Chapter 210
Warning! Mature content.
Rose nodded her head, her voice now stuck in her throat.
"Use your words," Zayne encouraged Rose. "Now is not a time to be silent."
"You may," Rose answered.
"Relax. I will not harm you," Zayne promised, his hand slipping from her back to the hem of her dress.
She had been so careless to stand before him in a night dress all this time. Had she thought it wasn’t any different from other dresses?
How could she when it hid less of her body?
He’d do anything to repeat the sight of Rose waiting for him, greeting him with a smile and welcoming him home. He would share the soldiers’ eagerness to go home if Rose was awaiting him.
Rose flinched when his hand touched her leg. The dress had hitched up thanks to Zayne pulling her in the tub and his hand moved it up slightly. She was reminded now that there was nothing beneath the dress. All that stopped them from sitting naked here was the dress Zayne was close to removing.
Rose was confused when his hand stopped just before he could expose her thigh.
Zayne decided on another approach which would be more comfortable for Rose. He ran his fingers through her hair, dampening it in the process thanks to his wet hand. She closed his eyes as he did so but opened them when he stopped at the strap of her dress.