Chapter 708
The force caught her completely off guard.
Sienna’s center of gravity was shattered by his sudden movement.
She tipped forward without warning, her knee slamming into the edge of the mattress as she crashed flat against his chest.
The moment her face buried into the crook of his neck, a blast of sheer body heat filled her senses.
Sienna was completely stunned.
Her brain flatlined for several seconds before she frantically pushed against his chest, desperate to escape.
But an arm suddenly wrapped around her waist.
It rested loosely against her lower back, perfectly positioned to pin her hands against his chest as if predicting she was about to slap him.
The grip wasn’t crushing, but it was flawlessly secure.
For every inch she tried to rise, he tightened his hold by half an inch, making it absolutely impossible to break free.
“Jarred!” Sienna was infuriated and flustered, her eyes blazing with rage.
The man leaned back against the headboard, his breaths still scorching hot, and spoke with a slow, raspy drawl.
“The medicine has a sedative in it. I haven’t slept all night. Stay and sleep with me for a bit p>
Sienna felt a throbbing headache spike at his sheer entitlement.
“Did the fever fry your brain? Why the hell should I sleep with you p>
Jarred opened his eyes and turned his head to look at her.
Even with pale lips from the sickness, his sharp, chiseled jawline remained as striking as ever.
He lowered his eyelashes, his gaze dragging lazily from her brow down to the corner of her mouth, mapping her features.
“You threw my things away and made me catch a massive fever in the rain. Shouldn’t you take responsibility p>
“What do you mean, your things?” Sienna exploded, gritting her teeth.
“Those were my private belongings! They have absolutely nothing to do with you p>
She thrashed wildly in his embrace, exhausting herself until she was flushed and breathless, but the iron lock around her waist didn’t yield a single inch.
The man was sick and weak, yet his strength was still utterly absurd.
Furious and trapped, she couldn’t hit him with her hands, and kicking him wouldn’t do any damage.
So she just threw her head back, smashing it hard right under his chin.
“Ugh p>
The man above her groaned, and Sienna thought he would finally let go.
Instead, he tightened his grip even more, shifting his weight to pin her down.
Jarred gazed down at her furious expression, a hidden softness surging in his eyes as he murmured slowly.
“You just treated my fever with your own hands. Since you saved me, you have to see this through to the end p>
He shifted his position, rolling and pulling her off his chest to lay her on her side next to the pillows.
Then, he wrapped himself around her from behind, pulling her in like a giant teddy bear.
He buried his face in the crook of her neck, his hot breath washing over the sensitive skin behind her ear sparking a maddening tickle
“Darling, stop fighting… I really feel awful p>
Trapped solidly in his embrace, completely immobilized, Sienna’s internal frustration was ready to detonate.
Back when things were good between them, Jarred had always been clingy.
But this felt ten times worse.
She was absolutely drowning in regret.
She never should have let her guard down to come upstairs and treat this stubborn, unapologetic absolute jerk
Forced to lay on her side, all she could hear was the man’s heavy, scorching breaths right beside her ear.
His breaths hit her neck like tiny, persistent flames, making her completely restless.
She turned her head slightly and saw his eyes were closed.
His thick lashes cast a small shadow over his cheekbones.
His frown had softened, but there was still a faint crease lingering between his brows.
She knew exactly what he was thinking.
The letters she had tossed into the stormy night had been hunted down by him in the pouring rain, page by page.
The words she assumed would rot in the mud had been held in his hands and read, page by page.
He now knew about ha ert twelve year-old self’s crush, he knew she had loved hi for ages before they were even married.
But so what?