Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 63

"You confuse me sometimes." Arwen suddenly spoke softly, searching for something in his eyes. "The things happening between us are too confusing. I don’t know how should I take it."

"Am I making it unbearable for you? Are you uncomfortable?" Aiden knew he had been losing his control around her too often. He knew that it might scare her away, but he couldn’t help it. Maybe he underestimated the effect she had on him or overestimated his self-control because there seems no way he could hold back.

Arwen might have been unsure of many things, but she was very sure that she wasn’t uncomfortable with any of them —neither with him nor the proximity they shared, and definitely not the kisses they have come to share so far. "Not uncomfortable, but it often overwhelms me. Your words sound more and more like promises and I don’t know if it’s me overreading them."

"It’s not making you uncomfortable, Moon, and that’s all that matters," Aiden smiled as her words washed his worries away. Cupping the side of her face, he added, "It’s still too early, and I won’t ask you to believe me just yet. Give it time. The overwhelming feelings will wear off, and you will realize you never misread anything."

Arwen leaned in to his touch subconsciously. Looking into his eyes, she nodded. "Fine. I will let time decide it for me," she said, her voice a tone softer as she met Aiden’s gaze. After a brief pause, she asked, "But before that there is something that I have been meaning to ask all this while. Why did you marry me?

What do you expect from me… and this marriage of ours?"

"Everything," Aiden said, without any hesitation.

The word landed heavily between them. Arwen’s breath hitched as she tried to process its meaning. "Everything?" she echoed, a note of uncertainty in her voice.

Aiden nodded, his eyes never leaving hers. "Yes, everything," he repeated, his tone came steady but not overwhelming. "I thought I made this very clear on the day when we signed the certificate. I want all of you —your heart, your trust, your passion. And I will give you the same. Nothing less."

Taking a step closer, he lowered his voice as he continued, "I know this might not be easy, and if you need time to accept it, take all the time you need. But know this —there would be no pretend play between us, Moon. No hiding. What we have will be real, raw and undeniable."

Arwen felt her heart race. The intensity of his words was overwhelming, but then the gentleness with which he spoke calmed her nerves. For the first time in her life, she felt the depths of someone’s intentions —which was firm, but not forceful.

Swallowing the lump she felt in her throat, she pushed him slightly and sidestepped before turning away from him. "Has it always been like that? Your thoughts towards me?"

Once again, Aiden didn’t hesitate. "Always," he said simply, making Arwen turn back to face him.