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.
instinctively shivered under his touch, the moment’s intimacy overwhelming despite its medical nature.
were strong
his gaze growing heated as he saw her skin redden at his
hard, schooling her in a rough whisper, “Whitney, there are things you shouldn’t say
Whitney was
inappropriate and can be misconstrued,” his voice
on her, “I meant it
His voice was now hoarse with
were even more inappropriate and
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applying the ointment,
his angle, her waist seemed as soft as a ribbon,
darkened, and he abruptly stood up, quelling the rising
“Thank you…”
The spot where his fingers had touched
between them was steamy, and his breathing was
heartbeat quickening as she pulled her
up, and that’s how you
to avoid an awkward situation!” Whitney
knowing how to respond, she asked, “What would you like me to do,
expected much from her–just the lack of a simple ‘thank you‘ had ruffled his feathers. He caught sight of her innocent eyes and decided to tease, “Didn’t you say you’d dance for me when we got back? Breaking
flushed a
a moment of compromise, and he took
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