying to still her erratic heartbeat. She felt exhilarated and jittery at the same time, like her energy had somehow exploded in her cells and were running amok.

She swore she could feel the strands of energy wrapping around her and pulling her closer to that annoying man and no matter how much she wanted to protest it; she couldn’t help but welcome it. The damn man had found a way to burrow inside of her, and it pissed her off that he had been able to do it so easily.

Oh, she couldn’t deny that when they came together last night that it had been the single most incredible experience of her life. But, he’d accomplished it underhandedly. Somehow. She wasn’t quite sure how he’d done it; she thought as she turned on the shower and stepped inside.

She sucked in a deep breath as the cold water poured over her body before it warmed up. Jax had hoped it would clear her head, but of course the dratted man had to take that away from her too. If he thought, she was going to be some fawning little groupie now, he had another think coming, Jax thought, trying to keep her anger going.

Damn if even that wasn’t working, she thought as visions of the possessive look on his face as he took her, floated through her mind. She shivered in the warm spray and shook her head to clear the images.

Jax growled lowly as she rushed through yet another shower, her anger becoming real now that he had completely invaded the privacy and peace she’d always found in there before. She roughly dried her skin and hair and yanked her clothes on. She was running the brush through her hair when she stormed into the living room, expecting to see his gloating face.

She stopped short by the couch and grinned at a laughing Reven as he was pinned down by a barking puppy, cooing baby and giggling girl. Wolfen kept hopping up and down on Reven’s belly as he barked and growled playfully, while Bayla stood on the other side of him and smacked his belly as she giggled and blew bubbles at him.

Melina sat back behind Bayla and helped the baby stand while she smacked Reven’s stomach. Jax was happy that the girl seemed more confident and secure. And oblivious to what had happened between her and Reven while she’d been outside. Jax couldn’t help but feel relieved. It was not an explanation that she really wanted to make with the girl right now.

“Ok, ok I think it’s safe to say that the young ones have won this round.” Reven said as he sat up, then stood.

Jax wasn’t sure if she was pissed or not that he’d avoided eye contact with her. She looked at him with narrowed eyes, trying to see if he was angry or embarrassed but didn’t notice anything that would give her an answer.

He brushed against her as he went past her, and she felt the jolt of his energy. The few seconds of contact told her everything she needed to know. Jax was a little overwhelmed by his barely controlled desire to touch her and not just sexually.

She could almost feel her own palm itch at the desire he felt to hold her hand, or caress her cheek. The need he felt to be near her and make her happy almost caused her to reach out him as he passed her, but she didn’t.

She had expected his normal arrogance, not his feelings laid bare like this. The feeling of being a voyeur into his soul was a little creepy, and she tried to block it. Like a door that couldn’t be closed once it was opened, she couldn’t.

He didn’t even turn or react in any way to her intrusion into his energy, and she wondered if he even knew she was playing with the strands that now bound them together more tightly. She felt the small ripple of fear that ran through him and wondered what could cause such a strong, solid man to fear anything.

The closer she pulled the strings, the more she could read the strands and was shocked to realize his fear was for her and how she would treat him now. She was ashamed to admit that he had known she’d be angry and was expecting her backlash.

Damn, Jax thought, am I that much of a bitch? At her beast’s resounding “YES!” she shook her head. No, she wasn’t. Ok, so she’d never really given the guy a truly fair shake, but this whole mate business pissed her off! If they could stay this roommate kind of thing, maybe friends with benefits, it wouldn’t be so bad.

But the man wanted to take over her life in some misguided and delusional attempt to turn her into a robotic housewife, and she wasn’t cut out for that shit! She wasn’t ready to stop the fight and start being a pregnant soccer mom.

She ignored her beast while he argued there was a way to compromise and turned her attention to the girls in an effort to distract her thoughts.

“Ok, we’ll hit the school for your new learning plan, then we can go to the grocery store and get some food. What do you think?” Jax asked Melina, trying to sound cheerful.

Jax blushed slightly when Melina looked at her strangely, then nodded her head. Jax headed into the kitchen to grab her purse and keys while Melina picked up Bayla.