I wake up to the heavy beating of drums, like a war surrounding me. I want to turn, but my body feels so heavy, every limb sore. I try to swallow, but my throat is too tight, my nostrils hot, my neck stinging. There’s a deep ache low in my abdomen—not pain exactly, just a tender soreness, the kind that reminds me something intense happened. I feel… different. A strange awareness inside me, a subtle pull in my tummy but it's not discomfort—more like a presence, as if I’m no longer alone in my own skin. I steady my breathing, turning to sit up, and that’s when I feel him, Jaxon, without even touching him. He wakes up then, sitting up quickly to hold me in his arms. My whole body relaxes against his chest. "You're awake." He breathes heavily, like he was scared I might not. “Do you hear it?” I ask weakly. “Hear what, doll?” he mumbles against my shoulder, pressing kisses to it. I’m cold but he’s hot, we’re both naked on the bed, no covers. My lower body feels itchy from dried-up
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