All Chapters of Jaded Hearts: Chapter 61 - Chapter 68

Matt“You want me to do what?”“We just need to know if you’d be willing to convince a certain shewolf into working with us,” Kade cryptically said. “Right. And why can’t one of you four do it?” Tyson asked. “Uhh …”“Oh, for fucks sake. Tyson, North River pack was once on good terms with us until I refused to marry their Alpha’s daughter, Claudia. Then, a few months ago, I refused to build a couple of hotels for her because she was a bitch to Taylor. They have connections that we may or may not need. We’re not sure yet, but if we do, we’ll need someone who hasn’t pissed her off before to bring her in,” I said. “And by ‘convince’ and ‘bring her in,’ I’m guessing you aren’t suggesting friendly conversation. And obviously, you’re not asking me to kill her, so that only leaves sex. You guys want me to fuck this chick for information and connections. Am I right?”“Not necessarily, but it could come to that. She can be a little frisky,” Xander said with a laugh. “You could have just sai

TaylorI was in a deep, peaceful sleep when suddenly, I felt a terrible pain in my belly. Like the worst menstrual cramps in the world, times ten. My first instinct was to panic, but when I felt the warm rush of water flow between my legs and onto the mattress underneath me, I became strangely calm. I pushed myself up and pulled the blanket back, looking down at the soaked bed. Yep, it’s go time. “Matt? Wake up.”He shifted his body a bit but didn’t open his eyes. “Hmm. What’s wrong, baby? Do you need another pillow?”“No, I need you to wake up. The baby’s coming.”“Not yet. She won’t be here for a few more days.” He tried to pull me back to lie down beside him, still oblivious to what was going on. “Matthew! Wake up, now!”Maybe it was the fact that I called him Matthew for the first time or the slap to his bare chest, but his eyes snapped open, and he quickly sat up. “What’s the matter? Are you alright?”“I’m fine, but my water broke, and I’m having contractions.”His eyes went

MattI left Xander’s office after finishing a long, drawn-out conference call with a large new client and went looking for Taylor to see what she was doing. Tesoro, are you still napping? No. I skipped the nap. Oh, okay. Well, where are you?In your office. I’m on the way. What was she doing in there? She should have been resting, not working. We would have to have a talk about her taking it easy. Her body had fully recovered from the baby, but she was still short on sleep. We both were. When I walked in and saw her, my jaw dropped, and all thoughts of fatigue disappeared. She had remembered, down to the very last detail. There she was, leaning back against my desk, in her long black pencil skirt and six-inch heels. She was wearing a sleeveless white button-up shirt that was unbuttoned about halfway down, showing her lacy black bra underneath. Her hair was up in a bun with a pencil sticking out of it, and she had found some sexy black-rimmed glasses that made her eyes pop. T

MattThe doctors checked Taylor out and placed her in a small room until she woke up. After calling back home and filling everyone in on what was going on, I sat next to Taylor’s bed and just hung my head. This was going to completely break her. She could only be strong for so long before she gave up. Hadn’t she gone through enough already?I would do all that I could to help her through this, but I wondered who she would be when she finally made it to the other side. When she finally began to wake up, I scooted closer and took her hand. As soon as she looked at me, she began bawling her eyes out. “It’s true, isn’t it. They’re gone? Both of them?”“Yes, it’s true, angel. I’m so sorry.”I pulled her into my lap and rocked her while she sobbed. I didn’t have any words to offer her. Sayings like “it will be okay” or “they’re in a better place” are just cliché bullshit that didn’t help anyone. And I couldn’t say that I understood how she felt. I had never lost a parent, let alone both o