That night, I couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned in bed until Gideon had woken up and pulled me into his arms, murmuring into my ear, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” I said instinctively, trying to ignore how his breath on my ear made me shiver.
“You’re lying.” Gideon said, his voice deeper than usual. He tightened his grip on my waist and pulled me even closer so my back was pressing into his naked chest. “You don’t want to talk?”
“It’s more like I’m not sure what to think.”
Gideon went quiet for a moment. I had a feeling he knew the reason I couldn’t sleep but then, as if he didn’t want to talk about it, he started to kiss me.
He kissed the back of my ears, knowing exactly which parts of my body were the most sensitive. My toes curled as he continued, sneaking a hand under my shirt th
