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.

dangerous sense of comfort She never imagined there would come a night when Dominic would willingly invite her into his bed with no

feel his breath against her head and hear the steady rhythm of his strong and grounding heartbeat. His scent surrounded her, leaving no room to escape.

an unspoken intimacy. When he lowered his head to kiss her, she didn't pull away. She pretended it was just a dream, a fleeting moment she could indulge in without worrying about the

and his tongue slipped past her lips, coaxing her into a deeper kiss

caught glimpses of Dominic's face. It was close enough

h to see the

tracing over the sensitive parts of her body

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

Gathering her courage, she rested her head against his chest.

storm outside raged on, but the room finally fell into a

stillness

to let her return to work at the hospital. However, she was not going back on the date she had planned.

declined, unwilling to endure the awkwardness of