Chapter 48

Alessio

I used to hate staying in during the morning, but now everything had changed. All I wanted was to lie in bed with Mena, whether that involved fucking or simply talking.

She was just a good person to be around.

Unfortunately, I had a business schedule today that I couldn’t ignore.

Minutes had passed since I had been staring at her like some sort of creep, waiting for her to accidentally wake up so I could properly kiss her goodbye. It was of no use as her chest rose and fell with each breath, and I was forced to accept that she wouldn’t be waking up anytime soon.

I pressed a soft kiss to her forehead, gently removing the sheets that were wrapped around her like a mummy so she wouldn’t suffocate.

The past days had been unreal. I made it a thing to explore her body as much as I could. Through the night, in the shower, against the wall, on the desk—whenever and wherever. She had become like a drug, an addiction, and I couldn’t get enough.

The way she moaned my name, the way she tr