Chapter 0354

Hannah

Golden sunlight streamed through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the blankets. I stretched languidly and rolled over, already smiling contentedly as consciousness returned and the memories of last night floated back in–even sweeter than the sweet dreams I’d had all night.

Noah’s arms were still wrapped around me, warm and comforting. He tugged me closer as I turned to face him, and I opened my eyes to find those green eyes smiling down at me.

He was still here. He hadn’t slipped out of bed, hadn’t left me. I almost pinched myself to see if it was real.

“Morning,” he murmured with a lazy smile. His voice was deep and gravelly from sleep, and the sound of it felt like velvet–covered fingers gently stroking at the inside of my mind.

I leaned into him, reveling in the sensation of his warm breath tickling my hair. “Mm. Morning,” I replied, my own voice still husky with sleep. “How long have you been awake?”

Noah shrugged, his thumb brushing across my cheekbone. “A while.”

of us lazily waking up in the light of the morning sun. It was a Tuesday, and I knew he likely had some meeting or another he had to run off to, but

slipped out from under the covers. I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed as I watched his nude

heard the shower turn on and he

me?”

out of bed like a kid on Christmas morning. Of course I would shower with

adrenaline that had coursed through me during my panic attack yesterday. But all of that felt

to my cheeks as he moved the loofah over my skin. His touch was gentle, just as reverent as it had been in bed


said, curiosity getting the better of me, “when

one moment. It was a lot of

my back into him. Noah let out a small growl of approval as I began sliding

projects,” he said, his hands caressing my slick hips. “And how determined you’ve been to

as Noah recounted moments from the past few months–moments I hadn’t even realized were significant to him, such as watching me eat a chocolate croissant at the hotel and

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