(Aiden’s POV)
Sleep evaded me last night, and despite the cold shower, I still couldn’t forget Elle inside the bathroom. I was already running on the beach before dawn, and when I returned from my run, despite the war between my mind and heart, I still peeked at her bedroom to check on her. She was so beautiful this morning that I wanted to crush my mouth on hers, let her lips be my breakfast, but I had to stop this insanity.
She will become an official part of this family as soon as Dad and Mitch exchange vows, and I intended to recognize her as my sister despite the torture I was feeling. The torment didn’t stop with the thoughts about her. While having breakfast, Dad told me to give Elle a job.
“I’ll ask Ava to check if the other branches need a Marketing assistant,” I said, glanci
