Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 850

"It's fine. The bed's big enough. You can sleep here," Ariel said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jayson got up and climbed onto the bed. Quietly, he lay down and closed his eyes.

"Please turn off the lights," he said.

"...Oh," Ariel replied.

She switched off the lights, then lay down. There was a significant distance between them on the bed.

She knew Jayson could have any woman he wanted. He wouldn't possibly be interested in her.

Surprisingly, she fell asleep without a second thought, even though a living, breathing man was lying right beside her.

Jayson turned to look at her. This was infuriating.

Did she think he was a gentleman? Did she really think he didn't have any dirty thoughts?

He reached out, tempted to pinch her face, but he stopped himself. Instead, he hooked her pinky finger.

The touch made his Adam's apple bob, leaving him slightly unsatisfied.

Gradually, he took her whole hand in his. It felt slender and soft.

Not wanting to wake Ariel, he moved closer and rested his head on his hand as he watched her sleeping face.

Her eyelashes were long, her face was beautifully sculpted, and her features were delicate and well-defined.

Her lips were a soft pink, glossy with lip balm. They looked full and radiant. He was captivated just by looking at them.

He lowered his head and softly pressed his lips to hers.

His chest heaved, and his hands bracing the bed tightened involuntarily, veins standing out.

An uncontrollable urge to consume her surged through him. Each frenzied thought and impulse replayed over and over in his mind.

In her sleep, Ariel felt short of breath and instinctively swung her hand. The slap landed on Jayson's face, sharp and crisp.

She didn't wake, but her slap snapped him out of those wild thoughts. His cheek tingled.

It was the first time in Jayson's life someone had slapped him. He stared at Ariel for a long time.

But during this time, everyone she dealt with had been polite and courteous, and she hadn't faced any trouble at all.

It made her ecstatic.

Still, she was naturally competitive. Once she committed to something, she aimed to excel at it.

Within three months, she became more confident and capable. Larry noticed her growth and entrusted her with increasingly important projects.

As the year-end holidays approached, the company announced a break. Ariel assumed Jayson would return to his parents' home.

Instead, he made an unexpected proposal. "I'm going on an emergency business trip. You're coming with me. Any problem with that?"

Ariel didn't want Jayson to think she was incompetent at work, but she still found it strange. "Me? What kind of business trip?"

Expressionless, Jayson replied, "You'll know when we get there. We're going to Nacledra."

He didn't let her know that this was actually the honeymoon he had planned.

Though three months had passed since they registered their marriage, he wasn't planning to beat around the bush with her. He simply tricked her into going so that it would be just the two of them, and he could be more straightforward with her.