Chapter 100
Ella
I lay between them, my body still humming with the aftermath of everything that had just happened. The room was dimly lit, the air thick with warmth, the scent of Aidan and Nikolai surrounding me. My heart was still racing, though much slower now, a deep, satisfied calm settling into my bones.
Aidan was on my right, one arm draped possessively over my waist, his face buried against my neck. His breathing was slow, steady, but his grip on me was firm, like he wasn’t ready to let me go even in sleep.
On my left, Nikolai lay with one hand tracing idle patterns against my bare shoulder, his touch featherlight. He wasn’t asleep, his sharp grey eyes watching me in the dim light.
For a moment, none of us spoke. The silence wasn’t awkward—it was heavy with something sof
