Chapter 57

Third POV.

The first rays of sunlight lit up their room and the dawn chorus of melodic bird songs drifted in as a sign that the day dawned crisp and clear. As Leila turned around and opened her eyes by mistake, she was hit by the rays of the sun making her groan.

Hearing the sound, Aiden knew that she was wide awake but he still couldn’t help himself from chuckling.

“Good morning, mate,” he said as he drew the curtain to allow more sunrays and lighten the room.

“Do you hate me that much?” she asked in a sleepy voice but didn’t dare to open her eyes.

“Why?” Aiden asked since she was confused.

“I am sleepy, can’t you let me sleep a little longer?” she asked.

“As much as I wanted that, I can’t. It’s already past nine o’clock and people are waiting for you downstairs,’ he said as he pulled away the duvets uncovering her.

When Leila heard that, she was hit by the past events and remembered that she wasn’t at her parent's house where she could even wake up in the afternoon if she wanted. S