I let his hands and lips explore my body, he’s gentle, caring and I can feel the love radiating from him, he’s the total opposite of the monster he was moments before when I walked in the house. Even though I never got to do any exploring of my own we’re both left panting facing each other lying on our sides.
Drake excuses himself to go to the bathroom, while he’s away I place my bra back on and turn to facing the window. I'm close to falling asleep when I hear Drake shut the door behind him, I feel him climb in the bed and wrap his arms around me as he gets comfortable. He kisses my neck and puts his arms around me the same way Jax did that night. My head is resting on his arm and his other hand is holding my hip, I hear him whisper in my ear thinking I’m asleep.
“I’m so sorry for hurting you Lex, I love you so much…”
He loves me? Drake loves me…
I love you too Drake, even though you hurt me.
CHAPTER 16:
I wake up and instantly feel cold where Drake was lying next to me moments before. I’m alone now and I’m in my pj’s. Drake must’ve put clothes on me. I try move but pain shoots through my shoulders and back, I let out a cry. I try move slowly to the side of the bed, my whole body is stiff and in pain.
He must’ve hit me really hard against the door. I think I need to take a shower to loosen the muscles or something; my mom probably has pain meds somewhere I could take.
I eventually stand and slowly walk to bathroom. I hear people talking in the lounge and I instantly recognize Ronny and Jax laughing and chatting to each other. I walk down the passage with my hand leaning on the wall just to help me walk, my back really hurts.
“Hey! There’s our little spitfire! Drake explained to us where you were, you should’ve just told us when we asked.” Ron shouts from the sofa she’s lounging on.
“Yeah I know... sorry guys.” I’m in too much pain to stand and argue with them. I don’t see Drake, only Ronny and Jax are in the lounge watching old episodes of South Park.
“He had to help out at the house with something but he will pick you up for school tomorrow Lexi. Your mom let us in before she went to work, said you were in your room.” Jax says obviously seeing that I was looking for Drake. I’m kind of relieved he’s not here.
“We checked on you and you were out cold so we just waited for you out here.” Ronny says.
“Thanks guys,” I say as I walk slowly to the kitchen to get some water and find some medicine to take for the pain.
“Even though I know the full story now, I still want to throw you over my leg and give you a good spanking for disobeying me.” Jax says creeping up on me in the kitchen.
“I’m sorry Jax…” I say as I look down at the glass of water on the table praying that he’s teasing me, I think if Jax did hurt me he might just break me completely.
I don’t see him come around the counter because I’m so deep in thought.
“It’s okay Lexi, I just missed you that’s all.” He says as he comes up to me and pulls me in for a tight hug, I yelp out in pain. He quickly releases me and holds me gently keeping me from falling to the ground.
“I heard a cry? What happened?” Ronny yells as she comes running into the kitchen looking at me confused.
“I’m not sure, I just hugged her and she screamed, what’s wrong Lexi? Are you hurt?” Jax asks clearly worried about me.
“No…it’s nothing… I’m fine…” I stutter, I don’t want them to know what Drake did, as I try to move away from him and get back on my feet I hit my hip on the counter.
“Ahhh... fuck…” I cry out again leaning over the counter trying to hold myself up.
“No, something’s wrong Lexi! Tell us so we can help you!” Ronny shouts at me, I shiver and grimace at her anger bringing back the memory of how mad Drake was with me.
I start to stand but Ronny comes up to me and rips my shirt open, buttons fly everywhere causing more pain, I shudder and cover my chest even though I have a bra on as she pulls the shirt off my arms.
How the fuck did she do that? The material was thin but not that thin…
“What the fuck Ronny!” I shout at her.
“Oh… my… God …” I look over at Ronny as she whispers, she’s staring at my back, now she has tears in her eyes.
I look over to Jax whose face is red with anger, he’s tensing his jaw trying to control himself.
“Who did this to you baby? That friend of yours? Did they do this? I swear I will kill them for touching your body!” he shouts and I wince again at the power radiating from him. He holds my cold body against his warm chest in a protective stance.
“Please just help me, it hurts so badly.” I cry into Jax’s chest.
“Okay baby I’m gonna pick you up now okay?” I nod into his chest.
“Ronny go run a bath so long while I bring her through.” I hear Ronny’s footsteps down the passage.
“Baby you trust me right? You know I won’t hurt you, let me take care of you, I’m going to help you into the bath okay? I won’t look and I’ll just help you where you can’t reach. Is that okay Lex?” he asks me so kindly. I know he would never hurt me and I feel so protected in his arms. I know he’s waiting for me to ask if Ronny can rather do it but I know Jax and I know he wants to do it so he can show me that I can trust him and I do trust him completely. It’s funny how Drakes version of taking care of me differs from Jax's.
They seem to be the total opposite of one another, Drake who seems like the sweet gentle boy wanted to take care of me by being intimate and sexual making me forget about the pain he caused then there's Jax who seems to be the bad boy sexual type yet he's so gentle and even though the way he wants to take care of me is indeed intimate, it’s definitely not on the same level that Drake handled me with.
He carries me to the bathroom where Ronny runs a bubble bath, she helps me take off my clothes and into the tub as Jax leaves so I can get undressed. I’m too sore to worry about the fact that Ronny is seeing me naked but she acts like she’s not fazed by my nudity which makes me feel better about the situation. I pull my knees up just in case Jax can see through the bubbles even though the water is deep, I use the sponge to wipe my arms and legs trying not to move too quickly while the warm water soothes my muscles.
Jax walks in the bathroom, I look at Ronny who has tears falling down her face.
“Please don’t cry Ron, I’m okay…” fuck I hate it when people cry. I think the reason I hate it so much is the fact that they’re not afraid to show weakness and emotion where I’m too afraid to look weak.
“No, Lexi it’s not fine! I don’t know how anyone can hurt you, even though we joke about you being feisty you’re still so small, innocent and kind. You would never intentionally hurt anyone! It makes me mad how someone could hurt you like that!” she starts crying again and I lean over and hold her hand even though I’m in pain now, I need to reassure her that I’m fine.
“Gee thanks Ron, did you forget what happened with Bimbo Barbie?” Ronny giggles at my attempt to lighten the mood and wipes her tears away.
“Yeah yeah I know, okay I need some fresh air I can’t stand to see all those bruises on you, you are fine with Jax right?” she tilts her head in Jax’s direction as he leans in the doorway, I nod and smile at her as she leaves and closes the door behind her.
I hold my breath as I move my body back into the middle of the tub. “You know you don’t have to hide your pain from Ronny she can sense it, we all can.” Jax says.
“What do you mean?”
“I just mean that… we can see it in your facial expression that you’re in pain.” He bends down with his arms leaning on the baths ridge.
“Here, I found some pain medicine in your kitchen, take these.”
I open my mouth so he can put the pills in my mouth since my hands are wet then he gives me water to take with it. He puts the glass on the sink and kneels down on the floor next to where I am, he takes the sponge from my other hand and gently starts to rub my back. He is so ge
ntle and soft, I love this side of him. We sit there in a comfortable silence. Jax doesn’t ask me any questions about my bruises, I’m guessing he thinks it’s from my “new friend” or he’s just giving me time to tell him when I’m ready.
“Ready to get out of the bath?” I nod
“It’s okay you don’t have to call Ron to help me, just hold the towel up and close your eyes.” he smiles at my reply as if this pleases him.
I slowly get up and the pain is more bearable after my bath, I take the towel and he helps me wrap it around my body and kisses my cheek. He gently picks me up and walks me to my room. I see that someone put clothes on my bed for me to wear, he puts me down and I pull the towel tighter around me.
Jax picks up one of my big sleeping shirts, it was my dad’s “Max’s Gym” shirt and I use it to sleep in. Jax pulls it over my head over the towel that’s still wrapped around me. The shirt comes mid-thigh and I pull the towel from underneath me.
I’m still covered so he can’t really see much apart from my legs, he then picks up a piece of underwear, thank God its boy shorts and not the sexy lace type that my drawers are filled with or I’d probably just die of embarrassment.
“Don’t worry baby, I didn’t go through your underwear drawer, Ronny picked the clothes out for you.” he laughs.
“Do you…want help putting them on?” he hesitates and blushes. I can’t help but find it adorable.
“Yes please I can’t really bend, if you feel uncomfortable though I could call Ronny?” I say as he looks down at me.
“No it’s cool…I’m good.” He smirks at me as he bends down and holds the underwear open by my feet so I can put my feet through, he slowly pulls it up and his gentle touch gives me tingles throughout my body. I look down at Jax and the underwear he’s putting on me is nearly in place as he nears my upper thighs, he clears his throat having an internal battle with himself.
He places the underwear on me comfortably and his hands linger on my smooth thighs. I keep my eyes on his face, he is so incredible, he’s such a tough guy and bad boy but he handled me like you would a delicate baby, he is so gentle and caring.
Jax is amazing.
I put my hand in his blond messy hair and move the hair away from his eyes as he looks up at me. His hands now wrap around my ass and he rest his head on my stomach but since he’s so tall even standing on his knees makes his head come just under my breasts, I rub my hands through his hair trying to calm him.
I love his soft hair.
“Lexi, I’m so sorry this happened to you, you don’t deserve this….no one is ever going to put their hands on you again I swear. I’m going to make sure of it!” he whispers against my stomach, his voice breaks as if he is trying to hold back tears.
“Thank you Jax … for everything…” he gets up off the floor and he tucks me in bed at his side so that we’re leaning against the head board.
“Are we having a slumber party?” Ronny says as she walks in and climbs on top of the bed next to me. She seems happier; obviously she’s trying to lighten the mood. I smile at her.
“I think we should call Drake and tell him what happened Lex, he will be mad at us if we keep this from him. Shit, he’s probably going to be pissed we didn’t tell him as soon as we found you like that.” Jax trails off.
“No! Don’t!” I cry out. “It’s not a big deal.”
“It’s not a big deal? Your back is black and blue, you have hand prints on your arms in the form of bruises! It’s a big fucking deal Alexia!” Jax barks in my ear and I flinch.
“He didn’t mean to do it!” I blurt out not meaning to. Jax tenses next to me and Ronny goes quiet and stops moving staring at me in shock, then he lifts my quivering chin up to look in his eyes.
“He? Who’s he?” Jax says through gritted teeth, his eyes darken and his jaw tenses.
“Who Lexi?” Ronny shouts from beside me.
“Drake.” I whisper looking down at my hand on Jax’s chest.
“What?” Jax almost whispers and I can tell he is surprised.
“This morning, I came in and undressed coz I was wet from the rain, as I was walking to the bathroom for a towel, Drake bumped into me in the hallway on my way back to my room. I’ve never seen him so mad, he pushed me into my bedroom door and was screaming at me because I went to Alex’s and he thought I was seeing another guy because he smelt their deodorant on me or something. He kept banging me into the door, I tried to push him off me but he was so strong. He was shouting and pushing me against it. I was so scared, I knew I was going to have bruises but it’s okay he didn’t even realize he was doing that. I tried not to cry but I couldn’t keep it in I was so scared and mad at him, when he saw me crying he stopped then realized what he was doing. He didn’t mean to hurt me, and he apologized, it’s all good now. Everything’s fine…”
“No everything is definitely NOT fine! I’m going to fucking kill him!” Ronny says getting off the bed and stomping to the door.
“NO! Ron! Please just leave it, please, we sorted it out! He regrets what he did and he won’t stop apologizing. He won’t hurt me again. Please just come stay with me, I need you guys…please!” I plead with her and her face drops. She climbs back on the bed and lies next to me again but she looked at Jax and he looks at her as if they know what the other is thinking. I don’t want to get in the middle of their friendship, they are so close and I don’t want them to have a fallout because of me.
“Ronny’s right Lexi, this is not okay! I’m trying really hard not to go and fuck him up right now for what he did to you…really hard. I’m going to try and restrain myself because I know you need us right now, but I want you to know that I AM going to speak to him about it.” Jax says as he looks down at me with such conviction.
“Okay …I’m too tired to argue with you …I love you guys.” I say as I nestle into Jax’s side.
“Love you too Lex,” Ron says as she holds my hand.
“Love you more than you know Lexi…” Jax whispers into my ear as I close my eyes feeling protected and safe under his touch.
CHAPTER 17:
JAX POV
I leave as soon as Alexia falls asleep; I have to sort this out with Drake because I’m fucking raging! My wolf wants to hurt him like he hurt our girl but I can’t since he’s going to become my Beta and it won’t look good with the pack. Ronny says she will look after Lexi and I trust her to do a good job. I run up to our pack house which is just up the hill and go in search for Drake, I could call him through our pack link but I’m so mad at him right now I don’t even know what I’m going to say to him.
I walk up to his room, I know he’s in there I can smell and sense him. I walk in and I see him sitting on the side of his bed with his elbows on his knees and his hands covering his face.
He senses that I’m here. “I know Jax…I know…I fucked up bad … I can’t believe I did that to her. I lost control when I smelt the other wolves’ scent on her, my wolf was so close to taking over, oh my God.” He looks at me, I can see regret in his eyes and how miserable he feels about what he did.
After he stands up, I punch him in the face hard enough for him to tumble over and fall into his desk. He gets up and holds his nose, then uses a shirt that was lying on the floor to hold it against his bloody nose. I know with the wolf genes he’ll heal quick enough but at least he felt the pain even if it only lasts a few minutes. He stands straight but doesn’t attempt to fight back. I’m furious and trying hard to keep my wolf from jumping him right now.
“Drake man! What the fuck? How could you do that? She’s human! She’s not as strong as us, you need to be delicate with her!” I growl out watching him hang his head low then I remember what he said.
“Wait, what scent did you smell?” I use my Alpha tone and it makes his shoulders slump for being chastised by me.
“I know! I’m sorry, I feel so shit. She never cries Jax even when she tells me stories about her father when I'm in my wolf form, she holds everything in. I can see sadness
in her eyes but she NEVER cries …and I made her cry! She was so scared of me Jax, she was shaking. She was covered in a couple other wolves scents, a couple males and a distinct female but it could be anyone’s, she wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference between human and wolf, she’s so innocent and naïve…she doesn’t even know that we’re wolves! I can’t believe I did that, I didn’t think I was that rough.” Drake trails off looking at the floor.
“Drake you should see her back and arms man. They’re covered in bruises and she can barely stand up straight! Dude you are so much stronger than her little human body, if you’re going to date her then you need to be able to control yourself when you around her. If you don’t think you can then I don’t want you with her. Do you understand me. I don’t think it will be safe for you to see her.” He starts to stand.
“What? She has bruises? Fuck, I’ve got to go and look after her and tell her how sorry I am –” I grab his shoulder and turn him around.
“Drake, Ronny and I helped her and she’s sleeping now. I love you man, we’re not blood but you’re my brother and you’re going to be my Beta but if you EVER hurt her again, I swear I will hurt you and my wolf will probably end up killing you.” I say with all the anger inside me.
“I will never hurt her again. Jax I don’t ever want to see her cry again. It broke my heart…I need to see her!” I nod and he runs out the room. I tell Ronny through our pack link to come back to the house and not touch Drake even though I know she’s itching to give his ass a beating, she reluctantly agrees and leaves Lexi’s house.
DRAKE POV
I sprint down to Lexi’s house, Ronny comes past me but she gives me a death glare and ignores me, I expect it.
I can’t believe how I hurt my girl, anger just overtook me and not even my wolf could stop the rage from overtaking. Sebastian is upset with me because I hurt her and I fully understand because I hate myself for what I did.
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