Chapter 85

Aria's POV My mind went completely blank as Aiden's lips pressed against mine. For a moment, I froze in shock, but then something primal took over. I found myself responding to his kiss, my lips parting instinctively as our tongues met in a heated dance. When he finally pulled away, his dark eyes were molten with desire. "That's your punishment," he said, voice husky and demanding, "for mistaking me for a thief and not coming to the airport to welcome me home." I blinked, still dazed from the kiss but quickly finding my voice. "Wait, that's not fair. You never told me to pick you up." "Should I need to tell you?" Aiden's eyebrow arched perfectly. "A good wife would have been eager to welcome her husband home." "You're being completely unreasonable," I shot back, crossing my arms. My body was still tingling from his kiss, but I wasn't about to let him win this argument. In one swift motion, Aiden reached out and pulled me onto his lap. I gasped as I felt his muscular thighs beneath me.