Page 45 of Tainted Gifts
"I don't know. Comas are common. It could take her months to snap out of it. You should cool her down."
I look over to see Kellan grinding his teeth, but he doesn't object the way I expect him to. He just walks away, leaving me in the saving arms of my full blood.
Jase wraps his arms around me, and his cool breath falls over my face. I'm instantly feeling the relief from the heat. I almost moan at the delicious chill he fills me with.
Thank you.
He smiles while kissing my forehead, pulling me closer. His lips on my head make me think back to so many times I've felt those lips in less innocent places.
Puppies, cats, butterflies, puppy breath.
Jase lets a small chuckle free, making my cheeks run hot despite their newfound cool. I just roll my eyes, not acknowledging his teasing glow.
"I'm here, and I've got clothes for the kids," Melanie's voice chimes in, but she stumbles to a halt when she sees us cuddled up together.
"You're back together? Thank fuck," she says in dramatic exasperation, making me look curiously to Jase.
He lets out a disgruntled huff, and then he pulls me closer to his deliciously icy body that seems to be getting colder to aide me in cooling down.
"They're not together. It's a long story," Simone chimes in when she sees the seething hybrid glaring at us with his furious eyes that have been masked again by the hybrid blues.
"O... kay," she releases with a slow draw. "I'll get this thing moving. You can fill me in on your plan later."
Jase nods, and then I look at him. You have a plan? Care to clue me in?
He smiles as he kisses my forehead again. Kellan has fortunately joined Melania in the front to keep her company as she drives. I'm sure it's not too fun to watch me curl up with my full blood.
Jase smiles, letting me know my mind is running its mouth again.
"Don't worry about the kids. I'll get them out if I have to," he murmurs softly, his perfect lips finding my forehead once more, making me wish he'd just kiss me.
He does. My unfiltered mind opens the gate for his breath to flood mine as his tongue pushes in, finding mine. I don't fight it like I should either. He tastes so good, feels so perfect, and nothing hurts when I'm with him.
His feather soft lips, chiseled hard body, and a menacing tongue all work together to own me. He pulls me tighter, his hands sliding down my back and tugging me to him as the kiss deepens. Tears start dripping from my eyes, and their acidic drops sizzle against the bed beneath us.
He pulls back, proving he's as breathless as I am as he wipes away one of my tears.
"I'm sorry. I know thinking something isn't the same as really wanting it, but I couldn't help it."
I keep my mind blank to avoid telling him anything else. I offer him a nod before closing my eyes and pressing my head to his chest. It doesn't take long for my sleep-deprived, exhausted, and drained body to succumb to the sleep I've been desperately seeking.
Chapter
Jase
I've spent hours just staring at her. The way she's curled against me is so precious, so perfect, so... right.
In her dreams, it's not her alleged counter she's picturing a future with. In her dreams, I'm the one she's kissing. I'm the one she's envisioning a life with. Not once has Kellan flickered through her thoughts. He's not even a footnote.
Everything this beautiful, precious, sweet girl thinks about is me.
I hate that son of a bitch for touching her. I hate myself more for pushing her into his arms.
Had I just told her I was the fucking commander, I might could have avoided all that. There's still so much left to tell her, so much left to say that she needs to know, but I can't do that to her right now. She has enough on her as it is.
She's stopped sweating. Her body has returned to a normal hybrid temperature now, and she's so peaceful, comfortable even.
She keeps telling me she can't be with me, but she doesn't really want to say such a thing. It's me she loves. She thinks it all the time - a constant thought so subtle that she doesn't even realize she's thinking it most of the time.
