Chapter 14
Jaxon
“Jaxon, wake up,” a voice called out. All through the night, I’d had one nightmare right after the other. I couldn’t seem to wake up from them. “Jack, wake up,” the voice said again, the name Jack catching my attention. She hadn’t called me that in a long time. Groaning, I lifted my head and my neck was on fire. “It’s about time,” my mother laughed.
My vision was blurry, so I blinked a few times to get it to clear. When I could finally see, my mother sat up in the bed, smiling at me as I repositioned myself in the chair next to her. Her eyes were the same color as mine and I could see the strength in them. Her body might be dying, but her soul was still alive and well.
“How long have you been awake?”
She shrugged. “For a while. I was just watching you sleep like I use
