Final Impact: A Dystopian Trilogy (BOUND Book 3) by Doug McGovern

Author:Doug McGovern [McGovern, Doug]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGovern Books
Published: 2017-11-14T22:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 15

Jo Leigh

I feel like I am waiting forever as I doze off into a shallow sleep, but when Hayden struts through the front door with Lee on his tail, I open my eyes and feel my heart flutter. The way he looks at me changes my feeling completely.

Hayden’s expression is so full of different emotions; I can’t keep up. The first feeling I notice, and by far the most dominant is disappointment. I know he is disappointed in me for leaving him, but there is nothing I can do about it now. Another dominant emotion is relief, which I can only imagine being there because I am alive. The third emotion, nearly as prominent as the other two, is distress.

Jebadyah and Abdul walk in his direction and mutter things in each of his ears. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to realize I have been traveling alongside two men other than him, even if only for a very short amount of time. As they speak, his expression darkens and he rushes to my side, pushing Abdul and Jebadyah away from him.

When he is within reach, the first thing I say surprises me. “It’s too dangerous. This is why I can’t have you here,” I whisper. His jaw clenches and he shakes his head.

“If it’s too dangerous for me, then you shouldn’t even think about doing it,” he says, slipping a palm underneath my back. I can’t feel it, but I watch as his hand slides beneath me. “Can you feel any of this?” he asks, his tone clipped and worried.

“No,” I reply tersely. He shakes his head, and I watch his expression turn from anger to worry. “It’s more dangerous for you. You’re—you’re a warrior and these Szorian want you dead above all else.”

“Can you feel any part of your body right now? I can feel mine, and I faced five more Szorians than you did and am uninjured. This path is more dangerous for a human, especially one who thinks she can conquer the world. Now hold still and don’t talk,” he says. For once in my life, I listen to his order and remain still, allowing his touch to cure my body of injury. I briefly wonder if he is going to make my body whole again.

By being here, he is already softening my heart, and that is the last thing I need. I can’t complete this mission with a warm heart.

Every second his hands remain on me, a heat floods deeper and deeper inside my body, wrapping itself around my spine and healing me. After exerting all the strength in battle, he can still make me whole. The feeling starts in my chest and slowly sweeps down my body. I feel the scratchy cushion of the couch beneath my bare back and Hayden’s hands, warm and electrifying, against my lower back. The pressure of the sofa becomes apparent and my cold toes soon follow. After a few more seconds, Hayden jerks backward breathlessly.

His face is red and he gulps in breaths of air.

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