Primal Hunger by Piper Davenport

Author:Piper Davenport
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trixie Publishing
Published: 2020-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Aero

My heart broke as I walked away from Violet. The last thing I wanted was to be without her, but she needed to rest. I stepped into my mom’s room as quietly as I could, her tiny body looking so vulnerable in the big bed.

I needed to talk to her doctor and find out just what the fuck was going on, but she wasn’t due back in until after nine. It wasn’t even six, so I was gonna have to wait a few hours. Mom was still out cold, so I pulled the food Hatch had bought out of the bag, not realizing how hungry I was until I took the first bite.

“Stella?” Mom whispered. “Where’s Stella?”

“It’s just me, Mama. Jasper.” I walked to her bed and took her hand.

“Where am I?”

“You’re in the hospital. You had a stroke.”

She frowned. “How can I have a stroke? I’m only fifty-six.”

“It happens like that sometimes.”

“Is my face droopy?”

“Nope. You look just as beautiful as always.”

She smiled. “You always were a charmer.”

“You raised me.”

“That’s true. Did I do okay?”

“You did great, Mama,” I assured her.

“Are you happy?”

“Yeah. Sure.”

“I need you to be happy, Jassy.”

“I’m workin’ on it, Mama. Promise.”

“Where’s Stella?”

“She died, Mama.”

“What? When?” she demanded.

I filled her in on everything that happened, and she fell apart as I held her. Luckily, she fell asleep again easing her into oblivion. I checked her pulse just to make sure she was still with me, then tucked the blankets around her and stroked her cheek. Jesus, I couldn’t lose her too. I needed to figure out how to pull my head out of my ass and move through all this shit. I needed my mom again.

* * *

Violet

Hatch drove me back to his house. A gorgeous pacific northwest suburban dream home complete with daylight basement.

Maisie pulled me in for a motherly hug, then showed me to the guest room and insisted I take some time for myself. I showered, then grabbed my phone and texted Aero before falling into the queen-sized bed and drifting off to oblivion.

I didn’t wake for close to four hours and reluctantly climbed out of bed wishing I could crawl back in it with Aero.

I checked my phone and saw that Aero had sent me a couple of texts. Nothing I needed to respond to, but I did anyway, and he called immediately.

“Hi,” I breathed out, leaning back on the pillows. “How’s your mom?”

“She’s good, actually. The doctor thinks she’ll be able to go home in a few days.”

“That’s great. Do they know what happened?”

“Definitely a stroke, but minor, apparently. She should make a full recovery, but her memory’s gonna be spotty for a little while.”

“That’s good, honey.”

He sighed. “Gonna need to stick around for a bit.”

“Any idea how long you’ll need to be here?”

“No. We’ll figure it out once she’s released.”

I nodded, my heart racing. “Okay.”

“It might be a few weeks.”

“Yeah,” I rasped.

“Are you crying?”

I blinked back tears. “No.”

“It’s not gonna be forever, baby. I’m coming home to you.”

“I know,” I lied.

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