Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 220

Chapter 220 Giving In

Dominic glanced at the pink sheets on Bella's bed and said while being completely unfazed, "Come sleep at my place. I can't sleep alone when it's raining Hurry up."

Bella stared frozen under the covers, still rattled from the thunderstorm. Since when did he have trouble sleeping on rainy nights? She couldn't remember that being a thing,

Perquale, impatient as always, scooped her up effortlessly. "I'm not spending the night on your pink bed."

Bella was confused. Why did le care so much about her bed? Don't most women like pink? If she went along with his taste and turned her room into a cave of dark tones, she doubted she would sleep peacefully.

In a daze, she let him carry her into his room, half-resisting but secretly glad to have company tonight.

They lay in silence after turning off the lights, neither of them asleep.

into a dangerous sense of comfort She never imagined there would come a night when Dominic would willingly invite her into his bed with

his strong and

unspoken intimacy. When he lowered his head to kiss her, she didn't pull away. She pretended it was just a

gently. However, his breath soon quickened, and his

dark gave fella the confidence to flutter her eyes open. As her vision adjusted, she caught glimpses of Dominic's face. It was close enough

h to see the

free, tracing over the sensitive parts of her body like

brink of eruption. Just when Bella thought they would cross the line, Dominic suddenly stopped and

against his chest.

but the

stillness

next day, at Bella's persistent request, Dominic finally agreed to let her return to work at the hospital. However, she was not going back on the

offered to bring her along to his office again. She declined, unwilling to endure the awkwardness of walking hand-in-hand with him