Drowning

Dhalia POV

I see someone move and notice it's Jax. Chase and Blake are trying to hold him back, and my stepdad continues to talk. I can't hear his words.

All I can hear is their laughter that night; I fight back the sickness and see Jax break free of their holds. I can't let him lose himself. Moving, I step in front of him, but he's looking past me and pushes me backwards as he continues on his path to my stepdad.

Wrapping my arms around his neck, I whisper to him. "Jax, come back to me, please. Don't leave me; I need you." I feel his body still, and I stay clung to him. "I don't feel good," I whisper and feel his arms wrap around me. I think I might actually throw up. I stay pressed against his chest, trying to come back to the present, but it's a struggle.

I hear talking around me and feel my body being moved, and I stay clung to him. My face is trying to hide in his chest to get rid of the images and sounds from before.

"Sweetness, you need to focus on something here and now. You'r