Saved by Two by L.S. Pullen

Author:L.S. Pullen [Pullen, L.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

JESSICA

I’m vaguely aware of deep hushed voices and the feel of a warm damp cloth between my thighs stroking gently over my sensitive flesh, causing me to shiver. I blink my eyes open, but they’re heavy, my entire body sated.

“Shhh, sweet girl,” Noah says and then I’m floating, no, I’m being carried. I feel safe. I rest my cheek against the firm, warm chest, releasing a contented sigh.

Suddenly, hands are wrapping around my throat, constricting my airways, making it impossible for me to draw a breath.

I thrash out my arms and legs, kicking with all my might, but they connect with nothing, an empty space.

I’m being suffocated. Is this how I die?

Suddenly the hands around my throat are gone, replaced with a heavy weight bearing down over my entire body, hands now pinning my shoulders.

I try to lash out again, but my hands are pinned above my head as I thrash back and forth.

“Jessica.”

“Please don’t do this?” I plead, but my voice is hoarse even to my ears.

“Jessica, it’s me, Noah.”

My body stills, Noah.

“That’s it, sweet girl, wake up, come on, you’re safe, I promise.”

His words coax me back as I blink, his face coming into view, a frown marring his forehead, full of worry.

He lets out a heavy sigh.

“There you are,” he says, releasing my hands and stroking my cheek.

He stares at me, his eyes filled with concern. My heart is racing, my breaths coming out laboured. I ground myself as I study his features—the flecks of green in his eyes, the way his nostrils flare ever so slightly, and the tiny scar above his right eyebrow.

His thumb wipes my cheek, and I realise they’re wet with tears.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

My first instinct is to shut him down and evade the question, but a part of me knows that to truly heal, I need to stop hiding the darkest parts of myself. I look past him and realise I’m in their bedroom—the vague memory of being carried makes sense.

“He was strangling me,” I say, my hand automatically moving to my throat as I shudder, the remnants of a cold, callous touch. “It felt so real.”

The bed dips, and I turn my head as Caleb lays on his side, resting his head in his hand as he peers down, his fingers stroking up the length of my arm.

“But it wasn’t. You’re safe with us. This, this is real,” he says.

I swallow as he trails his fingers up and down my arm. Noah continues to caress my cheek, spreading warmth throughout my body, chasing away the ice that had settled deep in my core.

“It’s just you, me, and Noah, little one. You’re safe with us. You can feel us, yes?”

Clearing my throat, I nod and allow these two men to ground me.

“It just felt so real. I couldn’t breathe. I thought he found me,” I admit. I’ll never forget waking up my first night here with Noah spooning me, keeping me safe in his arms.

We’ve talked over

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