The sun’s warm rays seeping through the window were the first thing Nicholas noticed when his eyes flitted open. His hand seemed like has its own life to check the space next to him and realised Isabella was nowhere to be seen.
He groaned. In his utmost expectation, after their unforgettable date last night and the love-making-till-dawn, he wanted to see her first in the morning when he opened his eyes. But the woman was out of his sight, and Nicholas disdained the feeling without her close to him.
Rolling over the bed, he went up, sitting on the edge and messing his hair. At that very moment, he remembered Isabella’s hand last night, grasping and pulling them while she moaned and whispered his name. That was enough to make the corner of his mouth raise a smile.
He chuckled, “God. I m
