Hunting for Love by Amelia Wilson

Author:Amelia Wilson [Wilson, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-08T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven: Lucy

“—cy… Lucy, please wake up… Please—please—please…” Soft and gentle, yet sad and panicked, the shaking call jerked me out of the black abyss that enveloped me. My heavy eyelids fluttered open, and I took a deep, shuddering breath of thick, copper scented air. Wincing slightly at the headache that threatened to split my skull, it took me a moment to focus.

The dark blob hovering above me slowly became detailed, and I blinked hard before Jon’s face became clear. He was red and raw, his eyes swollen and his lips quivering even as they stretched into a smile.

“Oh, God. Lucy, thank God. I was afraid you wouldn’t wake up…” Sniffling hard, Jon’s voice cracked harshly as he touched my face with shaking fingertips. “You scared me so bad… Your heart stopped and I-—I tho—”

A sob replaced his words, and my brows came together sharply. Jon left my field of vision, his hands traveling down the length of my body all the way to my toes. My lips were stuck together, the skin ripping as I forced them open to suck in air. Cotton lined the roof of my mouth and my tongue, and I groaned softly before I saw Jon’s face again.

“Oh-h-h…” Carefully slipping his arm under my neck, Jon slowly sat me up to hold me to his chest. Petting my dry, hard hair with long strokes, he rocked back and forth as I tried desperately to get the world to stop spinning.

“God, God, I thought I lost you, Lucy.” The banging against the front of my skull was dying down even though I was moving, and a small frown pulled down my lips. Squeezing my body, Jon gulped harsh breaths as I stared listlessly into the gray gloom around us. My mind refused to work, and no thoughts were even made, let alone processed.

“Are you okay? Do you hurt anywhere? Do you remember what happened last night? Do you know where you are?” Jon’s barrage made me queasy, and he pulled back only slightly. I could feel his gaze on my face, and I gulped down the dryness in my mouth. His questions went in one ear and out the other, and through half-drawn lids I managed to glance at him out of the corner of my eye.

“Wh— what…?” Croaking out a question of my own, I winced as my throat burned. Jon’s eyes went wide, and he pursed his lips into a thin line before shaking his head roughly.

“No, forget it, Lucy. Let’s get you cleaned up and hydrated, okay? Just relax. I’ll take care of it all.” Hooking an arm under my knees, Jon wasted no time before hauling himself to his feet with me against his chest. His steps were loud in my ears, and I could hear the slight creak of the front door. Even the crickets were nothing more than mere wisps on the wind, and the first of the birds sang softly through the trees.

I had never been inside Sylvia’s house, but I couldn’t concentrate on anything but the new lines on Jon’s face.

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