Sleeping Desire

POV MARCEL.

I sit still in the dim, quiet cabin of the private jet. My eyes remain fixed on Gemma as she sleeps peacefully on the reclined seat beside me. My large hand rests heavy and scorching hot over the thick wool blanket covering her small knee, exactly where she begged me to keep it just moments ago. I have not moved a single muscle since her breathing leveled out into a deep, rhythmic slu