Chapter 189 The Wrong Side

• Astrid stays awake long after Cassian falls asleep.
• Moonlight spills across the bed in pale strips, catching against the sweat still cooling on her bare skin, which remains exposed above the sheets. Her cheek rests on her folded arm while she stares toward the window, breathing slowly through the ache between her thighs.
• Beside her, Cassian sleeps soundly… but she can still feel him everywhere. His teeth at her neck. His hands pinning her wrists into the mattress. The bruising pressure of his mouth against hers until she kissed him back just as desperately.