Chapter 41

Since the night of the gala, I've been spending the nights with Jane and was practically living at her house full time. Picking her up after work. Going home to greet Liam together. Cooking with each other side by side. Sharing the same bed. Waking up to her beautiful face every day.

It was a life that I never wanted to give up after getting a taste of it. Never would I ever want to go back to living in my cold and empty apartment, void of any signs of life. A place that lacked the comforting scent of warm fruity spices and the joyous laughter of my two angels.

I gently brushed Jane's hair out of her face as she nuzzled up closer to me in her sleep. How could I ever give up a sight like this?

Her hair was fanned out on the pillow behind her as she curled up against my chest like a little kitten. She buried her nose into the crook of my neck before letting out a soft hum in contentment and falling back into a deep sleep.

The top of her head rested just below my nose, filling my senses