Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 854

But the moment Ariel turned, she saw Jayson lying on his side, facing her with his eyes closed.

She wasn't prepared for it. Her heart suddenly jumped up into her throat. She couldn't tell if it was nerves or something more electric stirring inside her.

He was impossibly handsome, with sharp, delicate features, long lashes, and deep-set brows that made his eyes look even more intense.

It took Ariel a while to steady her racing heartbeat. As she stared at him, she noticed that subtle flutter inside her chest.

Without thinking, she reached out, wanting to touch the high bridge of his nose.

Before her fingers could touch him, his hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.

The man who should be asleep snapped his eyes open. There wasn't a trace of drowsiness in them.

"You're not asleep?" Ariel blurted, shocked.

Jayson looked at her. "You're staring so hard. How could I sleep?"

"Aren't you tired?" Ariel felt like she had been caught and tried to pull her hand away, but he didn't let go.

"I have good stamina," he said simply.

Ariel couldn't think of a reply. She struggled to free herself. "I'm going to sleep. You can stay awake if you have such good stamina."

Still, Jayson didn't let go or say a word. He just held her gaze.

When Ariel met his gaze, she felt like her whole soul was shaken. An electric shock ran through every fiber of her being.

The room was dark except for the faint light bouncing off the ocean outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The sound of the waves crept in, flooding her chest, or maybe his.

They held that gaze for what felt like forever.

No one knew who made the first move. Ariel only knew that something shattered in that moment. All caution fell away.

Jayson pinned her beneath him, and their breaths tangled wildly.

She watched the sunrise over the coastline flood the disheveled room with light inch by inch.

Everything was laid bare.

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