CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN HAZARDOUS

JADE’S POV "Come back here," he commands lowly, like I'm a piece of property. I turn to face him to watch his sharp stare for a moment before I gather courage, say "No," and then turn back. I had something else to say on second thought, so I turned back to face him. But the wild expression on his face helps to shut me up in an instant, and I debate if I should move back to him obediently or if I should drag this out as long as I can. I decide to go with the latter, but I freeze when I remember that the lion on his face is the same one he had in that unfortunate dream. My breaths quicken just a smidge as I slowly concede and hurry back to him. I won't lie down, though, not with the look he's giving me. "You're lucky you're still recovering," he says quietly before pulling me back down, but this time, he's holding onto me like a vice. We're so close that I can feel the rise and fall of his chest, and it's calming in every way. I start to slowly fall asleep with just that, and th