Chapter 45: Apply the Ointment

I froze for a moment. When his words finally sank in, my eyes went wide in shock. "I said, spread your legs. Didn't you hear me?" Arthur frowned, clearly annoyed by my hesitation. I clamped my legs together and looked at him warily. I wasn't wearing anything down there, not even underwear. If I actually did what he said, he'd see everything. Just the thought of that made me even more nervous. As far as Arthur was concerned, I was probably already some kind of easy woman. But still, exposing myself like that in broad daylight, to a man I barely knew and had only slept with a handful of times, felt too much. "Spread… spread my legs for what?" I asked cautiously, avoiding his gaze. My voice came out strained. "To apply the ointment. What did you think I meant?" Arthur raised a brow, his tone mocking. "Serena Cole, were you hoping I'd take you again?" I knew exactly what he was implying, and now that I realized he was just talking about the ointment, my whole face lit up in flames. I had r