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.

with emotions he had covered for far

bright with a

bare to

75%

her cheek. "But I do care," he whispered, his voice cracking with the weight of his restraint. "I want this too, more than you, but not like this. Not when you hardly

She sighed heavily.

out what he was

took her hands, easing her gently out of his

on

went around her shoulder as he led her to her

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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 whispered, his voice almost breaking. He turned

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heavy throb of a hangover.

clutching her temples as the events of last night raced

Jaden had turned her

her and she

cheeks burning hot. What had she

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

her relationship with Jaden and didn't

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office with an authority that vacuumed the air out of the room. His

door closed behind him. Jaden's jaw tightened; his grasps

that crazy supper days ago, Jaden had been doing everything in his power to keep his distance most especially from his father. Not out of fear, although his

his throat at the mere thought of

through so much already, more

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

his desk as his father stood in front of his table with an unmatchable cold aura. He sat up, looking straight into his father's

of days to get a

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

minutes of your precious time?" His father's voice