Chapter 155: Penny
It’s dark when I open to ever. So, as dark
The only light is the soft, flickering amber glow from the fireplace, casting shadows that dance and stretch across the walls. 1. Stink, trying to adjunt, my head heavy and my body wrapped in so much warmth I almost want to close my eyes again.
But then I realize what I’m lying on.
It’s not a mattress. It’s too het, too solid, ton alive.
He’s on his back, one this am locked mund my waist, the other hing across his chest, his massive hand resting against my Towne hack. My legs an tangled with bis, one of his muscule thighs pressed between mine. I’m rocooned in him, wrapped in his heat, his slow, steady breaths moving my whole. body with each rise and fall of his chest.
It’s ton much. Too good
1 wiggle a bit, trying to shift my body to get more air, in breathe better, but the second I me, he traps ale
Before I can even gasp, he flips me over, rolling as so fast the air whooshes out of my lungs, and suddenly I’m on my back, the blanket sliding off us, and he’s over me, his massive body caging me in, his hand braced by my head, his other arm still locked around my waist, holding me down.
My heart slams into my ribs, my eyes wide in the darkness.
“Asher=” I whisper, my fingers gripping his shirt, my breaths coming fast. “It’s me, it’s me.”
His chest hoses above me, his breaths harsh and fast, like a wild animal just pulled from a fight. I don’t even know if he can see me in the dark, if he knows who I am, if he’s still trapped in some nightmare a cumbat flashback,
“I thought you were falling,” he rumbles, his deep, sleep rough voice vibrating through me. “I thought—”
“No.” I cut him off, my fingers flexing against his chest. “Your arms were just too heavy.”
He hesitates, his head tikking slightly, and then he breathes out slowly, his grip on me relaxing just a fraction. He rolls to the side, still keeping his arm around my waist, but now I’m lying on my side, pressed against his chest, his thick thigh slipping between my legs, one hand at the small of my back, the ather slipping under my head to cradle my neck.
I close my eyes, try to steady my breathing.
still feel like my heart has been torn out, stomped on, shredded. My eyes burn from crying, my throat feels raw, and my whole body feels like ilead weight. Bot… I feel good too. Pressed against Asher’s broad chest, his solid frame, his hands holding me tight.
Safe
so warm, so alive, his breaths making my body rise and fall with his. I want to stay like this forever, wrapped in his arms, t
“How do you feel? |
nurs against my hair, his lips brushing my temple.
the rest of the world shat out.
I breathe in his scent, close my eyes. “A bit better”
He tightens his hold, his finger rubbing small, spathing circles on my back.
“Thank you,” I whisper, my voice sull, my heart clenching with every word. “For being here. For… everything. I know you’re always left to deal with me, to deal with my injuries or my drama with Tyler, and you’re probably sick of it, but I still appreciate it.”
He goes still.
His arm flexes agamst, my waist, his jaw tightening against my forehead.
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Chapter 155: Penny
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