Chapter 55
JAXON
My body jerked as I turned to my side, my breath slowly seizing as I struggled to keep my eyes open, my muscles growing stiff.
“Rodney!!!” Mom screamed.
I looked up from my phone, to see a truck heading over our way. My dad was trying to swerve to the side, in a bid to avoid running into the truck, but the brakes had failed.
“Mom!”
No! No!
The truck ran into our car, shattering the windscreen that broke into pieces, splattering everywhere, with some shards piercing my face. The car somersaulted really hard, tumbling to the floor with an ear-shattering sound.
No!
Agonizing screams.
More screams___ I watched my mom who had blood gushing out of her head so badly as she tried to speak to me, but the words weren’t forming. I watched my parents struggle to hold on to their life that was slowly slipping away from them. I couldn’t save them…
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No!
“Arden, baby! Baby, wake up!”
“Arden!”
“Arden!”
The voice was so distant, breaking even. I tried to focus on it, but the harder I tried to cling to it, the farther it retreated from me. I thrashed around in my bed, my hands flailing, my breath completely punched out of my lungs as I struggled to hold on to any ounce of it that was left. My eyes were filled with tears. I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t breathe.
“Baby, try to keep your eyes open! It’s me, I am here!” The voice yelled again and my body stiffened when I felt someone reach out to touch me.
“NO!” A scream rippled through my mouth when I finally found my voice. I jolted upright, loud, uneven breaths escaping me. I was drenched in sweat, a splitting headache jamming into the sides of my head and it had me groaning softly, squeezing my eyes shut. My heart pounded furiously against my chest, constricting with pain.
“Hey, hey, baby, look at me,” the familiar voice urged, and I groaned. I felt soft feminine hands brush my body and I flinched, recoiling from the touch. The small hands reached out to me again, and this time…it felt so familiar. I opened my eyes, slowly, my gaze clashing with shimmering honey-brown orbs that were filled with so many tears. I slowly took in her figure, easing into her touch.
She looked so frightened, soft sobs leaving her lips as she wrapped her arms around me, hugging me so tightly.
“God, you scared me. I was so scared, Arden. You weren’t breathing. You won’t stop thrashing around and muttering incoherent words. I…I barely understood anything.” She sounded so shaken up, loud hiccups hanging in her voice. I hugged her back, burying my face in the crook of her neck and breathing in her familiar honey extract scent. Fuck, she smelled so good. Her hands glided back and forth on the length of my naked back as she sniffed.
“Are you alright? Do you need me to get you water?” She bombarded me with questions, trying to pry herself out of my grip, which seemed to have gotten tighter.
“No,” I spoke up, my voice sounding hoarse, and then I cleared my throat.
“Just stay with me, Peach. Please…” My voice was thick with pleas, breaking lightly but I tried my best to hold it in, not wanting to sound weak.
“Of course, baby. Of course. I am here. I am not going anywhere.” Her tone was warm and reassuring as she cradled my head to her chest, a sigh of satisfaction evading me. She was kneeling beside me, holding me in her arms, but I didn’t want that. I wanted her to be as close as she could to me and having her stand beside me felt so far away. I needed to feel her, to get drunk in her scent and fuse my body with hers.
So, I wrapped my hands around her waist, picking her up and dropping her on my lap. I clung to her so tightly like a child that didn’t want to let go of his mother, as though my life depended on it. Her hands stroked my hair, massaging my scalp and we fell into a comfortable silence, drawing comfort in each other’s arms.
“I am so sorry. I wish there was anything I could do to make you feel better.” She mumbled and I groaned against her chest, balancing her properly on my legs. I was acting like a huge man-child right now, but I didn’t care. I loved being tended to by her. I loved it whenever she bestowed upon me her undivided attention and it was what I was getting right now and I intend to make the most of it.
My hands left her waist, trailing down her exposed legs that were wrapped around me. She squirmed in my arms, releasing a soft sound when my hands grabbed the fleshy part of her thighs. I groped her ass, squeezing them softly and she moaned, strings of cuss words leaving her lips, leaving me overly aroused and hard for her.
That was what this woman does to me. The slightest touch from her was enough to leave me craving for her. It was enough for me to lose my grip on my sanity. It was enough to plunge me into an abyss of madness, yanking away every form of restraint I had. She made me want to lose control and possess her in ways she couldn’t possibly fathom. She shifted in my lap, her ass grazing my bulge.
I groaned.
Then, she cupped my face, meeting my gaze, and fuck, it felt like I stopped breathing at the sight of the masterpiece that was in front of me, gazing down at me with want and lust evident in those brown eyes as she peered at me beneath her lashes, looking like a temptress without having to try too hard. She leaned forward and I watched her gulp, sighing softly. The warm breath that oozed off her softly fanned the skin of my face and I felt goosebumps sprouting all over my skin.
Her lips brushed my jaw and a tiny moan exited my lips, eliciting a chuckle from her. She loved this. She loved that she had me right where she wanted. This woman was beginning to understand the effect she had on me and she was playing the cards to her advantage. I opened my mouth to protest as my hands cupped her soft ass but she beat me to it, claiming my lips with her soft ones.
I was engulfed in flames, burning to ashes in the arms of this woman as she kissed me, and my whole world ceased to exist. I didn’t wait for her to demand entrance when I opened up to her, kissing her back with the same amount of intensity she channeled into the kiss. She wreaked havoc on me, melting me into a hot puddle. I lost myself in the sizzling kiss that knocked every ounce of breath I had left in me. The passion was fiery and overwhelming and it consumed both of us as we ravished each other.
I pulled away, breathing heavily as I rested my forehead on hers. Our loud, uneven breaths filled the room and I detached our foreheads, our eyes locked in a stare. My eyes grew darker, my pulse racing hard as my cock twitched in my sweatpants when she bit her lips, the want in her eyes shaking me to the core.
“I need to be inside of you right now,” I demanded, my voice low and gravelly, coming off a tad bit dominant, and fuck, the effect it had on her when I heard her moan was enough to drive me insane.
“Fuck this!” She cursed, crashing her lips on mine.