What the hell? Why am I lying down in Jax’s office? “Baby? You awake?” Startled, she lifted her head. “Jax?” Then she saw his face in the dim light: it was bruised, his one eye was badly swollen, his lip split. She gasped. “Jax! What happened to you?” “Hey, shhhh, now.” He held her a bit closer. “I’m not the one to worry about here.” Sarah stared at him, clueless about just what the hell he meant. Then her neck gave a sharp throb, and she raised her hand to it. When her fingers touched the bandage, she remembered everything. Her breath caught. “Oh, God… Kane.” “Yeah.” Those green eyes were watching her steadily. “You OK?” “I – I think so.” “You in pain?” “No. Not really.” “You telling me the truth, doll?”
