**************
CHAPTER 117
~Jade's POV~
I felt the hot, powerful pulses of Xavier's release flooding me, filling me so completely that some of it leaked out around where our organs were joined.
The sensation triggered another smaller aftershock in me, making me whimper and clench around him again.
For long moments, we stayed locked together, both of us breathing hard, bodies slick with sweat.
Xavier's weight pressed me deliciously into the mattress, grounding me as the worst of the drug-induced fire slowly began to ebb, replaced by the warm, sated glow of our bond.
He lifted his head, eyes now a softer blue mixed with lingering red, and brushed damp strands of hair from my face with surprising gentleness. "You okay?" he asked, voice hoarse but tender.
I managed a shaky nod, a small, exhausted smile tugging at my lips despite how wrecked I felt. "Better… so much better. The burning… It's fading."
