Save Me Enemy: A Steamy Fated Mates Romance (Apex Pack Book 2) by Tala Moore & Eva Kingsley

Author:Tala Moore & Eva Kingsley [Moore, Tala & Kingsley, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Jackson

I hold Cricket all night as if my arms alone can keep her on this mortal plane. I don’t sleep, looking over my shoulder as if the grim reaper himself is waiting with a skeletal hand pointed at her. Having her in my rooms has made me primal, dominating, possessive. The sound of footsteps in the hallway makes me growl low in my throat. I won’t let anyone disturb her.

In the last few hours after the healing, I’ve noticed drastic changes for the worse. When Cricket reached out for me her hand trembled before she touched me, when we came out of the hot tub she stumbled as if she couldn't feel her feet properly. The thin line of her lips every time she fails to do what she’s set out to do, even something as simple as picking up a glass of water and her hands unable to grip the cup, tells me she can see the deterioration all too well.

As she sleeps in my arms her body trembles slightly but constantly. Her breath hitches, stills, and my heart stops beating until she takes another breath. My whole life I’ve been the calm and calculated one. While others rage or sob or fight, I’ve always been there to be the voice of reason. Now? I feel like a wounded animal in a cage, fighting desperately and lashing out at anyone who comes near.

We’re trapped by her illness, and I’m desperate to cure it.

To give her hope I told her the baby means there’s no way she can die, that there’s hope for a future, but inside I was filled with so much terror I had to laugh to avoid crying. I lay a hand on her stomach and bury my face in her hair, smelling the sweet scent that only she has. I pray to any god who will hear me, I plead with any devil who will listen. There must be a way to save her, save them.

In the early hours of the morning I hear hushed voices and slamming doors. I try to ignore them, block them out, but I catch a few phrases about the truck and Corey and rage boils over in my chest. Slowly, I pull away from Cricket and walk quietly to the door. I look at her before I open it, counting her breaths until I’m satisfied she’s alive, and step out. I leave the door cracked so light from the hallway shines a path on my bedroom floor. If she wakes I hope she sees it and knows I’m still around.

Down the hall a door stands open to a private sitting room and inside I can hear Cole and Ryder having an increasingly heated conversation. I walk, uncaring, and push my way through the door. Ryder has his hand on Chase’s shoulder, and Chase is looking down at a sheriff star badge in his hand and blinking as if he isn’t sure it's real. Cole looks up at me over crossed arms and his jaw is set in his most irritated of looks.

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