Chapter 170: Once More with Feeling, Part 2

My stomach knotted at where this conversation was headed. I didn't want to hear it, but I knew he wasn't going to stop until I'd heard his side of things.

"Trent bit Hannah. He drank from her. Then he made love to her. Before he changed her."

"Stop." My eyelids fluttered close. "Please stop." Unbidden tears trickled down my face.

Jax gently wiped them away, but I couldn't make myself look at him. His sweet breath puffed against my lips.

"If you think changing will get rid of all the guilt and regret you're feeling right now, you're wrong. It will only get worse. Trust me," he said, an eternity's worth of sadness in his tone.

I attempted to hang my head, but Jax's hold was too firm. "Heightened emotions," I muttered and finally opened my eyes to look at him.

"The curse drove Hannah to violence and bloodlust, but it was her guilt about sleeping with Trent that drove her to madness."