Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 110

Chapter

110

The kiss was sudden and filled with desperation.

Emma's hands shook and clung to Jaden's shirt.

Her lips, soft and broken, pressed against his with an eager need to drown the ache in her heart. She lost herself in the warmth and safety he offered.

Her breath hitched as if each second of closeness with him could mend a part of her shattered soul. Jaden froze, his eyes widened in disbelief and shock.

His heart hammered wildly against his chest.

He hadn't expected this, not in a million years.

The feel of her trembling soft lips sent waves of emotions crashing through him.

He tasted her pain, her longing, and something new, something he couldn't really understand.

His body responded immediately. His cock standing at attention.

His hands cupped her face, pulling her close, wanting more, craving even more.

Her lips trembled, and a low moan escaped her, igniting a fire within him that he could hardly control.

He felt his resolve weakening as his tongue pushed into her mouth.

She tasted like strawberry and alcohol. Her breathing was unrhythmical.

But in an instant, reality crashed onto Jaden. His breath caught, and he suddenly pulled back, his forehead resting against hers while he fought to control himself.

His chest rose and fell with labored breathing, and he looked into her hazy eyes.

he whispered, each word laced with emotions he had covered for

pout as her eyes shone bright with a fresh wave of tears. "I don't

bare to

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of his restraint. "I want this too, more than you, but not like this. Not when you hardly know what's going on in your surroundings." His eyes searched hers. "I don't want

She sighed heavily.

to make out what he was saying, but she had no strength even

her hands, easing

leaned heavily on him, her

her shoulder as he led her

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creaked open. Mrs. Walker's nurse appeared, her eyes widening slightly at the sight of Emma's condition. Without a word, they guided Emma to her room Jaden carefully laid her on the bed, brushing a strand of hait front her forehead. "Goodnight, Emma," he

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late the next morning, her head pounding with the heavy throb of a hangover. The room was too bright, the

groaned, clutching her temples as the events

Jaden had turned her

and she bit

covered her face, her cheeks burning hot. What

she reached for her phone with trembling fingers. She hesitated a

with Jaden and didn't want it destroyed all because

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father strode into the office with an authority that vacuumed the air out of the

Jaden's jaw tightened; his

ago, Jaden had been doing everything in his power to keep his distance most especially from his father. Not out of fear, although his father had always had a way of instilling it but, because he couldn't stomach the thought of his father using

rose in his throat at the

through so much already, more than

for her pain, and neither would he let his father's ruthless plans come her

stood in front of his table with an unmatchable cold aura. He

of days to get a meeting with you," his father's voice dripped with disdain.

slowly, willing himself to remain calm. "I've been busy,

spare your father even ten minutes of your precious time?" His father's