DAYS

ir close to the hospital bed, his leg crossed and a tablet in front of

tention to what Aaron was saying and he was failing. H

day and simply doing nothing. He couldn't even s

ed that he almost died. "The doctor said you need a

hrowing a tantrum li

ng around, not sitting still while everyone did everything for

im the Russians were lying l

axon?" Aaron asked, a hint

nd looked at the TV, even tho

his head, lost in the depth of his mind, that was unti

or her. She hugged him tightly, and he winced from the pain that

tightly and burying his nose in her

ffing as she hit him in the chest. "

"Forgive me, mi amor. I shall tell the Russians next time not t

he hugged him again. "I was so scared," she whispered, her

the bastard shrugged, his eyes falling back to his t

s he stroked her hair. "Death wouldn

fe, his goddam

ny way. Not at all. But s

there was still a fire in her eyes, a fire that never burned out through out. He had been young him

f school. Jaxon listened intently, nodding, and saying a word o

ame back with his eyebr

n asked, immediate

is arms, looking Jaxon dead in the eyes

him, his eyebrows

disresp

. "Let me guess, she didn't c

a glance but

"That's why y

could make his balls wither

said. "You're

out his to

n't there. He was feared, respected, and could be brutal when he wanted. And he could also be

, his expression now serious, "I thi

ised an

n answered the u

Jaxon n

into their circle. Someone who could treat them on the call and ready. Jaxon being at

r own doctor. They had one but he was killed. This war

them down before they managed to put a bullet in him. So they were probab

t they were weak, but he had als

the do

an't just see someone and decide they were fit for a life of blood and violence. That is not how thin

to survive in it. Their world wasn't for the faint-hearted. It was cruel and brut

ed in Spain for more than a month. He spent her off

That was why he never took love

's all in her eyes, Jaxon. She has seen things, been through hell and back. She's toug

e had defended himself by saying, "She could be working with those bastard Russians. So I had to go re

ade sense,

Jaxon," Aaron cont

king about it. If his commander sa

u already ha

handed him his tabl