46. Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Six
Rory
M y eyes fly open, a bolt of panic shoots through my body, and my hands clutch onto the sheets beneath me as the frightful dream I was having slowly fades away.
Frantically searching around my room, I realise Jaylen's no longer here and my panicked breathing hitches at the thought of him leaving after I exposed the truth of the last five years of my life to him last night.
Jumping out of bed, the towel that was wrapped around my body drops to the floor and a cold draft sweeps across my naked body.
My eyes widen in surprise as the events of last night start to click back together in my mind and I gasp when I realise I was naked the whole time, only covered by the small cotton towel that barely covers my body.
Jesus Christ. Jaylen saw me naked.
Swiping my hands across my face, I hurriedly walk over to my chest of drawers and pull out a set of pyjamas, shoving the top over my head and then stepping into the shorts and pulling them up my legs.
I cautiously walk out of my bedroom, my eyes glued to the short hallway so that I don't look at the bathroom, and I slowly make my way towards the living room and kitchen in search for Jaylen .
As I near the end of the hallway, I hear Jaylen's whispered words, and I stop in my tracks as I listen to what he's saying.
"Yeah, I know. I can't say much else, but I just need you to talk to Dom and Kaleb so that we can try and sort something out and avoid any issues that might arise."
My heart stutters in my chest as I realise he's talking to someone about what I told him last night.
"I can't give you many details, Soph."
A smile tugs at my lips, grateful that he's not telling her everything I disclosed to him.
"I'm fine. I promise… Yeah, I'm gonna ask her and then I'll let you know… Okay, love you too. Bye."
He ends the call, and then I hear him sigh.
"Are you really sneaking around your own house?"
My cheeks heat with embarrassment and I sheepishly step out of the hallway and into the living room.
"I was trying to give you some privacy while you were on the phone," I tell him, my eyes dropping down his body when I realise he's topless.
"You were definitely eavesdropping on me," he says, chuckling as he stands from the sofa and walks towards me.
My eyes devour every inch of his bare skin, shamelessly sweeping over his chiselled muscles.
"I hope you don't mind. I took a shower while you were sleeping."
"Don't mind at all," I mutter, distracted by the way his abs move while he walks .
He chuckles, stepping towards me and holding my chin between his thumb and forefinger so he can tilt my head up, forcing my eyes to connect with his.
"You're adorable when you're drooling over me, darling," he says, pressing a gentle kiss against the tip of my nose and my forehead. "I boiled the kettle, so I can make you a drink if you want before we talk?"
I nod, smiling up at him.
"Yeah, please."
Lifting onto my toes, I press my lips against his, hoping he can see how much I appreciate him and care for him.
His arms wrap around my waist as he pulls me closer to him and kisses me back with an equal amount of passion and heat.
His tongue sweeps against my lips, and I part them, allowing our tongues to meld together.
He cradles my head in one hand, holding me in place as he quite literally devours me, and when he pulls back, pecking at my lips a couple of times before walking off into the kitchen, I'm stunned, breathless and in complete awe with the man before me.
"Tea or coffee?" he asks.
I clear my throat and follow him into the kitchen, leaning against the countertop opposite to where he's standing, feasting on the muscles of his back while he goes about making us both a drink.
"Coffee, please."
He glances over his shoulder at me, and my eyes jump up to meet his, pretending I wasn't ogling him, but he clearly caught me because he smirks and winks before turning around and continuing with what he was doing .
My face is on fire by time he hands me my coffee, so I thank him and then move into the living room and sit on the sofa.
He moves to sit next to me, placing his cup on the coffee table and then leaning back, resting against the back of the sofa and stretching his arms out across the top of his.
His fingers ghost along the back of my neck sending tingles across my skin and I quickly put my coffee down before I spill it.
"So, I've spoken to Sophia, and we both think it might be a good idea if you come back to their place with me until all of this is sorted out and that bastard is taken care of. What would you think about that?"
I shake my head immediately, not even needing to think about my answer.
"No. I'm staying here," I tell him. "This is what he wants. He wants me to be scared, and he'll get enjoyment out of knowing he was able to scare me off. I left my life behind before because of him. I'm not doing it again."
"I had a feeling you'd say that," Jaylen sighs.
"Kaleb and Leo fixed your door and added in multiple locks, including a deadbolt at the top and bottom.
We've installed cameras outside too, and there's an app you'll need to download on your phone to access them.
I've also agreed with Dominic that either Leo or Charlie will always be outside on watch.
They know all of the other tenants, so if they see anyone around here who isn't meant to be, they'll alert me. "
My brows raise and I stare at him in shock as he lists everything off.
"I will also be staying here until we've gotten rid of that fucker."
"Jaylen, you—"
"No. I'm not going anywhere," he says, interrupting what I was about to say.
"There's no negotiation. You're entitled to make your own choices in life, and I will always respect those choices, but this time, we're doing things my way.
I don't care if I have to sleep on your doorstep.
You're in danger, Aurora, and I will do everything in my power to protect you. "
Tears blur my vision, my heart melts inside of my chest, and a feeling I've never experience before flows through my body as I stare at him.
My lips part, but no words come out because I'm stunned by what he's said, so instead of telling him how he's made me feel, I show him instead.
Moving onto my knees, I place my hands on his shoulders, swing my leg over his lap and staddle him as I lean forward and kiss him, pouring every single emotion into the kiss.
His hands move to my hips, squeezing them tightly as our tongues fight for dominance, and we both groan into each other's mouths.
My left hand moves to the back of his head and my fingers thread through his hair, tugging gently as our kiss deepens, and he growls against me, his teeth nipping at my lip.
"Do that again," he says, his lips moving away from my mouth and travelling down my neck.
My fingers twist into the short scruff of hair and he lifts his hips, grinding his hard length against me to show how much he's enjoying this.
I gasp as his teeth sink into my neck while his fingers slip beneath my cotton shorts at the back.
I lift my hips, allowing his hand to slip further down until his fingers slide through my wetness and up to my clit .
"You're soaked already," he whispers as he slowly circles his fingers around causing me to moan as bolts of pleasure shoot through my body.
I pull at his hair again, forcing him to tilt his head back so I can smash my lips against his as he continues his assault on my clit.
His fingers move away, and I whimper, but he moves his hand between us, slipping it back into the front of my shorts and then he effortlessly pushes two fingers inside me, and my head falls back as explicit noises fall from my mouth.