She actually wanted to leave.
Eric no longer wanted her, so who else in the world could protect her?
Rely on Norris?
She had nowhere to place herself.
He leaned over and picked up Aldana from the sofa.
The woman hardly weighed anything, yet her body was surprisingly soft and warm — a warmth he couldn't feel with many other women.
After tasting it once, all other women became insignificant.
That was also why he hadn't sought out others for the past two months.
...
He placed her on the bed.
Then he pulled back the covers and gently embraced her slender body in his arms.
In the silent, stifling night, holding the woman in his arms, he felt an unexpected sense of calm.
The murderous coldness that had seeped into his blood from this large family over the decades seemed slightly forgotten due to the presence of this woman in his arms.
Holding her, for a moment, he felt like just an ordinary man.
Embracing the woman he liked in the summer night, and falling into a deep sleep.
