Rude Awakening

Jude's eyes opened to the sight of Jaxon sitting cross-legged beside him and Clara lying on the ground nearby.

Jude's voice came out raw and cracked, barely above a whisper. "Dad..."

Jaxon had been awake the whole day, running himself into the ground looking after his wife and son, and the exhaustion had pressed him almost completely under.

But the moment he heard Jude's voice, his eyes snapped op