Chapter 35 —The Next Morning

Narrator:

The sun filtered through the curtains, painting the room with a warm, lazy hue. Aylin blinked slowly, feeling the weight of sleep still trapped in her eyelids. Her body ached in all the right places, her skin still tingling with the memory of the night before. She shifted slightly and then felt him. Roman. His arm was around her waist, his slow breath against her neck, his presence enveloping her even in sleep.

Aylin swallowed, feeling her pulse quicken inv