Until May by Reynolds Aurora Rose & Reynolds Aurora Rose

Author:Reynolds, Aurora Rose & Reynolds , Aurora Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aurora Rose Reynolds
Published: 2022-06-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

May

I BLINK MY eyes open when the pain in my hand registers, and I notice then that I’m lying half on top of Aiden with my cheek pillowed against his bicep, my thigh on his hip, and my arm curled around his waist. I didn’t lie when I told him I don’t like to cuddle. I never have—or I thought I didn’t anyway—before him. Lifting my head, I scan the room, finding it just as bare as I remember it being before I fell asleep.

I close my eyes and rest my head back where it was as last night comes back to me like a flash of lightning. The cops showing up and taking our statements along with about a dozen photos. Aiden taking me to the hospital after they left so I could get four stitches in my palm. Then Aiden refusing to let me stay at my house, packing up the animals, and taking us all to his place, which is the definition of a bachelor pad.

“You should be sleeping.” Aiden’s voice vibrates against my ear, and I tip my head back as he dips his chin so he can meet my gaze. “You didn’t pass out until after three.”

“I know.”

“Is your hand bothering you?” He runs his fingers down my arm, then lifts my hand from where it was resting over his waist and places it against his bare chest.

“A little.”

“I’ll make you something to eat and get you some Tylenol.” He kisses my forehead, then slides out from under me. Once he’s standing, he rests his hands on the bed and leans toward me, causing his biceps to flex. “Pancakes or a bagel?”

“A bagel sounds good.” I pull my eyes off his torso to meet his gaze.

“Good, because I don’t have the stuff to make pancakes,” he says, and I laugh, watching his face soften as he dips it closer to mine. “Do you want coffee?”

“Do you have stuff to make coffee?”

“I do.” He grins.

“Then yes, please.” I lean up as he swoops down to kiss me, then fall to my back and watch him leave the room wearing nothing but a pair of black boxers that fit him like a second skin.

Rolling to the side of the bed, I reach down for my cell phone that is on the floor, since there isn’t a side table, and pick it up. Last night, I called my principal to let her know what happened, and she insisted I take the day off. So I don’t need to worry about work, but I do need to figure out what to tell my parents about what happened so they aren’t totally freaked out.

I click on the screen, and as soon as it lights up, a message from a number not programed into my phone causes my blood to run cold and fear to settle like a heavy weight in my gut.

I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you.

Tears burn my throat as I read that text again, hoping I misread it the first time, but it stays the same.

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