Chapter 56: The Night I Finally Chose Him

The entire unit was silent. The only sound was the low hum of the air conditioner and the furious pounding of my heart, as if it were trying to tell me something—something I didn’t quite want to admit yet. I felt like I was suspended between two worlds—one part of me aware of exactly what was happening, and another still terrified of the fall.

With every deepening kiss, his warmth seeped further into my skin, into my bones. A few heartbeats later, he pulled away, both of us breathless. I looked up at him. His eyes weren’t just looking—they were speaking. There was depth there. Heat. A kind of want he was desperately trying to keep under control… until he couldn’t anymore.

“Here,” he murmured, handing me a pair of pajamas. “I picked the softest ones I could find. I know you get cold easily.”

I swallowed. “Thanks,” I whispered.

I was about to turn toward the bathroom to change when he gently took hold of my wrist. Not forcefully. Just enough to make me pause.

“Sienna,” he said.

His voic