Chapter 241

Aria's POV The next morning, I could barely wake up. Last night with Aiden had completely drained me - in the best possible way. Sex with him just kept getting better and better. Through my foggy consciousness, I heard Aiden's deep voice somewhere in the room. He was on the phone, speaking in that authoritative tone he used for business calls. The sound finally pulled me from my delicious slumber, and I rubbed my eyes, squinting them open. Morning sunlight filtered through the gap in the curtains, casting a single beam across the room. Aiden stood right in that shaft of light, looking like some golden god while the rest of the room remained in comfortable shadow. I lay there watching him for several seconds, admiring how the light caught his muscular silhouette before I finally pushed myself up to sitting position. By the time I'd gathered my bearings, Aiden had ended his call. He turned, noticing me sitting up in bed, and walked over with purposeful strides. "Did I wake you?" he asked