Jax (A Neveah Short Story) Read Online Free Page B

She was to meet him at her house where they would announce
their engagement to their family and friends. Jax felt almost giddy
knowing he would soon marry Annika. He almost walked with a bounce
in his step. He had one loose end to tie up or cut out, James
Mender.
    Jax was very specific in his note to Annie,
he killed James. He knew she would be devastated but figured she
would get over it. After all, Jax was her soulmate, he knew it, and
she would too. Jax wondered to himself if he could really do it,
could he kill the fucking, goody goody, perfect James Mender. He
felt like he could. Jax had never hated anything more than he hated
James. The thought of James being inside of Annika before Jax
created an outrageous jealousy that fueled Jax's rampage. Yes, he
could do it but how?
    Oh the ideas raced through his mind, so many
good ones. Would he do it slow or fast? Could he do it in his
original form or should he shift into something more terrifying?
Would it be easier if he shifted? No, he shook that thought away.
He wanted James to look him in the eyes. He wanted James to know
who stopped his last breath and why. Shifting was out. Bare hands?
Blade? Rope? Ahh, so many decisions. Jax contemplated his method
until he reached James' front door. Just before his hand raised up
ready to fall against the wooden door, he wondered if the Mender
family was home. If so, could he kill them all or would he have to
wait and come back? No, it's now or never. Kill all the fuckers, he
thought.
    Bang. Bang. Bang. His hands fell against the
door with loud thumps. He continued pounding the wood until his
victim appeared. He looked surprised when he opened the door and
found Jax looking rather mad. Jax began laughing. The look of
confusion and fear on James face tickled something inside of
Jax.
    “Who's here with you?” He asked immediately.
No hello, hey how are ya, no greeting whatsoever.
    “Uhh, no one. Are you okay Jax?” James
sounded worried about him, concerned about him. Well, he should be
concerned. There were many things about Jax that were born that
day, and most of them were very concerning.
    “No, I'm not okay. Let me in,” he ordered but
didn't give his enemy a chance to contest the request, he pushed
him to the side and marched right in.
    “Are you in love with Annika?” Jax asked,
ready to get things started but he had to hear it from James
mouth.
    “What? What do you want Jax. What happens
between Annie and me is none of your business,” James replied,
standing his ground.
    “Don't you call her Annie! Only the people
that love her and are close to her call her Annie, like me... Not
you!” How dare that bastard call her Annie as though they are best
of friends.
    “I do love her and I am very close to her,”
James taunted, clearly irritated with his visitor and not the least
bit afraid as Jax had assumed when he first arrived. Time to change
that.
    “Did you fuck her today?” Jax whispered low,
but his eyes spoke of danger when he looked at James.
    “No,” he said and Jax let out a breath,
relaxing his shoulders slightly. She had lied to him. Why? It
didn't matter, now Jax knew he was her first and suddenly felt a
wave of guilt, but the wave washed right over him with James' next
words.
    “I don't just fuck the woman I love, the
woman I'm going to marry and have children with, I made love to
her,” James said softly and noticed yet another change in Jax's
demeanor. The man had run through dozens of emotions since his
arrival. It was almost impressive.
    “Not that it's any business of yours. Annie
and I are to be married. She will be my wife. I assume that's why
you're here, she told you that. She thought you would be happy for
her, being her best friend and all.” Jax looked up at him, and Jax
saw the guilt there.
    “But I knew different. I'm a man after all
and she's the most beautiful, amazing woman in all of Neveah. Of
course you love her. You’ve probably been waiting for her to
realize that she loves you