to scare me. Yes, I deeply regret it, and I’m suffering the consequences. But it wasn’t as your friend saw.”
Whitney finished, her voice breaking, tears spilling over as she stubbornly turned her head to wipe them away.
She did not want him to see her weakness, her vulnerability.
But her fragile, tender state unwittingly tugged at Ludwik’s heartstrings.
His eyes widened with surprise, then narrowed as he licked his lips and spoke in a husky voice, “Why didn’t you tell me sooner that you were bullied? I thought you…”
“You never gave me a chance,” she shot back, her voice filled with accusation, “Preston wasn’t the only one who bullied me tonight. Without understanding the situation, you embarrassed me.”
Facing her accusation, Ludwik’s face tightened, “Does it hurt much?”
“What do you think?”
“Lie down. I’ll apply the ointment.”
“Don’t…”
“Don’t argue!”
He was imperious and authoritative, not to be denied, lifting her shirt and steadying her slender waist to apply the ointment.
shivered under his touch, the moment’s intimacy overwhelming despite its medical nature. Her face flushed as she whispered, “Mr. L, please
fingers were strong
to pause, his gaze growing heated as
a rough whisper, “Whitney,
Whitney was
inappropriate and can be misconstrued,” his
dawning on her, “I meant it literally.
aren’t you?” His voice was now hoarse
words were even more inappropriate and buried
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Ludwik’s hand, applying the ointment, shifted direction, accidentally gripping
her waist seemed as soft as a
quelling
“Thank you…”
where his fingers had touched felt like it was
was steamy, and his breathing
her heartbeat quickening as she pulled her shirt down, “You
you repay me?” Ludwik’s voice held a note
just trying to
“What would you like me to
he had not expected much from her–just the lack of a simple ‘thank you‘ had ruffled his feathers. He caught sight of
a furious shade
had said that in a moment of compromise,
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