**Jax**

She stood, arms crossed, and glared at me like a pissed off girlfriend. I couldn't have hidden my smile even if I wanted to.

Her gaze dropped, and her eyes widened. "Is that your blood?" She took several steps toward me. "Are you okay? What happened?"

Her immediate concern shocked me to my core, and all I could do was stand there and stare at her for several long moments. Finally, I shook myself out of my daze and said, ...