The Hockey Roommate's Filthy Desire novel Chapter 177

Chapter 177

BRANDON’S POV

Spending the night in bed with Aria was easily the hardest thing I had ever done in my entire life.

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Having her soft body right next to mine, feeling her warm breaths hit my bare chest, and listening to the heavy rain beat against the glass window was pure, sweet torture.

Every single part of me wanted to pull her close, wrap my arms around her, and make her mine right then and there, but ! had given her my word.

I had to use every single bit of my self–control just to stay completely still in the dark, keeping my hands resting innocently on her waist without moving an inch.

When the morning light finally came through the bedroom curtains, the torture did not stop at all. I woke up with a massive morning boner pressing directly against the heavy sheets.

Aria moved slowly beside me, her long eyelashes fluttering as her eyes opened. As she shifted her body under the blanket, her gaze accidentally drifted down toward my lap.

She instantly realized exactly what was happening. Her eyes went completely wide with shock, and she quickly looked away toward the wall, her beautiful face turning a deep, bright red in a split second.

God, that pure shyness was exactly what drove me completely crazy. It made my blood run hot through my veins, and I wanted nothing more than to grab her waist, pull her back under the covers, and stay there all day.

“Good morning,” I said, my voice sounding deep, thick, and rough from sleep. I tightened my strong arm around her waist, pulling her back against my chest so she could feel my warmth. “Stay like this for a bit. Let’s just stay in bed together for a little while longer.”

Aria let out a soft, nervous laugh, her cheeks still burning hot as she tried to pull away from my body heat. “Brandon, we really can’t. I have to get up right now, go to work, and also get Amelia ready for school. We both have a very busy day ahead of us.”

I let out a loud, heavy groan, burying my face deep into the side of her soft neck. “The company can wait for just one hour, Aria.”

“No, it really can’t,” she teased softly, turning her head around to smile up at me. “Don’t look so sad. There will always be another time for us.”

I stopped laughing, my face turning completely serious as looked down into her eyes. “That other time might be much longer than you think, Aria.”

Aria’s smile vanished instantly, and her eyebrows came close together in confusion. “What do you mean by that?”

“I got an urgent phone call late last night from my personal assistant,” I explained, running a hand through my messy morning hair.

“There is a huge financial crisis happening at my main headquarters across the country. He said I am needed at the company immediately and I have to fly back urgently. That’s actually the real reason I came over to spend the night with you. I knew I wouldn’t see you for a while.”

Aria’s face instantly dropped into a long, sad pout. She looked up at me with clear disappointment in her eyes, her lips trembling slightly. “Oh. When does your flight leave?”

“This evening,” I said, hating how sad and small she looked right now.

She let out a heavy sight, her shoulders dropping completely. “So you’re leaving me alone with all this company drama and board meetings again.”

“Hey,” I said softly, tilting her chin up with my fingers so she had to look straight into my eyes. “I promise you I will come back as soon as possible. I’ll handle the problems at my firm, fix the crisis, and fly right back to your side.”

My voice suddenly turned cold and serious, a dark, dangerous edge slipping into my words. “But while I’m away…stay completely away from Julian. I mean it, Aria. If I find out he is hovering around you, coming to your house, or causing any trouble while I’m gone, I will kill him. I’ll break him in half.”

Aria looked at my intense face and laughed softly, the deep sadness leaving her eyes for a quick second. “I will stay away, Brandon. I promise you. Now get up, we need to

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We both got out of bed and prepared for the mo

ressed and ready, we walked out to the driveway together. The morning drive started out completely fine, but things got very awkward and tense when Amelia spoke up from the backseat.

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She looked between me and her mother, her innocent little voice echoing clearly in the quiet car. “Mommy? Is Uncle Brandon staying with us now? I saw him coming out of your bedroom this morning when I woke up.”

My grip tightened on the steering wheel, and I bit back a huge grin, waiting to see what would happen. Aria’s breath stopped completely in her throat.

She froze in her seat, her face turning bright red as she scrambled to find a good excuse for her daughter. “Ohh. No, sweetie, he isn’t staying here at all,” Aria quickly said, her voice sounding a bit high, panicked, and rushed.

“He just… he came over very early this morning to get something important he forgot here yesterday. That’s all” Amelia just nodded her head, completely fine with the simple answer, and went back to looking out the window at the buildings. I glanced over at Aria and gave her a slow wink, which earned me a sharp, angry glare from her

I drove them through the heavy city traffic. I dropped Amelia off at her school gates first, watching her run into the building with her backpack, before driving directly to Aria’s corporate office building.

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