Sidney glanced down at Maria in his arms.

Her eyes were closed, and a soft blush still colored her cheeks, her expression one of complete satisfaction.

The hint of seduction lingered in the curve of her lips, which were now swollen from their earlier kiss.

His breath deepened as he recalled what had just happened in the car. Tightening his hold on her, he strode purposefully toward the apartment building. Maria remained still, enjoying the warmth of his embrace.

The corners of her lips tugged upward in a subtle smile.

When they reached her door, Sidney said, "Unlock the door."

Maria, half-asleep, lazily lifted her hand from under the jacket and pressed her fingerprint to the lock.

The door clicked open.

Sidney shook his head with a trace of amusement. "Still too weak to do anything?"

Maria nestled closer into his chest, murmuring, "Mmhmm."

"Not even enough strength to open the door?" Sidney asked, his tone teasing.

"Maybe just

the door open, and Sidney carried her

on the bed and turned to

her arms around his neck, pulling him back, and even leaned in to press a soft kiss to the

she whispered,

long moment before finally

into his eyes, studying him, before reluctantly releasing her hold. "I'm

simply walking out of the bedroom and closing the door behind

her eyes again. He probably didn't have the patience for her anymore. He'd likely left

a cold, heartless

she was drifting off, the door creaked open again. Sidney

blinked, sitting up and staring at him in

replied,

laughed brightly at his reaction and stood up. "I need to take a shower first. Want to

close the

she headed for

his phone. Without looking up, he said,

"Alright," Maria agreed easily.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255