Chapter 24
Jayden’s face hurt. His shoulder hurt too, so intensely that he felt almost confused. He faintly realised that there was a hot liquid on his face, and when he tried to wipe it away, his left hand didn’t want to know, hanging dead at his side. His shoulder felt painful and weirdly numb at the same time, where the seatbelt was still wrapped over it. He felt sick and shaky, like the world was still spinning, and the bang was echoing in his head like a boom in a cave. He was shivering.
A car crash. They were in a car crash. He’d never been in a car crash before, and holy s**t, he felt wrong.
“Jesus,” he croaked. His back and neck hurt too, but nowhere near as bad as his shoulder. He didn’t want to look. He’d had enough injuries over the years—albeit not car-induced ones—to have a
