Chapter40-She sleeps with Cayden

Katelyn’s POV The morning light filtered through the curtains, casting a soft glow over the room. I blinked, my body warm, tangled in sheets that didn’t belong to me. Then, I turned my head. Cayden. He was still asleep beside me, his breathing deep and steady. His arm was lazily draped over my waist, his bare skin warm against mine. For a moment, I just stared. I couldn’t believe it. I had spent the night with Cayden. He remarked me. My heart pounded, my mind racing with conflicting emotions. I carefully slid out of bed, wrapping the blanket around myself as I sat at the edge, staring at my trembling hands. What had I done? But then, another thought crept in—Why does this feel… right? I had spent ten years in a marriage with no passion, no warmth. With Ethan, intimacy had always felt obligatory, like a duty rather than something I wanted. But with Cayden… it had been different. Easy. Natural. Maybe love wasn’t a necessary condition for intimacy. Maybe attraction was enough.