indoors, he didn’t want to feel confined. But this isn’t what I wanted to show you.” He beckoned me again across the room and through another doorway. I stopped there and took in an equally impressive master bathroom with a spa tub that looked as if it could hold half a dozen people.
Lukas leaned over and turned on the water. He looked back at me with a soft smile. “Bath. Then sleep. You’ve had a rough night.”
That was surely the truth. He approached me slowly and then took my hand again. With a gentle tug, he pulled me toward the tub. He sat down on its porcelain edge. His hands whispered down my body to rest on my hips. Even sitting down, he was still almost as tall as I was. He reached behind me, and I felt the tug on the zipper of my dress. It didn’t make a sound as it slid down to the small of my back, and I didn’t even try to catch it as it fell away.
Lukas took a deep breath and seemed to be trying to keep himself calm. “I can’t tell you how hard it is for me not to touch you all the ways that I want to, but you’ve been through an ordeal. Right now, this is just about you. I’m going to take care of you for once.”
His words were so sweet and felt so genuine that they brought tears to my eyes. I nodded mutely as his fingers made short work of my bustier that served as my bra under the dress. My breasts sprung free, and I saw his eyes devour them with a hungry stare. I wasn’t ashamed of my body because Lukas was looking at me as if I was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
“Put your hands on my shoulders. I’ll keep you steady as you step out of these,” he said, motioning toward my underwear. I did as he requested. Then I gasped as he swept me up into his arms. He pressed his lips against my forehead, and then he gently navigated my body down into the water.
Instantly, I felt my tense muscles relax, and I moaned in pleasure.
“Is the water too hot?” he asked.
I shook my head as I let my limbs float freely in the water. “This is heavenly. Thank you, Lukas.”
He looked at me for what seemed like forever, and I couldn’t quite read his expression. There were no words that felt exactly right, but I felt better than I had in a long time.
“I’ll be right back,” he said finally. “Just relax.”
There wasn’t an ounce of anything inside of me willing to argue with that logic.
CHAPTER SEVEN - Lukas
I felt like a complete jackass as I stepped out of the bathroom. My erection was more than evident under my robe and causing me physical pain, but that wasn’t what Maren needed. She needed someone to take care of her and put her at ease, not ravish her with no regard for what she had just been through. But certain parts of my body definitely had a mind of their own, so I needed to get my shit together and calm down.
Ever since seeing Maren underneath that brute as he pinned her to the ground, I’d been seeing red. I would have killed them both if Billy hadn’t stopped me. Which was what reminded me I had left him in Black Falls Cove with the two goons. I crossed the bedroom and made a quick call to the police station. With any luck, Billy would come up with a cover story, and the whole thing would be swept under the rug before morning with none of the Summit attendees any the wiser. Still, what Maren said about Joshua concerned me. I’d have to have Billy look into that as soon as possible.
Feeling better that the current situation was under control, my thoughts returned to the woman in my bathroom. Every emotion I felt earlier in the day had done nothing but intensify since finding out that she was gone. Now that I had her back, I couldn’t think of any scenario that was acceptable where I would let her go. It wasn’t going to happen. I was going to change our destinies. Maren was mine, and it was time I told her everything. She deserved to hear it.
Taking a deep breath, I returned to the bathroom. I slipped inside and saw that the tub was almost full. The
Lukas leaned over and turned on the water. He looked back at me with a soft smile. “Bath. Then sleep. You’ve had a rough night.”
That was surely the truth. He approached me slowly and then took my hand again. With a gentle tug, he pulled me toward the tub. He sat down on its porcelain edge. His hands whispered down my body to rest on my hips. Even sitting down, he was still almost as tall as I was. He reached behind me, and I felt the tug on the zipper of my dress. It didn’t make a sound as it slid down to the small of my back, and I didn’t even try to catch it as it fell away.
Lukas took a deep breath and seemed to be trying to keep himself calm. “I can’t tell you how hard it is for me not to touch you all the ways that I want to, but you’ve been through an ordeal. Right now, this is just about you. I’m going to take care of you for once.”
His words were so sweet and felt so genuine that they brought tears to my eyes. I nodded mutely as his fingers made short work of my bustier that served as my bra under the dress. My breasts sprung free, and I saw his eyes devour them with a hungry stare. I wasn’t ashamed of my body because Lukas was looking at me as if I was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
“Put your hands on my shoulders. I’ll keep you steady as you step out of these,” he said, motioning toward my underwear. I did as he requested. Then I gasped as he swept me up into his arms. He pressed his lips against my forehead, and then he gently navigated my body down into the water.
Instantly, I felt my tense muscles relax, and I moaned in pleasure.
“Is the water too hot?” he asked.
I shook my head as I let my limbs float freely in the water. “This is heavenly. Thank you, Lukas.”
He looked at me for what seemed like forever, and I couldn’t quite read his expression. There were no words that felt exactly right, but I felt better than I had in a long time.
“I’ll be right back,” he said finally. “Just relax.”
There wasn’t an ounce of anything inside of me willing to argue with that logic.
CHAPTER SEVEN - Lukas
I felt like a complete jackass as I stepped out of the bathroom. My erection was more than evident under my robe and causing me physical pain, but that wasn’t what Maren needed. She needed someone to take care of her and put her at ease, not ravish her with no regard for what she had just been through. But certain parts of my body definitely had a mind of their own, so I needed to get my shit together and calm down.
Ever since seeing Maren underneath that brute as he pinned her to the ground, I’d been seeing red. I would have killed them both if Billy hadn’t stopped me. Which was what reminded me I had left him in Black Falls Cove with the two goons. I crossed the bedroom and made a quick call to the police station. With any luck, Billy would come up with a cover story, and the whole thing would be swept under the rug before morning with none of the Summit attendees any the wiser. Still, what Maren said about Joshua concerned me. I’d have to have Billy look into that as soon as possible.
Feeling better that the current situation was under control, my thoughts returned to the woman in my bathroom. Every emotion I felt earlier in the day had done nothing but intensify since finding out that she was gone. Now that I had her back, I couldn’t think of any scenario that was acceptable where I would let her go. It wasn’t going to happen. I was going to change our destinies. Maren was mine, and it was time I told her everything. She deserved to hear it.
Taking a deep breath, I returned to the bathroom. I slipped inside and saw that the tub was almost full. The
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