Chapter 117. Mistle-oh

“She did an amazing job,” Lola said, trying to break the thick ice coating when they were alone.

“She did.” He said huskily and looked down at her. His gaze burned into her skin, his eyes glistened as they scanned her as they had many times before and his tongue slid over his lips.

They stood staring into each other's eyes and Lola noticed the life in Jax’s eyes had dimmed. It wasn't what she looked into before, he seemed hardened and cold. Not just towards her but in general.

Lola didn't know the first thing about being an Alpha but she was starting to realize that perhaps it entailed your persona shifting from tough but fair to cold and hard.

Was it Alphas or just Jax?

There didn't seem to be any in-between.

“You wanted to talk.” He said.

Taken aback by the hurry in his tone she realized he wanted to leave.

“We haven’t talked since that night in the guest room. You slept in my bed, told me to be patient with you and then I don't hear from you for weeks.”

Jax’s brows furrow and a ch