Chapter 305

Aria's POV Shutting my phone off quickly, I felt my face flush crimson. I'd barely managed to stammer a goodnight to Lillian before escaping our chat. The last thing I needed was her sending me one of those ridiculously explicit romance novels she's always raving about, especially tonight. Just then, Aiden walked out of the bathroom, a single towel slung low around his hips. Droplets of water still clung to his chiseled chest, tracing glistening paths down the defined muscles of his abdomen before disappearing into the towel. Heat crawled up my neck, then flared across my cheeks. I pressed my palms against my face, trying desperately to cool down my burning skin, as if that would somehow extinguish the thoughts swirling in my head. "What's on Mrs. Carter's mind?" Aiden asked, his voice carrying that low, teasing tone he used so perfectly when he knew I was utterly flustered. "N-nothing! Nothing at all," I stammered, painfully aware of how unconvincing I sounded. God, I needed to stop l