Aria's POV I woke up gasping. Sunlight was streaming through the curtains like a judgment, and I shot upright in bed, my heart hammering against my ribs. The clock on the nightstand read 11:47 AM. Eleven forty-seven. "s**t, s**t, s**t—" I was already throwing the covers off when I felt his arm wrap around my waist, pulling me back against his chest. His voice was low, rough with sleep, and god, it sent a shiver straight down my spine. "Relax. I already called your office." I twisted in his grip to look at him. "You did?" "You think I'd let anyone disturb you after last night?" His black-gray eyes were half-lidded, lazy, but there was a possessive gleam in them that made my stomach flip. I remembered everything. The vibrator. His voice in my ear. The way he'd

