Jake jumped awake with sweat dripping down his forehead. He’d been living in a nightmare, one he was so glad to have woken up from. His eyes glanced around the room; alarmed. He was in a hospital room…and he immediately remembered why he was here; Delilah, it was all because of that little… He pin
The red hair that blocked a portion of her face his hands so badly wanted to ‘gently’ swipe them behind her ears…and he wanted to draw nearer…to get an even stronger whiff of the sweet scent she possessed… Stargazer lilies…and fresh lemons… The scent seemed to have captivated him, that and the bea
Two days later, Jake was told that Delilah could go home. Normally, he’d have sent his beta to get her, but after avoiding her for two whole days, he wanted to see her. His steps echoed against the hospital floors as he walked to her room, and his heart felt like it was being caged by his chest. It
He stepped back, finally deciding to grab the bag and yank it out of her grasp. “I’ll take this.” He told her, and her lips fumbled to disagree, but then she didn’t. She opened the door, stepping through it, and he followed after. “Where?” She asked. “Which direction are we going?” He nodded towa
When he got to the cabin, he let go of her, fishing for the keys in his pocket. He hadn’t come here in years…and that’s because this place was a nightmare in itself. He used to live here as a child, when everything was okay between his mother and father, he used to play in these woods, run through t
It was hard, but he had to accept it, his mother only slit her throat because he gave her the chance to do it. If he’d braved up and killed that whore the day his father brought her in, then his mother wouldn’t have suffered the awful way she did… If he’d been competent, sensible enough to see tha
His hands trembled as he reached for the knob, slowly twisting it unlocked. He pushed the door back, peeping inside like he’d done as a child when he wanted to sleep between his parents. She was sleeping, soundly…those soft breaths she took had his erratic breathing calming and mirroring hers. He s
With shaky hands, she wiped the salty water off her cheeks, but more just kept coming. “What d-do you want from me now? Just…J-Just leave me alone, please…” Jake’s free hand settled against the door as well, adjacent to the other…caging her, so she couldn’t escape him. “No,” He breathed out. “I won