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Chuckling, he joined my mother at my bedside. “Don’t worry. That new bag of medicine will knock you out.”
“Not soon enough,” I muttered. “Where’s Rafael?”
“Errands,” he replied simply. “He wasn’t too happy I carried out a few for him.”
Mom smirked. “But, I sure am.”
My brows rose. “Wait, you two already took care of the situation?”
“No. I just reminded them what happens when they fuck with our family. Nothing works better than a few warehouses of dead bodies.”
“And Elias?”
“He’s alive - for now. I know you’ve got a bone to pick with him, so I’ll let you handle that.”
Good, I thought. It was about time he paid for his sins.
I yawned as the pain medicine settled into my system, relaxing my muscles and slowing my thoughts. My eyelashes grew heavy, and I didn’t have the energy to keep them open.
“Get some rest,” Adrian assured me. “When we catch that asshole, you’re going to need all the strength you can get.”
Chapter 45
Audrey
The hospital room door quietly creaked as I slowly pushed it open. Inside, the room was dimly lit, only the light from the small lamp near his bedside illuminating the room.Shit,I thought as the sound caused Max to stir in his bed.
His eyes cracked open, immediately traveling to my shadow lingering in the doorway. A smile spread across his lips as he stared at me with a half-lidded gaze. “Audrey,” he whispered. “There you are.”
I let my jacket fall off my shoulders as I approached him. I set it and my tote bag down on the chair next to his bed. I slipped my hand into his and leaned down to kiss his forehead. “Hi Max,” I murmured against his skin.
His other hand grasped the side of my neck, bringing my lips down against his.
My body melted under the heat of his slow, lingering kisses. His lips moved intentionally against mine, absorbing each and every moment they shared with mine. His tongue traced the outline of my lips, wiping away traces of my lip gloss, before requesting silent access for entrance that I happily granted.
He pulled me closer as our kisses deepened, damn near pulling me onto the bed with him.
I savored his sweet taste, sucking gently on his tongue and exploring his mouth with my own. After almost losing him, I knew I couldn’t take moments like this for granted. If I was going to kiss him, I was going to do it right. Passionately. Eagerly. Sensually. Longingly. As if every kiss would be our last.
“I’ve missed you,” he whispered between our kisses. He trailed kisses around my cheek for a moment, originally making a bee-line for my neck.
“Aht, aht,” I scolded, gently shoving him back against the bed. “You’re not starting anything you can’t finish.”
“Oh, I’m finishing alright.” He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me onto the bed with him.
I giggled as he bombarded my face with kisses. “Okay, okay. Stop playing before you hurt yourself.” I said, grabbing his face and holding it still. “How are you feeling?”
“Sore,” he admitted. “But the pain meds make it bearable.”
I trailed my fingers across his face, tracing every nook and cranny and committing it to memory. “You really scared me, Max,” I murmured. “For a moment, I thought… I thought I was going to lose you.”
“Did you think I was going down that easily? God is going to have to do better than a bunch of punks with a gun if he wants to take me out.”
“I’m serious, Max.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and buried my face in the crook of his neck. “I can’t lose you again.”
He sighed. “Audrey, look at me.”
I turned my head to look up into his sincere eyes.
