Chapter 26-4

Aiden's steps were so quick that she had no time to pull away. She held her breath when they were toe to toe. Everything always reflected in his eyes. Marley took this time to study every plane and ridge of his face. Beautiful. And because used in describing Aiden Matthews, there was no word more masculine than that. "Is she...pressuring you into thinking I want...that there's something you should be giving me?" He asked quietly, his hand raising to caress the side of her cheek with the back of his knuckles. His words went one ear out the other. Marley couldn't focus on anything with her head swimming — his touch always burned her in the best way. She stared into his eyes dizzily, subconsciously leaning in to feel his warmth better. As much as her words were firm in that she didn't want to be another one of his girls, there was a part of her resolve already cracking at the edges. The painful truth is, Aiden M