Chapter 5
The distant thudding beneath her cheek lulled Emma into letting her eyes drift shut, her hand straying lazily across Ethan’s stomach as she curled closer into his warmth. There was no fear of picking up feelings from him; he had spent a lifetime honing his abilities, and Emma only caught a glimpse into his carefully protected shell when he specifically allowed it. She had thought that when they started sleeping together he might change his opinion, let her in a little bit more, but that hadn’t happened. Ethan guarded his privacy and forced her to respect others’. She had learned a lot from him in the four months since he’d come to Chicago.
“Are you hungry?” she asked, not bothering to open her eyes. “Please say no. I really don’t want to get up.”
“No,” he murmured, running his
