Chapter 175

She gasped softly, instinctively gripping his shoulder, and for a second, their eyes met his gaze deep, unreadable. He looked away first, wrapping her carefully in a towel. “Don’t move,” he said, his voice low. He started drying her hair first, rubbing gently until most of the water was gone. Then he moved to her shoulders, her arms, her legs his touch slow, almost reverent. When he was done, he grabbed another towel and wrapped it around her securely. “Go out and wait for me,” he said, glancing down at his soaked clothes. “I’ll change and come out.” Lily didn’t argue. She turned quickly and walked out, her cheeks burning. She had brought her clean clothes into the bathroom earlier, but he hadn’t given them to her. On purpose, she thought bitterly. He always had to control everything, didn’t he? In her room, she opened the wardrobe again and pulled out another set of pajamas. Her left hand struggled to manage the fabric. She groaned softly, trying to slip her arm through the sleeve whe