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 far too long.

shone bright with a fresh wave of

pain was laid bare to Jaden, raw

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a tear from 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

She sighed heavily.

out what he was saying, but she had

Jaden took her

leaned heavily on him, her steps

shoulder as he led her

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once and the door 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 whispered,

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

as the events of last night raced

Jaden had turned her

she bit

covered her face, her cheeks burning

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

Jaden and didn't

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with an authority that vacuumed the air out of

him. Jaden's jaw tightened; his grasps tightened around the pen

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

throat at

much already, more than most

become another reason for her pain, and neither would he let his father's

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

get a meeting with you," his father's voice dripped with

remain calm.

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