Chapter 19-4

Marley rolled onto her back, fiddling with her fingers over her torso as she stared at the ceiling. Without Aiden with her, the bed wasn't quite warm enough, she couldn't find a comfortable position, and most of all she couldn't ignore the way something felt missing, that something felt wrong without his body wrapped around hers. She let out a frustrated breath. It was all his dang fault, because he ruined sleeping alone for her forever, he put a gaping hole in her chest only he can fill. And even though she felt the same in her dorm bed, there was no excuse of distance anymore, when he was steps away, under the same roof. She could still feel the heat of his hands on her hips as if he branded her in that bathroom. She could still hear his declarations of devotion, of love after he slammed her against the door, she could still hear how fast her heart was racing when his gaze burned through the fabric of her nightgown. Can I hold you? Marley's skin heated at the memory of the day he fir