Chapter 49 Sadie The heaviness of my head combined with the pain in my abdomen tripled in the span of thirty seconds. At least, it felt like thirty seconds. My eyes continued to fight my weighted lashes, and my hands continued to twitch, trying to find anyone’s hand near mine. I craved a touch, the touch that would burn into me and give me the comfort that I desperately needed. As if someone heard my prayers, I felt it: the tingles, the warmth, the gentle caresses to my cheeks. If I had the strength, I would have leaned into the touch to gain every bit of surface area from him. A soft moan or grunt left my throat as I tried to part my lips to say something, anything. Trying to let him know not to let go. His warm breath was next to my ear, waiting for the tingling of anticipation of

