Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 704

Jasper rolled out of his bed and rushed over to Alyssa.

“You-” she began. He grasped her wrist and spun her around dizzyingly into a hug. She bumped her head against his chest.

“Lyse, I’m so glad you’re safe,” Jasper mumbled repeatedly and rested his chin on her shoulder. He seemed to care more about her than himself even when he was injured.

Alyssa refrained from touching Jasper. She protested, “You’re still injured. Don’t move around. Go back to your bed and rest now.”

“No,” he stubbornly refused, tightening his arms around her.

Widening her eyes, she sensed his fast-beating heart. Why? His body was warm and tense, his trembling suggesting something was wrong.

“Jasper, you’re not quite yourself now. Please let go of me. You should-Mmph-” She was cut off when Jasper sealed her lips with a kiss. His heart raced, and his breathing was ragged.

until her back was pressed against the wall. Having nowhere to escape to, she was subjected to his

passionately, like an exhausted traveler who had come

flushed as he pressed against her and kissed her. His breathing stabilized after a while, and the

kissed her as forcefully and as deeply as before, and he would have continued doing so all day if

they were sweaty and panting. Jasper’s patient outfit was drenched and clung to his solid chest. He might as

trying to kiss his

me right after you woke up?” she cursed him out harshly as she struggled to

attack you.” After the kiss, he felt much refreshed. The bothering frustration no

longer lingered.

against her and lifted her chin as he remarked,

hurt, does

bed!” She looked away as her heart