Claimed By The Mafia Don (Ariella and Asher) novel Chapter 406

ARIELLA

The room was still dark, the faintest hint of early morning barely touching the curtains, and for a second I was too lost in the feeling of him even to think properly.

By the time he finally pulled back, I was breathing hard, completely flushed, my chest rising and falling rapidly.

I tried pulling him on top of me immediately, but he stopped me with a small smile.

“This morning was for you,” he said softly.

I stared at him breathlessly.

“What time is it?” I asked, finally noticing how dark the room still was.

“Too damn early,” he muttered before leaning down to kiss my forehead. “Sorry about that. Have to go on that run with your son.”

I laughed softly at that.

He disappeared into the bathroom while I pulled the sheets over myself, still trying to recover and breathe normally. A few minutes later, he came back out, still slightly wet from the quick shower, a towel hanging around his neck.

And right on cue, Leon knocks on the door came. At least now, after his talk with his father, he didn't just barge into our bedroom anymore.

He knocked first.

“Dad! Dad! We're gonna be late!” Leon called dramatically from outside the door. “Dad, can I come in?”

Asher looked toward the ceiling like he was fighting for patience while I buried my face into the pillow to hide my laughter.

“Come in,” he called out.

The door swung open immediately and Leon rushed inside already dressed in his little running outfit, full of energy that no human being should possess before sunrise.

“Mom!” he gasped when he saw me awake. “You're up!”

“Barely,” I mumbled from under the blankets.

Leon ignored that completely as he jumped onto the bed beside me.

"How are you feeling today mommy? Still sad?" He asked softly.

"No. I am good baby. Having the two of you here, safe and happy is good enough for me." I responded with a smile and maintained eye contact.

“Dad is late,” he informed me seriously. “I have been waiting for him for six whole minutes.”

“Six?” Asher repeated dryly. “The tragedy.”

“Yes,” Leon answered dramatically. “And now the sun is already waking up.”

I laughed softly as Asher walked over to the bed and leaned down to kiss my forehead one more time.

“We'll be back soon,” he told me quietly.

I caught his wrist before he could pull away.

“Be careful with him, I love you,” I whispered automatically.

His expression softened instantly.

“Always. You know what I feel for you hasn't been invented yet...”

Leon groaned loudly.

“Dad,” he complained. “You're being romantic again.”

Asher looked at him blankly.

“And you're being impatient again.”

Leon grinned.

“Because I'm faster than you.”

Asher raised an eyebrow slowly.

“You wanna test that theory?”

Leon gasped dramatically before scrambling off the bed.

“Yes!”

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