Chapter 506

"Aiden, are you... not up to it?" The words ignited him like a lit fuse. Before Willow could even react, she was pinned beneath him on the bed. His eyes burned with a faint crimson, like a predator locking onto its most tantalizing prey. "Willow," he murmured, voice rough, "do you want to find out just how capable I am?" The intensity in his gaze sent a shiver down her spine, and all her earlier boldness to tease him evaporated instantly. "N-no, I don’t! I was just—just joking!" Aiden exhaled slowly, his voice low and deliberate. "Willow, I think I owe you a wedding. So after your college entrance exams, we’ll have a proper ceremony—and *then* we’ll... consummate our marriage." Willow froze. A wedding first, and then... She hadn’t expected Aiden to be so traditional. Yet the thought wrapped around her heart like warm honey, melting her completely. Only someone who cherished her deeply would be this careful—wanting to give her everything, to make up for every regret, before sealing thei