Chapter 22

　　“Go to sleep, Bel.” Aiden says. Instead of protesting, I just sigh. Too tired to do pretty much anything.

　　My heart fluttered at the nickname he’d given me, Bel. I kind of liked the sound of it. Just a little bit.

　　Exhaustion taking over me, I fell asleep to the feel of Aiden cuddling me like a baby.

　　……..

　　The first thing I see when I wake up is the sunlight streaming in through the huge bay window, a few feet away from the bed.

　　Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I try to get up but then I notice that my form is practically meshed into the muscular body sleeping so peacefully next to me.

　　His leg was tangled into mine, and his arm was over my stomach, gripping it lightly.

　　For a moment, I was starstruck by how hot he looked. Getting up on my elbows, making his hand slide from my stomach to my waist, I just couldn’t get over the fact how someone could look so hot and appealing so early in the morning.

　　His messy hair and his manly but also kind face paired with all of his ta