Chapter 376: A change in the manor (1)
"I have never been more scared than I was today trying on dresses with your mother and Giselle. I am happy that it is over and I do not need to try on more dresses anytime soon. I am also glad you don’t attend many parties so I won’t need to get more dresses. Here you go Herbert," Annalise said, leaving a few insects she caught by a corner for her spider to eat when he wanted.
After a long, long day of picking out what dresses she wanted to wear, Annalise was finally retiring to bed after dinner. Beatrice and River had long returned home to save their garden from the coming snow and to be alone.
Rafael sat on Annalise’s bed, looking around for the spider he hoped had secretly left. It was good for the spider and his sake that it wasn’t in the room. He was ready to comfort Annalise if the spider had run off.
Rafael sat, leaning back on the frame of her bed, watching Annalise hurrying around the room to do last-second things before joining him in bed. She eventually stopped in front of a mirror to brush her hair.
"Why are you watching me so intently, Rafael? Have you fallen in love with me all over again right now? I am more alluring than I knew," Annalise said, looking at Rafael’s reflection in the mirror.
What luck had she stumbled upon to have a man so handsome sitting half-naked in bed, waiting for her to join him? His arms were folded and from the mirror, she got a good glimpse of his muscles. All Annalise wanted to do now was run her fingers all over his body.
Annalise stopped brushing her hair and put the brush down to quicken going to bed. She could not wait any longer after seeing him sit so handsomely. The thought of sleeping alone was so boring now that she experienced sharing a bed with Rafael.
Annalise went to the right of the bed where there was enough space for her to lay without having to be close to Rafael, but she crawled right over to where Rafael sat.
"At last," Rafael said, holding her to pull her closer to him. He rolled her over to the other side of the bed which was warmer thanks to the fireplace. "Are you smiling because I rolled you?" He asked, lying on his side to get a good look at her.