Next morning, Alina stirred gently, her eyelashes fluttering open. Her head resting on Aiden's chest.She smiled, taking in the sight of his face up close. As she began to move from the bed, Aiden’s arm slid possessively around her waist, pulling her deep into chest like he wanted her to enter him. She chuckled softly at the gesture. Even in sleep, he held her like someone afraid she might vanish forever.Alina inhaled slowly, her body aching in places she hadn’t known would ache, but it wasn’t unpleasant. She felt good about it... She smiled.With a soft breath, she tried to ease his arm off her waist, but the moment she moved, Aiden inhaled deeply in his sleep, his grip tightening instead, pulling her even closer."Mm-mm," he murmured sleepily, burying his face in the crook of her neck. "Stay."Alina chuckled quietly, trying to shift again."Aiden..." she whispered.He groaned and kissed her shoulder lazily."I need to leave the bed now," she said, gently brushing her fingers along
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