Chapter 37

"You're free to do anything."

Short, to the point, but it evokes many perceptions. For heaven's sake, Edward took a moment to digest the sentence Bella had just spoken to him.

In the position above Bella's body, with her hands wrapped around his neck, Edward tried to understand it well. He wondered in his heart whether the recent statement was a form of permission, an invitation, or perhaps both.

However, seeing the melancholy and longing in Bella's eyes, Edward believed that she was granting him full access to do anything. Especially after that, Bella deliberately pulled him closer until their bodies were pressed against each other.

So, fully aware and confident, Edward slowly lowered his face. From some impulse, within seconds he dared to kiss Bella's tempting lips again.

Let's just consider Edward on a humanitarian mission, helping Bella fulfill her drastically increasing sexual desires in this second trimester. Moreover, quoting Samuel's earlier statement that what Edward is d