PART 5- CHAPTER 186 LUKE

The stadium's noise was deafening, waves of cheers crashing. over me as I ran off the field, heart racing, my body thrumming. with adrenaline and exhaustion. We'd done it-

we'd actually won the Super Bowl. My teammates clapped me on the back, laughing, shouting, celebrating.

I only wanted to find her.

I scanned the crowd, ignoring the reporters and cameras. And then, there she was, standing right at the edge of the railing. Jess. Her face lit up, her smile wide and unstoppable as her eyes met mine. My heart swelled, and I didn't even think- just sprinted toward her, slipping through the gaps in the crowd until I could reach her.

The moment I got close, 1 swept her off her feet, spinning her around as she shrieked and laughed, her hands on my

shoulders.

"Luke! You're disgusting-so sweaty!" she laughed, scrunching up her nose.

"Don't care," I breathed, pulling her closer, not wanting to let her go. Her laugh faded as she looked up at me, her smile softening. as her fingers tangled in my hair.

"Good," she murmured. "Because I don't care either."

I closed the distance, capturing her lips with mine, and

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even. But the world started to shift around me. The cheers grew quieter, the bright lights dimmed, and in a blink, we were

buttons of my shirt. She pressed soft, lazy kisses along my collarbone, shoulder, and neck, lingering just long enough to drive me

cupping her face as she moved her mouth over mine, warm and breathless. "Are you sure? Are

She tilted her head, her

curls fell free, framing her face and spilling over her shoulders. She was so damn beautiful, all soft lines and flushed cheeks, the light catching on the lace of her pale blue

as she pressed her hand against her chest like she was in pain. "I forgive you," she

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PART 5. CHAPTER 186

I froze. "What?"

the corner of her mouth. Her neck-bruises were forming there,

her throat closing up as she struggled to

it was like she was slipping away, fading right in front of me, her skin growing cold, her eyes dimming. My hands shook as

the world spinning and spinning as

jolted awake, gasping for breath, my heart pounding in my chest as if it was going to explode. My shirt was stuck to me, soaked with sweat, and

bedroom, the dim morning light

just

a hand down my face, trying to steady my breathing, but the image of

face half-hidden in shadow, her brows drawn in concern. I hadn't even realized she

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