two nights in a row

Stuck in An Arranged Marriage with The Billionaire Playboy

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Chapter 22: two nights in a two

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Another thunder rumbles, but it doesn’t sound that scary anymore. Elijah made sure it wouldn’t by placing his hand over my ear before it could cut through the air.

Shit. He is actually calming me down. Kim Elijah is actually managing to give me enough comfort to calm down.

I close my eyes and inhale deeply. He smells of ylang-ylang and lavender. It's kind of nice.

Elijah’s breathing changes, he must be falling asleep again. With his last bit of strength he flips to his side, pulling me against his chest.

My eyes are wide open again. My hands are just sort of resting on his chest, his fingers in my hair and his arm is around me. This is so much more intimate than the other position. I can even feel his chest rise and sink and when I concentrate hard enough, I can even feel his heartbeat against the tip of my nose.

Should I hug him back? Or is that going too far? But my arm hurts so much in t