Chapter 127: Lies, Lies, and More Lies, Part 2

I froze.

His hand was warm and soft, and the feel of his touch sent a shudder through my body - not of revulsion but of something I refused to acknowledge. He'd touched me like this before, but I hadn't reacted like this. Was my reaction different now because I knew him?

I glanced down to where our hands met, and my heart rate skyrocketed. This was wrong. Yet, I couldn't physically remove my hand from his.

Jax adjusted his hold and laced his fingers with mine. I needed to stop this. Now. I flexed my fingers, determined to break whatever weird spell he had me in, but I ended up tightening my hold on his hand.

His lips twitched with an impending smile. "Well, that's interesting."

"What?" My voice cracked, and I barely managed to force the word out of my mouth.

"You're still red, but now it's steadier and slightly hazy." He tilted his head again, eyes narrowed. But that almost smile was still firmly in place.

"And what's that supposed to mean?"