Chapter 25: Her Next Victim
Kenric watched as the energy entered Annalise’s body and settled in the core of her belly before diminishing, its bright silvery glow vanishing slowly before completely fading away.
Taking a deep breath of relief, he pulled away to sit straight and watched his wife who was sleeping soundly. She seemed relaxed but he knew that the bad memories of the forest could return and hit her at any moment and send her into a panic.
He took hold of one of her hands and tangled their fingers together before placing a soft kiss against her fingers. "I’m sorry, Little Bird. I not only disappeared like a coward that day but I also failed to protect you. It seems like I’m failing you as your husband."
That day, he left in a hurry without any word because he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself around her at that point. His body was literally burning with passion and desire for her. But at the same time, he was ashamed of what he did to her. He felt like he took advantage of her and if Valerius hadn’t stopped him, even he wondered how far he would have gone that day.
A sigh escaped his lips as he pushed his troubling thoughts to the back of his brain. He didn’t wanna think about that day because every time he recalled those moments, he could feel the fire of desire once again igniting inside him. And losing his control around her all over again was the last thing he wanted at the moment.
His thoughts were disturbed by the knock on the door as Sera and Aunt Claire appeared at the entrance of the bedroom with a bucket of clean water and fresh clothes.
"Come in." He allowed them entrance as he slowly let go of Annalise’s hand before standing up. "Make sure to not disturb her sleep. Let me know when you are done here. I’ll be waiting downstairs."
Both the maids bowed their heads in understanding and waited till he left the room before they closed the door and started with their task.
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