JACKSON'S POV

All through the night, I held her close as she slept in my arms, her body weak and relaxed after hours of making love. We had gone round after round until she was breathless, melting into me like she belonged there.

Honestly, I still don’t know how we made it home in one piece. The passion between us had been wild, unstoppable. We could barely keep our hands off each other.

But while she drifted into a peaceful sleep, I lay wide awake.

I knew exactly why sleep wouldn’t come. There were too many things on my mind. First, I was scared that if I closed my eyes,...