Salvation and Secrets by L A Cotton

Author:L A Cotton [Cotton, L A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00VATFM3A
Publisher: Delesty Books
Published: 2015-04-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

~ANA~

We're heading out. Have a good weekend! If you need anything, Call. Me! Xx

I texted Elena back, wishing her a Happy Thanksgiving, and threw my phone down on the bed. Campus security had visited earlier to tell the dorm that people were finally free to leave. CFA was business as usual, and the security issue was resolved. I wasn't sure what resolved meant, and if it involved Reibeckitt, which I was pretty certain it did, I doubted it was over yet.

Before the game, I’d had the weekend all planned out, but now I just wanted to lock myself in the dorm and come out Monday when everyone returned.

Rolling the desk chair to the window, I tucked my feet under my body and just watched. The pink and orange clouds swirled into the first signs of dusk, hovering low over the tips of the firs. Since coming to Chastity Falls, I was reminded me of another world by the scenery, one I didn’t know if I’d ever fit in, but it was undeniably beautiful.

A shadow stepped into my line of sight; the soft glow of sunset illuminating Jackson’s solid frame. My breath hitched as our eyes met through the glass sending the nerve endings in my skin into a frenzy. And I silently cursed the way my body came to life in his presence.

His eyes flickered to the window lock and I closed mine tight, giving myself time to think. Not that there was really a decision to make. The moment I'd set eyes on him standing there, the decision was already made. I might have given him an ultimatum—and even though I meant it—my heart wasn't ready to walk away from him yet. But things couldn't go on how they were.

As I moved to unlock the window, Jackson placed his palm flat and against the glass, and I found my hand reaching out to him. It was instinctual, like his body called to mine, and we stood there touching, but not really touching, drinking each other in. The gentle hum in my body rapidly grew into unsteadying vibrations.

Stepping back to give him the space to squeeze through the gap in the window, he righted himself and said, "Hi." His voice sounded different; nothing like the guilt-ridden tone from yesterday and I gulped. "Hi."

Arms clasped around me and Jackson drew me into him, finding my lips with his. My body responded, molding into him and relaxing under his touch. He pulled back hesitating, and his breath lingered against my lips. I waited, sucking in a sharp breath trying to prepare myself for what was to come.

And then everything melted into oblivion.

Jackson's lips slanted over mine like they were made to fit, and he mumbled, "I should have done this the yesterday. I choose you, Savanah Parry. Always."

His words sparked something in me and I gripped onto his shirt, yanking him closer. I needed him closer. He had said the words before, but I didn't let myself believe them. I couldn’t—unwilling to consider the consequences.

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