33 | Checking Souls

*Edgardo’s POV*

Before the two hours had passed, I was up again. When you are in this line of business, you learn to take power naps, not sleep, and that was exactly what I had. That was why our bodies were used to it and there was no need for alarms.

I looked at the time on my phone and confirmed that I had some time to get ready. I gently threw the sheets off me before standing up. I looked back at Penelope and felt something stir in my heart.

It was the first time in a very long time that I woke up next to someone. And it was the first time that a woman slept in my bed unfūcked. I looked down at my cōck and sighed.

‘I feel you, buddy.’ I thought to myself before shaking my head.

Just because I didn’t fūck her, didn’t mean I cared about her. Sure she was beautiful and had an innocence to her that could drive a sane man wild, but that didn’t mean anything. I didn’t have time for her. I didn’t have time for relationships nor did I want them. It was clear that Penelope was one