Aria's POV
My mind went completely blank as Aiden's lips pressed against mine. For a moment, I froze in shock, but then something primal took over. I found myself responding to his kiss, my lips parting instinctively as our tongues met in a heated dance.
When he finally pulled away, his dark eyes were molten with desire. "That's your punishment," he said, voice husky and demanding, "for mistaking me for a thief and not coming to the airport to welcome me home."
I blinked, still dazed from the kiss but quickly finding my voice. "Wait, that's not fair. You never told me to pick you up."
"Should I need to tell you?" Aiden's eyebrow arched perfectly. "A good wife would have been eager to welcome her husband home."
"You're being completely unreasonable," I shot back, crossing my arms. My b
