Vertigo Chronicles 1 - Vertigo by ML Rhodes

Author:ML Rhodes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Odd, disjointed sensations fluttered through Simon's painclouded mind. He struggled to place them, to make sense of them in a world that had become misty and elusive, where he couldn't seem to get a firm grip on reality.

He thought he remembered his fingers burrowing into thick, coarse fur, the feel of it tickling pleasantly against his cheek, and the heat of a powerful animal body moving beneath his. But how could that be? It had to be a dream.

Then, sometime later the dream shifted, and the fur and the animal became strong, gentle hands removing his clothes and holding him up as something hot and damp and soothing poured over his sore flesh. Those same hands cautiously probed at places on his body that burned like fire and ached with pain, yet they didn't seek to hurt him, only offer relief.

Next he remembered his body being swallowed in downy softness. Warm lips brushed over his. Words of comfort and a tender love that brought tears to his eyes were whispered in his ear.

And then he remembered sleep ... glorious sleep, pulling him into its peaceful embrace.

Much, much later, the first thoughts that came to Simon's mind as he crept slowly back to wakefulness were a confusing mixture of memories about fur, gentle hands, and arousing kisses that made him want to keep his eyes closed and try to recapture the dream that had left him so oddly relaxed, yet so turned-on all at the same time.

But eventually his eyes fluttered open, and the sight that greeted him—Jade sitting cross-legged next to him on his bed, looking warm and sexy—sent a spiral of heat through him, coiling around his heart and dropping lower to stir up a ball of magma low in his belly.

"You're wearing clothes," Simon said, his voice a little raspy from not using it for a while.

Jade's sensual lips curved into a smile. "Hard to believe, I know, since I've either been showing fur or skin around you of late, but I do actually wear them, yeah. Although these are yours. I hope you don't mind. Just until I can pick up my own."

"I don't mind. They look good on you." And they did. The faded jeans hugged his lean thighs, and the gray T-shirt clung to his arms and chest and almost matched the color of his eyes.

A lock of unruly dark hair fell over one of Jade's eyes, and when Jade reached up to push it back, the afternoon sunlight shining through the windows glinted off its rich color, giving it a faint silver sheen. Simon gazed at it in wonder, realizing it was the same color as his fur when he was in wolf form.

Then an angry, red slash on Jade's bicep caught Simon's attention and reminded him of what had happened and just what Jaden had done for him. Simon brushed his fingers around the cut and winced. "How badly did they hurt you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I don't heal like you do"—Jade flashed another quick smile—"but none of my injuries were life-threatening.

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