Jasper hurriedly felt the temperature of her forehead. Feeling panicked, he took off his coat and shirt and

wrapped them around Alyssa, giving her warmth.

Alyssa weakly opened her eyes and saw that he only had a black singlet inside. The tan lines of his

muscle were right in her face, making him look extra rugged out here in the wild.

“Is it still cold?” Jasper asked hoarsely, noticing her reddened face.

“Yes… It’s fr-freezing…” Alyssa said, her teeth chattering.

Jasper took a deep breath and slowly held her in his arms, pressing her against his chest, as if hoping she

could soak up all the warmth he wanted to give.

“Still cold?” he asked softly.

Alyssa leaned against his body, nuzzling into his chest.

Jasper sighed, one hand gently combing through her hair as if he was trying to console her.

his arms, exhaustion making her body

her, silently bringing her hands up so he could check for

and gravel were caked up under her

lips. He couldn’t shake the memory of

from his mind.

lanced through

You’re not some

actually upset now.

do you care?” Alyssa grumbled, mind heavy and

loud and

Jasper’s face took on a reddish hue. “Can’t you tell?”

I can’t. Tell

the end, he couldn’t go through

anyway,”

exhausted to care.

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