Chapter 163

Aria's POV I woke up to discover it was already eight o'clock in the morning! The bed was empty except for me—Aiden had gotten up hours ago. I hurried out of bed and rushed through my morning routine, splashing water on my face before heading downstairs. Not surprisingly, I found Aiden just finishing his swim. Honestly, I couldn't help but admire how he managed to wake up early and swim after our intense lovemaking last night. The man had stamina that defied logic. After breakfast, I escaped to the music room under the pretense of practicing piano. Last night had been wild—he'd kept me up until the early hours of the morning. I vaguely remembered him kissing me even when I was half-conscious, whispering "I miss you" against my ear more than once. For a moment, I truly believed he loved me. But now, fully awake and thinking clearly, I wondered if I was just overthinking things. Real love isn't that simple. Maybe he just missed my body. Maybe he just missed the pleasure of our time toget