Cassius
Cassius laid in bed hardly being able to sleep, knowing that the woman he was falling for was sleeping on the other side of the wall in his home.
Nikita was there, and it was taking all of his self-control to remain where he was. He was realizing that having her in his home was going to be more complicated than he had anticipated.
Around dawn, he got up and went to her room. Cassius found her sleeping with her arms above her head, her face peaceful, and her lips slightly opened. Against his better judgment, he thought about what it would be like to slip in next to her and feel her warm body against his. He leaned against the doorframe and watched the rise and fall of her chest as she slept, thinking about what she said the previous night.
She feared love, which was understa
