I know Jess was being protective but I was unsettled and disappointed with her outburst. Already trying to cause a rift between their bond. Speaking of...

"She’d asked why, if they were bonded, couldn’t she sense him and learned that until she drank from him for the first time, the connection was incomplete. On her end at least."

I loved that part, it was such a nice touch. Why would Anna ever choose Michael over Jared, lol what a loser comparison haha, I feel bad for Jared, he is just experiencing all kinds of mixed emotions and Anna being naive and young, allowed herself to be so overly intoxicated that she couldn't mediate the situation she put herself into, so she deserves what heartache happens next... Great chapter, so conflicting on the emotions